Syphilis cases in Nassau County run about 51% lower than the US average. If you are in Garden City, New York and wondering whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, public clinics reduce costs, private labs accelerate results, and at-home kits avoid a clinic visit. See your options for STI testing in the list below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Garden City, NY. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, is about 0.6 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.
MS Family Medicine in Mineola runs STI testing and same-visit treatment for bacterial infections (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis) through a family practice that accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance, with fees adjusted by income; appointments required; clinical care conducted in Spanish.
At MS Family Medicine, Spanish functions as a working clinical language: meaning history-taking, diagnosis, and treatment counseling happen directly in Spanish without relay. That operational fact shapes how prescriptions get explained, how follow-up instructions land, and how monitoring conversations actually run.
MS Family Medicine holds standing capacity to prescribe and manage both PrEP and PEP, useful for anyone without a regular provider who needs ongoing HIV prevention medication rather than a one-time test. PrEP requires consistent monitoring, and a family practice that handles it directly keeps that continuity intact.
The testing panel at MS Family Medicine covers hepatitis A, B, and C in addition to gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV: six hepatitis-related data points across three distinct pathogens, each with different transmission routes and clinical implications. Hepatitis A and B vaccines are also available on-site.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care in West Hempstead tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB. Treating bacterial STIs the same visit. Fees run on a sliding scale, with Medicaid and insurance accepted; no appointment needed.
Leaving a clinic with answers on four infections but questions about herpes or hepatitis means a second appointment somewhere else, or, more often, no second appointment at all. Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care in West Hempstead tests for herpes alongside hepatitis A, B, and C, so a single visit closes those gaps rather than leaving them open.
Walk-in urgent care often handles language access as an afterthought, a scramble once the provider is already in the room. At Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care in West Hempstead, interpretation services for non-English languages are part of the care itself, so the conversation about symptoms, test results, and next steps happens fully, not in fragments.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Harmony Healthcare Long Island (HHLI) Garden City, in Garden City, calibrates its fees to each patient's income. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Federally qualified status backs that promise. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
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Harmony Healthcare Long Island in Hempstead tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C, treating bacterial infections the same visit; fees run on a sliding scale, with Medicaid, Medicare, and insurance all accepted. Appointments are required, and care is delivered in Spanish.
Many clinics handle Spanish with a patchwork of workarounds that keep a patient one step removed from their own care. At Harmony Healthcare Long Island, Spanish is a primary language of service. Not a bridge to English-language care but the care itself, from intake through treatment.
Harmony Healthcare Long Island maintains PrEP and PEP as active clinical services: prescriptions are written on-site, and the regular HIV testing and follow-up labs that both regimens require are handled within the same practice. That continuity keeps the medication cycle intact rather than distributed across separate providers.
For anyone without a regular primary care provider, or paying out of pocket and unwilling to make a second appointment elsewhere, Harmony Healthcare Long Island's panel covers herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C in addition to the standard four. That range means a single visit can surface infections that a narrower panel would leave unexamined.
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Planned Parenthood of Greater New York in Hempstead runs by appointment and covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C testing in a single visit, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, sliding-scale fees, and every service provided at no fee.
Every test, treatment, and preventive service (PrEP, DoxyPEP, HPV and hepatitis B vaccines, counseling) is provided at no cost. That means a patient managing an ongoing PrEP prescription faces no per-visit charge accumulating over months of care.
Spanish is spoken directly by staff at this Hempstead location, so clinical conversations (dosing instructions, follow-up schedules, symptom history) happen without relay. For other languages, interpretation services are operationally integrated into appointments rather than handled ad hoc.
As a Title X-funded site, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York in Hempstead provides family planning and STI services to minors under legally protected confidentiality (a federal program designation, not a policy preference) which determines what appears on billing records and what is disclosed to guardians.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Garden City, 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 range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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 Nassau 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.
700 Stewart Avenue, Suite 101, Garden City, NY 11530
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1103 Stewart Ave (Suite. 300), Garden City, NY 11530
CMS-certified lab
1101 Stewart Avenue, Suite 306, Garden City, NY 11530
CMS-certified lab
711 Stewart Avenue Suite 114, Garden City, NY 11530
CMS-certified lab
585 Stewart Avenue, 412 (4th Floor), Garden City, NY 11530
CMS-certified lab
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Garden City. 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, 10,369 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Garden City. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 3,699 offer telehealth.
Arthur Hazarian, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 109 7th Street, Garden City
Kinga Riccobono, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1001 Franklin Avenue, Garden City
Julio Palma, MD
Internal medicine · 1001 Franklin Avenue, Garden City
Dara Shalom, MD
OB-GYN · 233 7th Street, Garden City
Daniel Rittenberg, MD Telehealth
Urology · 1305 Franklin Avenue, Garden City
David Orent Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1300 Franklin Avenue, Garden City
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 Garden City, NY 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.
Atlantis Chemists
0.5 miWayne's Pharmacy
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0.5 mi La Pharmacie
0.5 miEscript360
0.5 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Garden City, NY.
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 Garden City, 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.
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
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 Nassau County, the county that includes Garden City, compare with New York 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.
#22 of 62 New York counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 65% of the state
| Infection | Nassau County | New York | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 328.3 4,536 cases ▼ 41% | 558.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 70.1 968 cases ▼ 70% | 235.6 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 7.7 107 cases ▼ 48% | 14.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 10.9 150 cases ▼ 53% | 23.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 9.2 127 cases ▼ 63% | 25.2 | 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 Nassau County, chlamydia has risen from 299 to 328.3 per 100,000 (10%), gonorrhea has risen from 67 to 70.1 per 100,000 (5%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 3.6 to 7.7 per 100,000 (114%).
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 Nassau County.
Local HIV snapshot
Nassau County HIV care continuum (2023)
Nassau County recorded 6.9 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 14.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Nassau County residents living with HIV, 78.4% are in care · 74.2% 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 Nassau County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Old Country Road cuts through a place that wears its stability quietly: Garden City's homeownership rate is among the highest you'll find in Nassau County, and nearly three-quarters of households here earn well into six figures. That settled, well-resourced profile shapes daily life in real ways, but it doesn't dissolve every barrier to routine health care. With most adults in the workforce and households running at a size that keeps schedules genuinely full, carving out time for a clinic visit takes planning.
Younger adults in their late teens and twenties live alongside long-married households here, and that demographic tends to move through relationships and new connections at a pace where a straightforward, nearby appointment matters more than proximity to the Nassau County Executive Building. The cost side deserves a closer look for the small share of residents who rent, given that typical rents here sit at a level that can absorb most of a paycheck even in a relatively prosperous zip code. Fee-assisted and sliding-scale options among the listings can make a real difference for a renter carrying that monthly number alongside everyday expenses.
Getting there
Garden City scores 14.33/20 on the EPA walkability index, so many trips are walkable or a short ride, though a car still gives you the widest choice of testing centers.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 11530 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 11530 area around Garden City: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Garden City alone.
Garden City sits in Nassau County, ZIP 11530. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Garden City? 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 Nassau County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under New York 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 a Garden City-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 Garden City 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 New York 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 New York, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
New York 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 New YorkSource: 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.
There are 9 options within a 30-mile drive.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
Public clinics serve people without insurance, often on a sliding scale.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Nassau County reported ~328 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the New York average.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In New York, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Your results are part of your HIPAA-protected medical record; you can ask any clinic about its own privacy practices.
Yes, a body or genital rash can be a sign of syphilis or HIV, so get tested and evaluated.
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