Gonorrhea reports in St. Johns County run about 70% lower than the US average. You can get tested in St. Augustine South, Florida, whether it's your first STI test or standard check-up. Community and public clinics may offer low-cost or free testing, while private labs might give faster results and flexible scheduling. See your options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for St. Augustine South, FL. The nearest, Labcorp at Walgreens, is about 1.2 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.
Aza Health in Saint Augustine runs on sliding scale fees with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, conventional HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB: appointments required, with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs and Spanish-language care available.
Splitting hepatitis testing off to a separate facility means a separate copay, rescheduled time off work, and a gap where an infection sits unaddressed. Aza Health tests for hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the core STI panel in one visit, and carries hepatitis A and B vaccines on-site to close the loop the same day.
For someone navigating sexual health without a regular provider, especially while managing costs on a sliding scale, the ability to give a full history, understand a diagnosis, and ask follow-up questions in Spanish is what determines whether care actually lands. Aza Health delivers that directly, across testing, counseling, and treatment.
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Listing verified Jun 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Florida Department of Health in St Johns County, in Saint Augustine, charges nothing for its services: HIV (rapid and conventional), syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB testing are all covered, alongside PrEP, vaccines, and STI treatment, by appointment.
Every test, treatment, and preventive service at this clinic carries no charge. That means the decision about what to screen for (herpes alongside the standard bacterial panel, hepatitis C alongside HIV) stays clinical, not financial.
Without Ryan White support, a positive HIV result in Saint Augustine can mean a second appointment at a separate facility, a coverage gap, and months without management. Here, Ryan White funding connects testing directly to ongoing HIV medical treatment at the same clinic, so care doesn't stall at diagnosis.
This clinic prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, no referral to a separate prescriber required. For someone paying out of pocket or without an established primary care relationship, that standing capability means prevention medication is accessible at the same appointment as testing.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Ascension Medical Group in Saint Johns tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV, and TB, treating bacterial infections the same day and billing through Medicaid, Medicare, or insurance on a sliding-scale fee. Appointments required, Spanish spoken.
Leaving herpes or hepatitis off a panel means a second appointment, a second co-pay, and weeks of uncertainty while transmission risk continues. Ascension Medical Group in Saint Johns includes herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in its standard workup, so a single visit closes those gaps rather than opening new ones.
When a patient has to approximate symptoms or medication instructions across a language barrier, the clinical picture gets distorted. Doses misunderstood, follow-up skipped. At Ascension Medical Group in Saint Johns, Spanish-language care is direct, keeping the clinical conversation accurate from history-taking through treatment.
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 21 miles from St. Augustine South. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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A safety-net rural health clinic about 24 miles from St. Augustine South. 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 1 mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to St. Augustine South, 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 St. Johns 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.
400 Health Park Boulevard, Saint Augustine, FL 32086
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
400 Health Park Boulevard, Saint Augustine, FL 32086
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
100 Deerfield Preserve Boulevard, Saint Augustine, FL 32086
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
121 Whitehall Drive, Saint Augustine, FL 32086
CMS-certified lab
1 Saint Johns Medical Park Drive, St Augustine, FL 32086
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 St. Augustine South. 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, 517 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of St. Augustine South. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 238 offer telehealth.
Francisco De Jesus, MD
Internal medicine · 6 Saint Johns Medical Park Drive, Saint Augustine
Charles Haddad, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 16 Saint Johns Medical Park Drive, St Augustine
Mohamed Akhiyat, MD
OB-GYN · 3100 US Hwy 1 South, St Augustine
Basant Farghaly, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 3100 US Hwy 1 South, St Augustine
Lina Feaster, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 2460 Old Moultrie Road, St Augustine
Teresa Brennan, DO
Family medicine · 2460 Old Moultrie Road, St Augustine
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 St. Augustine South, FL 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.
St Johns Community Pharmacy
0.4 mi
0.9 mi Aza Health
1.1 mi
1.2 mi Showing the 4 closest pharmacies to St. Augustine South, FL.
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 St. Augustine South, 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
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
$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 St. Johns County, the county that includes St. Augustine South, compare with Florida and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~21% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#64 of 67 Florida counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 4% of the state
| Infection | St. Johns County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 181.5 581 cases ▼ 64% | 498.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 53.4 171 cases ▼ 74% | 206.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 5.3 17 cases ▼ 73% | 19.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 4.4 14 cases ▼ 82% | 25.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 5.3 17 cases ▼ 86% | 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.
Between 2020 and 2023 in St. Johns County, chlamydia has fallen from 225.7 to 181.5 per 100,000 (20%), gonorrhea has risen from 53 to 53.4 per 100,000 (1%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 2.9 to 5.3 per 100,000 (83%).
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 St. Johns County.
Local HIV snapshot
St. Johns County HIV care continuum (2023)
St. Johns County recorded 5.5 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 22.7 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among St. Johns County residents living with HIV, 86.3% are in care · 78% 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 St. Johns County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Homes in St. Augustine South tend to be owned, settled, and shared: an unusually large portion of households here are married couples, and the average household runs to more than three people under one roof. That kind of stability shapes how health decisions get made: often together, sometimes with a partner's schedule or a child's pickup time factoring in before anyone books their own appointment. STI screening can quietly fall to whoever feels least pressed, which in a community this family-oriented often means it falls to no one.
That dynamic matters especially for younger adults in their late teens and twenties, the years when new relationships and unrecognized infections overlap most often, who may be living with family and navigating shared calendars, or renting one of the area's more affordable units and watching every discretionary dollar. The clinics listed here are spread enough that one should fit whatever side of the community you're coming from: Ocean Cay or Spanish Oaks, heading north toward the Lightner Museum or south past the Alligator Farm. Knowing the options exist is the first step; the page's clinic cards handle the rest.
Getting there
St. Augustine South scores 11.55/20 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 32086 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 32086 area around St. Augustine South: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not St. Augustine South alone.
St. Augustine South sits in St. Johns County, ZIP 32086. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside St. Augustine South? 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 St. Johns 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.
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 St. Augustine South-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 St. Augustine South 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 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).
In Florida, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
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.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in FloridaSource: 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.
The closest is Labcorp at Walgreens (1.2 mi); 9 options are within 30 miles.
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 182 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Florida average.
In Florida, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
The HPV vaccine guards against the cancer- and wart-causing types; ask a provider if you're still eligible.
Roughly 2–6 weeks by test type; a 3-month retest gives full confidence in a negative.
Community health centers and family-planning clinics serve all patients, and many offer LGBTQ-affirming care, ask the site directly.
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