Reported gonorrhea in Palm Beach County runs about 19% lower than the US average. Before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care, you'll find local clinics and at-home kits for STI testing in West Palm Beach, Florida. Some clinics take walk-ins for same-day testing, while labs and at-home kits let you plan around your own time — see your options below.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for West Palm Beach, FL. The nearest, Monarch Health Services, is about 2.1 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.
Monarch Health Services in West Palm Beach takes walk-ins for the full bacterial and viral panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, TB, and HIV) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, sliding-scale fees, and every service provided at no cost.
Sliding-scale clinics still hand you a bill at the end, adjusted, but real. Monarch Health Services in West Palm Beach charges nothing for any service it provides, so the panel, the treatment, the counseling, and the prevention tools all leave your wallet untouched.
A diagnosis landed in a language you're not fully fluent in is a diagnosis half-received, the nuance slips, the follow-up gets skipped. Monarch Health Services conducts care directly in Haitian Creole and Spanish, with interpretation available for additional languages, so nothing about a result or a treatment plan gets lost in translation.
Monarch Health Services in West Palm Beach carries all three leading prevention tools: PrEP for ongoing HIV prevention, PEP for post-exposure HIV management, and DoxyPEP, doxycycline taken after sexual exposure to reduce bacterial STI risk, giving providers a layered toolkit that matches prevention to the specific scenario rather than defaulting to a single option.
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English, Haitian Creole, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Florida Community Health Centers in West Palm Beach meets people where the system often falls short: uninsured, cash-paying, or simply between providers. As a federally qualified health center, it ties fees to income and offers sliding-scale STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia without an appointment required.
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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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FoundCare - Corporate Way in West Palm Beach structures its fees on a sliding scale tied to income, so cost is never a barrier to care. As a federally qualified health center, it offers STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no appointment required.
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Health Care District Community Health Center - Mangonia Park, in West Palm Beach, welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Sliding-scale fees, set by income, apply to syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, making a single visit straightforward for anyone who needs it.
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Midway Specialty Care Center in West Palm Beach covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and HIV on a sliding scale, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, walk-ins welcome, and every service carries no fee.
Plenty of clinics layer costs onto individual services even when the visit itself is subsidized, a lab fee here, a counseling charge there. At Midway Specialty Care Center, that layering doesn't exist: the full scope of care, from testing through treatment, is provided at no fee to every patient who walks in.
Midway Specialty Care Center prescribes PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP: meaning daily HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis, post-exposure antiretroviral intervention, and doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis against bacterial STIs are all managed here. Having all three under active clinical oversight means prevention strategies can be calibrated and combined rather than pursued piecemeal.
Without on-site hepatitis C treatment, a confirmed diagnosis starts a separate clock. Scheduling with a specialist, waiting for an appointment, navigating a second care relationship before a single pill is prescribed. Midway Specialty Care Center in West Palm Beach collapses that gap entirely, managing hepatitis C treatment in the same facility where it's found.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Campbell Health Solutions in West Palm Beach requires an appointment, so visits move with purpose: covering HIV (rapid and self-test), syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B and C, same-visit bacterial treatment, and family planning, all at no fee.
When cost sits between a person and follow-through (whether that's completing a hepatitis C treatment course, picking up PrEP, or returning for HIV care) the gap doesn't close on its own. Campbell Health Solutions carries no fee for any of it, so the care that needs to continue actually does.
Campbell Health Solutions in West Palm Beach delivers care directly in Haitian Creole and Spanish, meaning a patient managing an ongoing HIV treatment plan or working through a PrEP consultation has that conversation in full, without anything flattened by translation gaps.
PrEP at Campbell Health Solutions means ongoing prescribing paired with the lab monitoring (HIV testing, kidney function, STI screening) that keeping someone safely on Truvada or Descovy actually requires. PEP is similarly staffed and prescribed on-site, not coordinated from a distance.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County brings the infrastructure of a public health department to STI care in West Palm Beach: sliding-scale fees, same-visit treatment for bacterial infections like gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, and the full standard panel including rapid and conventional HIV testing, with services delivered in Haitian Creole and Spanish.
Haitian Creole, Spanish, and interpretation services for additional languages are part of how care is actually delivered here. Not a separate accommodation layer. That operational fact means clinical conversations about medication adherence, prevention counseling, and treatment plans proceed in the language a person reasons in without introducing a gap between provider and patient.
Most clinics in this category test for HIV and hand off, ongoing medical management happens somewhere else, separately, later. Ryan White funding at the Florida Department of Health in Palm Beach County means HIV-positive patients move from diagnosis into treatment within the same clinic, with medication adherence education and counseling built into continued care rather than left to a separate system.
People without a regular prescribing provider, or those paying out of pocket, have direct access to PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP at this clinic, including PrEP coverage for the uninsured. All three prevention medications are prescribed and managed here, which means prevention strategy doesn't depend on coordinating with an outside practice.
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English, Haitian Creole, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
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 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to West Palm Beach, 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 range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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.
2013 Ponce De Leon Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL 33407
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1309 North Flagler Drive, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
5028 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL 33417
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
2201 45th Street, West Palm Beach, FL 33407
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
901 45 Street, West Palm Beach, FL 33407
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 West Palm Beach. 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, 1,234 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of West Palm Beach. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 466 offer telehealth.
Jennifer Coby, DO
Family medicine · 5300 East Avenue, West Palm Beach
Leon Poveda, MD
Family medicine · 1650 Osceola Drive, West Palm Beach
Carson Catasus, MD
OB-GYN · 770 Northpoint Parkway, West Palm Beach
Karl Dhana, MD
Internal medicine · 4920 Loring Drive, West Palm Beach
Renes Castor, MD
Internal medicine · 3933 North Haverhill Road, West Palm Beach
Kevin Gilbert, MD
Internal medicine · 3109 45th Street, West Palm Beach
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 West Palm Beach, 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.
1.1 mi United Pharmacy
1.1 mi45th Street Pharmacy
1.6 miSams Pharmacy 10
1.9 mi
1.9 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to West Palm Beach, 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 West Palm Beach, 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
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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 Palm Beach County, the county that includes West Palm Beach, compare with Florida and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~28% 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).
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Data & references
Local context
Lincoln Park sits close enough to the M-Canal that weekend runners barely notice the city limits, yet getting to an STI clinic from this part of West Palm Beach can mean navigating Okeechobee Boulevard through several stoplights before you reach a testing site that may itself be several miles farther along Florida's Turnpike corridor. That commute matters more here because most residents rent rather than own, and at typical monthly rents the budget math leaves little slack for appointments that require time off work or out-of-pocket fees. With nearly a quarter of households clearing six figures but unemployment running meaningfully higher than national averages, West Palm Beach is genuinely split between residents who can absorb a co-pay without much thought and those for whom an unexpected fee is a real reason to delay.
Households here also tend to be larger than the national average, meaning adults often juggle competing schedules, childcare, and shared transportation, all of which compress the window for a midday clinic visit. Young adults in their late teens and twenties make up a substantial share of the population, and for people still building careers in a high-rent city, same-day or low-cost options reduce the practical obstacles that cause testing to keep getting rescheduled.
Getting there
At 9.11/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in West Palm Beach 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.
West Palm Beach sits in Palm Beach County. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside West Palm Beach? 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 West Palm Beach-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 West Palm Beach 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.
Possibly, Riviera Beach, FL is close; compare it by distance against Monarch Health Services.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
Yes, Monarch Health Services (2.1 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 458 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Florida average.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 33411; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
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, partners should test and be treated together to avoid passing it back and forth.
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