Syphilis reports in Palm Beach County run about 26% lower than the US average. If you are in Westgate, Florida, considering testing before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care, some clinics allow walk-ins for same-day testing, while labs and at-home kits offer more flexibility. See your options in the list below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Westgate, FL. The nearest, Florida Atlantic University, is about 0.4 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.
Florida Atlantic University in West Palm Beach earned its federally qualified health center designation by committing to income-based fees for all patients. Sliding-scale pricing brings syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV screening within reach regardless of what someone can pay.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
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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English, Haitian Creole, Spanish
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Planned Parenthood of West Palm Beach folds STI testing into full reproductive health care (rapid HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B and C, and herpes) on a sliding-scale fee with walk-ins welcome, same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and services delivered in Spanish.
Spanish speakers navigating STI care, PrEP counseling, or treatment can do so directly in Spanish at Planned Parenthood of West Palm Beach. Not through an intermediary, but with staff capable of moving through the entire clinical encounter in the language. That continuity matters when the conversation involves dosing instructions, follow-up schedules, or weighing prevention options.
Without Title X standing, a minor seeking STI care or family planning on their own often hits a wall: a provider who requires parental involvement, a fee they can't cover, or a gap between testing and actual treatment. Planned Parenthood of West Palm Beach holds Title X designation, which carries the legal guarantee of confidential services for minors and direct access to the full care continuum on-site.
Planned Parenthood of West Palm Beach prescribes and manages both PrEP, including branded options like Truvada and Descovy, and PEP directly, meaning the required HIV testing, STI screening, and prescription writing all happen within the same clinic rather than requiring a separate infectious disease referral. Ongoing PrEP monitoring, including the every-three-month lab and prescription cycle, is handled here.
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Listing verified Aug 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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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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Westgate, 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 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.
2939 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
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2031 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
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603 Village Blvd Suite 201, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
CMS-certified lab
470 Columbia Dr Suite A102, West Palm Beach, FL 33409
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Showing the nearest 4 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Westgate. 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, 1,267 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Westgate. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 469 offer telehealth.
Moya Martin, DO
Family medicine · 2247 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard, West Palm Beach
Gerard Jean-Baptiste, MD
Internal medicine · 1266 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach
Shamsad Begum, MD
General practice · 1195 North Military Trail, West Palm Beach
Xiaorong Dai, MD
OB-GYN · 603 Village Boulevard, West Palm Beach
Samantha Bunting, DO
OB-GYN · 560 Village Boulevard West, West Palm Beach
Timothy Willingham, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 4611 Okeechobee Boulevard, 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 Westgate, 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.
City Place Pharmacy
0.6 miSouthern States Pharmacy
0.6 miCity Place Pharmacy, Medicine Shoppe 2046
0.7 miMidway Specialty Care RX
0.8 miCherry Rd Pharmacy
0.8 mi
0.8 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Westgate, 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 Westgate, 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
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
$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
How reported STI rates in Palm Beach County, the county that includes Westgate, compare with Florida and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~29% 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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Local context
Antique Row's mix of longtime dealers and newer renters reflects something true of Westgate broadly: most households here rent rather than own, and at just over $1,100 a month that rent still commands a real share of most budgets. With fewer than one in twenty households clearing six figures and unemployment running notably high, a co-pay or a day off work to handle a health appointment can feel like a genuine calculation, not a minor inconvenience. That financial pressure lands hardest on people in their late teens and twenties, who make up a substantial slice of Westgate's population and are the years when STI exposure is most common.
Large average household sizes mean privacy can be limited, and with nearly two-thirds of residents in the labor force, many of them in hourly or shift work, carving out time on Belvedere Road or along Okeechobee Boulevard to reach a clinic takes real coordination. Low-cost or no-cost testing removes one layer of that calculation; extended or weekend hours remove another. A resident near Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard has different practical options than someone coming in from closer to North Military Trail, and that range of choices is what makes routine screening realistic for Westgate's working, renting, budget-conscious households.
Getting there
Westgate scores 13.12/20 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 33409 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 33409 area around Westgate: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Westgate alone.
Westgate sits in Palm Beach County, ZIP 33409. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Westgate? 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 Westgate-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 Westgate 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.
Yes, free HIV testing is available at public clinics in the area.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Palm Beach County reported ~458 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Florida average.
In Florida, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
Usually urine or a swab for chlamydia/gonorrhea, and blood for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis.
Go to an ER or call RAINN (800-656-4673); they provide testing, PEP, and support right away.
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