In Adams County, reported syphilis runs about 13% higher than the US average. If you need a one-time check-up or regular tests in Aurora, Colorado, weigh the convenience of same-day testing against planning your syphilis or other STI check-up around your schedule. Explore your options below.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Aurora, CO. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, is about 4.6 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.
Arapahoe County Public Health in Aurora tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, on a sliding-scale that, here, reaches zero: every test and every service carries no fee.
The no-fee structure at Arapahoe County Public Health isn't limited to HIV or STI tests: it extends to PrEP, DoxyPEP, mpox vaccine, HPV vaccine, hepatitis A and B vaccines, STI treatment, and medication adherence counseling. There is no tiered schedule where some services bill and others don't; the operational commitment is a single, flat policy across the full clinical menu.
Spanish is available directly at Arapahoe County Public Health, and interpretation for other languages is built into the appointment structure. Not a contingency arranged after arrival. That means PrEP counseling, DoxyPEP dosing instructions, and medication adherence education are delivered in the language of the visit, with the same clinical precision regardless of which language that is.
As a Title X clinic, Arapahoe County Public Health is federally mandated to provide family planning services to minors with legal confidentiality. Not a clinic policy but a statutory protection. That covers STI testing, contraception, and related counseling, with records shielded from parental disclosure under Title X's own regulatory framework.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Salud Family Health Centers in Aurora tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. STI treatment and HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines are available by appointment within the same family practice.
Plenty of clinics manage a bilingual receptionist and little else, the exam room defaults back to English. At Salud Family Health Centers, Spanish carries through the full clinical encounter, so every question, result, and treatment decision lands clearly without a relay.
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Children's Hospital Colorado in Aurora delivers rapid and conventional HIV testing alongside the full bacterial panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, on a sliding-scale fee that applies to everyone, with walk-ins welcome and all services free.
Title X funding at Children's Hospital Colorado eliminates the fee on every service offered (testing, treatment, PrEP, vaccines, counseling) not a selected subset. That coverage means PrEP initiation and HPV vaccination carry the same cost as the HIV test: none.
Children's Hospital Colorado provides Spanish directly alongside broader interpretation services for other languages, so clinical conversations about medication adherence or PrEP dosing happen without lag or summary. The full exchange, not a condensed version.
As a Title X site, Children's Hospital Colorado extends legally confidential family planning services to minors: a federal protection that keeps testing, contraception, and STI treatment records separate from a parent's insurance or household account by law, not by policy preference.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains in Aurora takes walk-ins for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C testing: no appointment needed to get a full panel, same-visit bacterial treatment, HPV vaccine, and sliding-scale fees on the same visit.
Plenty of clinics hand off non-English speakers to a remote line and call it handled. Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains in Aurora goes further: Spanish-speaking staff, American Sign Language service, and interpretation for additional languages are all available directly, so the conversation about symptoms, history, and prevention stays real.
Federal Title X designation requires confidential family planning services for minors, a legal protection most general clinics simply don't carry. At Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains in Aurora, that protection is built into the program, not an informal policy that shifts with staffing.
PrEP at this Aurora clinic means an initial prescription plus the follow-up labs (creatinine, HIV testing, STI screening) built into ongoing care rather than delegated elsewhere. PEP is similarly prescribed and monitored on-site, and coverage for uninsured patients accessing PrEP is available through dedicated funding.
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American Sign Language, English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Jun 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
UCHealth in Aurora pairs bacterial STI testing (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis) with same-visit treatment when results call for it, all on a fee schedule that accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. Appointments are required, and care is available in Spanish.
When a language gap means a question goes unasked or an instruction goes ununderstood, the downstream cost is a missed dose, a delayed diagnosis, or a partner not notified. At UCHealth Aurora, Spanish-language care is built into the clinical encounter itself, not sourced afterward, so nothing critical waits on a workaround.
UCHealth Aurora prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, which means a patient who qualifies can leave with an active prevention plan rather than a name to look up elsewhere. That continuity keeps adherence, and therefore effectiveness, grounded in an established clinical relationship.
For anyone without a regular provider, or paying out of pocket and wanting answers in a single visit, UCHealth Aurora's panel extends to herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the core bacterial and HIV tests, eliminating the need to piece together screening across multiple appointments.
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Stride Community Health Center, a full-service community health center in Aurora, tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, treating bacterial infections the same visit. Sliding-scale fees apply to everyone, and appointments are required.
Standalone STI clinics typically test and treat, prevention prescriptions get handed off elsewhere. STRIDE writes PrEP and PEP prescriptions directly, keeping the entire prevention-to-treatment continuum inside one practice rather than splitting it across providers.
STRIDE runs hepatitis C antibody testing as part of its panel, plus administers hepatitis A and adult hepatitis B vaccines on-site. That means a single appointment can cover viral hepatitis screening and vaccination alongside syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV. No separate lab visit required.
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Dawn Clinic in Aurora covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections when needed: all at no fee, with appointments required and HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines available on-site.
Sliding-scale floors still leave some patients calculating what they can afford to skip. Dawn Clinic sidesteps that entirely: testing, treatment, and vaccines carry no charge, full stop, for everyone who walks through the door.
Dawn Clinic in Aurora provides care directly in Spanish and through interpretation services for other languages, so the clinical conversation (symptoms, treatment options, follow-up) happens without compression or loss. That standing capacity makes the clinic a reliable first stop for patients whose primary language isn't English.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
It Takes A Village, Aurora, opens its doors to anyone navigating care without insurance, between providers, or paying out of pocket. Federally qualified standing lets it price syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV screening on a sliding scale tied to income. Walk-ins welcome, no appointment needed.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
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 5 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Aurora, 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 Adams 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.
6159 South Southlands Parkway, Aurora, CO 80016
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1635 Aurora Court, Aurora, CO 80045
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
1775 Aurora Court, Aurora, CO 80045
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
13123 East 16th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
12705 East Montview Boulevard, Suite 250, Aurora, CO 80045
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 Aurora. 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, 2,434 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Aurora. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 873 offer telehealth.
Kari Pagano, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 21750 East Quincy Avenue, Aurora
Yuina Satoh, DO
Family medicine · 550 South Airport Boulevard, Aurora
Jonathan Albert, MD
Internal medicine · 6554 South Parker Road, Aurora
Ann Hua, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 11901 East Mississippi Avenue, Aurora
Bert Srianant, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 14701 East Exposition Avenue, Aurora
Andre Smyth, DO
Family medicine · 2230 South Fraser Street, Aurora
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 Aurora, CO 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.
3.2 mi 
3.5 mi King Soopers Pharmacy
4.1 miShowing the 3 closest pharmacies to Aurora, CO.
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 Aurora, 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 $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
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 Adams County, the county that includes Aurora, compare with Colorado 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.
#3 of 64 Colorado counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | Adams County | Colorado | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 588.2 3,137 cases ▲ 35% | 435.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 168.2 897 cases ▲ 31% | 128.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 17.8 95 cases ▲ 11% | 16 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 10.7 57 cases ▲ 3% | 10.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 32.2 172 cases ▲ 13% | 28.4 | 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 Adams County, chlamydia has risen from 505.6 to 588.2 per 100,000 (16%), gonorrhea has fallen from 175.3 to 168.2 per 100,000 (4%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 13.9 to 17.8 per 100,000 (28%).
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 Adams County.
Local HIV snapshot
Adams County HIV care continuum (2023)
Adams County recorded 16 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 9.6 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Adams County residents living with HIV, 72.2% are in care · 66.6% 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 Adams County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
E-470 runs a long arc around Aurora's eastern edge, and for residents of Traditions or Adonea, the drive to reach one of the options listed on this page can mean twenty or thirty minutes on that toll road before you even approach a clinic. That distance matters more when rent is already a real constraint: with roughly four in ten households renting rather than owning, and a typical monthly payment sitting well above a thousand dollars, discretionary spending, including a co-pay or out-of-pocket lab fee, is something people here genuinely weigh. Aurora leans toward larger households and a high rate of adults who are working, which shapes the daily calendar in specific ways.
When nearly three quarters of residents are in the labor force and the average home holds well over three people, scheduling anything mid-week requires coordinating around jobs, childcare, and shared transport. For the substantial share of residents who are in their late teens and twenties, those competing demands can quietly push a routine screening lower on the list without ever becoming a conscious decision not to go. Aurora also has a meaningful share of married couples and family households, a life stage where periodic STI screening still belongs, because partners bring different histories and relationship structures shift over time.
Getting there
Aurora scores 14.46/20 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.
Aurora sits in Adams County. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Aurora? 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 Adams County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Colorado 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 Aurora-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 Aurora 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 Colorado 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 Colorado, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Colorado 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 ColoradoSource: 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.
The closest is Quest Diagnostics (4.6 mi); 12 options are within 30 miles.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
Yes, community and public clinics test the uninsured, with sliding-scale fees.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 588 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Colorado average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Colorado, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
Start treatment, tell recent partners so they can test, avoid sex until cleared, and retest if advised, most STIs resolve with care.
A urine sample or a swab (genital, throat, or rectal) detects gonorrhea, often tested alongside chlamydia.
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