HIV diagnoses in Sedgwick County are about 38% lower than the US average. If you're in Clearwater, Kansas for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, community and public clinics in the area may be low-cost or free, but private labs commonly provide faster results and more flexible hours. Below, find options for STI testing in Clearwater.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Clearwater, KS. The nearest, GraceMed Health Clinic, is about 0.5 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.
GraceMed Health Clinic in Clearwater requires an appointment, so scheduling ahead is the move: a single visit covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and hepatitis C testing, bacterial treatment the same day, HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, and sliding-scale fees for everyone.
GraceMed carries Spanish-language services and interpretation access for additional languages: meaning clinical conversations about exposure history, treatment plans, and prevention options happen in the language the patient communicates in most precisely, without routing that exchange through a separate scheduling step.
GraceMed's substance-use treatment program operates within the same clinic as its STI services: a structural fact that matters because the conditions frequently intersect, and having both services credentialed and staffed at one site means neither gets deferred to a separate appointment elsewhere.
GraceMed tests for hepatitis C alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, which means a single visit produces a more complete picture of bloodborne and sexual transmission risk. Useful when those exposures aren't cleanly separable.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 8 miles from Clearwater. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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GraceMed Virginia & Georgia Ablah Family Clinic in Wichita carries federal qualification that anchors its sliding-scale fee structure to household income: meaning syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening costs adjust to what patients actually earn, with no appointment needed to get started.
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A community safety-net rural health clinic about 11 miles from Clearwater. 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 rural health clinic about 14 miles from Clearwater. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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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 Clearwater, 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 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 Sedgwick 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.
8201 East 34th Circle North, Suite 1305, Wichita, KS 67226
CMS-certified lab
3333 North Webb Road, Wichita, KS 67226
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
3232 East Murdock Street, Wichita, KS 67208
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Clearwater. 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, 379 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Clearwater. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 42 offer telehealth.
Rodney Bryant, MD
Internal medicine · 501 Easy Street, Goddard
Rahul Singh, MD
Internal medicine · 4722 West Kellogg Drive, Wichita
Joe Davison, MD
Family medicine · 8200 West Central Avenue, Wichita
Joshua Froese, MD
Family medicine · 8200 West Central Avenue, Wichita
Justin Reiswig, MD
Family medicine · 8200 West Central, Wichita
John May, MD
Family medicine · 8200 West Central Avenue, Wichita
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 Clearwater, KS 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.
0.3 mi Clearwater Pharmacy
0.6 miBales Pharmacy
0.6 miLeekers Family Pharmacy Hayville
8.8 miHaysville Health Mart Pharmacy
8.8 miLeeker's Family Pharmacy Haysville
8.9 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Clearwater, KS.
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 Clearwater, 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
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
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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 Sedgwick County, the county that includes Clearwater, compare with Kansas 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.
#3 of 105 Kansas counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | Sedgwick County | Kansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 640.7 3,386 cases ▲ 41% | 453.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 298.2 1,576 cases ▲ 107% | 144 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 25.2 133 cases ▲ 87% | 13.5 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 18 95 cases ▲ 55% | 11.6 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 30.1 159 cases ▲ 72% | 17.5 | 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 Sedgwick County, chlamydia has fallen from 676.9 to 640.7 per 100,000 (5%), gonorrhea has fallen from 322.4 to 298.2 per 100,000 (8%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 9.2 to 25.2 per 100,000 (174%).
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 Sedgwick County.
Local HIV snapshot
Sedgwick County HIV care continuum (2023)
Sedgwick County recorded 8.5 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Sedgwick County residents living with HIV, 87.5% are in care · 74.8% 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 Sedgwick County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
The Clearwater Historical Society Museum anchors a town where most residents own their homes and have lived here long enough to know their neighbors by name, a stability that shapes daily rhythms but can make anything that feels clinical or conspicuous harder to act on. With more than half of adults married and households averaging well over three people, many residents are balancing shared schedules and family logistics that leave little room for appointments that require a long drive on a weekday afternoon. And the drive is real. For people in their late teens and twenties, who are statistically in the years when STIs are most likely to go undetected, that distance isn't trivial when work hours and shared vehicles already complicate the calendar.
The coverage picture here is worth noting for a specific kind of household. Nearly three in ten Clearwater households earn above six figures, but that leaves the majority, including renters paying around $711 a month, somewhere in the middle ground where a fee-based visit can feel like a genuine line item. Several of the options listed on this page offer sliding-scale or no-cost testing, which makes the gap between a resident with full coverage and one without a smaller practical obstacle than the drive itself.
Getting there
At 5.13/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Clearwater 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 67026 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 67026 area around Clearwater: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Clearwater alone.
Clearwater sits in Sedgwick County, ZIP 67026. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Clearwater? 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 Sedgwick County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Kansas 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 Clearwater-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 Clearwater 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 Kansas 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 Kansas, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Kansas 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 KansasSource: 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it.
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.
Sedgwick County reported ~641 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the Kansas average.
At-home kits mail to 67026: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
In Kansas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
Reassuring if you tested after the window, just retest if it was early, and screen again with new partners.
Often, yes, especially throat and rectal infections, which is why site-specific testing matters.
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