Syphilis cases in Guilford County are about 75% higher than the national average. If you need STI testing in Pleasant Garden, North Carolina, whether for routine care or after a potential exposure, you can weigh clinics for insurance coverage or sliding-scale fees against private labs, which may offer flat self-pay pricing.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Pleasant Garden, NC. The nearest, Family Medicine at Arlington, is about 6.9 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.
Family Medicine at Arlington in Greensboro welcomes walk-in patients through its federally qualified health center model, where sliding-scale fees adjust to income. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening, making straightforward STI care available without scheduling ahead.
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Piedmont Health Services and Sickle Cell Agency in Greensboro meets patients where insurance gaps and cash budgets make routine STI care feel out of reach. Federally qualified and income-scaled, it screens for syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV, appointment required, so no one skips testing over cost.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Triad Health Project in Greensboro is a community health clinic where sliding-scale fees put STI screening within financial reach at any income level. Testing covers syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV, with appointment required to be seen.
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Listing verified Jun 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A public safety-net federally qualified health center about 9 miles from Pleasant Garden. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Cone Health in Greensboro requires an appointment, so scheduling ahead unlocks a single visit that covers testing and same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs, vaccines for hepatitis A and HPV, and a sliding-scale fee structure that applies to everyone regardless of insurance status.
Cone Health carries hepatitis C treatment on-site, meaning a reactive test doesn't end the clinical encounter. Antiviral management continues within the same practice. That continuity keeps the gap between diagnosis and an active treatment plan as short as the scheduling allows.
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, Cone Health tests for herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C, which means exposures that a four-pathogen panel would miss are caught in the same appointment, giving any follow-up care a complete picture to work from.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
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 7 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Pleasant Garden, 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 value: single tests
$49 & 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 Guilford 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.
2401 Southside Boulevard, Greensboro, NC 27406
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
3200 Northline Avenue, Suite 130, Greensboro, NC 27408
CMS-certified lab
501 East Green Drive, High Point, NC 27260
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Pleasant Garden. 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, 900 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Pleasant Garden. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 204 offer telehealth.
Deborah Opalski, DO
Family medicine · 4620 Woody Mill Road, Greensboro
Deborah Johnson, MD
Internal medicine · 3711 Elmsley Street, Greensboro
Ashley Mortenson, MD
Internal medicine · 3711 Elmsley Street, Greensboro
Menelaos Voulgaropoulos, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 4002 Elton Way, Greensboro
Tamika Lott, MD
Family medicine · 1205 Arlington Street, Greensboro
Jorge Merino Herrera, MD
Family medicine · 2703 West Gate City Boulevard, Greensboro
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 Pleasant Garden, 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.
Pleasant Garden Drug Store
0.3 miPiedmont Drug
3.2 mi
3.7 mi 
4.0 mi Randleman Plaza Pharmacy
4.2 miMylan Health Management
4.9 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Pleasant Garden, 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 Pleasant Garden, 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 $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
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
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 Guilford County, the county that includes Pleasant Garden, compare with North Carolina and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~31% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#18 of 100 North Carolina counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 82% of the state
| Infection | Guilford County | North Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 843.8 4,640 cases ▲ 39% | 607.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 381.9 2,100 cases ▲ 57% | 243.2 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 27.6 152 cases ▲ 39% | 19.9 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 23.1 127 cases ▲ 46% | 15.8 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 33.3 183 cases ▲ 39% | 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 Guilford County, chlamydia has fallen from 858.9 to 843.8 per 100,000 (2%), gonorrhea has fallen from 409.8 to 381.9 per 100,000 (7%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 19.6 to 27.6 per 100,000 (41%).
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 Guilford County.
Local HIV snapshot
Guilford County HIV care continuum (2023)
Guilford County recorded 19.5 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 15.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Guilford County residents living with HIV, 81.3% 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 Guilford County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Woodlake's streets feel settled in the way that most of Pleasant Garden does: driveways hold the same cars year after year, and nearly nine in ten households here own rather than rent. That stability shapes how residents think about healthcare: appointments get scheduled around work and family routines, not around lease renewals or moving boxes. m. rather than a Tuesday at noon genuinely changes whether it happens at all.
That matters especially for younger adults still forming relationships, people in their late teens and twenties who represent a substantial slice of Pleasant Garden's population and who account for the years when STI transmission is most concentrated. Guilford County's rate tables, visible elsewhere on this page, underscore why routine testing is worth treating as ordinary preventive care rather than a response to symptoms. Nearly all require a drive. Knowing that ahead of time means picking a clinic with evening or weekend hours before you leave the Woodlake neighborhood, not after you've already made the trip.
Getting there
At 7.22/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Pleasant Garden 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 27406 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 27406 area around Pleasant Garden: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Pleasant Garden alone.
Pleasant Garden sits in Guilford County, ZIP 27406. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Pleasant Garden? 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 Guilford 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 Pleasant Garden-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 Pleasant Garden 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.
Nearest is Family Medicine at Arlington, about 6.9 mi away; 9 are within 30 miles. An at-home kit shipped to 27406 also works.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Public clinics serve people without insurance, often on a sliding scale.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Guilford County reported ~844 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the North Carolina average.
At-home kits mail to 27406: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
In North Carolina, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Reassuring if you tested after the window, just retest if it was early, and screen again with new partners.
Often, yes, especially throat and rectal infections, which is why site-specific testing matters.
Get treated, notify partners, pause sex until cleared, and follow up, the infection is manageable.
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