Sarasota reported gonorrhea runs about 42% lower than the US average. You live in Venice, Florida and need an option or regular check-ups. Public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. See your options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Venice, FL. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, is about 1.1 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 public safety-net federally qualified health center · NHSC sliding-fee site · Ryan White HIV care about 11 miles from Venice. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County's North Port clinic pairs same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs with testing across gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis B and C, TB, and rapid or conventional HIV. All on a sliding-scale fee and by appointment, with Spanish-language care available throughout.
Spanish at this clinic is a staffing decision: clinicians conduct intake, counseling, and treatment conversations directly in the language, so medication instructions, adherence guidance, and follow-up plans are delivered and confirmed without an intermediary step separating the patient from the clinician.
When prevention requires a prescription, PrEP for ongoing protection or PEP after an exposure, a gap between testing site and prescribing provider means days of delay and a second appointment to arrange. Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County writes those prescriptions on-site, so the prevention plan starts at the same visit where the need is identified.
Florida Department of Health in Sarasota County treats hepatitis C on-site, which means a positive result doesn't hand off to a separate specialist before a treatment course begins. The patient moves from confirmed diagnosis into managed care within the same clinic.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
South County Medical Center, Englewood, carries federal FQHC designation, meaning fees slide with income and no one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
CAN Community Health in North Port requires an appointment and covers the full bacterial and viral panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis C, and rapid or conventional HIV) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP, all at no fee.
Every test, treatment, and prevention service at CAN Community Health carries no charge, which means PrEP, DoxyPEP, and hepatitis C treatment are as financially accessible as the initial HIV screen, with no service sitting behind a separate billing conversation.
CAN Community Health delivers care in Spanish, so counseling, treatment decisions, and ongoing HIV management happen directly in that language. Not filtered through a secondary channel that can compress nuance at exactly the moments nuance matters.
Plenty of clinics test for HIV and stop there, leaving ongoing medical management to be sorted out elsewhere. CAN Community Health holds Ryan White funding, which means HIV-positive patients move from diagnosis into continuous medical treatment at the same site, without being handed off.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
A safety-net rural health clinic about 14 miles from Venice. 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 1 mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Venice, 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 Sarasota 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.
1201 Jacaranda Boulevard, Venice, FL 34292
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
2600 Laurel Road East, Nokomis, FL 34275
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
2600 Laurel Road East, Room #V2 Frs01, Nokomis, FL 34275
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
728 The Rialto, Venice, FL 34285
CMS-certified lab
395 Commercial Court Unit C, Venice, FL 34292
CMS-certified lab
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Venice. 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, 668 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Venice. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 310 offer telehealth.
Jess Hawke, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 2512 M Tamiami Trail, Nokomis
Albert Charron, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 5504 Pinebrook Road, Nokomis
Gina Arabitg, MD
OB-GYN · 241 Nokomis South Avenue, Venice
Veronica Nabizada, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 997 US Hwy 41 Byp North, Venice
Karen Worzel, DO
Family medicine · 997 US Hwy 41 Byp North, Venice
Siyang Lu, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 997 US Hwy 41 Bypass North, Venice
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 Venice, 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.
Venicecare Pharmacy
1.2 mi
1.2 mi 
1.2 mi Sun Pharmacy of Venice
1.3 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Venice, 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 Venice, 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
$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
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 Sarasota County, the county that includes Venice, compare with Florida and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~8% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#55 of 67 Florida counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 18% of the state
| Infection | Sarasota County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 257.8 1,209 cases ▼ 48% | 498.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 104.9 492 cases ▼ 49% | 206.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 10.7 50 cases ▼ 45% | 19.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 6.4 30 cases ▼ 75% | 25.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 13.6 64 cases ▼ 64% | 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 Sarasota County, chlamydia has risen from 237.3 to 257.8 per 100,000 (9%), gonorrhea has risen from 82.7 to 104.9 per 100,000 (27%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 9.4 to 10.7 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 Sarasota County.
Local HIV snapshot
Sarasota County HIV care continuum (2023)
Sarasota County recorded 8 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 22.7 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Sarasota County residents living with HIV, 85.3% are in care · 80% 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 Sarasota County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
East Venice Avenue cuts straight toward US 41 on a flat, sun-bleached stretch where most clinic visits from the heart of town take under ten minutes by car. Short enough that the errand fits between a morning walk at Pinebrook Park and whatever comes next. What makes that matter here is the shape of daily life. Venice skews heavily toward homeowners with established households, the kind of stability where a routine health appointment feels manageable in theory but still gets deferred when schedules tighten.
With nearly three-quarters of residents owning their homes and a majority of households built around couples, the city's social fabric looks settled, yet the younger adults who pass through (renters paying around $1,300 a month, newer arrivals near Venice Beach or Nokomis) occupy a very different financial reality. People in their late teens and twenties face the highest rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea anywhere, and for that group, cost and convenience aren't abstractions: a clinic that charges sliding-scale fees and keeps weekend hours is one they'll actually use. Labor-force participation here is low by national standards, which means a significant share of residents are retired and time-rich, but it also means the younger, working renters in the mix often hold hourly or service jobs with rigid schedules. Listed options, most reachable off Jacaranda Boulevard or US 41, leave little excuse for a test to wait another month.
Getting there
Venice scores 10.77/20 on the EPA walkability index, so many trips are walkable or a short ride, though a car still gives you the widest choice of testing centers.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 34275 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 34275 area around Venice: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Venice alone.
Venice sits in Sarasota County, ZIP 34275. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Venice? 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 Sarasota 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 Venice-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 Venice 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
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.
Sarasota County reported ~258 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Florida average.
At-home kits mail to 34275: 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.
Often, yes, especially throat and rectal infections, which is why site-specific testing matters.
Reassuring if you tested after the window, just retest if it was early, and screen again with new partners.
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