Gurabo Municipio reports about 15 syphilis cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. If you need STI testing in Gurabo Municipio, Puerto Rico for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, consider a clinic that offers personal support and immediate treatment, or an at-home kit for convenience and discretion. Check the list below for local options.
Available testing centers
5 testing options are listed for Gurabo, PR. The nearest, NeoMed Center Clinic-Gurabo, is about 0.3 miles away. Compare 5 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 community safety-net federally qualified health center in Gurabo. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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NeoMed Center-Gurabo, operating in Gurabo, welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federal qualification drives its sliding-scale fees, tying costs to income across the board. A single visit covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, giving patients a complete core STI panel in one stop.
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Fees & payment
Corporacion SANOS in Caguas runs on a sliding-scale fee and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, with appointments required. The panel covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB, bacterial STIs treated same visit, with all care delivered in Spanish.
When a clinic routes care through translation, nuance gets lost: symptoms get underreported, follow-up gets skipped, and gaps open in treatment. At Corporacion SANOS, every appointment runs natively in Spanish, so nothing between a patient's concern and the clinician's response depends on approximation.
Corporacion SANOS prescribes and manages PrEP directly, meaning the HIV testing, lab work, and prescription renewals that sustain a PrEP regimen happen within the same practice. Continuity of monitoring, the quarterly HIV tests and kidney-function checks the regimen requires, stays with one clinical team in Caguas.
For anyone without a regular primary-care provider, or paying out of pocket and consolidating visits, Corporacion SANOS tests hepatitis A, B, and C alongside HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. Vaccines for hepatitis A and B are also available on-site, closing the gap between a positive screen and prevention of further exposure.
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Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
SANOS Primary Health Center in Caguas answers the need of residents paying out-of-pocket or navigating gaps between providers by anchoring STI screening in federally backed, income-based fees. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing is available without requiring an appointment, with costs tied to what patients can actually pay.
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Fees & payment
Cossma San Lorenzo, in San Lorenzo, welcomes walk-in patients without an appointment for sliding-scale STI screening at a federally qualified health center. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with fees adjusted to income so cost stays proportional to what each patient earns.
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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 Gurabo, 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 Gurabo Municipio, 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.
Andres Aruz Rivera 159, Gurabo, PR 00778
CMS-certified lab
Calle Santiago # 55 Norte, Gurabo, PR 00778
CMS-certified lab
Shopping Praderas De Navarro Pr 931 Km 5 4, Gurabo, PR 00778
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Gurabo. 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, 908 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Gurabo. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 58 offer telehealth.
Nestor Ortiz, MD
Family medicine · Andres Aruz Rivera, Gurabo
Gloria Lopez Pena, MD
Infectious disease · Urb Gran Vista, Gurabo
Luis Santos Lopez, MD
Internal medicine · 3 Urb Los Maestros, Gurabo
Wilfredo Lopez Hernandez, MD
Urology · Munoz Marin Ave 2, Caguas
Julio Jimenez, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 50 Ave L Munoz Marin, Caguas
Ivya Diaz Vidal, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 50 Ave L Munoz Marin, Caguas
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 Gurabo, PR 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.
Farmacia Universal
2.9 miFarmacia la Inmaculada
3.2 miFarmacia el Amal # 12
3.5 miFarmacia Ruiz Belvis de Caguas
3.8 miFarmacia la Fe
3.8 miFarmacia Olimpia
3.8 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Gurabo, PR.
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 Gurabo, 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
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
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 Gurabo Municipio, the municipio that includes Gurabo, compare with Puerto Rico and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~27% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#25 of 78 Puerto Rico counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 68% of the state
| Infection | Gurabo Municipio | Puerto Rico | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 170.1 68 cases ▲ 5% | 162.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 47.5 19 cases ▲ 28% | 37 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 15 6 cases ▲ 10% | 13.6 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 32.5 13 cases ▲ 66% | 19.6 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 10 4 cases ▼ 36% | 15.6 | 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 Gurabo Municipio, chlamydia has risen from 91.1 to 170.1 per 100,000 (87%), gonorrhea has risen from 12.3 to 47.5 per 100,000 (286%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 12.3 to 15 per 100,000 (22%).
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 Gurabo Municipio.
Local HIV snapshot
Gurabo Municipio HIV care continuum (2023)
Gurabo Municipio recorded 16.8 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 13.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Gurabo Municipio residents living with HIV, 77.9% are in care · 70% 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 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 Gurabo Municipio tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Villa Alegre sits at the quieter residential end of town, the kind of neighborhood where most households own their homes and have for years, but where steady work is genuinely hard to come by. With roughly half the working-age population outside the labor force and unemployment running high, schedules here aren't shaped by nine-to-five routines so much as by gig hours, informal arrangements, and the practical math of a household stretching a modest income across nearly four people under one roof. That economic texture matters when you're thinking about STI screening.
Rent in Gurabo is low enough that housing costs aren't the squeeze, but when very few households clear a six-figure income, a clinic fee or an afternoon off work carries real weight. Young adults in their late teens and twenties make up a meaningful share of the population, and this is the period of life when regular testing has the most impact. Getting a positive result treated early, before symptoms or transmission, depends on access being genuinely within reach, not merely available in theory.
Getting there
At 4.01/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Gurabo 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.
Gurabo sits in Gurabo Municipio, ZIP 778. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Gurabo? 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 Gurabo Municipio: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Puerto Rico 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 Gurabo-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 Gurabo 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 Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico, public health clinics provide confidential STI testing and treatment; ask the clinic directly about consent requirements for minors.
Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) is potentially allowable in Puerto Rico: it is not expressly authorized, but not prohibited either. Ask your provider whether they will prescribe treatment for a partner without a separate visit.
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 Puerto RicoSource: 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.
Possibly, Hacienda San Jose, PR is close; compare it by distance against NeoMed Center Clinic-Gurabo.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing.
Yes, community and public clinics test the uninsured, with sliding-scale fees.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Herpes, Trichomoniasis, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 170 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Puerto Rico average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Puerto Rico, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
Yes, HSV-1 from the mouth can spread to the genital area through oral sex.
It's cured with antibiotics; treating partners together prevents reinfection.
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