In Mitchell County, Georgia, reported chlamydia runs about 69% higher than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Pelham, Georgia, consider that clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. See the options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Pelham, GA. The nearest, Hospital Authority of Mitchell County, is about 0.6 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.
A public safety-net rural health clinic in Pelham. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Phoebe in Camilla schedules appointments rather than operating on walk-ins, trading spontaneity for a visit that covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, and hepatitis C alongside STI treatment and HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines: all on a sliding-scale fee accepted by Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurers.
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English
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Georgia Department of Public Health in Camilla tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, on a sliding-scale fee, with appointments required and all services available at no cost.
The fee at Georgia Department of Public Health in Camilla bottoms out at zero across the entire visit: testing, STI treatment, vaccines, and PrEP counseling alike. Donations are accepted, but nothing is contingent on one.
Spanish-language care at Georgia Department of Public Health in Camilla runs through staff, not a supplemental service bolted on after intake. Clinical conversations (exposure history, treatment instructions, PrEP initiation) happen directly in Spanish without an intermediary layer.
Many public health clinics offer HIV testing alone, leaving prevention prescribing to outside providers. Georgia Department of Public Health in Camilla initiates and manages both PrEP and PEP in-house, meaning the medication, not just the conversation, originates here.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
MainStreet Family Care in Cairo folds STI testing into the rhythms of a family practice: same walk-in access, same sliding-scale fees, with gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV tested and bacterial infections treated the same visit, plus PrEP and PEP for prevention.
MainStreet Family Care holds the standing capacity to prescribe and manage both PrEP and PEP: useful for anyone paying cash, without a dedicated infectious-disease provider, or simply looking to consolidate prevention into the same practice handling the rest of their care.
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, MainStreet tests for herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, each requiring its own specimen handling and clinical interpretation, alongside a TB test, with hepatitis B vaccination available on-site to close any immunity gap the bloodwork reveals.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Albany Area Primary Health Care in Newton runs on appointment and covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing alongside same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. All on a sliding-scale fee open to everyone, with every service provided at no charge.
Albany Area Primary Health Care carries no fee for any service on its menu: testing, treatment, HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, PrEP, counseling. That zero applies across the board, not selectively, which means the scope of your visit is never shaped by what you can afford to add.
Interpretation services at Albany Area are built into how care is delivered for non-English speakers, not sourced on demand from outside the visit. That structure keeps clinical detail accurate at the moment it matters: when symptoms, timelines, and medication instructions are being exchanged.
When PrEP isn't available at the clinic handling your STI care, continuity fractures. Separate providers, separate costs, separate schedules. Albany Area Primary Health Care prescribes and manages PrEP directly, keeping HIV prevention and STI care inside a single ongoing relationship rather than split across two systems.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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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 Pelham, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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 Mitchell 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.
90 East Stephens Street, Camilla, GA 31730
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 Pelham. 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, 145 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Pelham. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 14 offer telehealth.
Ronald Mclean, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 410 Curry Street Northeast, Pelham
Summer Alvarez, DO
Family medicine · 90 East Stephens Street, Camilla
Rose Anzele, MD
Family medicine · 90 East Stephens Street, Camilla
Stephen Rubendall, MD
Family medicine · 97 East Broad Street, Camilla
Raymond Otis, MD
Family medicine · 24 North Ellis Street, Camilla
James Hotz, MD
Internal medicine · 327 Sunset Avenue Southwest, Newton
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 Pelham, 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.
Moyes Drug Store
0.1 mi
0.2 mi Thrift Center Pharmacy
7.8 miMak Pharmacy
7.8 miCamilla Drug Company
7.9 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Pelham, 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 Pelham, 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.
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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 Mitchell County, the county that includes Pelham, compare with Georgia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~28% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#26 of 159 Georgia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 84% of the state
| Infection | Mitchell County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 833.6 176 cases ▲ 29% | 646.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 312.6 66 cases ▲ 14% | 274.8 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 33.2 7 cases ▲ 66% | 20 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 4.7 1 cases ▼ 74% | 18.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 9.5 2 cases ▼ 73% | 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 Mitchell County, chlamydia has risen from 813.6 to 833.6 per 100,000 (2%), gonorrhea has risen from 206.8 to 312.6 per 100,000 (51%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 4.6 to 33.2 per 100,000 (622%).
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 Mitchell County.
Local HIV snapshot
Mitchell County HIV care continuum (2020)
Mitchell County recorded 27.5 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2020), against 25.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Mitchell County residents living with HIV, 73.4% are in care · 61.5% 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 Mitchell County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Pelham's working rhythm (early shifts, evening errands along East Railroad Street Southeast, the steady flow through Collingsworth Park) leaves little room for health appointments that feel complicated or invasive. Routine STI screening fits naturally into a life already in motion, especially for the young adults and renters who make up much of the town's population. Confidential testing doesn't require elaborate explanations or advance planning; it's part of staying well while keeping pace with jobs, leases, and the ordinary uncertainties of living in a place where people come and go. The modest cost of living here means residents often weigh health care choices carefully. Testing clinics available in and around Pelham recognize that affordability and privacy go hand in hand, neither should be a barrier.
What happens during a visit stays within that appointment, and results are yours alone to decide what to do with. Whether you're new to town or rooted here, screening is straightforward: no judgment, no waiting lists that stretch for months, no reason to put it off. The clinics listed on this page understand that Pelham's residents value directness and respect. That's the standard they meet.
Getting there
At 3.65/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Pelham 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 31779 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 31779 area around Pelham: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Pelham alone.
Pelham sits in Mitchell County, ZIP 31779. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Major routes
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Pelham? 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 Mitchell 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 Pelham-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 Pelham 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, Camilla, GA is close; compare it by distance against Hospital Authority of Mitchell County.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
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 834 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Georgia average.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
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.
Medical records are protected under federal HIPAA law, ask the clinic how it handles your information.
Definitely worth testing; abnormal discharge often points to a treatable STI.
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