New HIV diagnoses in Hillsborough run about 99% higher than the US average. If you live in Tampa, Florida and want to know your status, whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. Here are your STI testing options.
Available testing centers
11 testing options are listed for Tampa, FL. The nearest, Tampa Family Health Centers, is about 0.7 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.
Tampa Family Health Centers runs on scheduled appointments, so every visit arrives with time built in rather than a waiting-room gamble. A single appointment covers the standard panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia) plus herpes testing, STI treatment, and family planning, on a sliding-scale fee accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. Care is delivered in Haitian Creole and Spanish.
The clinic tests for herpes alongside HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia within the same appointment. No separate referral, no second scheduling. Clinicians order the herpes serology as a standard line item, so results come back through the same follow-up channel as the rest of the panel.
Haitian Creole and Spanish are operational languages on staff: meaning providers document, counsel, and prescribe in those languages rather than routing communication through a secondary layer. Medication instructions, treatment plans, and follow-up guidance are handled directly, with no translation step between the clinician and the patient.
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English, Haitian Creole, Spanish
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A public safety-net federally qualified health center in Tampa. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Ibis Healthcare in Tampa welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Earning its federal qualification means fees slide with income, so a single visit covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia costs what each patient can actually afford.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Empath Health in Tampa runs its STI services through a federally qualified community health framework, meaning fees scale to what patients actually earn. Syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV testing are available by appointment, with no one turned away based on inability to pay.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Synergy Health Centers in Tampa requires an appointment, so patients arrive knowing their visit is purposeful: one scheduled stop covers syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV screening. Fees follow a federally qualified sliding scale tied to income, making that single visit financially within reach across income levels.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Metro Healthy Communities in Tampa delivers its full testing panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB) at no cost, with a sliding-scale fee structure and Medicaid and insurance accepted; bacterial STIs are treated same visit, and appointments are required.
An unpaid balance stops care, a delayed follow-up, a treatment not picked up, a monitoring visit skipped. At Metro Healthy Communities, every service on the menu carries no charge: testing, treatment, PrEP, DoxyPEP, vaccines, HIV medical care, and hepatitis C treatment are all provided at no fee.
Metro Healthy Communities holds standing capacity in Spanish and Haitian Creole, with interpretation services available for other languages: meaning someone managing PrEP adherence, navigating HIV care, or working through hepatitis C treatment can do it in the language that carries the full weight of medical nuance, not a compressed version of it.
Ryan White Program funding at Metro Healthy Communities means HIV care isn't capped at diagnosis: it runs from rapid and conventional testing through HIV/AIDS medical treatment and medication adherence counseling, with PrEP and PEP also in the same clinical home, all sustained by a funding structure built specifically for this continuum.
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English, Haitian Creole, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
CAN Community Health in Tampa requires an appointment, and that single scheduled visit covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis C, and TB testing, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, PrEP, DoxyPEP, and HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines. All at no fee.
CAN Community Health charges nothing for any of its services, which means the scope of a visit, from a full STI panel to PrEP initiation to hepatitis C treatment, stays exactly as broad as it needs to be without cost shaping what a patient pursues.
Spanish is a working language of care at CAN Community Health, not a courtesy layer: meaning DoxyPEP counseling, medication adherence education, and HIV treatment conversations all happen directly in Spanish, preserving precision where clinical detail is highest-stakes.
Ryan White funding positions CAN Community Health to carry a person from a conventional HIV test through ongoing HIV/AIDS medical treatment within one practice, a standing capability that serves anyone without a regular HIV provider or the insurance to sustain long-term antiretroviral care independently.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Feb 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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Tampa, 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 range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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 Hillsborough, 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.
3100 East Fletcher Avenue, Tampa, FL 33613
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
7171 North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, FL 33614
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
14055 Riveredge Drive Suite 300, Tampa, FL 33637
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
4225 East Fowler Avenue, Suite B, Tampa, FL 33617
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
10500 University Center Dr Suite 200, Tampa, FL 33612
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Tampa. 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, 2,476 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Tampa. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 722 offer telehealth.
Sonali Judd, MD
Family medicine · 4700 North Habana Avenue, Tampa
Rares Cocioba, DO
Family medicine · 4700 North Habana Avenue, Tampa
Mary Cain, MD
OB-GYN · 2 Tampa General Circle, Tampa
Emad Mikhail, MD
OB-GYN · 2 Tampa General Circle, Tampa
Catherine Lynch, MD Telehealth
OB-GYN · 2 Tampa General Circle, Tampa
Thomas Rutherford, MD
OB-GYN · 2 Tampa General Circle, Tampa
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 Tampa, 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.
0.3 mi Weldone Pharmacy
0.3 mi
0.6 mi Curtis Drug
0.6 miOrange Bay Pharmacy
0.6 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Tampa, 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 Tampa, 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 Hillsborough, the county that includes Tampa, compare with Florida and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~32% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#9 of 67 Florida counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 87% of the state
| Infection | Hillsborough | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 616.2 9,462 cases ▲ 24% | 498.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 252.1 3,871 cases ▲ 22% | 206.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 26.6 408 cases ▲ 38% | 19.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 21.8 334 cases ▼ 13% | 25.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 53.9 827 cases ▲ 43% | 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 Hillsborough, chlamydia has risen from 564 to 616.2 per 100,000 (9%), gonorrhea has risen from 250 to 252.1 per 100,000 (1%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 23.3 to 26.6 per 100,000 (14%).
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 Hillsborough.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: Hillsborough is one of 48 U.S. counties prioritized under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative: targeted federal funding to expand local HIV testing, PrEP, and prevention.
Hillsborough HIV care continuum (2023)
Hillsborough recorded 27.3 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 22.7 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Hillsborough residents living with HIV, 82.3% know their status · 81.5% are in care · 72.9% 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 Hillsborough tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
What shapes the day-to-day reality here is that just over half of Tampa households rent rather than own, and at typical rent levels the monthly budget leaves limited room for unexpected costs. That matters because people in their late teens and twenties, who represent a genuinely large slice of the population and account for most STI diagnoses nationally, are often the ones carrying the thinnest financial margins. Households in Tampa also tend to be larger than the national average, which means scheduling anything personal requires working around shared cars, shared schedules, and competing obligations.
With more than a quarter of households earning above six figures but a meaningful unemployment rate pulling in the other direction, income runs a wide range across neighborhoods like Hampton Terrace and Aurora, and cost-sensitive options on this page reflect that spread. Nearly two in three Tampa residents are active in the workforce, and many of those jobs run shifts that don't accommodate a midday appointment. Several of the options listed here offer extended or weekend hours, so a test can fit a closing shift on East Hillsborough Avenue just as readily as a standard nine-to-five.
Getting there
At 9.75/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Tampa 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.
Tampa sits in Hillsborough. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Tampa? 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 Hillsborough: 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 Tampa-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 Tampa 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 TFHC#15 - Osborne (0.7 mi); 11 options are within 30 miles.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
Yes, Empath Health (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 616 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above 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.
Just note your exposure dates and symptoms; for urine tests, hold off urinating ~1 hour before.
Expedited partner therapy lets a provider treat a partner without an exam, where state law allows.
Yes, the CDC recommends STI screening early in pregnancy, since untreated infections can affect the baby.
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