In Palm Beach County, reported gonorrhea runs about 19% lower than the US average. When you've had a recent risk or maintain a regular testing schedule in Palm Beach County Shores, Florida, choose between public clinics, private labs, or at-home kits. Each has trade-offs in cost, speed, and convenience.
7 testing options are listed for Palm Beach Shores, FL. The nearest, WellView Care, is about 1.4 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
How to read these listings
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.
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Quest Diagnostics
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3.7(179)?
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Rated 3.7 out of 5 from 179 reviews
Address
4700 North Congress Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33407 3.1 miles away
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Closest to you 1.4 miles
WellView Care
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Rated 3.8 out of 5 from 13 reviews
WellView Care in Riviera Beach tests for HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis on a sliding-scale fee with walk-ins welcome; same-visit treatment is available for bacterial infections, and every service is provided at no charge.
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Zero-Cost Care Across Every Service Line
Plenty of clinics discount some services and bill normally for others, PrEP consultations, HIV treatment, hepatitis C care often fall outside the free tier. At WellView Care, every service on the menu, from rapid HIV testing to ongoing STI treatment, carries no fee, full stop.
Spanish-Speaking Care, No Go-Between Needed
For someone navigating PrEP, hepatitis C treatment, or an STI diagnosis in Spanish, WellView Care in Riviera Beach delivers that care directly in the language: not relayed through a third party, but spoken fluently in the clinical conversation where the details about dosing, follow-up, and side effects actually matter.
PrEP and PEP Prescribed and Managed On-Site
WellView Care initiates and monitors both PrEP and PEP in-house: that means the baseline labs, the prescription, and the follow-up HIV and kidney-function testing that keeping someone safely on daily oral PrEP requires, all handled by the same clinical team without routing any step elsewhere.
FoundCare Riviera Beach welcomes walk-ins for STI screening, no appointment needed. Structured as a federally qualified health center with sliding-scale fees tied to income, a single visit can cover testing for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. Making same-day care a practical option in Riviera Beach.
Helix Urgent Care in North Palm Beach runs the full STI panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, rapid and conventional HIV) on a walk-in basis, with sliding-scale fees, same-visit bacterial treatment, and care available in Spanish.
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Herpes and Hepatitis Tested Alongside the Standard Four
Helix tests for herpes and all three hepatitis strains in addition to gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. Meaning a single visit can surface infections that a narrower panel would leave undetected and unaddressed.
Many urgent-care settings handle acute care and send HIV prevention to a specialist elsewhere: Helix prescribes both PrEP and PEP in-house, keeping initiation and follow-up under the same roof as your testing.
Spanish-Speaking Staff, Not a Patched-In Service
Spanish-language care at Helix is delivered by staff, so clinical conversations (symptom history, treatment instructions, medication adherence counseling) happen directly, without a relay that compresses or delays the exchange.
Tests & treatsPrEP
Address
328 Northlake Boulevard, North Palm Beach, FL 33408
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.
The nearest testing center is about 1 mile away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Palm Beach Shores, 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 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
Quest Diagnostics
$79 & up
Panel:
8-infection panel incl. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis & herpes: single tests too
Sample:
Quest Mobile: a phlebotomist collects your sample at home
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
Other CLIA-certified labs near Palm Beach Shores, FL
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Palm Beach 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.
Oxford Biomedical Technologies
3555 Fiscal Court Suite 9, Riviera Beach, FL 33404
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Palm Beach Shores. 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
Clinicians near Palm Beach Shores, FL who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 1,149 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Palm Beach Shores. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 428 offer telehealth.
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
Pharmacies near Palm Beach Shores, FL
Compare the pharmacies closest to Palm Beach Shores, FL. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
1.2 mi
Rx pickupOTC HIV self-testAt-home STI kitsPrEP/PEP fillsHPV & Hep B vaccinesCondoms / EC
Showing the 4 closest pharmacies to Palm Beach Shores, FL.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
PrEP, prevention & online treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Palm Beach Shores, 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.
Online treatment
Nurx
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or 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
STDs & HIV in Palm Beach County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Palm Beach County, the county that includes Palm Beach Shores, compare with Florida and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~14% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#25 of 67 Florida counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 63% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Palm Beach County vs Florida vs U.S.
Palm Beach CountyFloridaU.S.▲▼ = Palm Beach County vs the state average
Infection
Palm Beach County
Florida
United States
Chlamydia
457.57,017 cases▼ 8%
498.9
492.2
Gonorrhea
144.72,220 cases▼ 30%
206.7
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
11.7180 cases▼ 39%
19.3
15.8
Syphilis (early)
18.4282 cases▼ 27%
25.1
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
30.8473 cases▼ 18%
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.
Reported STD rates in Palm Beach County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 5% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Palm Beach County, chlamydia has risen from 382.8 to 457.5 per 100,000 (20%), gonorrhea has risen from 107.2 to 144.7 per 100,000 (35%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 8.2 to 11.7 per 100,000 (43%).
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
What shapes testing access in and around Palm Beach Shores, FL
Adults uninsured
15.7%
No routine checkup
18.6%
Binge drinking
11%
Frequent mental distress
17.5%
Depression
15.3%
Below poverty line
17.7%
Primary-care ratio
1,244 : 1
Palm Beach County
Primary-care shortage score 21 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 46.7
Social Vulnerability Index · 80th percentile nationally
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 Palm Beach County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Palm Beach County (2023)
Federal priority area: Palm Beach 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.
People living with HIV
642 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
266cases countywide
On PrEP (coverage)
25.4%
Palm Beach County HIV care continuum (2023)
Palm Beach County recorded 20 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 22.7 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Palm Beach County residents living with HIV, 85.9% know their status · 74.4% are in care · 67% 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.
Pregnant or planning to be?Congenital syphilis is the fastest-rising STI: what to test, and when
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 Palm Beach County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Compiled and checked by EasySTD's editorial team against CDC and public-health sources. This is educational information, not a substitute for advice from a licensed clinician. Our editorial guidelines →
A morning walk to the waterfront or a weekend trip to John D MacArthur Beach State Park reveals what draws people to Palm Beach Shores: proximity to natural spaces, easy access to the water, and a lifestyle built around leisure and privacy. For the young adults who make up a meaningful part of the community, that same value on discretion extends to health decisions. STI testing in and around Palm Beach Shores is available through clinics and providers listed on this page, and the process itself is straightforward: confidentiality is built into how testing works, not presented as an exception or favor. The comfort of having care nearby matters when you're deciding whether to get tested at all.
No one needs to explain a health visit to a neighbor or coordinate around someone else's schedule. Results remain yours alone; the clinic staff will not contact your employer, your family, or anyone in your social circle unless you explicitly authorize it. Testing happens quickly enough that it fits into a regular week without disruption. Whether you're between relationships, establishing a new partnership, or simply maintaining your own baseline health, the clinics and urgent care facilities serving this area treat STI screening as routine.
The same way you'd handle any other health check. That normality, combined with actual confidentiality, removes barriers that often keep people from getting tested.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Palm Beach Shores, FL
Walkability12.69 / 20 · Above average
Palm Beach Shores scores 12.69/20 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 33404 snapshot
Residents
30,533
Median age
41.9
Median income
$60,225
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 33404 area around Palm Beach Shores: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Palm Beach Shores alone.
Palm Beach Shores sits in Palm Beach County, ZIP 33404. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Detachment Hotel / John F. Kennedy Underground Bunker
La Querida
John D MacArthur Beach State Park
Riviera Beach
Phil Foster Park Snorkel Reef
Phil Foster Park
Neighborhoods & communities
Peanut Island Park
Riviera Beach
North Palm Beach
Major routes
US 1 (Broadway)
West 13th Street
SR 708 (West Blue Heron Boulevard)
CR 811 (President Barack Obama Highway)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Palm Beach Shores, FL
Just outside Palm Beach Shores? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
Everything to know before you test in Palm Beach 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.
Who should test, and whenCDC screening schedule + each infection's detection window
Who should get tested, and how often
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
When to test: STD detection windows
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Palm Beach Shores-area provider.
What each STD test costsMedicare reference prices per lab test, a benchmark before you pay out of pocket
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Palm Beach Shores 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.
Confidentiality & consent in FloridaMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
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).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In Florida, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
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.
