Syphilis in Sullivan County runs about 13% lower than the US average. Your testing options in Wurtsboro, New York, depend on whether you need testing after a possible exposure or just as part of routine care. Community and public clinics might work out to be lower-cost while private labs might give you faster results and more flexible scheduling.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Wurtsboro, NY. The nearest, Orange County Health Department, is about 8.8 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.
Orange County Health Department, Middletown's public health department, brings institutional accountability to STI care: rapid and conventional HIV testing, herpes, hepatitis C, TB, and the full bacterial panel, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, by appointment, all at no fee.
Orange County Health Department operates on county and state public health appropriations, which means no billing infrastructure exists to charge patients: testing, treatment, vaccines, and PrEP consultations are staffed and funded as public health functions, not fee-for-service transactions.
Spanish-language services at Orange County Health Department are carried by staff with direct clinical fluency: counseling, exposure history, and treatment instructions are conducted in Spanish by the provider in the room, not relayed through a separate channel.
Without on-site access, obtaining PrEP or PEP means a separate appointment elsewhere, a prescription lag, and days without coverage. Orange County Health Department prescribes and manages both on-site, so prevention starts at the same visit where risk is assessed.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Sun River Health in Middletown covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, HIV, and hepatitis A, B, and C testing, with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs, and fees run on a sliding scale for everyone. An appointment is required.
Many clinics lean on remote interpretation lines that drop the rhythm of a real conversation. Sun River Health in Middletown staffs direct American Sign Language and Spanish services, alongside broader interpretation access, so the exchange between you and your provider stays intact, not relayed.
Sun River Health prescribes both PrEP, the daily oral regimen that blocks HIV acquisition, and PEP, the short-course post-exposure treatment, with the clinical monitoring each requires. That means baseline labs, follow-up HIV and kidney-function testing, and prescription management are handled by the same provider team.
For someone without a regular specialist or the bandwidth to navigate a separate gastroenterology referral, Sun River Health's standing capacity to treat hepatitis C on-site is the practical answer. Diagnosis and the antiviral treatment course happen at the same Middletown location, keeping the path from detection to cure short.
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American Sign Language, English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Cornerstone - Middletown, in Middletown, welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federal qualification backs its sliding-scale fee structure, so a single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing with costs tied to household income rather than a fixed price.
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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 about 9 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Wurtsboro, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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 Sullivan 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.
85 Main Street, Bloomingburg, NY 12721
CMS-certified lab
653 Harris Road, Ferndale, NY 12734
CMS-certified lab
4058 State Route 42, Suite 5, Monticello, NY 12701
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Wurtsboro. 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, 416 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Wurtsboro. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 173 offer telehealth.
Mrilini Yeddu, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 61 Emerald Place, Rock Hill
Yingna Zhou, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 14 Jason Place, Middletown
Florence Jean-Louis, MD
OB-GYN · 75 Maltese Drive, Middletown
Jagruti Gohel, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 95 Maltese Drive, Middletown
Jeffrey Weinstein, MD
Internal medicine · 111 Maltese Drive, Middletown
Cristian Castro Nunez, DO
Family medicine · 18 Orchard Street, Middletown
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 Wurtsboro, NY 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.
Wurtsboro Pharmacy
0.9 miRock Hill Pharmacy
6.6 mi
8.0 mi Neighborx Pharmacy
8.3 miMiddletown Pharmacy
9.4 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Wurtsboro, NY.
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 Wurtsboro, telehealth covers the rest: HIV-prevention medication (PrEP) and DoxyPEP to lower future risk, and discreet online treatment if a result comes back positive. All prescribed by licensed U.S. clinicians.
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
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
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 Sullivan County, the county that includes Wurtsboro, compare with New York and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~19% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#26 of 62 New York counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 58% of the state
| Infection | Sullivan County | New York | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 299 239 cases ▼ 46% | 558.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 75.1 60 cases ▼ 68% | 235.6 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 13.8 11 cases ▼ 7% | 14.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 12.5 10 cases ▼ 46% | 23.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 21.3 17 cases ▼ 15% | 25.2 | 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 Sullivan County, chlamydia has risen from 270.9 to 299 per 100,000 (10%), gonorrhea has fallen from 137.4 to 75.1 per 100,000 (45%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 1.3 to 13.8 per 100,000 (962%).
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 Sullivan County.
Local HIV snapshot
Sullivan County HIV care continuum (2021)
Sullivan County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2021), against 14.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Sullivan County residents living with HIV, 74% are in care · 69.6% 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 Sullivan County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
US 209 threads through Wurtsboro as Kingston Avenue, and the nearest clinic listed on this page means a real drive in either direction. Something worth factoring in when you're weighing whether to schedule or put it off another week. That drive sits inside a community where nearly two in five households rent, typically around a thousand dollars a month, against home values that keep ownership within reach for a solid majority.
Cost pressure is real enough that an unplanned medical bill can reshape a month, which makes low- or no-cost testing options from the list here worth checking before you assume what anything will run. Sullivan County's STI picture makes routine screening genuinely useful rather than precautionary theater, and options listed on this page include varied hours that can fit around a workforce where most residents are employed and keeping full schedules. Wurtsboro's household texture (average-sized families, a large share of married adults, a meaningful portion of single-person and renter households near Crane Farm and along the 209 corridor) means people here are at different relationship stages, all of which carry their own reasons to stay current on screening.
Getting there
At 6.1/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Wurtsboro 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 12790 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 12790 area around Wurtsboro: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Wurtsboro alone.
Wurtsboro sits in Sullivan County, ZIP 12790. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Wurtsboro? 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 Sullivan County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under New York 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 Wurtsboro-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 Wurtsboro 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 New York 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 New York, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
New York 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 New YorkSource: 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.
Nearest is Orange County Health Department, about 8.8 mi away; 7 are within 30 miles. An at-home kit shipped to 12790 also works.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
Orange County Health Department, about 8.8 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Sullivan County reported ~299 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the New York average.
In New York, 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.
Reputable kits use the same lab methods as clinics; any positive should be confirmed and treated by a provider.
Chlamydia is checked with a simple urine sample or a swab; lab results usually come back in a day or two.
Usually urine or a swab for chlamydia/gonorrhea, and blood for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis.
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