Gonorrhea cases in Scott County are 86% lower than the US rate. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Austin, Indiana, weigh the convenience of walk-ins and same-day testing at a clinic against the flexibility of labs and at-home options. Explore your testing choices below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Austin, IN. The nearest, Foundations Family Medicine, is about 0.3 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.
Foundations Family Medicine in Austin tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis C on a sliding-scale fee, and carries every service at no cost for those who qualify, with appointments required and same-visit treatment available for bacterial STIs.
Foundations Family Medicine carries no charge for any service on its menu: not the rapid HIV test, not PrEP initiation, not hepatitis C treatment, not the HPV or hepatitis A or B vaccines. That zero applies across the board, not selectively, so nothing on the care plan gets quietly traded away for cost.
Without on-site PrEP and PEP prescribing, a patient leaves with a gap: a separate provider to find, an appointment to schedule, days or weeks of unprotected exposure. Foundations Family Medicine holds both prescriptions in-house, so HIV prevention, whether ongoing daily PrEP or post-exposure PEP, doesn't stall waiting for a second referral to come through.
Direct-acting antivirals, the drugs that actually clear hepatitis C, are prescribed and managed at Foundations Family Medicine, not handed off elsewhere after a positive result. Treatment oversight staying in the same practice means the prescribing clinician already holds the patient's full medical history when dosing decisions are made.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
LifeSpring Health Systems in Austin is a community health center where STI care (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis, and rapid or conventional HIV) is woven into full primary-care infrastructure, covered on a sliding scale, with appointments required and same-visit bacterial treatment available, capped by PrEP and PEP for prevention.
LifeSpring carries both PrEP and PEP as standing services, no outside prescription, no specialist referral needed. For someone paying cash or without an established primary-care relationship, that means the medication, the monitoring, and the counseling come from a single practice at a sliding-scale rate.
LifeSpring provides hepatitis C treatment on-site, not just antibody testing. That means curative antiviral therapy, not a lab result handed off elsewhere, is managed within the same clinic, keeping the full course of care under one clinical team.
LifeSpring runs herpes testing and all three hepatitis strains (A, B, and C) alongside the standard gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV screen. A ten-infection panel means conditions that go undetected in a narrower workup are caught at the same appointment.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
A public safety-net rural health clinic about 3 miles from Austin. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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A public safety-net rural health clinic about 3 miles from Austin. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Scott County Health Department in Scottsburg tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and hepatitis C. All at no charge and without an appointment. The full panel, same-visit bacterial treatment, and HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines are covered under the same no-fee structure.
The no-fee policy at Scott County Health Department isn't limited to testing: it extends to STI treatment, TB care, and the HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccine series. There is no sliding-scale calculation because there is no charge at any income level; the cost is simply zero across the board.
Beyond the core bacterial and viral STI tests, Scott County Health Department includes hepatitis C antibody testing and TB screening in its panel. infections testable in a single visit. Hepatitis C antibody status, once confirmed, informs whether further clinical management is warranted, keeping that clinical pathway in motion rather than paused.
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · 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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Austin, 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 Scott 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.
1451 North Gardner Street, Scottsburg, IN 47170
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1467 North Scott Valley Drive, Scottsburg, IN 47170
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Austin. 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, 192 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Austin. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 36 offer telehealth.
William Cooke, MD
Family medicine · 25 West Main Street, Austin
Adam French, MD
Family medicine · 966 North Wilson Road, Scottsburg
Russell Rogers, MD
Family medicine · 1473 North Gardner Street, Scottsburg
Li Zhou
Internal medicine · 1473 North Gardner Street, Scottsburg
Shane Avery, MD
Family medicine · 1451 North Gardner Street, Scottsburg
Larry Hunefeld, MD
Family medicine · 1441 North Gardner Street, Scottsburg
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 Austin, IN 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.
Stewart's Pharmacy
0.3 miWell Care Community Health RX
0.3 miWilliams Bros. Health Care Pharmacy
0.3 miMedical Arts Pharmacy
3.1 miMy Town's Prime Care Pharmacy
3.4 mi
3.8 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Austin, IN.
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 Austin, 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
$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 $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 Scott County, the county that includes Austin, compare with Indiana and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~25% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#54 of 92 Indiana counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 41% of the state
| Infection | Scott County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 235.2 58 cases ▼ 52% | 491 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 24.3 6 cases ▼ 83% | 144 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 8.1 2 cases ▼ 7% | 8.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 20.3 5 cases ▲ 114% | 9.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 8.1 2 cases ▼ 47% | 15.2 | 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 Scott County, chlamydia has fallen from 295.3 to 235.2 per 100,000 (20%), gonorrhea has fallen from 94.3 to 24.3 per 100,000 (74%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 8.2 to 8.1 per 100,000 (1%).
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 Scott County.
Local HIV snapshot
Scott County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Scott County residents living with HIV, 72.7% are in care · 60.6% 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 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 Scott County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Beechwood Park sits at the quieter edge of Austin, Indiana, where the pace of daily life runs close to home. Literally. With well over half of residents owning their homes and households averaging more than three people, this is a community built around established roots and shared space. That density of family life means health decisions rarely feel purely individual; a partner's schedule, a child's routine, or a tight household budget at roughly $787 a month in rent can all shape when and whether someone makes time for a screening.
The labor picture adds another layer. With fewer than half of working-age adults in the workforce and unemployment running notably higher than national norms, the people who are employed often work irregular or demanding hours, and Scott County's STI rates are a reminder that younger adults in their late teens and twenties, who tend to be in the most sexually active years of their lives, are precisely the ones whose schedules make routine healthcare easiest to skip. Low home values and a thin share of high-earning households signal that out-of-pocket costs can genuinely determine whether a test happens at all. If you're starting from near Lake Iola Park, pulling up this page's distance column first will tell you exactly which site is worth the drive.
Getting there
At 4.99/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Austin 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 47102 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 47102 area around Austin: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Austin alone.
Austin sits in Scott County, ZIP 47102. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Austin? 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 Scott County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Indiana 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 Austin-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 Austin 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 Indiana 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 Indiana, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Indiana 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 IndianaSource: 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 7 options within a 30-mile drive.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
Public clinics serve people without insurance, often on a sliding scale.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Scott County reported ~235 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Indiana average.
In Indiana, 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.
A reactive screen is a preliminary positive that must be confirmed with a follow-up test; if confirmed, treatment is highly effective.
Certain high-risk HPV types raise cancer risk; vaccination and routine screening are the defenses.
Teen and campus health clinics and public health departments offer youth-friendly, low-cost testing.
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