STD Testing in Tequesta, FL: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Syphilis rates in Palm Beach County run about 26% lower than the US average. Whether you need testing after a possible exposure or as part of routine care in Tequesta, Florida, there are options. Community and public clinics are often low-cost or free, while private labs tend to offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. See the list below.
9 testing options are listed for Tequesta, FL. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, is about 1.9 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
How to read these listings
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.
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Quest Diagnostics
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4.2(268)?
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EasySTD5
Rated 4.2 out of 5 from 268 reviews
Address
901 West Indiantown Road, Jupiter, FL 33458 1.9 miles away
Today's offer: $10 off any test panel, applied automatically at checkout.
1.9 miles
CareWell Primary Care+
4.9(32)?
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 32 reviews
CareWell Primary Care+ in Jupiter takes walk-ins for the full bacterial and viral STI panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, HIV, and hepatitis A, B, and C) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, sliding-scale fees, and Spanish-language care on staff.
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Hepatitis C Diagnosis Leads Directly to Treatment
Hepatitis C testing without treatment capacity leaves patients navigating a separate specialist system on their own. CareWell Primary Care+ carries both sides of that equation, antibody testing and on-site antiviral treatment, so a confirmed diagnosis moves into a managed care plan without a handoff.
Three Prevention Drugs Prescribed at One Address
DoxyPEP, doxycycline taken after potential bacterial STI exposure, is available at CareWell alongside daily PrEP and PEP, making it one of the few primary care sites in Jupiter prescribing all three prevention medications. That breadth lets providers match the specific drug regimen to an individual's actual exposure pattern.
Spanish Spoken by Staff, Not Routed Through a Service
Many clinics handling STI care rely on external language arrangements that sit outside the clinical relationship. CareWell Primary Care+ delivers Spanish directly through its own staff, so the conversation about symptoms, treatment, and prevention stays inside the exam room rather than mediated through a separate channel.
Tests & treatsPrEPDoxyPEP
Address
125 West Indiantown Road, Suite 103 Jupiter, FL 33458
Health Care District Community Health Center - Jupiter
4.1(134)?
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Rated 4.1 out of 5 from 134 reviews
Health Care District Community Health Center - Jupiter welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified status backs its sliding-scale fees, tying costs to income for anyone who comes through the door. A single visit covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing in one stop.
Helix Urgent Care in Tequesta tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C on a fee-and-insurance basis, with Medicare accepted and sliding-scale options available. Walk-ins are welcome, bacterial STIs are treated same visit, and care is delivered in Spanish.
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Spanish Is a Working Clinical Language Here
Spanish functions as a primary language of care at Helix Urgent Care, not a supplemental accommodation. Clinical conversations, STI counseling, and treatment instructions happen directly in Spanish, which means nothing is filtered or compressed in translation.
PrEP and PEP Prescribed Where Most Urgent Cares Stop
Urgent-care settings routinely handle acute concerns and leave HIV prevention prescribing to specialists elsewhere. Helix Urgent Care in Tequesta carries both PrEP and PEP, making ongoing HIV prevention and post-exposure medication available through the same clinic handling your testing.
Eight Distinct Infections Tested, Including Herpes and Hepatitis
Helix Urgent Care tests for hepatitis A, B, and C individually, plus herpes simplex, alongside the standard bacterial and viral panel. That seven-infection scope means conditions that go undetected when clinics run only the core four are identified and documentable here.
FoundCare – North Palm Beach earned its Federally Qualified Health Center designation by tying fees directly to patient income, so sliding-scale STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) stays within reach regardless of what someone can pay. Walk-ins are welcome; no appointment needed.
Sliding-scale
Address
840 US Highway 1, Suite 120, North Palm Beach, FL 33408
Health Council of Southeast Florida in Palm Beach Gardens offers a rapid HIV test alongside HIV prevention and medication adherence counseling, all at no fee. Appointments are required, and every service, from testing to education, is provided without charge to anyone who walks through the door.
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Zero Cost Means No Gap in Care
When cost stands between a person and follow-through, testing happens but counseling gets skipped, or an appointment gets canceled because the bill is unpredictable. Health Council of Southeast Florida charges nothing for any service it provides: rapid HIV testing, prevention education, and medication adherence support all carry a flat fee of zero, so the full course of care stays intact.
Haitian Creole and Spanish Spoken on Site
Medication adherence counseling loses its precision when a patient has to approximate, a dosing schedule misunderstood in a second language becomes a missed dose. Health Council of Southeast Florida delivers HIV prevention education and adherence support directly in Haitian Creole and Spanish, so the clinical conversation carries its full weight.
Ryan White Funding Covers HIV Care Through Treatment
Ryan White Program funding at Health Council of Southeast Florida extends the scope of HIV care beyond a single test result, it supports the continuum from initial rapid HIV testing through ongoing medication adherence education and counseling, keeping people engaged in treatment without the financial barriers that interrupt long-term HIV management.
Ryan White HIV care
Address
600 Sandtree Drive, Suite 101 Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33403
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.
The nearest testing center is about 2 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Tequesta, 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 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
Quest Diagnostics
$79 & up
Panel:
8-infection panel incl. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis & herpes: single tests too
Sample:
Quest Mobile: a phlebotomist collects your sample at home
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
Other CLIA-certified labs near Tequesta, FL
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Palm Beach 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.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Tequesta. 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
Clinicians near Tequesta, FL who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 909 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Tequesta. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 333 offer telehealth.
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
Pharmacies near Tequesta, FL
Compare the pharmacies closest to Tequesta, FL. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
PrEP, prevention & online treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Tequesta, 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.
PrEP & DoxyPEP
Mistr
$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
STDs & HIV in Palm Beach County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Palm Beach County, the county that includes Tequesta, compare with Florida and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~18% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#25
#25 of 67 Florida counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 63% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Palm Beach County vs Florida vs U.S.
Palm Beach CountyFloridaU.S.▲▼ = Palm Beach County vs the state average
Infection
Palm Beach County
Florida
United States
Chlamydia
457.57,017 cases▼ 8%
498.9
492.2
Gonorrhea
144.72,220 cases▼ 30%
206.7
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
11.7180 cases▼ 39%
19.3
15.8
Syphilis (early)
18.4282 cases▼ 27%
25.1
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
30.8473 cases▼ 18%
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.
Reported STD rates in Palm Beach County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 5% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Palm Beach County, chlamydia has risen from 382.8 to 457.5 per 100,000 (20%), gonorrhea has risen from 107.2 to 144.7 per 100,000 (35%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 8.2 to 11.7 per 100,000 (43%).
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
What shapes testing access in and around Tequesta, FL
Adults uninsured
7.7%
No routine checkup
18%
Binge drinking
13.5%
Frequent mental distress
12.7%
Depression
16.3%
Below poverty line
6.6%
Primary-care ratio
1,244 : 1
Palm Beach County
Primary-care shortage score 21 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 46.7
Social Vulnerability Index · 80th percentile nationally
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 Palm Beach County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Palm Beach County (2023)
Federal priority area: Palm Beach County 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.
People living with HIV
642 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
266cases countywide
On PrEP (coverage)
25.4%
Palm Beach County HIV care continuum (2023)
Palm Beach County recorded 20 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 22.7 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Palm Beach County residents living with HIV, 85.9% know their status · 74.4% are in care · 67% 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.
Pregnant or planning to be?Congenital syphilis is the fastest-rising STI: what to test, and when
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 Palm Beach County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Compiled and checked by EasySTD's editorial team against CDC and public-health sources. This is educational information, not a substitute for advice from a licensed clinician. Our editorial guidelines →
Tequesta's homeownership rate tells one story (a settled, largely owner-occupied community tucked between US 1 and the quieter stretches near Coral Cove Park) but the logistics of routine health care can still be surprisingly inconvenient when over half the adult population isn't in the full-time workforce and households run nearly three people deep. That mix of stability and stretched schedules means a clinic appointment competes with school pickups, part-time shifts, and the kind of domestic rhythms that make a midweek morning feel impossible. Those dynamics matter most for the younger adults in their late teens and twenties who live or visit here, a smaller share of the population than in denser coastal cities, but precisely the group for whom regular, low-effort STI screening makes the biggest difference.
Palm Beach County's STI rates add real-world weight to that, and having testing options listed here means the geographic coverage along the US 1 corridor and into the Jupiter area is genuinely broad. With more than a third of households earning well above six figures, cost isn't universally the barrier, but time and habit are. For a married couple in their thirties juggling a three-person household, knowing there's a clinic a short drive down Old Dixie Highway that fits around a school schedule is what moves screening from something considered to something done before the next family beach afternoon at Coral Cove.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Tequesta, FL
Walkability6.44 / 20 · Below average
At 6.44/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Tequesta 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 33469 snapshot
Residents
14,567
Median age
57.1
Median income
$103,489
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 33469 area around Tequesta: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Tequesta alone.
Tequesta sits in Palm Beach County, ZIP 33469. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Coral Cove Park
Jupiter Ridge Natural Area
Riverbend Park
Constitution Park
9/11 Memorial
Paradise Park
Neighborhoods & communities
Jupiter
Major routes
US 1 (Southeast Federal Highway)
SR 811 (Old Dixie Highway)
Lands End Way
North Old Dixie Highway
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Tequesta, FL
Just outside Tequesta? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Tequesta, FL: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Palm Beach 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.
Who should test, and whenCDC screening schedule + each infection's detection window
Who should get tested, and how often
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
When to test: STD detection windows
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Tequesta-area provider.
What each STD test costsMedicare reference prices per lab test, a benchmark before you pay out of pocket
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Tequesta 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.
Confidentiality & consent in FloridaMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
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).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In Florida, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
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.
