Appling County reports about 542 chlamydia cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. If you've had a recent risk or test regularly in Surrency, Georgia, you may prefer clinics that bill insurance or take a sliding-scale fee, or private labs that offer a flat self-pay price. See your options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Surrency, GA. The nearest, Georgia Department of Public Health, is about 9.3 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 Baxley offers free HIV testing alongside sliding-scale fees, Medicaid, Medicare, and insurance coverage for its full panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and TB) plus HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, with an appointment required.
Plenty of public health clinics carry a sliding scale yet still send patients home with a balance. At Georgia Department of Public Health in Baxley, every service (testing, treatment, vaccines, counseling) is provided at no charge, full stop.
When a non-English speaker leaves a clinic without a clear picture of their results or treatment plan, the care itself has effectively failed. Georgia Department of Public Health in Baxley makes interpretation services available directly within the visit, so nothing critical gets lost between the exam room and the door.
Skipping herpes from a standard panel means a patient walks out tested for four infections but unaware of a fifth that shapes transmission risk and treatment decisions going forward. Georgia Department of Public Health in Baxley includes herpes testing alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and rapid HIV. Keeping the full picture in one appointment.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
East Georgia Healthcare Center in Baxley runs on a sliding-scale fee open to everyone, with insurance also accepted, and tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, plus HPV and hepatitis A vaccines, all by appointment.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 10 miles from Surrency. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
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 9 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Surrency, 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 Appling 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.
5555 Peachtree Dunwoody Road Suite 201, Atlanta, GA 30342
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
163 East Tollison Street, Baxley, GA 31513
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
18 Luckie Street, Baxley, GA 31513
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Surrency. 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, 46 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Surrency. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 13 offer telehealth.
Tonya Fordham, MD
Family medicine · 277 Lackawanna Street, Baxley
Jason Cox, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 224 Peachtree Street, Baxley
Evelyn Johnson, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 408 South Main Street, Baxley
Michelle Lusk, MD
OB-GYN · 821 South Main Street, Baxley
Orlando Fernando, MD
Internal medicine · 105 East Tollison Street, Baxley
Elizabeth Smith, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1311 West Cherry Street, Jesup
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 Surrency, 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.
Southern Pharmacare
9.5 miFulghum Drugs
9.6 mi
9.6 mi Barnes Pharmacy
9.6 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Surrency, 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 Surrency, 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 $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
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
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 Appling County, the county that includes Surrency, compare with Georgia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~33% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#76 of 159 Georgia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 52% of the state
| Infection | Appling County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 541.8 100 cases ▼ 16% | 646.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 168 31 cases ▼ 39% | 274.8 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 21.7 4 cases ▲ 8% | 20 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 21.7 4 cases ▲ 18% | 18.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 21.7 4 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 Appling County, chlamydia has risen from 471.7 to 541.8 per 100,000 (15%), gonorrhea has fallen from 238.6 to 168 per 100,000 (30%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 27.1 to 21.7 per 100,000 (20%).
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 Appling County.
Local HIV snapshot
Appling County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Appling County residents living with HIV, 89.4% are in care · 85.1% 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 Appling County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
GA 121 cuts through Surrency as Still Street Southeast, and the town it bisects is built around households rather than individuals. Large ones, mostly owner-occupied, where health decisions often get folded into the same practical calculus as everything else a family budgets together. That household character shapes how people think about things like screening: it's less a solo errand and more something that has to fit around shared schedules, shared finances, and a tight labor market that leaves a meaningful share of working-age adults outside the formal workforce entirely. That economic backdrop matters. With unemployment running well above state averages and most households earning far below the threshold where discretionary spending feels easy, even a modestly priced clinic visit can feel like a line item that competes with rent or groceries.
The low rents here help at the margins, but they also signal how little slack most budgets carry. For younger adults in Surrency, people in their late teens and twenties who are most likely to be establishing relationships and most likely to benefit from routine STI screening, the options listed on this page include telehealth and sliding-scale sites that don't require a long drive on Golden Isles Highway East or a full-price lab bill. Appling County's STI figures aren't abstract for someone living here. Staying current with screening is simply what it looks like to take those numbers seriously from inside the county line.
Getting there
At 2.97/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Surrency 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 31563 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 31563 area around Surrency: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Surrency alone.
Surrency sits in Appling County, ZIP 31563. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Surrency? 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 Appling 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 Surrency-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 Surrency 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
Yes, free HIV testing is available at public clinics in the area.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Appling County reported ~542 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Georgia average.
In Georgia, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
At-home kits mail to 31563: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Pregnancy screening is standard; ask about an early-pregnancy STI panel.
Clinics give immediate care and treatment; home kits win on convenience and discretion. Either works.
Little prep is needed, bring an ID and insurance if you have it, and note your exposure dates and any symptoms; for a urine test, avoid peeing for about an hour beforehand.
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