Putnam County reports about 15 syphilis cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. Whether you're new to STI testing or due for a routine screening in East Palatka, Florida, you can choose between walk-in clinics for immediate testing or labs and at-home kits for flexibility in scheduling.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for East Palatka, FL. The nearest, Acute Care Pediatrics, is about 2.5 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
Listings tagged Community health center are federally funded health centers and rural clinics that treat everyone regardless of insurance or ability to pay: required to bill on a sliding fee scale and provide confidential care, and in many states minors may consent to their own STI testing. A Title X tag flags centers funded for confidential family-planning services; confirm current participation when you call.
Source: CMS FQHC & Rural Health Clinic enrollment files (data.cms.gov), refreshed quarterly. Title X status reflects the latest OPA grantee list.
A safety-net rural health clinic about 3 miles from East Palatka. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Aza Health in Palatka tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB on a sliding-scale fee that extends to Medicare and Medicaid; same-visit treatment covers bacterial infections, and appointments are required.
Walk into many STI clinics and the hepatitis work simply isn't on the menu, you leave with results for four infections and a separate errand for the rest. Aza Health runs hepatitis A, B, and C testing alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, so the full picture comes from one appointment.
When a clinic can't communicate in Spanish, the consequence isn't inconvenience: it's a diagnosis that doesn't fully land, a treatment plan that gets halfway followed, and an infection that lingers. Aza Health delivers STI care, counseling, and prevention education directly in Spanish, so nothing critical gets lost between the exam room and the door.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Jun 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Florida Department of Health in Putnam County, in Palatka, requires an appointment and covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, rapid and conventional HIV testing on a sliding-scale fee: with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, PrEP, HPV and hepatitis vaccines, and all services provided at no fee.
An untreated infection or a skipped follow-up visit often comes down to what the bill will look like afterward. At the Florida Department of Health in Putnam County, that calculation disappears entirely. Every service, from testing through treatment to PrEP management, carries no fee.
Many clinics hand off language access to an outside line that isn't in the room where care actually happens. At the Florida Department of Health in Putnam County, interpretation services are available for non-English languages as part of the clinical encounter itself, so a provider can discuss symptoms, treatment options, and next steps directly.
Ryan White Program funding at the Florida Department of Health in Putnam County supports the full HIV care continuum operationally: a positive result moves into ongoing medical treatment with antiretroviral prescribing, viral load monitoring, and medication adherence counseling. All coordinated within the same clinical team that ran the initial test.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Free tool · not a clinic
Testing too soon can miss an infection. Enter the date of possible exposure to see the earliest a test can reliably detect each STI.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Conclusive after |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Gonorrhea | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Trichomoniasis | 7 days after exposure | 28 days after exposure |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10 days after exposure | 33 days after exposure |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18 days after exposure | 45 days after exposure |
| HIV (antibody) | 21 days after exposure | 84 days after exposure |
| Syphilis | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis B | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis C | 56 days after exposure | 77 days after exposure |
| Herpes (HSV) | 28 days after exposure | 112 days after exposure |
Guidance only, confirm timing with a clinician. A negative result before the conclusive date may need a repeat test.
Typical out-of-pocket ranges by option, actual cost depends on which tests you need.
Public / community clinic
Free HIV testing is common
Private lab (self-pay)
Never billed to insurance
At-home kit
Mailed to your door, private
Doctor / urgent care
Often $0 preventive with insurance
No centers match those filters. Clear the service-type filter or the opening-hours filters to see every center.
Every other option
Beyond the dedicated testing centers above: at-home kits by mail, hospital labs certified for STI testing, local clinicians who can order a panel during a regular visit, pharmacies for self-test kits and prescriptions, and online PrEP & treatment.
Test from home
The nearest testing center is about 3 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to East Palatka, you collect the sample privately, and mail it back to a CLIA-certified lab. Results come online in days, with a clinician available if anything is positive. Same labs as a clinic, no waiting room, and you can read how accurate at-home STD tests are before you order.
Want a free option first? The CDC-supported TakeMeHome (opens in a new tab) program mails free at-home HIV self-test kits, and, in many areas, free STI kits, to your door, with no insurance or payment needed. The paid kits below add broader panels and faster turnaround.
In-home collection
$79 & up
Best for simplicity & support
$89 & up
Best value: single tests
$49 & up
Every kit uses CLIA-certified labs. At-home testing is for screening; a reactive result should be confirmed and treated by a clinician. Prices and panels shown are illustrative and change often, confirm current details on the provider's site.
Also in the area
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Putnam County, each lab's town is shown on its card below. Many test through a doctor's order or by appointment rather than walk-in, so call ahead to confirm STD/STI testing and availability before visiting.
6710 Old Wolfbay Road, Palatka, FL 32177
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
6100 St John'S Ave - Suite 6, Palatka, FL 32177
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
205 Zeagler Drive, Palatka, FL 32177
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near East Palatka. A CLIA certificate records only that a laboratory is federally certified — it does not confirm the site performs STD testing, nor its hours, price or access. Inclusion is not an endorsement; always call to verify.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 313 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of East Palatka. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 108 offer telehealth.
Shailja Dayal, DO
OB-GYN · 199 South US Hwy 17, East Palatka
Preeti Manavalan, MD
Infectious disease · 2801 Kennedy Street, Palatka
Rebeca Juarbe Arrillaga Telehealth
Internal medicine · 6500 Crill Avenue, Palatka
Fawaz Ashouri, MD
Urology · 6690 Crill Avenue, Palatka
Mohamed Akhiyat, MD
OB-GYN · 6061 Saint Johns Avenue, Palatka
John Gaines, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 6100 Saint Johns Avenue, Palatka
These are registry-listed clinicians, not dedicated STD-testing clinics. CMS records do not independently verify current licensure, testing services, availability, price, or new-patient status. Confirm each detail before booking. Source: CMS Doctors & Clinicians.
Nearby pharmacies
No pharmacy near East Palatka, FL publishes an STD-related service or holds a current CLIA testing certificate, so these are simply the closest. Contact a location directly to confirm counter hours, services, prices, and availability before visiting.
0.3 mi Palatka Pharmacy
0.5 miSaverx Pharmacy
0.5 miRNRX Health
0.5 miExtended Care Pharmacy East
1.1 miAza Health
2.7 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to East Palatka, FL.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of East Palatka, telehealth covers the rest: HIV-prevention medication (PrEP) and DoxyPEP to lower future risk, and discreet online treatment if a result comes back positive. All prescribed by licensed U.S. clinicians.
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Pricing varies by insurance and changes often, confirm on the provider's site. These services are not a substitute for emergency care.
STD stats & rates
How reported STI rates in Putnam County, the county that includes East Palatka, compare with Florida and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~21% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#18 of 67 Florida counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 73% of the state
| Infection | Putnam County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 497.7 378 cases ≈ the state average | 498.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 168.5 128 cases ▼ 18% | 206.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 14.5 11 cases ▼ 25% | 19.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 25 19 cases ≈ the state average | 25.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 17.1 13 cases ▼ 55% | 37.7 | 29.5 |
Rates per 100,000 population, 2023. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis). Population figures: U.S. Census Bureau ACS. These figures are the latest available surveillance estimates. Bars are scaled to the highest rate shown.
Reading these numbers: reported case rates only count infections that were actually tested for and diagnosed, so they track local screening effort as much as true spread: a higher rate can reflect more testing, a lower one less. Either way, most STIs cause no symptoms, so treat the figures above as context rather than a verdict, and test on the CDC's schedule regardless of how your area looks.
Between 2020 and 2023 in Putnam County, chlamydia has fallen from 631.5 to 497.7 per 100,000 (21%), gonorrhea has fallen from 276.9 to 168.5 per 100,000 (39%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 8.2 to 14.5 per 100,000 (77%).
The 2020 dip reflects reduced pandemic-era screening, not lower transmission. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis).
Community health context
Sources: CDC PLACES (ZIP), County Health Rankings, CDC/ATSDR SVI, HRSA HPSA, HRSA MUA/P, Neighborhood Atlas ADI. Lower insurance coverage, fewer routine checkups, and a thin primary-care ratio all raise the value of low-cost public clinics and at-home testing in Putnam County.
Local HIV snapshot
Putnam County HIV care continuum (2023)
Putnam County recorded 7.7 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 22.7 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Putnam County residents living with HIV, 83.5% are in care · 72.5% are virally suppressed. Early, routine testing is what moves these numbers: it is the entry point to PrEP, treatment, and viral suppression.
Sources: AIDSVu (Emory/Gilead) · CDC AHEAD · CDC AtlasPlus · CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county care continuum). The CDC recommends everyone aged 13–64 test for HIV at least once: every lab and clinic listed above offers HIV testing, and free rapid HIV testing is available at a local health department.
Congenital syphilis, passed from parent to baby in pregnancy, is the fastest-rising STI in the country. U.S. cases climbed from 2,163 in 2020 to 3,882 in 2023. It is almost entirely preventable: the CDC recommends a syphilis test at the first prenatal visit, and every clinic and lab listed for Putnam County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Ravine Gardens State Park sits at the edge of things here, Spanish moss, quiet ravines, a pace that feels unhurried. The options listed on this page serve residents of East Palatka, though reaching the nearest ones means planning a real drive rather than a short errand. That logistical reality lands unevenly across a community where labor-force participation is low and unemployment runs notably higher than state norms, meaning many residents are either stretched thin on time or stretched thin on income, sometimes both. A household pulling in a modest monthly rent of around $823 doesn't have much slack for surprise out-of-pocket costs.
Young adults still forming relationships, the group most likely to benefit from routine STI screening, face that same calculus, and the county-level STI picture suggests that testing access genuinely matters here, not as an abstract principle but as a practical gap. Most East Palatka households are owner-occupied, which speaks to a certain rootedness, but ownership doesn't translate to coverage or cash. For the roughly one-in-eight households that clears $100k, cost is a minor footnote; for everyone else, sliding-scale fees and publicly funded options among the listings here aren't a nice-to-have. They're what makes the appointment possible at all.
Getting there
At 5.82/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in East Palatka generally mean driving: plan on a car or rideshare to reach a clinic, and check each listing's hours and phone before you go.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 32131 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 32131 area around East Palatka: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not East Palatka alone.
East Palatka sits in Putnam County, ZIP 32131. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside East Palatka? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
Reference
Everything to know before you test in Putnam County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Florida law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Based on current CDC screening recommendations.
| Group | Tests | How often |
|---|---|---|
| Everyone aged 13–64 | HIV | At least once |
| Sexually active women under 25 | Chlamydia, gonorrhea | Every year |
| Women 25+ with new or multiple partners | Chlamydia, gonorrhea | Every year |
| Pregnant people | HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B & C, chlamydia | Early in pregnancy |
| Gay & bisexual men (MSM) | Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV | Every 3–6 months |
| Anyone who shares injection equipment | HIV, hepatitis B & C | At least yearly |
| All adults at least once | Hepatitis C | At least once |
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with an East Palatka-area provider.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Gonorrhea | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Trichomoniasis | 1–4 weeks | Urine or swab |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10–33 days | Blood |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18–45 days | Blood |
| HIV (antibody) | 3–12 weeks | Blood / oral |
| Syphilis | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis B | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis C | 8–11 weeks | Blood |
| Herpes (HSV) | 4–16 weeks (antibody); swab a sore | Blood / swab |
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving East Palatka often test free or on a sliding scale; private labs and at-home kits bundle several tests into one fee. Use this as a per-test benchmark before you pay out of pocket, or see the full guide to STD test costs for insurance, free, and at-home options.
| Test | Reference price | CPT / HCPCS |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia (NAAT) | $47.80 | 87491 |
| Gonorrhea (NAAT) | $47.80 | 87591 |
| Trichomoniasis (NAAT) | $47.76 | 87661 |
| HIV-1/2 antigen/antibody | $26.87 | 87389 |
| HIV-1/2 antibody | $22.44 | 86703 |
| Syphilis (RPR/VDRL) | $5.61 | 86592 |
| Syphilis (treponemal antibody) | $17.49 | 86780 |
| Herpes (HSV NAAT) | $47.76 | 87529 |
| Hepatitis B surface antigen | $15.33 | 87340 |
| Hepatitis C antibody | $29.16 | 86803 |
Source: Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, CMS, 2025 rates (data.cms.gov). Reference rate for the lab assay only: a clinic visit, sample collection, or a bundled multi-test panel may cost more. Medicaid and most insurers cover STD screening at no out-of-pocket cost.
Two things that actually depend on Florida law: who can consent, and whether partners can be treated without their own visit. Everything else about testing privately is the same nationwide (see below).
In Florida, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Florida permits Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT): if you test positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea, your provider can give you medication (or a prescription) to pass to your partner, no separate exam or appointment needed for them.
Keeping a test private works the same in every state. Whether an STD test shows on insurance (the EOB), how to test anonymously, and self-pay options that leave no insurance trail don’t change by location.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in FloridaSource: Guttmacher Institute, Minors' Access to STI Services; CDC, Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy. General information, not legal advice.
Good to Know
Answers to the questions people ask most before getting tested.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
Yes, free HIV testing is available at public clinics in the area.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Putnam County reported ~498 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the Florida average.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
In Florida, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
Untreated chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and fertility problems, caught early, it's cured with antibiotics.
Reputable kits use the same lab methods as clinics; any positive should be confirmed and treated by a provider.
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