Floyd County reports about 529 chlamydia cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. Whether you have symptoms or want peace of mind in Rome, Georgia, public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. We list all three options below.
Available testing centers
11 testing options are listed for Rome, GA. The nearest, Georgia Department of Public Health, is about 2.1 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.
Georgia Department of Public Health in Rome runs every service (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB) at no charge, with sliding-scale fees as the baseline and Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted. Appointments are required.
The no-fee structure at Georgia Department of Public Health in Rome isn't limited to HIV or hepatitis C tests: it holds across the full visit, including TB testing and treatment, STI treatment, and vaccine administration for HPV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and mpox. There is no point in the care sequence where the fee policy changes.
Georgia Department of Public Health in Rome provides services in Spanish, which means clinical conversations about symptoms, treatment decisions, and prevention options happen in the language a patient uses to reason through their health. Not routed through a scheduling workaround or a later follow-up call.
Without on-site PrEP and PEP access, a patient leaves one appointment and navigates a second. Often at a different provider, on a different timeline, at a different cost. Georgia Department of Public Health in Rome prescribes both, keeping HIV prevention management inside a single clinic where testing, counseling, and the prescription itself are already covered under the same no-fee structure.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Primary Health Care Center Summerville, in Summerville, welcomes walk-ins for STI screening. No appointment needed. Federally qualified status anchors its sliding-scale fees, so cost adjusts to income. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing in one stop.
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Georgia Highlands Medical Services in Cartersville runs STI testing (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and herpes) alongside family planning on a sliding scale that adjusts to income, with appointments required and same-visit treatment available for bacterial infections. Spanish-language care is available on-site.
Skipping herpes from a standard panel means leaving with a partial picture, and often a separate appointment, a separate bill, and a gap in knowing. Georgia Highlands Medical Services includes herpes testing alongside the full bacterial panel and HIV, so the workup is complete in one visit.
Plenty of clinics manage Spanish with workarounds that keep the patient one step removed from their own care. At Georgia Highlands Medical Services in Cartersville, Spanish is a working language of the clinic itself: history, results, and follow-up happen directly, without the gap that workarounds introduce.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Quality of Life Health Services, a community health center in Centre, weaves STI testing into its broader primary care practice: meaning gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and herpes testing sit alongside family planning and medication counseling, with sliding-scale fees, insurance and Medicaid accepted, and appointments required.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A public safety-net rural health clinic about 28 miles from Rome. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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A public safety-net rural health clinic about 30 miles from Rome. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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A public safety-net rural health clinic about 31 miles from Rome. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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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 about 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Rome, 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 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 Floyd 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.
501 Redmond Road Northwest, Rome, GA 30165
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
304 Turner Mccall Boulevard, Rome, GA 30165
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
311 West Eighth Street Northwest, Rome, GA 30165
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
101 Redmond Road, Rome, GA 30165
CMS-certified lab
255 West 5th Street, Rome, GA 30165
CMS-certified lab
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Rome. 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, 324 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Rome. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 66 offer telehealth.
Shelle Glover, MD
Family medicine · 500 Eagle Lake Trail, Rome
Jerona Lewis, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 990 Veterans Memorial Highway Northeast, Rome
Jane Clark, MD
Internal medicine · 10 Medical Drive Northeast, Rome
Sherri Barton, MD
Family medicine · 302 Shorter Avenue Northwest, Rome
Mark Jester, MD
Internal medicine · 304 Shorter Avenue Northeast, Rome
Wilma Briones -Mull, MD
Family medicine · 304 Shorter Avenue Northwest, Rome
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 Rome, 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.
Atrium Health Floyd Behavioral Health Outpatient Pharmacy
0.3 miAst Pharmacy
0.4 miArrow Pharmacy
0.4 miFirst Care Pharmacy
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0.5 mi Medicine Shoppe
0.5 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Rome, 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 Rome, 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
$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 $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 Floyd County, the county that includes Rome, compare with Georgia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~27% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#79 of 159 Georgia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 50% of the state
| Infection | Floyd County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 529.4 530 cases ▼ 18% | 646.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 204.8 205 cases ▼ 25% | 274.8 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 14 14 cases ▼ 30% | 20 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 16 16 cases ▼ 13% | 18.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 22 22 cases ▼ 39% | 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 Floyd County, chlamydia has risen from 402.7 to 529.4 per 100,000 (31%), gonorrhea has fallen from 204.9 to 204.8 per 100,000 (0%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 7.1 to 14 per 100,000 (97%).
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 Floyd County.
Local HIV snapshot
Floyd County HIV care continuum (2023)
Floyd County recorded 16.6 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 25.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Floyd County residents living with HIV, 83.8% are in care · 75.3% 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 Floyd County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Summerville Park sits close enough to the Clock Tower that residents can hear the bells on a clear afternoon, yet daily life here runs on tight margins: most households rent rather than own, and typical monthly rent leaves little slack for unexpected costs like a lab fee or an out-of-pocket clinic visit. That financial reality shapes how people weigh health decisions, and it makes the difference between free or sliding-scale testing and a full-price appointment more than symbolic. With fewer than three in five residents currently in the workforce, schedules are not always nine-to-five, and a clinic that keeps flexible hours or sits within a short drive down Shorter Avenue matters more than it might in a place where everyone commutes on the same clock.
Floyd County's STI rates give this context urgency. Rome's young adults, the people in their late teens and twenties building relationships and changing living situations, are the group where chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis spread fastest, and a city where households average more than three people means that network of close contact is real and dense. Find the one closest to your regular route and call ahead to confirm same-week availability.
Getting there
At 6.52/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Rome 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 30165 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 30165 area around Rome: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Rome alone.
Rome sits in Floyd County, ZIP 30165. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Rome? 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 Floyd 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 Rome-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 Rome 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, Adairsville, GA is close; compare it by distance against Georgia Department of Public Health.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
Yes, Georgia Department of Public Health (2.1 mi) offers free testing, and public clinics serve the uninsured.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 529 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.
They can, swollen groin nodes can accompany herpes, syphilis, or early HIV, so mention them when you test.
HPV and hepatitis B vaccines prevent those infections, ask a provider if you're due.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
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