Gonorrhea is about 57% more common in Miami-Dade County than the average in the US. Whether you're getting peace of mind in Miami Beach or routine check-ups, your options include local clinics that may involve insurance or fees based on income, or private labs that typically charge a predictable self-pay price. See the list below to weigh the options.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Miami Beach, FL. The nearest, Midway Specialty Care Center, is about 0.2 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.
Midway Specialty Care Center in Miami Beach runs entirely on a free-to-patient model, with sliding-scale fees and Medicaid and insurance accepted: covering rapid HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, plus same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. Appointments are required.
Midway's no-fee model isn't a discount tier: it's operationalized through Ryan White funding, Medicaid reimbursement, and grant support that together cover the full cost of testing, treatment, PrEP, DoxyPEP, and ongoing HIV care. Nothing is means-tested at the door; the funding structure absorbs it before you arrive.
Spanish is spoken by clinical staff at Midway, not routed through a secondary channel, which means medication adherence counseling and treatment conversations happen in the same language the provider uses to chart and prescribe. Reducing the gap between what's explained and what's understood.
Many testing sites hand off an HIV diagnosis with little more than contact information. Midway, backed by Ryan White funding, manages the entire continuum, from rapid testing and initial diagnosis through ongoing HIV/AIDS medical treatment and medication adherence support, without transferring care elsewhere.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Latinos Salud in Miami Beach tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and hepatitis C. All at no fee, no appointment required. Same-visit treatment is available for bacterial STIs, PrEP and PEP are on-site, and hepatitis B vaccination is offered alongside sliding-scale access for every service.
When a fee stands between a person and an STI test, the gap that opens can mean untreated gonorrhea, a missed hepatitis C diagnosis, or a PrEP prescription never started. Latinos Salud closes that gap entirely: HIV testing, the full bacterial panel, hepatitis C screening, PEP, PrEP, and STI treatment each carry no charge.
When clinical conversations happen in a second language, details get lost. A dosing instruction misunderstood, a symptom not mentioned, a follow-up question swallowed. At Latinos Salud, services are delivered in Spanish, so nothing about an HIV result, a treatment plan, or a PrEP consultation gets filtered through translation.
Latinos Salud provides both Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis and Post-Exposure Prophylaxis, with PrEP covered for uninsured patients at no cost. Having both prevention medications managed at the same site means ongoing PrEP adherence education and counseling happens alongside the prescription, not as a separate appointment at a separate clinic.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Care Resource in Miami Beach pairs rapid HIV testing and the full bacterial panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis) with same-visit treatment when results call for it; hepatitis C testing is also on the panel. Every service runs on a sliding scale, and walk-ins are welcome.
Care Resource carries the full scope of STI testing, treatment, PrEP, PEP, DoxyPEP, HIV medical management, and both hepatitis A and HPV vaccines. All at no charge. For anyone without a regular provider, paying cash, or navigating care without insurance, that means nothing is gated behind cost at any point in treatment.
Many clinics handle language access as an afterthought, a workaround bolted onto an English-first intake. Care Resource conducts care directly in Haitian Creole and Spanish, so nuanced conversations about symptoms, medications, and follow-up happen in the language a person reasons and remembers in.
Care Resource prescribes all three of the current frontline bacterial and viral prevention medications: PrEP for ongoing HIV prevention, PEP for post-exposure HIV management, and DoxyPEP, doxycycline taken after potential bacterial STI exposure, for reducing gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis risk. Having DoxyPEP available alongside the others reflects a prevention formulary that keeps pace with current clinical guidance.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
AHF Wellness Center - South Beach tests for HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis at no charge to anyone, with no insurance required and no appointment needed — walk in, get same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and leave with whatever prevention support fits your situation.
AHF Wellness Center - South Beach charges nothing for any service on its menu — testing, treatment, counseling, prevention — and that zero applies regardless of insurance status. The consequence is straightforward: cost never determines what care someone walks out with.
The clinic holds standing capability to prescribe PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP — the full current range of HIV and bacterial STI prevention medications — without a referral to an outside provider. For anyone without a regular prescriber or paying out of pocket, pharmacy support including home delivery where available means the prescription doesn't stall after the visit.
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Listing verified Jul 2026 · Source: ahf-locator
A public STD-testing option about 3 miles from Miami Beach.
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Beverly Press Health Center in Miami Beach carries federal qualification that anchors its sliding-scale fee structure, making STI screening costs adjust to each patient's income. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with no appointment needed to access that income-based pricing.
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Beverly Press 1245, in Miami Beach, earned its federally qualified designation by tying fees directly to household income: meaning syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening stays within reach regardless of what you earn, with no appointment needed to get started.
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CAN Community Health in Miami Beach delivers rapid and conventional HIV testing, a full bacterial STI panel with same-visit treatment for gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, plus PrEP and DoxyPEP on a sliding-scale fee. All services provided at no fee.
When cost splits the decision between getting treated and walking away, the gap between a diagnosis and resolved care widens fast. At CAN Community Health, every service (testing, treatment, PrEP, DoxyPEP, vaccines) is provided at no fee, so nothing interrupts care between a positive result and a completed prescription.
CAN Community Health conducts care in Spanish across the full visit, from test counseling through medication adherence education, which means someone managing PrEP adherence or navigating hepatitis B treatment isn't parsing clinical instructions in a second language at the moment precision matters most.
CAN Community Health is Ryan White-funded, covering HIV testing through ongoing medical treatment and medication adherence counseling in a single care relationship, so a new HIV diagnosis doesn't require rebuilding trust or continuity with a different provider to access managed care.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
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 Miami Beach, 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 range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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 Miami-Dade 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.
710 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33139
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
4310 Alton Road- 3rd Floor, Miami Beach, FL 33140
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
4300 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33140
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
4300 Alton Road, Miami Beach, FL 33140
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
4308 Alton Rd Suite 910, Miami Beach, FL 33140
CMS-certified lab
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Miami Beach. 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, 3,091 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Miami Beach. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 833 offer telehealth.
Chirag Patel, MD
Internal medicine · 325 West 26th Street, Miami Beach, FL
Lili Estrin, MD
Internal medicine · 400 Arthur Godfrey Road, Miami Beach, FL
Gene Neytman, DO
Internal medicine · 400 West 41st Street, Miami Beach, FL
Salatnay Henriquez, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1700 79th St Cswy, North Bay Village, FL
Matthew Korn, DO
Family medicine · 825 Arthur Godfrey Road, Miami Beach, FL
Susan Lurie, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 960 Arthur Godfrey Road, Miami Beach, FL
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 Miami Beach, FL 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.
Mount Sinai Pharmacy Express
0.2 miAhf Pharmacy
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0.4 miMidtown Pharmacy
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0.6 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Miami Beach, FL.
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 Miami Beach, 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 Miami-Dade County, the county that includes Miami Beach, compare with Florida 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.
#11 of 67 Florida counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 84% of the state
| Infection | Miami-Dade County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 589.1 15,828 cases ▲ 18% | 498.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 282.1 7,579 cases ▲ 36% | 206.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 28 753 cases ▲ 45% | 19.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 68.9 1,850 cases ▲ 175% | 25.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 76.4 2,054 cases ▲ 103% | 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.
Between 2020 and 2023 in Miami-Dade County, chlamydia has risen from 463.4 to 589.1 per 100,000 (27%), gonorrhea has risen from 191.7 to 282.1 per 100,000 (47%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 23.5 to 28 per 100,000 (19%).
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 Miami-Dade County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: Miami-Dade 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.
Miami-Dade County HIV care continuum (2023)
Miami-Dade County recorded 44.3 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 22.7 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Miami-Dade County residents living with HIV, 92% know their status · 68.9% are in care · 60.5% 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 Miami-Dade County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Miami Beach households skew toward single adults and couples without children far more than the national norm: with fewer than half of adults married, health decisions here tend to be personal calls rather than family ones, made between shifts, after a late dinner on Española Way, or during a rare slow hour on a weekend. That independence has real implications for sexual health: when no one else is nudging you toward a clinic, the ease of getting there matters enormously. The rental majority here tells part of the story.
At typical Miami Beach rents, monthly budgets stay tight even for people earning decent wages, which means a costly or time-consuming screening can feel genuinely hard to justify: not because people don't care, but because every errand competes with rent, groceries, and keeping up with a city that doesn't slow down. Younger adults in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI transmission runs highest, are disproportionately in that rental squeeze, and convenient, affordable options shorten the gap between "I should get tested" and actually going. Whether you're near Indian Beach Park or cutting over on Alton Road, same-week appointments are within reach for most residents without a car, which in a dense, working city like this is the practical detail that changes outcomes.
Getting there
Miami Beach scores 15.26/20 on the EPA walkability index, so many trips are walkable or a short ride, though a car still gives you the widest choice of testing centers.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 33141 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 33141 area around Miami Beach: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Miami Beach alone.
Miami Beach sits in Miami-Dade County, ZIP 33141. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Miami Beach? 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 Miami-Dade 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.
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 Miami Beach-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 Miami Beach 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 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).
In Florida, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
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.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in FloridaSource: 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, Miami Shores, FL is close; compare it by distance against Midway Specialty Care Center.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
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 589 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Florida average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Florida, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Definitely worth testing; abnormal discharge often points to a treatable STI.
HPV and hepatitis B vaccines prevent those infections, ask a provider if you're due.
Checking for sexually transmitted infections with a urine sample, a swab, or a blood draw, often before any symptoms appear.
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