Gonorrhea cases in Eagle County run about 71% lower than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or you test on a regular schedule in Basalt, Colorado, you have the choice of public clinics for low or no cost, but private labs for faster results. Our list below covers the options.
Available testing centers
5 testing options are listed for Basalt, CO. The nearest, Mountain Family Health Centers, is about 0.4 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.
Mountain Family Health Centers in Basalt delivers same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis) alongside a full diagnostic panel, all on a sliding-scale fee open to everyone; appointments are required, and insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare are accepted.
Mountain Family Health Centers prescribes both PrEP and PEP on-site, which means ongoing prevention is woven into the same care relationship. No separate clinic, no separate chart to maintain.
For anyone without a regular primary care provider, Mountain Family Health Centers' panel is worth noting: testing extends to hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the standard bacterial and HIV tests, so a single appointment covers ground that would otherwise require multiple stops.
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English
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community Health Services in Aspen tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis C, and TB on a sliding-scale fee, with no-cost HIV testing and Mpox vaccination. Appointments required, same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, all services provided at no fee.
Community Health Services structures its billing so that donations are accepted and sliding-scale fees apply, but the actual floor for every service (testing, treatment, vaccination) is zero. No service category is carved out as fee-exempt while others carry a balance; the no-cost default runs across the entire clinical offering.
Spanish is listed as a direct service language at Community Health Services, meaning clinical conversations (counseling, results, treatment instructions) happen in Spanish as a staffed capability. That operational fact shapes how accurately risk context, medication guidance, and follow-up planning get communicated.
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, Community Health Services tests for herpes and hepatitis C. Infections that often go undetected when a clinic runs only the baseline panel. Hepatitis C is included as an active diagnostic, allowing on-site follow-up rather than a separate referral pathway.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Mountain Family Health Centers Glenwood Springs welcomes walk-ins for STI screening, no appointment needed. Federally qualified and income-based sliding fees mean cost adjusts to what patients actually earn. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing in one stop.
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Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains in Glenwood Springs tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C on a sliding-scale fee, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and no appointment required. With care available in ASL and Spanish.
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains in Glenwood Springs provides care in American Sign Language, Spanish, and additional languages through interpretation services: meaning clinical conversations, test explanations, and treatment decisions happen without a communication gap inserted between patient and provider.
As a Title X–funded clinic, Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains in Glenwood Springs is authorized to provide legally confidential family planning and STI services to minors: meaning a young person's visit, results, and treatment are not disclosed to a parent or guardian without their consent.
Without on-site PrEP and PEP, a patient leaves with nothing but another appointment to make. Often at a specialist weeks out. Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains in Glenwood Springs prescribes and manages both, keeping HIV prevention continuous and uninterrupted rather than stalled in a gap between providers.
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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
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 Basalt, 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 range: couples & full panels
$79 & up
Best for simplicity & support
$89 & 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 Eagle 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.
261 Robinson Street, Suite C-100, Basalt, CO 81621
CMS-certified lab
200 Robinson Street, Basalt, CO 81621
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
50 Buck Creek Road, Suite 200, Avon, CO 81620
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Basalt. 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, 73 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Basalt. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 46 offer telehealth.
Gail Mizner, MD
Internal medicine · 123 Emma Road, Basalt
David Borchers, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 100 Elk Run Drive, Basalt
Patric Knecht, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1460 East Valley Road, Basalt
Andrew Brooks, DO
Family medicine · 1450 East Valley Road, Basalt
Scott Castle, MD Telehealth
Urology · 1450 East Valley Road, Basalt
Natasha Knight, MD
OB-GYN · 1450 East Valley Road, Basalt
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 Basalt, 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.
Basalt Clinic Pharmacy
0.4 miCity Market Pharmacy
3.0 miSundance Drug & Liquor
12 miClarks Pharmacy Aspen
17 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Basalt, 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 Basalt, 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.
$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
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 Eagle County, the county that includes Basalt, compare with Colorado and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~20% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#22 of 64 Colorado counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 66% of the state
| Infection | Eagle County | Colorado | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 312.6 170 cases ▼ 28% | 435.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 51.5 28 cases ▼ 60% | 128.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 5.5 3 cases ▼ 66% | 16 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 3.7 2 cases ▼ 64% | 10.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 11 6 cases ▼ 61% | 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 Eagle County, chlamydia has risen from 251.2 to 312.6 per 100,000 (24%), gonorrhea has risen from 26.9 to 51.5 per 100,000 (91%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.4 to 5.5 per 100,000 (2%).
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 Eagle County.
Local HIV snapshot
Eagle County HIV care continuum (2021)
Eagle County recorded 10.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2021), against 9.6 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Eagle County residents living with HIV, 60.5% are in care · 56.8% 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 Eagle County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
With nearly four in five residents in the labor force and unemployment essentially at the floor, most people here are genuinely busy, not just casually so. Screening appointments compete with long workdays, not idle afternoons. That economic reality cuts in two directions. A substantial share of households are high earners, which eases the cost side of testing, but high rents across Basalt mean even comfortable-seeming budgets carry real pressure, and an expensive errand still gets deprioritized.
For young adults in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI exposure is statistically most likely, cost and schedule are the two levers that actually determine whether screening happens at all. The county's STI picture makes that urgency concrete rather than abstract. Whether someone lives near Crown Mountain Park or commutes through the valley, the range listed on this page means the right appointment doesn't have to be the most convenient one. Just a reachable one.
Getting there
Basalt scores 12.19/20 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.
ZIP 81621 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 81621 area around Basalt: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Basalt alone.
Basalt sits in Eagle County, ZIP 81621. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Neighborhoods & communities
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Basalt? 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 Eagle 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 a Basalt-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 Basalt 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.
There are 5 options within a 30-mile drive.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Yes, free HIV testing is available at public clinics in the area.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Eagle County reported ~313 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Colorado average.
In Colorado, 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.
At-home kits mail to 81621: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
A blood draw screens for syphilis, with a confirmatory test if it's reactive.
Many STIs are fully cured with antibiotics; others, like HIV and herpes, are well managed with treatment.
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