Reported syphilis in Richland County runs about 59% higher than the US average. Whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, you'll find local clinics and private labs for STI testing in Lake Murray of Richland, South Carolina. Clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price — see your options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Lake Murray of Richland, SC. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, is about 5.6 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.
South Carolina Department of Public Health in Lexington requires appointments and covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis C, and TB testing on a sliding-scale fee accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. With same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs and PrEP and DoxyPEP available on-site.
Tracking down PrEP through a primary care referral or DoxyPEP through a separate provider means delays measured in weeks, gaps where consistent prevention simply doesn't happen. South Carolina Department of Public Health in Lexington writes and manages PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP directly, so prevention starts from the same visit as testing.
South Carolina Department of Public Health in Lexington tests for hepatitis C in addition to HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, which means a single appointment can surface a hep C infection that would otherwise go undetected until symptoms appear or a separate lab order is placed.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Cooperative Health, a community health center in Columbia, brings full-service STI care alongside family medicine, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis C, and TB on a sliding-scale fee with same-visit bacterial treatment; appointments required.
Cooperative Health has interpretation services available for non-English languages, meaning the clinical conversation (exposure history, treatment plan, follow-up instructions) moves at full speed without pausing to patch in outside support.
The testing panel at Cooperative Health in Columbia extends to hepatitis C in addition to HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis A and B vaccination. Six infections addressed at a single center, so a patient leaves with a genuinely complete picture of their status.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Brookland Community Pediatrics, in West Columbia, carries federally qualified health center standing. A designation that ties STI screening fees directly to each patient's income on a sliding scale. Walk-in appointments are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing without needing to commit to a fixed cost upfront.
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Eau Claire Podiatry, serving Columbia, earned its federally qualified health center designation by tying fees to patient income: meaning syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening stays financially within reach across a wide range of household budgets, with no appointment needed to get started.
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Prisma Health in Columbia runs STI care on an appointment basis, covering HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and herpes testing alongside same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, with sliding-scale fees available, and every service provided at no cost.
When a visit carries a fee, delayed care is the predictable result: a missed follow-up, a gap between diagnosis and treatment. At Prisma Health in Columbia, every service on the menu, from initial testing through ongoing management, costs nothing, so the financial calculation never becomes the reason care doesn't happen.
Ryan White Program funding at Prisma Health in Columbia supports a staffed continuum: conventional HIV testing, medical treatment for people living with HIV, and ongoing viral load monitoring and medication management. All coordinated within the same clinic rather than handed off between systems.
Prisma Health in Columbia prescribes and monitors PrEP, including the routine HIV and kidney-function labs required every three months to keep a prescription active, and also provides PEP for post-exposure prevention, meaning both ends of the HIV-prevention window are handled by the same clinical team.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · 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 about 6 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Lake Murray of Richland, 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 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 Richland 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.
7611 St Andrews Road, Irmo, SC 29063
CMS-certified lab
7428 Broad River Road, Irmo, SC 29063
CMS-certified lab
7941 Broad River Road, Irmo, SC 29063
CMS-certified lab
723 Chapin Road, Chapin, SC 29036
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
1846 Dutch Fork Road, Irmo, SC 29063
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Lake Murray of Richland. 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, 501 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Lake Murray of Richland. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 130 offer telehealth.
Payam Yousefian
General practice · 1085 Dutch Folk Road, Irmo
Pamela Brown, MD
Family medicine · 1526 Lake Murray Boulevard, Columbia
Clarence Coker, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 557 Columbia Avenue, Chapin
Daniel Dunbar, MD
Family medicine · 557 Columbia Avenue, Chapin
George Watt, MD
OB-GYN · 557 Columbia Avenue, Chapin
James Altieri, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 565 Columbia Avenue, Chapin
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 Murray of Richland, SC 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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2.9 mi Showing the 4 closest pharmacies to Lake Murray of Richland, SC.
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 Murray of Richland, 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
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
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 Richland County, the county that includes Lake Murray of Richland, compare with South Carolina and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~17% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#9 of 46 South Carolina counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 80% of the state
| Infection | Richland County | South Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 961.3 4,087 cases ▲ 57% | 612.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 403.9 1,717 cases ▲ 82% | 222.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 25.2 107 cases ▲ 46% | 17.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 31.3 133 cases ▲ 66% | 18.8 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 48.9 208 cases ▲ 318% | 11.7 | 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 Richland County, chlamydia has fallen from 1319.2 to 961.3 per 100,000 (27%), gonorrhea has fallen from 602.2 to 403.9 per 100,000 (33%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 16.1 to 25.2 per 100,000 (57%).
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 Richland County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: South Carolina is one of the U.S. jurisdictions prioritized under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative: targeted federal funding to expand local HIV testing, PrEP, and prevention.
Richland County HIV care continuum (2023)
Richland County recorded 32.1 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 18.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Richland County residents living with HIV, 82% are in care · 70.6% 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 Richland County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Lake Murray of Richland runs on its own rhythm: with roughly four in ten working-age residents outside the labor force entirely, and those who are employed often commuting out along Dutch Fork Road or Broad River Road, carving out time for a clinic visit takes real planning. The community skews heavily toward established households: most adults here are married, most homes are owned, and the average household runs close to three people. That stability is a genuine asset, but it can also mean sexual health screening feels less urgent when life is organized around school pickups and dual schedules rather than the flux that tends to prompt people to prioritize it. That calculus matters most for younger adults in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI transmission peaks nationally, who make up a smaller slice of this lakeside suburb but still deserve straightforward access to testing.
Richland County's STI landscape gives real reason to stay current regardless of how settled your circumstances look from the outside. With the testing locations listed on this page, the practical question is which ones offer hours that actually land outside a typical commute window. That's the filter worth running first.
Getting there
At 6.28/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Lake Murray of Richland 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 29063 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 29063 area around Lake Murray of Richland: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Lake Murray of Richland alone.
Lake Murray of Richland sits in Richland County, ZIP 29063. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Lake Murray of Richland? 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 Richland County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under South 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 Lake Murray of Richland-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 Murray of Richland 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 South 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 South Carolina, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
South 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 South 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Public clinics serve people without insurance, often on a sliding scale.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Richland County reported ~961 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the South Carolina average.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In South Carolina, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, chlamydia and gonorrhea can infect the throat, often with no symptoms, so ask for a throat swab if you had oral exposure.
Use condoms, test regularly, get the HPV and hep B vaccines, and ask about PrEP for HIV.
Yes, a syphilis sore can heal while the infection stays and silently progresses, so a blood test is the only way to be sure.
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