STD Testing in Jacksonville, FL: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Duval County reports about 29 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 residents, well above the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule, you may be considering your options in Jacksonville, Florida. Community and public clinics often provide low-cost or free testing, whereas private labs typically offer faster results and more flexible scheduling.
12 testing options are listed for Jacksonville, FL. The nearest, APEL Health Services Center, is about 0.3 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
How to read these listings
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.
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2545 Riverside Avenue, Jacksonville, FL 32204 1.8 miles away
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Reza Health in Jacksonville Beach tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C on a sliding-scale fee, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. Appointments are required.
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Herpes and Hepatitis Extend the Standard Panel
Plenty of clinics cap their testing at the four-infection panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia) and leave herpes and hepatitis unaddressed. Reza Health tests for herpes simplex and all three hepatitis strains alongside those core infections, so a single visit surfaces the fuller picture.
Hepatitis C Diagnosed and Treated in One Place
Without on-site hepatitis C treatment, a positive result sends a patient hunting for a specialist: another appointment, another intake process, and a gap where the infection keeps progressing. Reza Health treats hepatitis C directly, closing that gap before it opens.
PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP Available at Reza Health
Reza Health prescribes PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP, which means ongoing HIV prevention, post-exposure HIV response, and bacterial STI post-exposure prevention are all managed here. Keeping a patient's prevention strategy continuous rather than spread across multiple providers.
Tests & treatsPrEPDoxyPEP
Address
905 Beach Boulevard, Suite A Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
APEL Health Services Center in Jacksonville extends federally qualified care on a sliding-fee basis tied to income, turning no one away for inability to pay. Walk-in STI screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with HIV testing also available.
Address
728 Blanche Street, Suite 213 Jacksonville, FL 32204
Jasmyn, Jacksonville's LGBTQ-focused community organization, offers HIV self-testing and rapid HIV testing alongside the standard gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis panel: with same-visit bacterial treatment, HIV test counseling, and every service at no charge. Appointments required.
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Zero-Cost Care, Real Treatment Included
Every service at Jasmyn carries no charge, and that includes treatment, not just the test. When a bacterial STI turns up, the care to address it is covered the same day, no billing step between diagnosis and resolution.
Spanish-Speaking Staff Handle Full Clinical Conversations
JASMYN staffs Spanish-language capacity directly into its clinical and counseling workflow: meaning HIV test counseling, medication adherence education, and STI treatment discussions are conducted in Spanish by the people delivering the care, not patched in from outside.
AGAPE Community Health Center/West Jacksonville welcomes walk-in patients seeking STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified status ties fees to a sliding income-based scale, keeping syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing within reach for anyone who walks through the door in Jacksonville.
A community safety-net federally qualified health center in Jacksonville. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Sliding-scale
Address
850 6th Avenue South, Suite 500, Jacksonville Beach, FL 32250
Florida Department of Health in Duval County tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and herpes on a sliding-scale fee open to everyone, with Medicaid and Medicare accepted; appointments are required, and same-visit treatment covers bacterial STIs. Care is delivered in Spanish.
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Herpes Testing Beyond the Standard Four
Gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV are the floor for most STI panels. Herpes rarely makes the list. At Florida Department of Health in Duval County in Jacksonville, herpes testing is a standard part of what's offered, giving a fuller picture of what's actually circulating.
PrEP and PEP Prescribed and Managed On-Site
Florida Department of Health in Duval County in Jacksonville prescribes and manages both PrEP and PEP directly, no separate prescriber needed. PrEP is available specifically for uninsured patients, which means the medication pathway stays intact regardless of coverage status.
Spanish Is a Care Language Here, Not a Patch
Many clinics handle Spanish through bolted-on solutions that sit outside the care itself. At Florida Department of Health in Duval County in Jacksonville, Spanish is a language the clinic actually operates in. Meaning the clinical conversation, not just the check-in, happens in Spanish.
A public safety-net Ryan White HIV care · rural health clinic about 1 mile from Jacksonville. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Ryan White HIV care
Address
653 West 8th St University Of Florida Jacksonville Physicians, Inc., FL 32209
UF Health Jacksonville tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee structure that adjusts for income, with Medicaid and Medicare also accepted. Bacterial STIs are treated same visit; an appointment is required.
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Haitian Creole and Spanish, Clinical Depth
UF Health Jacksonville conducts STI care (counseling, prevention education, and treatment conversations) in both Haitian Creole and Spanish. Reaching a clinician who works directly in your language shapes how completely a treatment plan or prevention strategy gets understood and followed.
Tests & treatsSliding-scale
Address
655 West 8th Street, 3rd Floor Jacksonville, FL 32209
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.
The nearest testing center is less than a mile away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Jacksonville, 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 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
Quest Diagnostics
$79 & up
Panel:
8-infection panel incl. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis & herpes: single tests too
Sample:
Quest Mobile: a phlebotomist collects your sample at home
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
Other CLIA-certified labs near Jacksonville, FL
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Duval 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.
Advantage Dermatology
1514 Nira Street, Jacksonville, FL 32207
CMS-certified labAccredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing 6 of the CLIA-certified labs in Duval County.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Jacksonville. 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
Clinicians near Jacksonville, FL who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 1,115 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Jacksonville. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 462 offer telehealth.
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Chioma Nwasike, MD
Family medicine · 4600 Touchton Road East, Jacksonville
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
Pharmacies near Jacksonville, FL
Compare the pharmacies closest to Jacksonville, FL. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
1.1 mi
Rx pickupOTC HIV self-testAt-home STI kitsPrEP/PEP fillsHPV & Hep B vaccinesCondoms / EC
Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Jacksonville, FL.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
PrEP, prevention & online treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Jacksonville, 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.
Online treatment
Nurx
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
STDs & HIV in Duval County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Duval County, the county that includes Jacksonville, compare with Florida and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~29% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#5 of 67 Florida counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 93% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Duval County vs Florida vs U.S.
Duval CountyFloridaU.S.▲▼ = Duval County vs the state average
Infection
Duval County
Florida
United States
Chlamydia
809.98,349 cases▲ 62%
498.9
492.2
Gonorrhea
429.84,430 cases▲ 108%
206.7
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
30.8317 cases▲ 60%
19.3
15.8
Syphilis (early)
24.4252 cases▼ 3%
25.1
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
53.5552 cases▲ 42%
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.
Reported STD rates in Duval County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 2% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Duval County, chlamydia has risen from 795.9 to 809.9 per 100,000 (2%), gonorrhea has fallen from 438 to 429.8 per 100,000 (2%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 23.1 to 30.8 per 100,000 (33%).
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
What shapes testing access in and around Jacksonville, FL
Adults uninsured
10.5%
No routine checkup
25.2%
Binge drinking
17.5%
Frequent mental distress
17.8%
Depression
20.9%
Below poverty line
10.8%
Primary-care ratio
1,234 : 1
Duval County
Primary-care shortage score 23 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 54.8
Social Vulnerability Index · 79th percentile nationally
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 Duval County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Duval County (2023)
Federal priority area: Duval County is one of 48 U.S. counties prioritized under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative: targeted federal funding to expand local HIV testing, PrEP, and prevention.
People living with HIV
782 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
251cases countywide
On PrEP (coverage)
20.2%
Duval County HIV care continuum (2023)
Duval County recorded 29 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 22.7 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Duval County residents living with HIV, 77.7% know their status · 80.8% are in care · 69.2% 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.
Pregnant or planning to be?Congenital syphilis is the fastest-rising STI: what to test, and when
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 Duval County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Compiled and checked by EasySTD's editorial team against CDC and public-health sources. This is educational information, not a substitute for advice from a licensed clinician. Our editorial guidelines →
Riverside and Murray Hill draw a steady stream of people in their mid-twenties and early thirties who are between leases, picking up extra shifts, and figuring out what a longer-term life in Jacksonville actually looks like. That transitional energy matters here because people at that life stage, newly independent and often uninsured or underinsured, are exactly the ones for whom routine screening tends to get crowded out by competing demands.
The household picture adds texture. With more than half of Jacksonville residents owning their homes and the rest stretching a typical rent across a household that averages more than three people, cost pressure is real and unevenly distributed. A relatively modest share of households clears six figures, and with unemployment running above the national average, discretionary spending on health visits can feel harder to justify than it should. The options listed on this page include low-cost and sliding-scale clinics that are specifically worth knowing about before a co-pay becomes the reason a test doesn't happen.
Getting to those options takes planning. Jacksonville's footprint is one of the largest of any city in the continental United States, and the neighborhoods along West Forsyth Street or down US 90 toward South Jacksonville can sit a meaningful drive from the nearest listed clinic. Knowing which site is closest, and whether it fits a work schedule built around a 66-percent labor-force participation rate, is often the single practical step that turns a screening from unlikely to done.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Jacksonville, FL
Walkability8.64 / 20 · Below average
At 8.64/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Jacksonville 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.
Jacksonville sits in Duval County. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville
Florida Theatre
Memorial Park
Ritz Theatre and Museum
James Weldon Johnson Park
Andrew Jackson
Neighborhoods & communities
LaVilla
Riverside
South Jacksonville
Avondale
Murray Hill
Philips
Norwood
Miramar Terrace
Major routes
West Adams Street
West Forsyth Street
US 90 (Beaver Street)
US 23 (Union Street)
North Davis Street
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Jacksonville, FL
Just outside Jacksonville? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Jacksonville, FL: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Duval 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.
Who should test, and whenCDC screening schedule + each infection's detection window
Who should get tested, and how often
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
When to test: STD detection windows
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Jacksonville-area provider.
What each STD test costsMedicare reference prices per lab test, a benchmark before you pay out of pocket
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Jacksonville 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.
Confidentiality & consent in FloridaMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
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).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In Florida, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
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.
