Near Bradford County, there are about 485 chlamydia cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. If you live or spend time in Starke, Florida for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, community and public clinics are often low-cost or free, while private labs tend to offer faster results and more flexible scheduling.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Starke, FL. The nearest, North Florida Pediatrics, is about 0.4 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 Starke. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Palms Medical Group in Starke folds STI testing into full-scope medical practice, so gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing sit alongside family planning and treatment in one clinical setting. Fees run on a sliding scale, with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance accepted. An appointment is required.
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Palms Medical Group - Starke, located in Starke, scales its fees to each patient's income, ensuring cost isn't a barrier to care. As a federally qualified health center, it offers sliding-scale STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no appointment required.
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Florida Department of Health in Bradford County in Starke tests for HIV, syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and TB: all on a sliding scale, all by appointment, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and every service provided at no fee.
Every test, vaccine, and treatment at Florida Department of Health in Bradford County carries no charge. That means the cost of a follow-up TB treatment or a second hepatitis test never becomes the reason someone skips it.
Spanish-language care at Florida Department of Health in Bradford County covers the complete service menu, from TB testing and treatment through PrEP counseling and STI care, so nothing in the clinical conversation gets simplified or deferred because of the language it happens in.
Without PrEP and PEP available at the same clinic handling your STI care, prevention and treatment end up in separate offices with separate waits. Florida Department of Health in Bradford County keeps both on-site, so PrEP initiation or PEP management doesn't stall while you track down a prescribing provider.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
MainStreet Family Care in Starke tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB on a sliding-scale fee, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, no appointment required, and PrEP and PEP available on-site.
MainStreet Family Care prescribes PrEP, including tenofovir-based regimens, and manages PEP directly, with the ongoing HIV and kidney-function monitoring those medications require built into the same practice. Keeping prevention and monitoring at one provider means dosing schedules and lab intervals don't get fragmented across separate offices.
Leaving herpes or hepatitis B and C off a panel means a separate appointment, a separate lab, and a gap where an active infection goes unaddressed. MainStreet Family Care in Starke includes herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in its standard testing alongside HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, so a complete picture comes from a single visit.
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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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Starke, 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 value: single tests
$49 & 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 Bradford 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.
922 East Call, Starke, FL 32091
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Starke. 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, 485 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Starke. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 168 offer telehealth.
Paul Montoya, MD
Family medicine · 345 West Madison Street, Starke
Alberto Alzate, MD
Family medicine · 922 East Call St Starke, Starke
Victor Estevez Telehealth
Internal medicine · 808 Colley Road, Starke
Charles Franson, DO
Family medicine · 1554 South Water Street, Starke
Joelle Innocent Simon, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1550 South Water Street, Starke
Michael Vernacchio, DO
Family medicine · 100 Commercial Drive, Keystone Heights
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 Starke, 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.
Madison Street Pharmacy
0.2 miStarke Family Pharmacy
0.2 mi
0.3 mi Palms Pharmacy of Starke
0.8 miSagp Pharma
1.1 mi
2.1 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Starke, 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 Starke, 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
$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
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 Bradford County, the county that includes Starke, compare with Florida and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~23% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#19 of 67 Florida counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 72% of the state
| Infection | Bradford County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 484.6 135 cases ▼ 3% | 498.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 157.9 44 cases ▼ 24% | 206.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 14.4 4 cases ▼ 25% | 19.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 3.6 1 cases ▼ 86% | 25.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 14.4 4 cases ▼ 62% | 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 Bradford County, chlamydia has risen from 434.6 to 484.6 per 100,000 (12%), gonorrhea has fallen from 173.1 to 157.9 per 100,000 (9%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 3.5 to 14.4 per 100,000 (311%).
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 Bradford County.
Local HIV snapshot
Bradford County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Bradford County residents living with HIV, 82.7% are in care · 78.7% 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 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 Bradford County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Starke households tend to make health decisions together: more than a third of adults here are married, and the average home holds over three people, which means a positive result or a missed screening rarely stays a purely personal matter. That communal weight can make people more deliberate about getting tested, or more hesitant, depending on the dynamic at home. The economic picture adds its own layer. With unemployment running notably high and fewer than half of residents in the labor force at any given time, a $863 monthly rent bill leaves thin margin for anything that feels optional.
When high-earner households account for only about one in eight, the cost of a clinic visit, and the time carved out of irregular or stretched work schedules to get there, matters more than it would in a wealthier zip code. Younger adults in their late teens and twenties, who account for a meaningful share of Bradford County's STI caseload, are often the ones absorbing both the tightest budgets and the most housing instability between renting and owning, which is almost an even split here. Knowing which clinics offer sliding-scale fees before you leave Wainwright Park end of the route is the detail that turns a trip into a completed appointment.
Getting there
At 6.04/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Starke 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 32091 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 32091 area around Starke: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Starke alone.
Starke sits in Bradford County, ZIP 32091. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Starke? 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 Bradford 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 Starke-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 Starke 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.
There are 9 options within a 30-mile drive.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Florida Department of Health in Bradford County, about 1.2 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Bradford County reported ~485 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Florida average.
At-home kits mail to 32091: 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 Florida, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Get treated, notify partners, pause sex until cleared, and follow up, the infection is manageable.
Reassuring if you tested after the window, just retest if it was early, and screen again with new partners.
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