In Forsyth County, North Carolina, new HIV diagnoses run about 52% higher than the US average. If you've recently taken a risk or just test regularly, Walkertown, North Carolina, offers both clinics for immediate support and treatment, and at-home kits for self-collection and mailing.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Walkertown, NC. The nearest, United Health Centers, is about 3.3 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.
United Health Centers in Winston-Salem runs its full STI panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV) at no cost, with sliding-scale fees and Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted. Appointments are required, and same-visit treatment is available for bacterial infections.
Donations are welcome, insurance is billed when available, and Medicaid and Medicare are accepted, but none of those are prerequisites for care. United Health Centers absorbs the remainder so that the cost to a patient without any of those options is still zero, not reduced.
Herpes testing is built into the panel alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. Five tests rather than four. That means HSV can be identified and addressed during the same appointment, without a separate order or a return visit.
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Forsyth County Department of Public Health brings the infrastructure of Winston-Salem's county health system to STI care: appointment-based testing for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, and hepatitis, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, sliding-scale fees, and all services available at no cost.
Fee waivers at many clinics apply narrowly, a free HIV test here, a reduced-cost visit there, with other services billed separately. At Forsyth County Department of Public Health in Winston-Salem, every service carries no charge, full stop, regardless of what you're being tested or treated for.
Language access at many STI clinics means a patched-in call to a remote service, adding friction to an already personal appointment. Forsyth County Department of Public Health in Winston-Salem provides direct care in Spanish, keeping the conversation in the room.
The standard four (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia) are table stakes at most STI clinics, and the list stops there. Forsyth County Department of Public Health in Winston-Salem extends its panel to herpes and hepatitis C and B, covering infections that often go unasked for at a routine visit.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Novant Health-GoHealth Urgent Care in Kernersville tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, HIV, and hepatitis, treats bacterial STIs the same visit, and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance. Walk-ins welcome, with interpretation services available for non-English languages.
Interpretation services are available for non-English languages directly through the clinic, meaning a patient's STI results, treatment instructions, and medication adherence counseling are all delivered in the language they use. Not summarized afterward through a separate process.
Urgent-care settings typically handle acute visits and stop there, leaving HIV prevention to specialty or primary-care referrals. Novant Health-GoHealth Urgent Care in Kernersville prescribes both PrEP for ongoing prevention and PEP, keeping that capability on-site rather than deferred.
The clinic tests for herpes and all three hepatitis strains (A, B, and C) in addition to HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, which means a single visit can surface infections that a narrower panel would leave undetected and unaddressed.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
United Health Centers @ Kernersville Road, in Winston Salem, earned federal qualification precisely to serve people paying cash, between providers, or working without insurance. Meeting them with a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening are available without an appointment.
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North Star LGBTQ Center in Winston-Salem requires an appointment for STI screening, and a single scheduled visit covers syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV testing. All at no cost to patients regardless of income.
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Listing verified Jan 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 about 3 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Walkertown, 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 Forsyth 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.
630 Brookwood Business Park Drive, Winston Salem, NC 27105
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Biotech Place, Winston Salem, NC 27101
CMS-certified lab
3431 Walkertown Commons, Walkertown, NC 27051
CMS-certified lab
2800 Darrow Road, Walkertown, NC 27051
CMS-certified lab
650 Highland Avenue, Suite 110, Winston-Salem, NC 27101
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Walkertown. 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, 1,062 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Walkertown. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 261 offer telehealth.
Leslie Kammire, MD Telehealth
OB-GYN · 2295 East 14th Street, Winston Salem
Margaret Weaver, DO Telehealth
Internal medicine · 900 Old Winston Road, Kernersville
Michael Dulin, MD
Family medicine · 420 West Mountain Street, Kernersville
John Holland, DO
Family medicine · 794 South Main Street, Kernersville
Karla Smith, MD
Family medicine · 495 Arbor Hill Road, Kernersville
Lindsay Sachs, MD
Family medicine · 3009 Waughtown Street, Winston Salem
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 Walkertown, NC 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.
Winston East Pharmacy
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4.6 mi Medicap Pharmacy
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5.0 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Walkertown, NC.
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 Walkertown, 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.
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
$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
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 Forsyth County, the county that includes Walkertown, compare with North Carolina and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~27% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#23 of 100 North Carolina counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 77% of the state
| Infection | Forsyth County | North Carolina | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 744.2 2,924 cases ▲ 22% | 607.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 335.4 1,318 cases ▲ 38% | 243.2 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 22.7 89 cases ▲ 14% | 19.9 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 14.3 56 cases ▼ 9% | 15.8 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 25.2 99 cases ▲ 5% | 24 | 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 Forsyth County, chlamydia has fallen from 769 to 744.2 per 100,000 (3%), gonorrhea has fallen from 398.1 to 335.4 per 100,000 (16%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 10.2 to 22.7 per 100,000 (123%).
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 Forsyth County.
Local HIV snapshot
Forsyth County HIV care continuum (2023)
Forsyth County recorded 20.8 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 15.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Forsyth County residents living with HIV, 81.4% are in care · 71.2% 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 Forsyth County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Most Walkertown residents who work are putting in full days, and with unemployment running notably high alongside a labor force that skews toward hourly and shift-based jobs, the people most likely to need STI screening are often the least able to slip away mid-morning for an appointment. That practical constraint shapes everything about how testing needs to work here. For younger adults still sorting out relationships and their own health habits, that adds real weight to the question of when and whether to go. With only about one in six households clearing six figures, cost is a live concern too; the listed options on this page include sliding-scale and low-cost providers specifically because rent-level budgets don't leave much margin for unexpected medical bills.
What does work in Walkertown's favor is that most households here are stable, owner-occupied, and family-oriented. This isn't a transient population cycling through. Monticello Park and Copperfield are the kinds of neighborhoods where people stay, which means building a testing habit around the actual rhythms of this community (weekend hours, evening slots, providers along the New Walkertown Road Northeast corridor) has lasting value beyond any single visit.
Getting there
At 6.87/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Walkertown 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 27105 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 27105 area around Walkertown: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Walkertown alone.
Walkertown sits in Forsyth County, ZIP 27105. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Walkertown? 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 Forsyth County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under North Carolina 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 Walkertown-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 Walkertown 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
North Carolina 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 North CarolinaSource: 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 United Health Centers (3.3 mi); 9 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, United Health Centers (3.3 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 744 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the North Carolina average.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
In North Carolina, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 27105; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
An exam can spot some signs, but most STIs are invisible without a lab test, an exam alone can't rule them out.
Syphilis is found with a simple blood test; a reactive screen is confirmed with a second blood test.
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