This page is general health information, not medical advice. It cannot tell you whether you have an infection. A clinician can, and the testing options on this site are a good place to start.

Getting tested for sexually transmitted infections is a routine part of health care. In Orlando, there are several ways to do it, and a number of them are free or low cost. This guide covers each route, what a visit involves, what testing usually includes, and the Florida rules that protect your privacy.

You do not need a reason to ask for a test, and you do not need to explain your life to anyone. A clinic's job is to test, explain the results and connect you with care if you need it. This guide is written for every gender, orientation and relationship style.

Key takeaways

The Florida Department of Health in Orange County runs a walk-in STD clinic at 832 West Central Blvd. Its page lists clinic fees from $20 and up, with a sliding scale.
Several Orlando-area organizations list free testing, including Miracle of Love, Hope and Help Center of Central Florida (in Winter Park) and AHF. Confirm tests and hours by phone first.
The Center Orlando publishes its prices: HIV and hepatitis C testing are $0, syphilis is $15, and chlamydia and gonorrhea are $50.
A standard visit involves a short conversation, then a urine sample, swab, finger stick or blood draw. A clinician decides which tests fit your situation.
Under Florida law, a minor can be examined and treated for a sexually transmissible disease without a parent's consent, and the visit is confidential.
CDC lists HIV test window periods by test type. Other infections have different timing, so ask the clinician about yours.

In this guide

Where to get tested in Orlando
What testing costs
What happens at a visit
What is tested and what to ask for
Window periods, results and next steps
Privacy, minors and Florida rules
Common questions

Where to get tested in Orlando

Testing in Orlando falls into a handful of routes. Some are walk-in. Some need an appointment. Some cost nothing. The right one depends on your schedule, your budget and which tests you want.

For a quick look at the options, the list of Orlando testing locations puts them in one place. The details below explain how each route works.

The county health department

The Florida Department of Health in Orange County operates the main public STD clinic at its Central Health Center, Building 1, 832 West Central Blvd, Orlando, FL 32805. The phone number is 407-858-1400.

According to the department's STD clinic page, the clinic offers low-cost or no-cost testing for chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and HIV. It is walk-in and first come, first served. The page lists hours of Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a lunch closure from 12 to 1 p.m. It also says a picture ID is required, that numbers are assigned quickly after opening, and that results take about one week.

The CDC's GetTested listing for the same site adds rapid HIV testing, hepatitis B and C tests, hepatitis A, hepatitis B and HPV vaccines, and PrEP navigation. It also says an appointment is not required.

Other county pages and directory listings show different hours for this location. Call 407-858-1400 before you go, especially if you plan to arrive late in the day.

The department also lists a second site, the Lila Mitchell Health Center at 5151 Raleigh St, Ste B, Orlando, FL 32811, phone (407) 723-5004. The CDC GetTested listing shows HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis tests there, with a sliding scale, and says an appointment is required. Hours are not published in the listing, so call to ask.

Community and nonprofit clinics

Orlando has a strong network of HIV and sexual health organizations. They are often a good fit if you want free testing, a longer conversation or help with prevention.

Miracle of Love is an HIV/AIDS nonprofit. Its executive office is at 1301 W Colonial Dr, Ste 201, Orlando, FL 32804, phone (407) 843-1760. The organization's locations page lists HIV and STI screenings Monday to Thursday, 9:00 to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 to 5:00 p.m., and Friday, 9:00 a.m. to noon. The CDC GetTested listing describes free HIV and STI testing there and says an appointment is required.

Miracle of Love's Test and Treat page says it does not perform swabs for gonorrhea or chlamydia and points swab testing to the Department of Health. That matters if you want a throat, rectal or genital swab. The organization also lists low-cost PEP, PrEP and STI treatment, with treatment provided at the discretion of the doctor.

A second site, the Stafford House at 711 Seminole Ave, Orlando, FL 32804, phone (407) 532-0070, lists HIV and STI screenings on the locations page: Monday to Thursday, 12:00 to 3:30 p.m. and 5:00 to 7:30 p.m., and Friday, 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. The Test and Treat page shows slightly different afternoon hours, so confirm by phone. The pages do not state a price or a walk-in policy for this site.

Hope and Help Center of Central Florida is an HIV and STI nonprofit and medical clinic at 4122 Metric Dr, #800, Winter Park, FL 32792, phone (407) 645-2577. It is in Winter Park, not inside Orlando city limits, but it serves the Orlando area. Its testing page lists HIV, chlamydia, syphilis, gonorrhea, herpes, hepatitis C and HPV testing, says testing is free, and says no appointment is necessary. Testing hours are Monday to Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The page also says it accepts most major insurances and can arrange income-based self-pay options. Because the page has some copy errors in its test descriptions, confirm exactly which tests are offered when you call.

AHF Healthcare Center, Orlando is at 707 E. Colonial Drive. A September 2025 AHF announcement describes free STD and STI prevention and treatment services and access to PrEP, with onsite labs. It lists hours of Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. No phone number or walk-in policy was published there, so check with AHF before you go.

Orange Blossom Family Health is a federally qualified health center at 232 N Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL 32805, phone 407-428-5751. The CDC GetTested listing shows rapid HIV, hepatitis A, B and C, chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis tests, with insurance, Medicaid and a sliding scale, and says an appointment is required. The center's own website says fees follow a sliding scale based on household income and that no patient will be turned away because of an inability to pay. It lists HIV testing as free. The website does not mention STD testing, so ask when you call.

LGBTQ+ community health services

The Center Orlando, at 942 N Mills Ave, Orlando, FL 32803, runs a testing center. Its site says HIV and hepatitis C testing is done by The Center, and STI testing is done by NPS Healthcare. All sexual health testing there is walk-in only. The testing center hours posted on its homepage are:

Monday: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday and Friday: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Saturday: closed
Sunday: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

A phone number was not listed on the testing page, so check The Center's website for current contact details. Care there is open to everyone.

Planned Parenthood

The Planned Parenthood East Orlando Health Center is at 11500 University Blvd, Ste B, Orlando, FL 32817, phone 407-246-1788. The CDC's National Prevention Information Network lists chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, rapid HIV and syphilis tests, says an appointment is required, and names fees, insurance, Medicaid and donations among payment options. Directories disagree about hours, and current status could not be confirmed on Planned Parenthood's own site. Call to confirm the center is open and which services it offers before you make the trip.

Urgent care and primary care

Many urgent care centers and primary care offices can order STI tests. Whether a particular office does, which tests it includes and what it charges are not published in one place for Orlando. Call first and ask three things. Do you test for the infections I am asking about? What will it cost with and without insurance? Will my results appear on a patient portal or an insurance statement?

A primary care clinician can also follow up on results, prescribe treatment, and discuss vaccines and prevention in the same visit. If you already have a regular clinician, that can be the simplest route.

At-home options

The Florida Department of Health in Orange County's Area 7 HIV/AIDS Program page offers a free at-home HIV test kit that you can order at knowyourhivstatus.com, with more resources at talktestcfl.com. The page does not state eligibility rules, so check the site or call 407-858-1400 to confirm who can order.

This guide does not recommend any commercial home kit or lab service. If you are considering one, ask a clinician or the health department how to read the result and what follow-up would involve. A home test is a screening step, and a clinic can confirm a result and start care.

For a national search of testing sites by ZIP code, the CDC runs GetTested. Several of the Orlando listings above come from that directory.

What testing costs

Cost is the question that stops many people from going. In Orlando, the published numbers look like this.

Where	What the source says
Florida Department of Health in Orange County, Central Health Center	Low- or no-cost testing. Clinic fees range from $20 and up. Payment by cash, card, Medicaid or Medicare. Sliding scale after an eligibility screening (county STD clinic page).
Lila Mitchell Health Center	Sliding scale. Insurance, Medicaid and Medicare accepted (CDC GetTested listing).
Miracle of Love, executive office	Free HIV and STI tests (CDC GetTested listing). Gonorrhea and chlamydia swabs are not done there.
Hope and Help Center, Winter Park	Testing is listed as free. Most major insurances accepted. Income-based self-pay can be arranged (clinic testing page).
AHF Healthcare Center, Orlando	Free STD/STI prevention and treatment services (AHF announcement, September 2025).
Orange Blossom Family Health	Sliding fee scale by household income. HIV testing listed as free (clinic website).
The Center Orlando	HIV $0, hepatitis C $0, syphilis $15, chlamydia and gonorrhea $50, syphilis plus chlamydia and gonorrhea bundle $55 (The Center's testing page).
Planned Parenthood East Orlando	Fees, insurance and Medicaid are listed as payment options. No prices are published in the listing (CDC NPIN).

Some things the sources do not say. The county page gives a starting fee, not a price list for each test. Miracle of Love's Stafford House page does not state a price. Urgent care and primary care prices vary by office and by insurance plan. When a price is not published, ask before you are tested. A clinic would rather answer the question than have you leave without care.

If you have insurance, ask whether the visit and the lab will both be billed to it, and whether an explanation of benefits goes to the policyholder. That is the one way a visit can reach other people in a household. If that is a concern, a free or sliding-scale clinic may be the better fit.

What happens at a visit

Knowing the steps takes most of the worry out of it. A typical testing visit has five parts, and the order can vary by clinic.

Check-in. At the county clinic, bring a picture ID. At most sites you will fill out a short form with contact details and a way to receive results.
A private conversation. A nurse or clinician asks about symptoms, recent partners, the kinds of sex you have and any prior tests. These questions decide which tests make sense. They are not a judgment.
Sample collection. Depending on the tests, this may be a urine sample, a swab of the genitals, throat or rectum (some of these you may collect yourself), a finger stick, or a blood draw.
Counseling and vaccines. Many clinics talk through prevention, including condoms, PrEP and PEP, and vaccines for hepatitis A, hepatitis B and HPV where offered.
A plan for results. You are told how and when results arrive and what happens if one needs follow-up.

A visit usually takes under an hour at a walk-in site, though waits vary. At the county clinic, numbers are assigned shortly after opening, so arriving early in the day is wise. The county page says results take about one week and are given in person or by coded text with signed consent.

If you have symptoms, tell the clinician. Symptoms such as unusual discharge, burning when you urinate, sores, rash or pelvic pain are reasons to be seen, and a clinician can work out what is going on. Many infections cause no symptoms at all, which is why testing exists.

What is tested and what to ask for

No single test covers every infection. A clinician usually chooses tests based on your history, and what is included by default differs from site to site. The sources above list chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and HIV as the core tests at the county clinic. Some sites add hepatitis B and C, herpes or HPV.

What national guidelines say

The CDC's STI Treatment Guidelines (2021) and the US Preventive Services Task Force set out who is routinely screened. In summary:

CDC recommends that everyone ages 13 to 64 be tested for HIV at least once, and that people with ongoing risk be tested more often.
The USPSTF recommends screening for chlamydia and gonorrhea in sexually active women age 24 and younger, and in older women at increased risk.
CDC guidelines recommend at least yearly chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis screening for sexually active gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men, with more frequent screening for some people. They also recommend site-specific testing, which means throat and rectal swabs where those exposures occurred.
The USPSTF recommends syphilis screening for pregnant people and for adults at increased risk.
CDC recommends hepatitis C screening at least once for adults.

These are population-level guidelines. A clinician can tell you how they apply to you. This guide cannot.

What to ask for

You can steer the visit. Questions worth asking:

Which infections will you test for today, and which will you not?
Do you do throat and rectal swabs, or only urine and genital tests? (This matters because a urine test does not check the throat or rectum.)
Is the HIV test a rapid test or a lab blood test?
Should I be tested for hepatitis B or C?
Can I get vaccines for hepatitis A, hepatitis B or HPV here?
How will I get results, and how long will it take?

Herpes and HPV

Herpes and HPV are handled differently. CDC does not recommend routine herpes blood testing for people without symptoms, so a standard panel may not include it. If you have a sore or a rash, a clinician can swab it. Hope and Help lists herpes and HPV among its tests, and Planned Parenthood's listing includes herpes, so you can ask about those specifically.

For HPV, the common tests are cervical screening for people with a cervix and vaccination for prevention. There is no routine HPV screening test for people without a cervix. A clinician can explain what applies to you.

Prevention conversations

A testing visit is also a chance to ask about prevention. PrEP is a medicine a clinician prescribes to lower the chance of getting HIV. PEP is a medicine a clinician prescribes after a possible exposure. Miracle of Love says PEP must be started within 72 hours of exposure, so if you think you may have been exposed recently, call a clinic or the health department right away. The Florida Department of Health's Area 7 program links to a PrEP and PEP locator for finding providers.

CDC's 2024 guidance on doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis, often called doxy-PEP, says clinicians may offer it to gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men and to transgender women who have had a bacterial STI in the past year. It is a prescription decision made with a clinician, who will explain whether it fits your situation.

Window periods, results and next steps

Window periods

A window period is the time after an exposure when a test may not yet detect an infection. The length depends on the infection and the type of test. For HIV, CDC publishes these ranges:

A nucleic acid test (NAT) can usually detect HIV 10 to 33 days after exposure.
An antigen/antibody test done on a blood draw from a vein can usually detect HIV 18 to 45 days after exposure.
An antigen/antibody test done on a finger stick can take longer, usually 18 to 90 days.
Antibody tests can take 23 to 90 days to detect HIV.

For chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and other infections, timing differs by test, and CDC does not give one number that fits everyone. If you had a recent exposure, tell the clinician when it was. They can tell you whether to test now, test again later, or both.

Getting results

Rapid HIV tests give a result during the visit. Most other results take longer. The county clinic says results take about one week and are given in person or by coded text with signed consent. Other sites vary, so ask at check-in.

A result can be negative, positive or unclear. A negative result means the test did not detect that infection at that time, and the window period still applies. A positive screening result is followed by more testing and a plan with a clinician. An unclear result usually means a repeat test.

If treatment is needed

Treatment is something a clinician prescribes after a diagnosis. This guide does not cover medications or dosing, because the right choice depends on the infection and the person.

What the CDC guidelines say is reassuring. Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and trichomoniasis are curable with treatment from a clinician. HIV, herpes and HPV are not curable, but they are treatable or manageable. Someone with HIV who takes HIV medicine as prescribed can stay healthy for a long time, according to CDC. Several Orlando sites listed above, including Miracle of Love, Hope and Help and AHF, also provide or arrange treatment.

Telling partners

If a result is positive, partners may need testing and treatment too. Clinics can help with this, and the health department can notify partners without naming you in many situations. Florida also allows expedited partner therapy for some infections. Under Fla. Stat. s. 384.27, per the CDC's legal summary for Florida, a clinician may provide treatment for a partner when a patient has a laboratory-confirmed or suspected STD, has a partner, and the partner is unable or unlikely to seek care in a timely way. Ask your clinician whether it applies to you.

Privacy, minors and Florida rules

Minors and consent

Fla. Stat. s. 384.30(1) says the consent of a parent or guardian is not a prerequisite for a minor's examination or treatment for a sexually transmissible disease. The statute states no minimum age, according to the Florida Legislature's Online Sunshine site. Section 384.30(2) says the fact of a minor's consultation, examination and treatment is confidential and may not be shared directly or indirectly, such as by sending a bill to a parent or guardian, except as provided in s. 384.29.

If you are a minor, you can ask a clinic how billing works before your visit. Free and sliding-scale sites are one way to avoid an insurance statement reaching a policyholder.

What gets reported

Under Fla. Stat. s. 381.0031(2), licensed practitioners, hospitals and certain laboratories must report diseases of public health significance to the Department of Health. Rule 64D-3.029 of the Florida Administrative Code lists chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis and HIV infection among the reportable conditions. This reporting goes to public health. It is how the county tracks infections and offers follow-up care. Since July 1, 2024, the Orange County STD Department has handled STD surveillance for Orange County residents, according to the county health department.

Pregnancy

Florida Administrative Code Rule 64D-3.042 says practitioners providing prenatal care must test for sexually transmissible diseases at the initial examination and again at 28 to 32 weeks of gestation. Fla. Stat. s. 384.31 lets a pregnant person refuse by signed written objection. If you are pregnant or planning to be, tell your prenatal provider about any concerns so you get the right tests at the right time.

Disclosure laws

Florida has laws about sex and disclosure. Fla. Stat. s. 384.24 makes it unlawful for a person who knows they have HIV, and has been told they can transmit it sexually, to have sex with someone who has not been informed and has not consented. A violation is a third-degree felony under s. 384.34(5). Section 384.24(1) applies the same inform-and-consent rule to several other infections, including gonorrhea, genital herpes, chlamydia and syphilis, with a first-degree misdemeanor penalty under s. 384.34(1). If you have questions about how these laws apply to you, a clinic counselor or an attorney is the right person to ask.

Common questions

How common are STIs in Orange County?

According to FLHealthCHARTS from the Florida Department of Health, Orange County recorded the following in 2025:

Chlamydia: 516.7 per 100,000 people (7,937 cases), compared with 410.8 per 100,000 statewide.
Gonorrhea: 193.7 per 100,000 (2,975 cases), compared with 156.5 statewide.
Infectious syphilis: 9.3 per 100,000 (143 cases), compared with 12.4 statewide.
New HIV diagnoses: 25.1 per 100,000 (385 diagnoses), compared with 15.0 statewide.

These are county figures. A separate Orlando-only figure was not found. Rates reflect how many people are tested as well as how many have infections, so they are best read as a sign that testing is a normal, common part of care here.

Do I need an appointment?

It depends on the site. The county Central Health Center, The Center Orlando and Hope and Help are listed as walk-in. Lila Mitchell, Miracle of Love's listing, Orange Blossom Family Health and Planned Parenthood list appointments as required. Call 407-858-1400 for the county clinic, or use the numbers above for the others.

Can I get tested if I have no symptoms?

Yes. Many STIs cause no symptoms, so testing is how they are found. Clinics test people with and without symptoms every day.

How do I choose where to go?

Start with what matters most to you. If cost is the main concern, the free and sliding-scale sites are the first to call. If you want swabs for the throat or rectum, ask the site whether it does them, since Miracle of Love says it does not do gonorrhea or chlamydia swabs. If you want a walk-in visit on a weekend, The Center Orlando lists Sunday hours. If you want testing along with ongoing primary care, an FQHC or your own clinician may suit you.

What should I bring?

A picture ID for the county clinic, your insurance card if you have one, and a list of any medicines you take. If you want results by text, ask about consent forms at check-in.

Where can I find more sites?

The CDC's GetTested directory lets you search by ZIP code. The Florida Department of Health in Orange County also publishes its STD clinic page, which is the best place to check current hours.

Getting tested is a practical step, and in Orlando it can be quick, private and low cost. Pick the route that fits your week, call ahead to confirm hours, and ask the clinician any question you have. There are no wrong questions in a sexual health visit.

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