Robeson County reports about 28 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 residents, well above the US average. If you're in Pembroke, North Carolina considering testing before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care, you have options: public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. Below, you'll find options that fit your needs.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Pembroke, NC. The nearest, Scotland Memorial Hospital, is about 0.1 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 safety-net rural health clinic in Pembroke. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Our House Behavioral Health Therapeutic Center, in Pembroke, earns federal qualification that ties its STI screening fees directly to each patient's income. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-in appointments are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Robeson Health Care in Pembroke runs STI care by appointment, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, rapid and conventional HIV, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C: with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, HPV and hepatitis vaccines, and all services provided at no fee.
Sliding-scale clinics still generate a bill for most people, reduced, but real. Robeson Health Care charges nothing at all for any service it offers, so the full scope of testing, treatment, and vaccination is available without financial calculation.
Without Spanish-language care built into the visit itself, nuanced conversations about symptoms, exposure, and treatment get compressed or lost, and gaps in understanding become gaps in follow-through. Robeson Health Care delivers care in Spanish directly, so nothing critical gets left in translation.
Leaving herpes or hepatitis off a panel means a person walks out with partial information, and infections that stay undetected stay untreated. Robeson Health Care tests for herpes simplex and hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the core bacterial and HIV panel, closing those gaps in a single appointment.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Robeson County Health Department, Lumberton's public health department, brings the weight of county infrastructure to STI care: conventional HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis C testing, same-visit bacterial treatment, and all services at no fee, by appointment.
Many clinics advertise low-cost care that still leaves a balance at checkout. Robeson County Health Department charges nothing (not for the test, not for the visit, not for STI treatment) making the full scope of care free for anyone who walks through the door.
For patients whose first language is Spanish, Robeson County Health Department delivers care directly in Spanish. Not as an accommodation bolted on, but as a standing capability. That means clinical conversations, counseling, and treatment happen in full without anything filtered through a secondary channel.
Ryan White funding at Robeson County Health Department spans the full arc from initial HIV testing through ongoing HIV management, which means a person who tests positive isn't handed off. Their care continues within the same system, without a gap in the middle.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Red Springs Health Center, in Red Springs, earned federal qualification precisely to serve people without insurance, between providers, or paying out of pocket, and its sliding-scale fees make that real. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening, with costs adjusted to what you actually earn.
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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 Pembroke, 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 range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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 Robeson 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.
812 Candy Park Road, Pembroke, NC 28372
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
139 Three Hunts Drive, Pembroke, NC 28372
CMS-certified lab
3001 North Elm Street, Lumberton, NC 28358
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Pembroke. 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, 258 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Pembroke. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 50 offer telehealth.
Samuel Cummings, MD
OB-GYN · 410 -D South Jones Street, Pembroke
Julie Johnson, MD
OB-GYN · 923 West 3rd Street, Pembroke
Shelly Lowery, MD
Family medicine · 17 Livermore Drive, Pembroke
Danny West, MD
Family medicine · 102 Livermore Drive, Pembroke
Charles Beasley, MD
Internal medicine · 460 Country Club Road, Lumberton
Kenneth Locklear, MD
Family medicine · 1002 C East 4th Avenue, Red Springs
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 Pembroke, NC 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.
0.3 mi Kerr Drug
0.3 miPembroke Drug
0.3 miOld Main Pharmacy
0.4 mi
0.7 mi Julian T Pierce Health Center Pharmacy
0.8 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Pembroke, NC.
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 Pembroke, 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.
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
$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
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 Robeson County, the county that includes Pembroke, compare with North Carolina and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~41% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#4 of 100 North Carolina counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 96% of the state
| Infection | Robeson County | North Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1146.8 1,346 cases ▲ 89% | 607.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 514.6 604 cases ▲ 112% | 243.2 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 31.5 37 cases ▲ 58% | 19.9 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 24.7 29 cases ▲ 56% | 15.8 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 69 81 cases ▲ 188% | 24 | 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 Robeson County, chlamydia has risen from 1040.1 to 1146.8 per 100,000 (10%), gonorrhea has fallen from 577.5 to 514.6 per 100,000 (11%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 4.3 to 31.5 per 100,000 (633%).
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 Robeson County.
Local HIV snapshot
Robeson County HIV care continuum (2023)
Robeson County recorded 28.2 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 15.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Robeson County residents living with HIV, 81.6% are in care · 72.4% 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 Robeson County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
US 74 ALT stretches through Pembroke as Andrew Jackson Highway, and for most residents a clinic visit means climbing into a car and committing to a real drive. This is not a place where you walk to an appointment. That reality matters all the more because most households here rent rather than own, typically at rents that leave little slack in a monthly budget, which makes free or low-cost options among those listed on this page worth looking up before you go. The town's age profile skews young in a meaningful way: close to half the population sits in the years when STI transmission runs highest, the late-teens-and-twenties stretch when people are forming new relationships and may not have an established primary-care provider.
Labor-force participation is comparatively low, and unemployment runs higher than national norms, so a significant share of residents are working irregular or part-time schedules rather than standard nine-to-five ones. That schedule flexibility can actually make a weekday appointment easier to keep, the barrier is more likely the drive and the cost than the hour. Households here tend to be larger than the national average, and most adults are unmarried, which reflects a community where multigenerational and non-partnered living arrangements are common. Routine screening fits into that life the same way it fits into any other: one appointment, confirmed results, done.
Getting there
At 6.55/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Pembroke 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 28372 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 28372 area around Pembroke: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Pembroke alone.
Pembroke sits in Robeson County, ZIP 28372. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Pembroke? 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 Robeson County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under North 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 Pembroke-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 Pembroke 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 North 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 North Carolina, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
North 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 North 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.
Possibly, Lumberton, NC is close; compare it by distance against Scotland Memorial Hospital.
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 1,147 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the North Carolina average.
In North Carolina, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Just note your exposure dates and symptoms; for urine tests, hold off urinating ~1 hour before.
Expedited partner therapy lets a provider treat a partner without an exam, where state law allows.
Yes, the CDC recommends STI screening early in pregnancy, since untreated infections can affect the baby.
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.
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