Reported gonorrhea in Henry County runs about 82% lower than the US average. Whether it's your first STI test or a routine screening, you'll find local clinics and at-home kits for STI testing in Colona, Illinois. Visiting a clinic lets a provider answer questions and start treatment, while an at-home kit lets you collect a sample on your own schedule and mail it in — see your options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Colona, IL. The nearest, Henry and Stark County Health Department, is about 1.2 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.
Henry and Stark County Health Department, Colona's public health department, anchors its STI services in the same infrastructure built for community-wide disease response: meaning gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, and hepatitis B are tested on a sliding-scale fee with same-visit bacterial treatment, by appointment, with PrEP and PEP available for prevention.
Plenty of testing sites hand off prevention medication to a separate provider entirely. Henry and Stark County Health Department writes PrEP and PEP prescriptions directly, keeping ongoing HIV prevention within the same department where testing and counseling already happen.
The testing panel here runs serological and culture-based screening for herpes simplex alongside hepatitis B antigen testing, both requiring specific assay types that go beyond basic nucleic acid amplification. That means a single appointment at Henry and Stark County Health Department covers six distinct pathogens rather than four.
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Listing verified Jun 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
MercyOne in Silvis tests for HIV, syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB on a sliding-scale fee; insurance is also accepted. Bacterial STIs are treated same visit, and appointments are required.
Plenty of testing sites can confirm an exposure but hand off prevention to a separate provider. MercyOne in Silvis prescribes both PrEP and PEP on-site, keeping ongoing HIV prevention and post-exposure response in the same clinical relationship rather than scattered across multiple offices.
When hepatitis C is detected, MercyOne in Silvis moves directly into treatment. Prescribing antivirals and monitoring response through the same clinical team that ran the test. Patients don't need to re-establish care elsewhere to access a cure.
MercyOne in Silvis tests for herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C alongside the standard bacterial infections, which means conditions that often go undetected in a basic screening get a diagnosis, and, where treatment exists, can be addressed right away.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
UnityPoint Health in Moline schedules appointments for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing, folding treatment for bacterial infections, HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, and PrEP into the same visit. Fees run on a sliding scale and the clinic accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Sliding-scale fees and both Medicaid and private insurance are accepted at Community Health Care in East Moline, where the panel extends beyond the standard four to include herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB. All by appointment.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
The Project of the Quad Cities in Moline runs the full bacterial panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis) with same-visit treatment when results call for it, alongside rapid and conventional HIV testing and hepatitis B and C screening, all at no fee to anyone who walks in.
Every service The Project of the Quad Cities provides (testing, treatment, PrEP, DoxyPEP, harm reduction) carries no charge, and that extends directly to hepatitis C treatment, meaning a chronic, manageable infection doesn't stall at diagnosis for lack of funds.
Spanish-language care at The Project of the Quad Cities is staffed directly, so counseling, medication adherence education, and treatment conversations happen in Spanish with clinic personnel, not routed through a separate service, and interpretation for other languages is coordinated on-site as well.
The Project of the Quad Cities holds Ryan White Program funding, which means someone without a regular HIV provider or insurance can receive not just testing but ongoing antiretroviral treatment and medication adherence support. Care that continues well past a single appointment.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Jun 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
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 1 mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Colona, 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 Henry 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.
1051 West South Street, Kewanee, IL 61443
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
600 North College Avenue, Geneseo, IL 61254
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Colona. 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, 489 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Colona. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 95 offer telehealth.
Crystal Bolser
Internal medicine · 137 East 6th Avenue, Colona
Adel Abood, MD
Family medicine · 500 John Deere Road, Moline
Alex Horchak, MD
Urology · 500 John Deere Road, Moline
Manisha Fenzl, MD
Family medicine · 855 Illini Drive, Silvis
Jennifer Maschmann, MD
OB-GYN · 801 Illini Drive, Silvis
May Yazeji, MD
OB-GYN · 855 Illini Drive, Silvis
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 Colona, IL 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.
Green Park Pharmacy
0.9 miTrinity Retail Pharmacy
3.6 mi
3.6 mi Osco Drug
3.7 miHy-Vee Pharmacy (1600)
4.3 mi
4.8 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Colona, IL.
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 Colona, 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
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
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 Henry County, the county that includes Colona, compare with Illinois 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.
#78 of 102 Illinois counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 24% of the state
| Infection | Henry County | Illinois | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 187.8 91 cases ▼ 66% | 557.7 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 33 16 cases ▼ 84% | 202.3 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 2.1 1 cases ▼ 82% | 11.6 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 2.1 1 cases ▼ 81% | 10.9 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 4.1 2 cases ▼ 84% | 26 | 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 Henry County, chlamydia has fallen from 251.6 to 187.8 per 100,000 (25%), gonorrhea has fallen from 42.6 to 33 per 100,000 (23%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 2 to 2.1 per 100,000 (5%).
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 Henry County.
Local HIV snapshot
Henry County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Henry County residents living with HIV, 82.6% are in care · 78.3% 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 Henry County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Along IL 84 where Colona's storefronts and side streets blur into everyday routine, the $815 monthly rent that defines so many households here cuts into exactly the kind of discretionary money that would otherwise cover a clinic visit. For the younger adults here, people in their late teens and twenties who statistically carry the steepest STI risk, cost uncertainty around testing can be the whole reason a visit doesn't happen. The options listed on this page include low-cost and sliding-scale clinics, which means the financial barrier is often smaller than it looks from the outside. Colona is an overwhelmingly owner-occupied, family-oriented community: the kind of place where most households include a partner and children, and more than seven in ten working-age residents are in the labor force.
Busy schedules built around work, school, and family don't leave much margin. That's a real reason to look hard at the hours and telehealth options in each clinic card before you commit. A provider along the IL 84 corridor who can see you after a shift, or one offering at-home kits, keeps testing from becoming the errand that waits indefinitely past Greenwood Park every morning.
Getting there
At 6.02/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Colona 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 61241 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 61241 area around Colona: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Colona alone.
Colona sits in Henry County, ZIP 61241. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Colona? 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 Henry County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Illinois 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 Colona-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 Colona 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 Illinois 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 Illinois, a minor aged 12 or older can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Illinois 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 IllinoisSource: 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.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
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.
Henry County reported ~188 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Illinois average.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Illinois, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Untreated chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and fertility problems, caught early, it's cured with antibiotics.
Reputable kits use the same lab methods as clinics; any positive should be confirmed and treated by a provider.
Reassuring if you tested after the window, just retest if it was early, and screen again with new partners.
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