In Citrus County, reported syphilis runs about 32% lower than the US average. Whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, weigh your options in Inverness, Florida: public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. See the list below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Inverness, FL. The nearest, Labcorp, is about 0.7 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.
Langley Health Services in Inverness is a community health center where STI care sits alongside family planning, giving gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing a clinical home with same-visit bacterial treatment, HPV and hepatitis vaccines, and fees scaled to income on an appointment basis.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Inverness-Behavioral Health Hub, in Inverness, carries federal qualification that obligates it to accept patients regardless of ability to pay. Making it a real option for cash-paying or uninsured residents. Sliding-scale fees cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening, with no appointment needed to walk in.
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HCA Florida in Inverness requires an appointment, so scheduling ahead is the move, and that single visit covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis B testing, plus STI treatment and HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, with fees billed to Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A safety-net rural health clinic in Inverness. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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A community safety-net rural health clinic about 9 miles from Inverness. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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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 Inverness, 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 range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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 Citrus 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.
502 West Highland Boulevard, Inverness, FL 34452
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
927 US Hwy 41 South, Inverness, FL 34450
CMS-certified lab
2231 Hwy 44 West Unit 203, Inverness, FL 34453
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Showing the nearest 3 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Inverness. 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, 757 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Inverness. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 234 offer telehealth.
Kathy Thompson, NP
Family medicine · 120 North Montgomery Avenue, Inverness
Habtu Adera, MD
Family medicine · 227 Ella Avenue, Inverness
Cathlen Delva, MD
Internal medicine · 131 South Citrus Avenue, Inverness
Armando Rojas, MD
OB-GYN · 131 South Citrus Avenue, Inverness
Thomas Antony, MD
OB-GYN · 800 Medical Court East, Inverness
Samir Shakfeh, MD
OB-GYN · 800 Medical Court East, Inverness
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 Inverness, 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.
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0.5 mi Citrus Care Pharmacy
0.7 miBrashears Pharmacy
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0.9 mi 
3.1 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Inverness, 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 Inverness, 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 $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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
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 Citrus County, the county that includes Inverness, compare with Florida and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~19% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#65 of 67 Florida counties for chlamydia, among the lowest in the state
| Infection | Citrus County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 156 260 cases ▼ 69% | 498.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 45.6 76 cases ▼ 78% | 206.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 10.8 18 cases ▼ 44% | 19.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 5.4 9 cases ▼ 78% | 25.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 12.6 21 cases ▼ 67% | 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 Citrus County, chlamydia has fallen from 262.6 to 156 per 100,000 (41%), gonorrhea has fallen from 81.9 to 45.6 per 100,000 (44%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.9 to 10.8 per 100,000 (83%).
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 Citrus County.
Local HIV snapshot
Citrus County HIV care continuum (2023)
Citrus County recorded 7.3 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 22.7 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Citrus County residents living with HIV, 86.7% are in care · 78.4% 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 Citrus County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Inverness households lean toward married couples and multigenerational setups: the kind of homes where health decisions often get folded into shared schedules, split finances, and competing priorities. That dynamic shapes who gets tested and when, especially for younger adults navigating early relationships while stretching a budget in a county where STI rates are worth taking seriously. The economics here are real. With typical rents under $800 and home values well below state norms, the cost of living stays manageable, but so do incomes, and fewer than one in twenty households clears six figures.
Combine that with labor-force participation that skews notably low and unemployment that runs higher than most Florida cities, and the picture is one where discretionary spending on a clinic visit can genuinely compete with other obligations. For people in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI exposure peaks, keeping testing accessible and affordable isn't an abstraction; it's what determines whether it happens at all. The clinics and testing options listed on this page span a range of fee structures and hours, so the practical question isn't whether testing is available. It's matching the right option to what a Tuesday in Citrus County actually looks like for someone working irregular hours near Whispering Pines Park.
Getting there
At 6.09/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Inverness 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 34452 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 34452 area around Inverness: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Inverness alone.
Inverness sits in Citrus County, ZIP 34452. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Inverness? 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 Citrus 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 Inverness-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 Inverness 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+.
Public health clinics nearby provide free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Citrus County reported ~156 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Florida average.
At-home kits mail to 34452: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
In Florida, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Get treated, notify partners, pause sex until cleared, and follow up, the infection is manageable.
Often, yes, especially throat and rectal infections, which is why site-specific testing matters.
Reassuring if you tested after the window, just retest if it was early, and screen again with new partners.
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