Syphilis rates in Suffolk County run about 63% lower than the national average. Whether you're experiencing symptoms or just seeking peace of mind in Lake Grove, New York, you have options that offer a mix of affordability and convenience. Use the list below to choose between a community clinic and a private lab.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Lake Grove, NY. The nearest, Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care, 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.
Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care in Lake Grove tests for HIV, syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, and hepatitis on a sliding-scale fee structure, accepting Medicaid and most insurance. Walk-ins welcome, no appointment necessary, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections.
Plenty of urgent-care STI stops test for the bacterial quartet and little else: herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C get deferred elsewhere. Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care in Lake Grove runs all of those on-site, so a single visit closes the diagnostic picture rather than leaving viral questions open.
Without interpretation support, a patient navigating STI care in a second language faces delayed diagnoses, missed follow-up instructions, and treatment that never quite starts. Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care in Lake Grove provides interpretation services directly, so the clinical conversation (history, results, treatment plan) lands accurately the first time.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Stony Brook Adolescent Medicine in Lake Grove covers the full bacterial and viral panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis A, B, and C, herpes, TB, and HIV) treats bacterial infections the same visit, and runs everything on a sliding scale, by appointment.
A co-pay that stops someone from picking up a prescription, a lab bill that follows a visit weeks later. Those gaps let treatable conditions go untreated. At Stony Brook Adolescent Medicine, no service at this clinic generates a charge, so cost never becomes the reason care stalls.
Stony Brook Adolescent Medicine provides clinical care entirely in Spanish, not a support function layered on top, but the actual medical conversation. For someone navigating PrEP adherence, hepatitis B treatment, or an ongoing HIV regimen without a regular English-speaking provider, that fluency shapes whether a care plan actually holds.
Ryan White funding at Stony Brook Adolescent Medicine supports the full arc of HIV care (rapid and conventional testing, medical treatment, and medication adherence counseling) which means a patient's relationship with this clinic doesn't reset each time the clinical need deepens.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Stony Brook Medicine in Stony Brook runs STI care by appointment, with each visit covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, TB, and rapid or conventional HIV testing on a sliding-scale fee, bacterial infections treated the same day, with care available in Spanish.
Plenty of STI clinics run a hepatitis C antibody test and leave the next step to the patient to sort out independently. Stony Brook Medicine treats hepatitis C on-site, so a confirmed diagnosis moves directly into a treatment plan, managed by the same clinical team that caught it.
PrEP at Stony Brook Medicine means a prescription for daily antiretroviral medication paired with scheduled follow-up visits for HIV testing, kidney function monitoring, and adherence support. Not a one-time handoff. PEP is similarly prescribed and clinically tracked through the full course of treatment.
Without Spanish-language clinical care, a patient navigates diagnosis, treatment decisions, and medication instructions across a language barrier, and the resulting gaps can leave infections untreated or poorly managed. Stony Brook Medicine delivers that care directly in Spanish, keeping every step of the clinical conversation in the room.
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Damian Family Care Centers in Ronkonkoma runs STI care through a family practice model, pairing the standard panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia) with sliding-scale fees and same-visit bacterial treatment; appointments are required, and PrEP and PEP are available for prevention.
Gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV are what most clinics stop at: Damian Family Care Centers adds hepatitis A, B, and C to the same visit, catching infections that a narrower panel would simply miss until symptoms forced the issue.
A positive hepatitis C result that sends you elsewhere means a second intake, a second wait, and real time lost before treatment starts. A gap that allows liver damage to continue unchecked. Damian Family Care Centers treats hepatitis C on-site, so the path from diagnosis to managed care doesn't stall between providers.
Damian Family Care Centers prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, which means ongoing HIV prevention is woven into the same relationship as testing: no separate clinic, no gap between where you're seen and where you're protected.
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Stony Brook Extended Care in Centereach covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B and C, HIV, and TB. With same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs and sliding-scale fees that extend to Medicare and Medicaid; appointments are required.
Stony Brook Extended Care tests for herpes simplex and both hepatitis B and C alongside the standard bacterial and HIV panel, six distinct pathogens beyond TB. A single appointment can surface infections that a narrower panel would leave undetected and therefore unmanaged.
Hepatitis C treatment is available on-site at Stony Brook Extended Care in Centereach, meaning a confirmed diagnosis leads directly to a treatment plan within the same practice. No hand-off to a separate specialist before care begins.
Without an on-site prescriber for PrEP or PEP, the gap between deciding to start and actually starting can stretch into weeks. Stony Brook Extended Care closes that gap, both medications are prescribed here, so prevention isn't deferred to a second appointment elsewhere.
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Listing verified Jun 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 Lake Grove, 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 Suffolk 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.
358 Merrick Road, Amityville, NY 11701
CMS-certified lab
50 Route 111, Suite 302, Smithtown, NY 11787
CMS-certified lab
101 Nicolls Road, Stony Brook, NY 11794
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Lake Grove. 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, 2,429 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Lake Grove. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 937 offer telehealth.
Steven Selter, MD
Family medicine · 3053 Middle Country Road, Lake Grove
Michael Tonsor, DO
OB-GYN · 2758 Middle Country Road, Lake Grove
Bassam Hossain, DO
Internal medicine · 8 Mosshill Place, Stony Brook
Suganthi Ravindran, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 709 Hawkins Avenue, Lake Ronkonkoma
Wasiq Ahmad, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 2112 Middle Country Road, Centereach
Daniel La, MD
Family medicine · 2112 Middle Country Road, Centereach
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 Lake Grove, 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.
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1.8 mi Showing the 4 closest pharmacies to Lake Grove, 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 Lake Grove, 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
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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
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 Suffolk County, the county that includes Lake Grove, compare with New York and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~25% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#19 of 62 New York counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 69% of the state
| Infection | Suffolk County | New York | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 342.5 5,217 cases ▼ 39% | 558.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 70.5 1,074 cases ▼ 70% | 235.6 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 5.8 89 cases ▼ 61% | 14.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 11 167 cases ▼ 52% | 23.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 10.4 159 cases ▼ 59% | 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 Suffolk County, chlamydia has risen from 314.4 to 342.5 per 100,000 (9%), gonorrhea has risen from 69.3 to 70.5 per 100,000 (2%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 3.9 to 5.8 per 100,000 (49%).
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 Suffolk County.
Local HIV snapshot
Suffolk County HIV care continuum (2023)
Suffolk County recorded 6.2 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 14.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Suffolk County residents living with HIV, 82.4% are in care · 77.3% 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 Suffolk County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Centereach sits at Lake Grove's eastern edge, where most households are families rather than singles, and the dominant rhythm is a two-earner schedule built around commutes along Nicolls Road or Middle Country Road. That kind of structured week, school drop-offs, long drives, and full workdays, makes a routine health appointment easy to defer, especially for people in their late teens and twenties who feel well and assume testing can wait. Lake Grove leans heavily toward homeownership, with long-tenured residents who have roots here rather than a transient population turning over annually.
More than half of households bring in above six figures, yet even in a community with that income profile, the $1,885 typical monthly rent for the minority who do rent signals real cost pressure on younger adults who haven't yet bought in. When every discretionary expense gets weighed, out-of-pocket screening costs can quietly drop down the list, particularly for people still forming partnerships, precisely the years when chlamydia and gonorrhea rates run highest. Suffolk County's STI picture makes local access worth taking seriously.
Getting there
At 8.27/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Lake Grove 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 11755 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 11755 area around Lake Grove: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Lake Grove alone.
Lake Grove sits in Suffolk County, ZIP 11755. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Lake Grove? 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 Suffolk 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 Lake Grove-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 Lake Grove 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.
Possibly, Stony Brook University, NY is close; compare it by distance against Northwell Health-GoHealth Urgent Care.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Yes, Stony Brook Adolescent Medicine (0.8 mi) offers free testing, and public clinics serve the uninsured.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 343 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the New York average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In New York, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
HPV and hepatitis B vaccines prevent those infections, ask a provider if you're due.
Definitely worth testing; abnormal discharge often points to a treatable STI.
The sore can disappear on its own even though the infection remains; only testing confirms it's gone.
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