Chlamydia in Camden County, Georgia runs about 23% lower than the average in the US. Whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind in St. Marys, you can visit a clinic to get immediate answers and possibly start treatment, or choose an at-home kit to collect your sample on your own schedule. We list both options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for St. Marys, GA. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, 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.
A free or low-cost STD-testing location about 3 miles from St. Marys.
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
CCHS St. Mary's, serving Saint Marys, earns its federally qualified designation partly by tying fees to what patients actually earn. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-ins are welcome for sliding-scale STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
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Georgia Department of Public Health in Kingsland operates on a sliding scale with Medicaid and Medicare accepted, and a free HIV test: testing covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB, with same-visit bacterial STI treatment by appointment.
The sliding-scale fee structure at Georgia Department of Public Health in Kingsland applies across the entire range of services: STI testing and treatment, TB testing and treatment, vaccines, family planning, and counseling. No individual service sits outside that structure with a separate price.
Spanish-language care at Georgia Department of Public Health in Kingsland is a staffed clinical function: counseling, medication adherence education, and partner notification services are conducted directly in Spanish, not mediated through a secondary system.
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, Georgia Department of Public Health in Kingsland tests for herpes, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, along with TB, with vaccines for hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and HPV available at the same appointment.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Skylark in Kingsland runs on scheduled appointments, so arriving with a confirmed slot means testing for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis moves straight into STI treatment and counseling. All at no fee, for everyone.
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Florida Department of Health in Nassau County, Yulee's public health department clinic, requires an appointment and covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B and C, TB, and HIV testing: with same-visit bacterial treatment, sliding-scale fees, and all STI and HIV testing at no charge.
The no-fee structure at Florida Department of Health in Nassau County applies across the board: STI testing, HIV testing, vaccines, and treatment are each billed at zero dollars, with sliding-scale rates covering any remaining services. No service is carved out as a paid add-on; the billing system is built that way from the start.
Florida Department of Health in Nassau County integrates interpretation services directly into scheduled appointments for non-English speakers, meaning the interpreter is coordinated as part of the visit workflow. Not patched in after the fact. Clinical conversations about testing results, treatment plans, and medication adherence happen with that support in place from the start.
Without on-site PrEP and PEP prescribing, prevention often stalls into a secondary appointment. A gap where uninsured patients in particular absorb both delay and cost. Florida Department of Health in Nassau County prescribes and manages both directly, including PrEP at no cost for uninsured patients, so prevention isn't contingent on tracking down a separate provider.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · 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 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to St. Marys, 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 Camden 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.
2000 Dan Proctor Drive, Saint Marys, GA 31558
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
2000 Dan Proctor Drive, Saint Marys, GA 31558
CMS-certified lab
205 Lake Shore Point, Saint Marys, GA 31558
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near St. Marys. 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, 492 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of St. Marys. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 189 offer telehealth.
Angelito Lacanilao, MD
Family medicine · 88 Lindsey Lane, Saint Marys
Lindsey Sweat, MD
Family medicine · 916 Kingsbay Road, Saint Marys
Tania Edwards, DO
Family medicine · 202 Lakeshore Drive, Saint Marys
Janise Whitesell, MD
Family medicine · 2060 Dan Proctor Drive, Saint Marys
Jelisa Carroll
Family medicine · 2060 Dan Proctor Drive, Saint Marys
Shanna Welgraven, DO
OB-GYN · 2060 Dan Proctor Drive, Saint Marys
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. Marys, 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.
0.4 mi 15minrx
0.4 miSaks Ga
0.4 miOmega Pharmacy
0.5 miCamden Pharmacy
3.1 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to St. Marys, 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 St. Marys, 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.
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
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 Camden County, the county that includes St. Marys, compare with Georgia 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.
#115 of 159 Georgia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 28% of the state
| Infection | Camden County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 380.3 221 cases ▼ 41% | 646.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 135.9 79 cases ▼ 51% | 274.8 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 15.5 9 cases ▼ 22% | 20 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 6.9 4 cases ▼ 62% | 18.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 22.4 13 cases ▼ 37% | 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 Camden County, chlamydia has risen from 370.7 to 380.3 per 100,000 (3%), gonorrhea has risen from 115 to 135.9 per 100,000 (18%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 3.7 to 15.5 per 100,000 (319%).
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 Camden County.
Local HIV snapshot
Camden County HIV care continuum (2023)
Camden County recorded 12.5 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 25.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Camden County residents living with HIV, 74% are in care · 60.4% 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 Camden County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
St. Marys has a way of catching people at transitional moments (first apartments along Osborne Road, new relationships, insurance gaps between jobs or after a move) and that life stage is exactly when routine screening tends to fall off the calendar. With a meaningful share of the population in those late-teen and twenty-something years when STI rates climb nationally, and Camden County's own case patterns reflecting that reality, the timing for easy access matters more than it might in a more settled community. Nearly four in ten residents here rent rather than own, and at around a thousand dollars a month that cost absorbs a real portion of take-home pay.
Pair that with an unemployment rate that keeps a noticeable slice of the workforce in flux, and out-of-pocket testing fees can feel like one more thing competing for a stretched budget. The clinics listed on this page include options at different price points, so cost doesn't have to be the reason a test gets postponed. Because St. Marys isn't a place you walk across (Sweetwater Park and the Tabby Ruins sit on opposite ends of town, and most daily errands mean getting in a car) the spread of clinic locations along GA 40 and into the surrounding area actually works in residents' favor, putting options within a short drive rather than a single centralized facility.
Getting there
At 6.39/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in St. Marys 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 31558 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 31558 area around St. Marys: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not St. Marys alone.
St. Marys sits in Camden County, ZIP 31558. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside St. Marys? 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 Camden 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 St. Marys-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. Marys 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.
There are 9 options within a 30-mile drive.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
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.
Camden County reported ~380 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Georgia average.
At-home kits mail to 31558: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Georgia, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Chlamydia is checked with a simple urine sample or a swab; lab results usually come back in a day or two.
It can; oral HSV-1 transmits to the genitals during oral sex.
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