Chlamydia rates in Clay County are 25% lower than the national average; if you need testing in Comstock, Minnesota, whether after possible exposure or as routine care, choose between public clinics for affordability, private labs for quicker results, or at-home kits for convenience. This directory lists your options.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Comstock, MN. The nearest, Essentia Health, is about 11.1 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.
Walk-in hours at Essentia Health in South Fargo mean same-day testing is available without scheduling ahead: one visit covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis A, B, and C, plus TB, with bacterial STIs treated on the spot and fees adjusted on a sliding scale.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Planned Parenthood North Central States in Moorhead tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV, treating bacterial infections the same visit if needed. Appointments are required, fees slide with income, and Medicaid and insurance are both accepted.
Planned Parenthood North Central States in Moorhead extends interpretation services across all care, so whether someone is navigating a new STI diagnosis, discussing PrEP, or working through treatment options, that conversation happens fully, not in fragments. For anyone whose first language isn't English, that standing capability shapes what the visit actually accomplishes.
Many clinics treat family planning for minors as a grey area, routing young patients toward parental involvement or leaving confidentiality to chance. Planned Parenthood North Central States in Moorhead operates under Title X, which legally mandates confidential family planning services for minors. Not as a policy preference, but as a federal protection.
Planned Parenthood North Central States in Moorhead prescribes both PrEP, including branded options like Truvada and Descovy, and PEP, along with the follow-up HIV and kidney-function monitoring those regimens require. Keeping that clinical oversight in-house means the prescribing provider and the monitoring record stay connected across the full prevention cycle.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Sanford Health in Moorhead brings STI testing through its established health system, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee alongside HPV and hepatitis A/B vaccines, with STI treatment and TB care available. Appointments required.
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Listing verified Apr 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 11 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Comstock, 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 Clay 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.
1711 Center Avenue West, Dilworth, MN 56529
CMS-certified lab
4000 28th Ave South, Moorhead, MN 56560
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
209 2nd Street Southeast, Barnesville, MN 56514
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Comstock. 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, 214 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Comstock. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 25 offer telehealth.
Jocelyn Bowker, MD
Family medicine · 7951 Jacks Way, Horace
Anne Harper, MD
Internal medicine · 3800 56th Avenue South, Fargo
Lori Kuehne, MD
Family medicine · 3800 56th Avenue South, Fargo
Aaron Robertson, MD
Internal medicine · 4671 38th Street South, Fargo
Allan Luistro, MD
Family medicine · 3541 25th Street South, Fargo
Hoadley Harris, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 3290 20th South Street, Fargo
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 Comstock, MN 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.
Prosperity Health Pharmacy
11 miMedical Pharmacy Moorhead Azool
12 miHornbacher's
12 miThrifty Drug
12 miMedical Pharmacy South
12 miDakota Clinic Pharmacy on 32 Avenue
12 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Comstock, MN.
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 Comstock, 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 Clay County, the county that includes Comstock, compare with Minnesota 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.
#9 of 87 Minnesota counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 90% of the state
| Infection | Clay County | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 368.3 244 cases ▼ 3% | 379.5 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 125.3 83 cases ▼ 7% | 134.5 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 7.5 5 cases ▼ 14% | 8.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 1.5 1 cases ▼ 78% | 6.7 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 7.5 5 cases ▼ 49% | 14.7 | 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 Clay County, chlamydia has fallen from 414.9 to 368.3 per 100,000 (11%), gonorrhea has fallen from 176.1 to 125.3 per 100,000 (29%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 6.1 to 7.5 per 100,000 (23%).
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 Clay County.
Local HIV snapshot
Clay County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Clay County residents living with HIV, 85.1% 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 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 Clay County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Getting tested in Comstock means planning ahead. The town sits in Clay County where medical services cluster in larger centers, so residents often travel to reach a clinic that offers confidential screening. US 75 South connects Comstock to nearby towns with more established health infrastructure, but that distance is real: not a barrier, but a fact to account for when you're thinking about when and where to go. Young adults in Comstock, the cohort for whom routine screening is most relevant, tend to weigh privacy heavily in a place where social geography is tight.
Testing facilities available in and around Comstock, listed on this page, handle that with care; the point of confidential results is that they stay yours alone, not circulated through local channels or reported back to anyone you know. Knowing what's accessible nearby, and booking ahead when you need to travel, removes the friction that sometimes keeps people from getting screened. A clinic visit isn't complicated once you know where to go and what to expect. The resources listed here are built for straightforward, discreet care.
Getting there
At 10.43/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Comstock 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 56525 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 56525 area around Comstock: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Comstock alone.
Comstock sits in Clay County, ZIP 56525. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Comstock? 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 Clay County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Minnesota 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 Comstock-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 Comstock 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Minnesota 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 MinnesotaSource: 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.
Horace, ND is a nearby town with options, the listing shows each one's distance so you can pick the closest.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Public health clinics nearby provide free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Clay County reported ~368 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Minnesota average.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Minnesota, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Reputable kits use the same lab methods as clinics; any positive should be confirmed and treated by a provider.
Chlamydia is checked with a simple urine sample or a swab; lab results usually come back in a day or two.
Herpes isn't in standard panels unless you have symptoms, a sore can be swabbed, or a blood test discussed with a provider.
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