Chester County, South Carolina, had 25% higher chlamydia than the US average last year. If you're in Lowrys South Carolina and need testing, whether for a possible exposure or routine care, you can compare visiting a clinic for immediate answers and treatment or using an at-home kit for convenience. We list your options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Lowrys, SC. The nearest, North Central Family Medical Center, is about 6.8 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.
North Central Family Medical Center in Chester tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C. A wider sweep than many single-purpose clinics. Fees run on a sliding scale, and Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance are all accepted. Appointments are required.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
South Carolina Department of Public Health in Chester runs on appointments and delivers same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs alongside a full diagnostic panel, all on a sliding-scale fee accepted alongside Medicaid and private insurance, and leaves you with DoxyPEP for ongoing bacterial STI prevention.
Chester's public health department carries DoxyPEP as a standing service, meaning anyone paying out of pocket or lacking a prescribing provider doesn't have to navigate a separate clinical relationship to obtain it. The medication is available through the same appointment that handles testing and treatment.
Beyond antibody and confirmatory testing, the Chester clinic provides hepatitis C treatment directly. Prescribing antivirals and managing the course of care on-site. That means monitoring and medication happen within the same department that identified the infection, rather than being handed off to a separate specialist.
The panel at this clinic runs to seven infections: chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Including herpes and hepatitis B alongside the standard four means a single appointment produces a more complete picture of sexual health status without requiring separate referrals for those specific tests.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Affinity Health Center- York, in York, carries federal qualification that anchors its sliding-scale fee structure. Meaning charges are tied to what patients actually earn. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no income bracket locked out of care.
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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 7 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Lowrys, 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 Chester 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.
1 Medical Park Drive, Chester, SC 29706
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Lowrys. 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, 632 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Lowrys. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 269 offer telehealth.
Bamidele Ekunsanmi, MD
Internal medicine · 120 York Street, Chester
Daniel Crow, MD
General practice · 1 Medical Park Drive, Chester
Samuel Stone, MD
Family medicine · 517 Doctors Court, Chester
Mehrdad Yousefian, MD
Internal medicine · 3248 Edgeland Highway, Richburg
Shelaila Villamor, DO
Family medicine · 1023 Creekside Medical Drive, York
Jacquelyn Gill, MD
Internal medicine · 1140 Saluda Street, Rock Hill
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 Lowrys, 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.
Community Medicine Pharmacy
6.8 miBlacks Drug Store
7.1 mi
7.2 mi 
7.7 mi Chester Family Pharmacy
7.8 miRichburg Discount Pharmacy
12 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Lowrys, 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 Lowrys, 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.
$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
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or 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 Chester County, the county that includes Lowrys, compare with South Carolina 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.
#22 of 46 South Carolina counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 52% of the state
| Infection | Chester County | South Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 614.4 198 cases ≈ the state average | 612.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 238.9 77 cases ▲ 7% | 222.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 6.2 2 cases ▼ 64% | 17.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 12.4 4 cases ▼ 34% | 18.8 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 12.4 4 cases ▲ 6% | 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 Chester County, chlamydia has fallen from 684.3 to 614.4 per 100,000 (10%), gonorrhea has fallen from 315.8 to 238.9 per 100,000 (24%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 6.2 to 6.2 per 100,000.
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 Chester 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.
Chester County HIV care continuum (2023)
Chester County recorded 25.6 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 18.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Chester County residents living with HIV, 90.9% are in care · 81.8% 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 Chester County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Bulls Hill anchors a community where the vast majority of households own their homes and have lived here long enough to know their neighbors by name, yet that same settled, rural character means US 321 is essentially the only route connecting Lowrys residents to anything resembling a medical office. There are no sidewalks to a clinic, no bus to catch; getting screened means carving out a drive, and the options listed on this page are spread across the surrounding region rather than sitting at anyone's doorstep. That logistical reality lands differently depending on how a household is structured.
With more than half of adults married and average households running close to three people, many residents are balancing shared schedules, childcare, and work, and with labor-force participation below the national norm, the adults who are employed often hold inflexible hourly jobs where an afternoon appointment is genuinely hard to claim. Young adults in their late teens and twenties make up a meaningful share of Chester County, and for them especially, the distance on US 321 can quietly turn a straightforward intention into a weeks-long delay. The roughly one-in-four households earning above $100,000 a year can likely absorb an out-of-pocket visit fee without much calculation, but for the larger share of Lowrys homeowners whose modest home values signal tighter margins, sliding-scale fees at the nearest listed clinic are worth confirming before the drive.
Getting there
At 5.57/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Lowrys 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 29706 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 29706 area around Lowrys: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Lowrys alone.
Lowrys sits in Chester County, ZIP 29706. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Lowrys? 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 Chester 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 Lowrys-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 Lowrys 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.
Some clinics and labs take walk-ins for same-day testing; call ahead to confirm hours.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
Public clinics nearby offer free HIV testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 614 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the South Carolina average.
In South Carolina, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Expedited partner therapy lets a provider treat a partner without an exam, where state law allows.
Just note your exposure dates and symptoms; for urine tests, hold off urinating ~1 hour before.
A clinic offers same-day answers and on-site treatment; an at-home kit trades that for privacy and convenience, both use real lab testing.
Yes, the CDC recommends STI screening early in pregnancy, since untreated infections can affect the baby.
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