STDs like chlamydia are 42% less common in Pike County than across the United States. If you're in Molena, Georgia for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, consider both clinics open to walk-ins and at-home options that let you plan your own time. To weigh choices, see below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Molena, GA. The nearest, Meriwether Healthcare, L.L.C., is about 5.1 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.
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 5 miles from Molena. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Georgia Department of Public Health in Zebulon tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis, treats bacterial infections the same day, and runs entirely on a sliding-scale fee. With every service provided at no charge.
Leaving herpes or hepatitis undetected means a separate appointment elsewhere, a separate bill, and time an infection keeps spreading. Georgia Department of Public Health in Zebulon tests for herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB alongside the standard bacterial and HIV panels, so the complete picture comes from one visit, not two.
PrEP at Georgia Department of Public Health in Zebulon means an on-site prescription, the required HIV and kidney-function monitoring that keeps someone safely on the medication, and PEP available through the same clinical staff. Not coordinated through outside providers.
When a fee stops someone from returning for follow-up treatment or completing a hepatitis vaccination series, the clinical work done at the first visit loses its value. Georgia Department of Public Health in Zebulon charges nothing for any service it provides: testing, treatment, vaccines, and PrEP included.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
YourTown Health in Zebulon screens for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis on a sliding-scale fee open to everyone, with appointments required and same-visit treatment available for bacterial infections, and care is delivered in Spanish.
YourTown Health conducts STI care (counseling, testing, treatment) in Spanish, which means someone without a regular English-speaking provider can get a complete clinical conversation, not just results handed over without context. That standing capacity is built into the practice, not arranged on request.
YourTown Health prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, which means a patient can leave with an active prevention strategy rather than waiting on an outside referral to a separate prescriber.
For anyone without a primary care relationship, paying out of pocket or simply without a regular provider to order additional labs, YourTown Health's panel already includes herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C testing, so a single visit covers exposures that a narrower panel would leave unaddressed.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Apr 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 about 5 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Molena, 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 Pike 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.
601 South 8th Street, Griffin, GA 30224
CMS-certified lab
9528 US Highway 19, Zebulon, GA 30295
CMS-certified lab
230 Plaza Drive, Zebulon, GA 30295
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Molena. 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, 254 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Molena. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 69 offer telehealth.
Benjamin Williams, MD
Internal medicine · 7171 Hwy 19 South, Zebulon
Onika Popo-James, DO
Family medicine · 230 Plaza Drive, Zebulon
George Capo, MD
Family medicine · 1512 Hwy 19 North, Thomaston
Victor Lambert, MD
Family medicine · 3214 Roosevelt Highway, Manchester
Christina Leigh Noguera
Family medicine · 206 Cherokee Road, Thomaston
Srinivas Bramhadevi, MD
Family medicine · 454 Lagrange Street, Greenville
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 Molena, GA 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.
U Save It Pharmacy
5.1 miCity Pharmacy of Zebulon
11 miNorthside Drugs
11 miGreenville Drug
12 miThe Medicine Cabinet
12 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Molena, GA.
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 Molena, 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
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
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 Pike County, the county that includes Molena, compare with Georgia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~18% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#136 of 159 Georgia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 14% of the state
| Infection | Pike County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 283.5 58 cases ▼ 56% | 646.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 44 9 cases ▼ 84% | 274.8 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | — no data | 20 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 18.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 29.3 6 cases ▼ 18% | 35.8 | 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 Pike County, chlamydia has risen from 174.7 to 283.5 per 100,000 (62%), gonorrhea has fallen from 63.5 to 44 per 100,000 (31%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.1 to 15 per 100,000 (194%).
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 Pike County.
Local HIV snapshot
Pike County HIV care continuum (2020)
Pike County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2020), against 25.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Pike County residents living with HIV, 93.3% are in care · 93.3% 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 Pike County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Buzzard Roost Road anchors a community where most residents own their homes outright, a stability that runs through Molena's character in ways a quick glance at the numbers can't capture. Average households here run notably large, and with nearly half of adults outside the formal labor force, the rhythms of daily life don't always align with the nine-to-five schedules that testing clinics tend to keep. For younger adults navigating early relationships and shifting living situations (renting rather than owning, often in households with multiple people sharing costs) finding time and transportation for a screening appointment takes real planning. Getting to any of the options listed on this page means getting in a car, which isn't a minor inconvenience when unemployment is meaningful and a monthly rent at this level leaves little slack for unexpected expenses, including out-of-pocket health costs.
Affordable or sliding-scale options among the listings matter more here than in places where someone can walk a few blocks on a lunch break. The drive itself is the deciding factor in Molena. When the nearest clinic requires carving out a half-day rather than a stolen hour, options listed here, with their varying hours and fees, aren't interchangeable. Distance shapes which one actually gets used.
Getting there
At 3.65/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Molena 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 30258 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 30258 area around Molena: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Molena alone.
Molena sits in Pike County, ZIP 30258. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Molena? 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 Pike County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Georgia 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 Molena-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 Molena 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 Georgia 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 Georgia, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Georgia 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 GeorgiaSource: 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, Zebulon, GA is close; compare it by distance against Meriwether Healthcare, L.L.C..
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 284 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Georgia average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Georgia, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
That's a myth; STIs need sexual contact to spread, not surfaces.
Community health centers and family-planning clinics serve all patients, and many offer LGBTQ-affirming care, ask the site directly.
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