In Anchorage Municipality, there are about 34 syphilis cases per 100,000 residents, above the US average. If you're in Anchorage Municipality, Alaska for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, consider your priorities: clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. Find options below.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Anchorage, AK. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, is about 24.3 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.
A public STD-testing location in Anchorage.
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English
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A community safety-net federally qualified health center in Anchorage. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Anchorage Department of Health and Human Services scales fees to income and accepts Medicaid and private insurance, covering HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis C, and TB testing: with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs and HPV, hepatitis A, and adult hepatitis B vaccines available by appointment.
Many clinics leave language access as an afterthought, a number to dial, a voice on a speakerphone held at arm's length. At Anchorage Department of Health and Human Services, interpretation services are part of the appointment itself, so the clinical conversation happens in the language the patient actually uses to make decisions about their health.
Without hepatitis C on the panel, a clean bacterial result can mask an ongoing infection that goes unmanaged for months: requiring a separate visit, a separate provider, and time the condition doesn't wait on. Anchorage Department of Health and Human Services runs both a conventional and rapid hepatitis C test at the same appointment where gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV are already being addressed.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A public safety-net federally qualified health center in Anchorage. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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A community safety-net federally qualified health center in Anchorage. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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A free or low-cost STD-testing location in Anchorage.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A safety-net federally qualified health center in Anchorage. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
A public safety-net federally qualified health center in Anchorage. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
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 24 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Anchorage, 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 Anchorage Municipality, 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.
4315 Diplomacy Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
2801 Debarr Road, Anchorage, AK 99508
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1201 North Muldoon Road, Anchorage, AK 99504
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
3976 University Lake Drive, Suite 100, Anchorage, AK 99508
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
3200 Providence Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Anchorage. 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, 254 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Anchorage. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 81 offer telehealth.
Erin Lester, MD
Family medicine · 131 Lindblad Avenue, Girdwood
Jennifer Szatkowski, MD
OB-GYN · 20658 Mountainside Drive, Eagle River
Katherine Naylor, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 10928 Eagle River Road, Eagle River
Timothy Buffey, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 12001 Business Boulevard, Eagle River
Allison Gibbs, MD
OB-GYN · 17101 Snowmobile Lane, Eagle River
Gregory Daum, DO
Family medicine · 17101 Snowmobile Lane, Eagle River
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 Anchorage, AK 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.
Girdwood Drug
13 mi
18 mi Family Pharmacy
20 miCarrs Pharmacy
20 mi
20 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Anchorage, AK.
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 Anchorage, 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
$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
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 Anchorage Municipality, the county that includes Anchorage, compare with Alaska and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~30% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#8 of 30 Alaska counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 73% of the state
| Infection | Anchorage Municipality | Alaska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 852.2 2,438 cases ▲ 22% | 697.7 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 440.1 1,259 cases ▲ 42% | 310.9 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 33.6 96 cases ▲ 49% | 22.5 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 19.9 57 cases ▲ 83% | 10.9 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 35 100 cases ▲ 75% | 20 | 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 Anchorage Municipality, chlamydia has risen from 771.9 to 852.2 per 100,000 (10%), gonorrhea has risen from 408.2 to 440.1 per 100,000 (8%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 49.1 to 33.6 per 100,000 (32%).
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 Anchorage Municipality.
Local HIV snapshot
Sources: AIDSVu (Emory/Gilead) · CDC AHEAD. 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 Anchorage Municipality tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Winter darkness settles over Anchorage for months, and the long indoor season draws people into closer quarters. Extended family under one roof, shared workspaces, the kind of proximity that makes straightforward health information feel like a practical necessity rather than an awkward question. Routine STI screening fits into the rhythm of life here the way it does anywhere: as part of staying well during a season when time indoors and closer contact are simply how people live. Testing in and around Anchorage listed on this page serves residents across a wide age span, with particular relevance for the young adults moving through their twenties and thirties who make up a substantial part of the city's working population.
Anchorage's character (comfortable, professionally anchored, built on households that often span generations under one roof) means that confidentiality carries real weight in people's lives. A test result remains between you and your provider; screening itself is routine and unremarkable, a health measure that takes no more time than any other clinic visit. The clinics and urgent-care facilities available here understand that discretion and straightforward service matter equally. Testing happens without fanfare in a city where residents tend to move purposefully through their days, where the backdrop of Mount Yukla or the distant peaks reminds you that life is both intimate and vast at once.
Getting there
Anchorage scores 11.89/20 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.
Anchorage sits in Anchorage Municipality. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Anchorage? 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 Anchorage Municipality: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Alaska 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 an Anchorage-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 Anchorage 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 Alaska 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 Alaska, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Alaska 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 AlaskaSource: 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.
There are 10 options within a 30-mile drive.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Public health clinics nearby provide free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Anchorage Municipality reported ~852 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the Alaska average.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Alaska, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Pregnancy screening is standard; ask about an early-pregnancy STI panel.
Clinics give immediate care and treatment; home kits win on convenience and discretion. Either works.
Little prep is needed, bring an ID and insurance if you have it, and note your exposure dates and any symptoms; for a urine test, avoid peeing for about an hour beforehand.
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