In Palm Beach County, new HIV diagnoses run about 46% higher than the US average. Whether you've had a recent risk or test on a schedule, Wellington, Florida has public clinics to save money, private labs to get speedier results, and at-home kits to skip the clinic visit.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Wellington, FL. The nearest, Labcorp at Walgreens, is about 1.2 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.
Life Resources in Wellington runs its full STI panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C) without a fee attached to any of it, on a sliding scale for those who do pay, with walk-ins welcome and same-visit treatment for bacterial infections.
Life Resources funds its STI services so that every test, every follow-up, and every treatment session is delivered without a bill. No copay tier, no minimum charge, no service carved out. The clinic's staffing and funding structure absorbs the cost entirely, so the care you receive is the same regardless of what you bring to the window.
Spanish is woven into the clinical operation at Life Resources, not routed through an outside service. Staff conduct testing conversations, counseling, and treatment planning directly in Spanish, so medication instructions, exposure history, and follow-up care are communicated with the same precision as in any English-language appointment.
Life Resources holds the prescribing and monitoring of both PrEP and PEP in-house: meaning someone without a regular provider, without insurance, or simply looking for a clinic that handles the whole prevention medication workflow can get assessed, prescribed, and followed up in one place, including PrEP coverage for the uninsured.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
FoundCare – Yolette Bonnet Center, West Palm Beach, welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified status means fees slide with income, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing available to patients across every income level in a single visit.
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Fees & payment
Caridad Center in Boynton Beach provides rapid HIV testing, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening, plus STI treatment and HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines. All at no charge to anyone who walks through the door, by appointment.
For anyone without a regular provider, paying entirely out of pocket, or simply stretching a tight budget, Caridad Center's standing offer is straightforward: every test, vaccine, and treatment visit carries no fee whatsoever. There is no income calculation, no documentation threshold. Cost is simply not a variable here.
Many clinics field Spanish-speaking patients through patchwork workarounds: a bilingual staffer pulled from another desk, or a remote line. At Caridad Center in Boynton Beach, Spanish is a native language of care, woven into counseling, education, and the clinical conversation itself rather than bolted on.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Forest Hill Medical Group in West Palm Beach requires an appointment, so scheduling ahead is the move: once you're in, that single visit covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing alongside same-visit bacterial treatment, HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, and sliding-scale fees.
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English
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Fees & payment
Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Caring Hearts Family Medical Centers in Palm Springs schedules appointments for STI care, so same-day walk-ins aren't the model here, but a booked visit covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and rapid or conventional HIV testing, bacterial treatment, and counseling, with fees billed through Medicaid, Medicare, or private insurance.
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English
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
FoundCare in Palm Springs is a community health center where STI care sits alongside primary and infectious-disease medicine: meaning gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis, and HIV are all tested and treated here, walk-ins welcome, every service at no fee.
When cost splits care into pieces (a test here, a follow-up somewhere else, a prescription deferred) infections stay untreated and spread. At FoundCare, no fee attaches to any service on the list: testing, same-visit bacterial treatment, PrEP, PEP, hepatitis treatment, HIV medical care. None of it generates a bill.
When the clinical encounter runs through a language someone doesn't fully command, the nuance that determines a correct diagnosis or adherence plan gets lost, and the gap shows up later as a missed dose or a return visit for the same infection. FoundCare delivers care directly in French, Haitian Creole, and Spanish, so nothing between symptom and treatment is approximate.
FoundCare holds Ryan White Program funding, which means HIV-positive patients move from rapid or conventional HIV testing into ongoing antiretroviral medical management within the same organization. The funding sustains both the diagnosis and the long-term treatment relationship, with medication adherence counseling built into that continuum.
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English, French, Haitian Creole, Spanish
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Atlas Infectious Disease in Atlantis runs the full panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and sliding-scale fees accepted through Medicaid or insurance. Appointments are required.
Atlas Infectious Disease carries hepatitis C treatment on-site, meaning a confirmed diagnosis leads directly to a treatment plan within the same practice. That continuity cuts the gap between knowing and acting, no handoff to a separate specialist before care can begin.
Atlas Infectious Disease prescribes PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP from within its own practice. Useful for anyone without a regular provider who needs prevention medication managed by someone who also handles testing and treatment. All three options live in one appointment rather than spread across separate referrals.
Atlas Infectious Disease conducts care in French, Haitian Creole, and Spanish, with interpretation services available for other languages, which means nuanced conversations about symptoms, medication schedules, and prevention choices happen in the language a patient actually uses to think through health decisions.
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English, French, Haitian Creole, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Health Care District Community Health Center - Atlantis, in Palm Springs, welcomes patients without an appointment for STI screening under its federally qualified health center charter. A single walk-in visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with fees adjusted on a sliding scale tied to income.
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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 Wellington, 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 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 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.
16750 Persimmon Boulevard, Loxahatchee, FL 33470
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
13001 Southern Blvd Sr 80, Loxahatchee, FL 33470
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
12955 Palms West Drive #200, Loxahatchee, FL 33470
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
10101 Forest Hill Boulevard, Wellington, FL 33414
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1049 South St Rd 7, Wellington, FL 33414
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 Wellington. 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, 1,479 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Wellington. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 522 offer telehealth.
Nikolaus Pankow, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 2465 South State Road, Wellington
Anita Garib Sankar, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 3319 South State Road, Wellington
Shekhar Sharma, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 3347 South State Road, Wellington
Ishan Gunawardene, MD
Internal medicine · 3347 South State Road, Wellington
Rodolfo Trejo, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 16422 Paddock Drive, West Palm Beach
Florina Schiess-Kadribasic, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1395 South State Road, Wellington
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 Wellington, 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.
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1.2 mi Prescriptions Plus
2.2 miSchaefer Drugs
2.2 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Wellington, 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 Wellington, 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 $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or 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 Palm Beach County, the county that includes Wellington, compare with Florida and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~21% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#25 of 67 Florida counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 63% of the state
| Infection | Palm Beach County | Florida | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 457.5 7,017 cases ▼ 8% | 498.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 144.7 2,220 cases ▼ 30% | 206.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 11.7 180 cases ▼ 39% | 19.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 18.4 282 cases ▼ 27% | 25.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 30.8 473 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.
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
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
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.
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.
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).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
A Saturday morning trip to Tiger Shark Cove Park or an errand down Southern Boulevard brings most Wellington residents through neighborhoods where families have lived for decades. That stability, the kind that comes with owning land and raising children in the same community, shapes how people here think about health care. STI testing isn't always easy to talk about in a place where everyone seems to know everyone else, yet it's exactly the kind of screening that young adults and couples moving through their twenties and thirties need to fit into their lives without friction. Testing in and around Wellington listed on this page meets that need quietly.
Clinics here understand that confidentiality isn't an afterthought; it's the foundation. Your results remain yours alone, and the staff know better than to treat a routine screening as anything other than routine health maintenance. Whether you live in Lakeview South, Lakefield West, or any of the family-centered neighborhoods that make Wellington home, getting tested is straightforward. The clinics serving the area work with the assumption that you're taking care of yourself and your relationships the way you take care of your home, thoughtfully and without drama.
Getting there
Wellington scores 10.83/20 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 33414 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 33414 area around Wellington: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Wellington alone.
Wellington sits in Palm Beach County, ZIP 33414. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Wellington? 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 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.
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 Wellington-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 Wellington 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 Labcorp at Walgreens (1.2 mi); 12 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, Life Resources (4.2 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 458 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Florida average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Florida, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 33414; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
It's reassuring, but if you tested early in the window period, retest a few weeks later to be sure.
Medical records are protected under federal HIPAA law, ask the clinic how it handles your information.
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