Wake County reports about 16 syphilis cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. Review your STI testing options in Knightdale, North Carolina for a one-time concern or regular check-ups. Facilities may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. Find your choices below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Knightdale, NC. The nearest, Avance Care, is about 1.0 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.
Avance Care in Knightdale tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV, bacterial infections treated the same visit, with fees billed to Medicare or insurance and a standard charge for others.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Wake County Human Services in Raleigh takes walk-ins for rapid and conventional HIV testing, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C (plus same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs, PrEP, and PEP) all at no charge.
HIV testing, hepatitis C treatment, PrEP, STI treatment, and mpox vaccination all carry a zero-dollar price tag at Wake County Human Services, which means the full scope of care is available without weighing which services to skip.
Wake County Human Services delivers care directly in American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, and French, along with Spanish, Vietnamese, Portuguese, and several other languages, so clinical conversations about testing results, treatment plans, and PrEP happen in the language you use to make decisions.
Without Ryan White funding, a positive HIV result often means a handoff: a separate specialist, a separate billing process, and weeks of gap. Wake County Human Services uses Ryan White support to carry a patient from initial HIV test through ongoing antiretroviral management and medication adherence counseling without ever leaving the program.
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American Sign Language, Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Haitian Creole, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Advance Axcess in Raleigh carries federally qualified health center standing, which means STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) is priced on a sliding scale tied to your income, so cost adjusts to what you actually earn rather than a fixed rate.
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Alliance of AIDS Services Carolina in Raleigh tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and hepatitis C, treating bacterial infections the same visit, with every service, from rapid HIV tests to counseling, provided at no fee and no appointment required.
A cost that appears mid-visit (a counseling charge, a follow-up fee) is often what quietly breaks continuity of care. At Alliance of AIDS Services Carolina, nothing carries a charge: testing, counseling, and hepatitis vaccines are all provided without a fee, leaving no financial point at which care can stall.
Clinics that lack Spanish-speaking staff often route patients through workarounds that slow the visit and thin the conversation. Alliance of AIDS Services Carolina delivers care directly in Spanish, so the clinical exchange (testing, counseling, results) runs without the gaps that erode it.
Gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV make up the standard four at most walk-in STI clinics. Hepatitis C typically requires a separate appointment elsewhere. Alliance of AIDS Services Carolina includes hepatitis C testing as part of the same visit, so one trip covers a wider picture of sexual health.
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
A safety-net federally qualified health center about 7 miles from Knightdale. 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 about 1 mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Knightdale, 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 value: single tests
$49 & 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 Wake 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.
162 Legacy Oaks Drive, Suite #102, Knightdale, NC 27545
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
3000 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27610
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
23 Sunnybrook Road, Raleigh, NC 27610
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
502 Mcknight Drive, Suite 201, 202, Knightdale, NC 27545
CMS-certified lab
23 Sunnybrook Rd Suite 310, Raleigh, NC 27610
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Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Knightdale. 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, 1,521 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Knightdale. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 597 offer telehealth.
Hechu Prasada, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 6905 Knightdale Boulevard, Knightdale
Donald Tait, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 162 Legacy Oaks Drive, Knightdale
Jennifer Phifer, MD
Family medicine · 901 Old Knight Road, Knightdale
Mamatha Agrawal, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 4551 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh
Steven Ferguson, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 3000 Holston Lane, Raleigh
Bassam Rimawi, MD
OB-GYN · 23 Sunnybrook Road, Raleigh
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 Knightdale, NC 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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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 Knightdale, 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
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
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 Wake County, the county that includes Knightdale, compare with North Carolina 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.
#42 of 100 North Carolina counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 58% of the state
| Infection | Wake County | North Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 527.9 6,284 cases ▼ 13% | 607.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 208.1 2,477 cases ▼ 14% | 243.2 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 15.5 184 cases ▼ 22% | 19.9 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 11.6 138 cases ▼ 27% | 15.8 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 26 310 cases ▲ 8% | 24 | 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 Wake County, chlamydia has risen from 503.6 to 527.9 per 100,000 (5%), gonorrhea has risen from 196.5 to 208.1 per 100,000 (6%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 15.3 to 15.5 per 100,000 (1%).
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 Wake County.
Local HIV snapshot
Wake County HIV care continuum (2023)
Wake County recorded 14.2 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 15.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Wake County residents living with HIV, 77.3% are in care · 68.8% 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 Wake County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Knightdale Boulevard carries a lot of the town's everyday logic, connecting Glenmere and Milburnie residents to groceries, errands, and the on-ramps that funnel commuters toward Raleigh. With two in three households owning their homes and average household sizes running well above three people, this is a community built around stability and shared domestic life, which also means health decisions tend to get weighed alongside mortgage payments, childcare, and the competing demands of a busy household schedule. That context matters for younger adults in their late teens and twenties, who represent a meaningful slice of Knightdale's population and who face STI rates that run disproportionately high nationally during those years.
When nearly half the labor force commutes out along I-540 or US 64, carving out a weekday morning for screening is a real ask, not a casual one. Typical rent here sits at a level that leaves households watching discretionary costs closely, and clinic fees can quietly tip a reasonable intention into a postponed one. Knowing which listed options offer sliding-scale or low-cost visits before you're already in the car takes one variable off the table for Knightdale's larger, cost-conscious households.
Getting there
At 10.24/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Knightdale 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 27610 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 27610 area around Knightdale: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Knightdale alone.
Knightdale sits in Wake County, ZIP 27610. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Knightdale? 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 Wake County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under North Carolina 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 Knightdale-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 Knightdale 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
North Carolina 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 North CarolinaSource: 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.
The closest is Avance Care (1 mi); 9 options are within 30 miles.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
Yes, community and public clinics test the uninsured, with sliding-scale fees.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 528 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the North Carolina average.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
In North Carolina, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
Yes, from a reputable lab, confirm any positive with a clinician for treatment.
Yes, most chlamydia infections cause no symptoms, so screening is the only reliable way to catch it.
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