STD Testing in Cottonwood, AZ: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Syphilis cases in Yavapai County are about 80% lower than the US average. Whether it's your first STI test or a routine screening in Cottonwood, Arizona, some clinics take walk-ins for same-day testing, while labs and at-home kits let you plan around your own time. See the list below for options.
9 testing options are listed for Cottonwood, AZ. The nearest, Community Health Center of Yavapai, is about 1.8 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
How to read these listings
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.
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203 S. Candy Lane #4-B, Cottonwood, AZ 86326 2.1 miles away
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Community health center 1.8 miles
Community Health Center of Yavapai
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Community Health Center of Yavapai in Cottonwood requires an appointment, so planning ahead gets you gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV testing alongside STI treatment, TB screening, and family planning in a single scheduled visit, with fees scaled by income and Medicaid, Medicare, and insurance all accepted.
Tests & treatsSliding-scale
Address
51 South Brian Mickelsen Parkway, Cottonwood, AZ 86326
Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community health center 2.0 miles
Northland Cares
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Northland Cares in Cottonwood delivers HIV testing, STI screening, and same-visit bacterial treatment by appointment, with sliding-scale fees, and for most services, no fee at all. The standard panel covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis, alongside HPV and hepatitis vaccines.
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When care carries a price tag, people delay, and delayed STI treatment means longer transmission windows, more complex infections, and downstream costs that dwarf a clinic visit. Northland Cares eliminates that calculus entirely: every service is provided at no fee, so the appointment happens when it should.
When a clinic can't deliver care in Spanish, nuance gets lost: medication instructions land wrong, counseling loses its weight, and patients leave with gaps that matter. Northland Cares provides services directly in Spanish, so HIV counseling, adherence education, and treatment conversations carry their full meaning.
Ryan White program funding at Northland Cares supports a continuous arc from a reactive rapid HIV test through ongoing antiretroviral medical treatment and medication adherence counseling, the same program underwrites hepatitis C treatment and PrEP, so the full scope of HIV-related care stays anchored in one place.
Ryan White HIV carePrEP
Address
203 South Candy Lane, Suite 3A-B Cottonwood, AZ 86326
A safety-net rural health clinic about 2 miles from Cottonwood. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Prescott Valley earns its federally qualified designation by tying STI screening costs directly to each patient's income, no flat rate, no one-size fee. Walk-in STI care covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with sliding-scale pricing making the visit realistic on nearly any budget.
Sliding-scale
Address
3212 North Windsong Drive, Prescott Valley, AZ 86314
Black Canyon Community Health Center in Spring Valley runs a five-infection panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis C) alongside STI treatment and hepatitis B vaccination, on a sliding-scale fee accepted by Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurers. Appointments are required.
Tests & treatsSliding-scale
Address
17301 East Spring Valley Road, Suite G Spring Valley, AZ 86333
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.
The nearest testing center is about 2 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Cottonwood, 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 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
Quest Diagnostics
$79 & up
Panel:
8-infection panel incl. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis & herpes: single tests too
Sample:
Quest Mobile: a phlebotomist collects your sample at home
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
Other CLIA-certified labs near Cottonwood, AZ
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Yavapai 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.
Verde Valley Medical Center
269 South Candy Lane, Cottonwood, AZ 86326
CMS-certified labAccredited · College of American Pathologists
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Cottonwood. 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
Clinicians near Cottonwood, AZ who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 94 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Cottonwood. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 28 offer telehealth.
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Kathy Green, MD
Family medicine · 51 South Brian Mickelsen Parkway, Cottonwood
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
Pharmacies near Cottonwood, AZ
Compare the pharmacies closest to Cottonwood, AZ. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
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Showing the 4 closest pharmacies to Cottonwood, AZ.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
PrEP, prevention & online treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Cottonwood, 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.
PrEP & DoxyPEP
Mistr
$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
STDs & HIV in Yavapai County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Yavapai County, the county that includes Cottonwood, compare with Arizona and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~18% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#15 of 15 Arizona counties for chlamydia, among the lowest in the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Yavapai County vs Arizona vs U.S.
Yavapai CountyArizonaU.S.▲▼ = Yavapai County vs the state average
Infection
Yavapai County
Arizona
United States
Chlamydia
166.6415 cases▼ 70%
552.5
492.2
Gonorrhea
24.962 cases▼ 87%
190.7
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
3.28 cases▼ 87%
24.1
15.8
Syphilis (early)
4.812 cases▼ 80%
24.6
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
10.827 cases▼ 80%
55.3
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.
Reported STD rates in Yavapai County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 16% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Yavapai County, chlamydia has fallen from 178.7 to 166.6 per 100,000 (7%), gonorrhea has fallen from 46.1 to 24.9 per 100,000 (46%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 5.9 to 3.2 per 100,000 (46%).
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
What shapes testing access in and around Cottonwood, AZ
Adults uninsured
12.9%
No routine checkup
24.4%
No transportation
7.9%
Binge drinking
14.3%
Frequent mental distress
14.9%
Depression
20%
Below poverty line
13.8%
Primary-care ratio
1,808 : 1
Yavapai County
Primary-care shortage score 19 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 56.8
Social Vulnerability Index · 60th percentile nationally
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 Yavapai County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Yavapai County (2023)
People living with HIV
156 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
17cases countywide
PrEP users / 100k
52 · PnR 6.82
Yavapai County HIV care continuum (2023)
Yavapai County recorded 7.6 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 14.6 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Yavapai County residents living with HIV, 84.5% are in care · 81.1% 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.
Pregnant or planning to be?Congenital syphilis is the fastest-rising STI: what to test, and when
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 Yavapai County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Compiled and checked by EasySTD's editorial team against CDC and public-health sources. This is educational information, not a substitute for advice from a licensed clinician. Our editorial guidelines →
AZ 89A runs straight through the heart of Cottonwood, and for most residents a clinic visit means getting in the car and driving it, or hopping onto AZ 260 toward Camp Verde or up toward Prescott. That kind of trip is manageable but it does take planning, especially for the roughly half of Cottonwood households that rent rather than own, many paying close to a thousand dollars a month while stretching a budget that leaves little room for an unexpected co-pay or an afternoon off work.
The city's labor-force participation sits well below a simple majority, which shapes the texture of people's weeks in ways that cut both directions: some residents have more schedule flexibility than a nine-to-five allows, while others are juggling irregular hours or caregiving responsibilities that make a mid-day appointment genuinely hard to keep. With fewer than one in ten households clearing six figures, cost-conscious choices about health care are the norm here, not the exception. That reality matters most for the younger adults in Cottonwood, people in their late teens and twenties who are often between insurance arrangements or new to navigating the system on their own, since the options listed on this page include sliding-scale and low-cost sites that remove the price barrier before it becomes a reason to wait.
Cottonwood households average nearly three people and four in ten adults are married, meaning sexual health decisions often ripple across a partnership or a shared home. Routine screening fits naturally into that context, a practical step that two-person and family households here take alongside the other quiet logistics of shared life.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Cottonwood, AZ
Walkability12.78 / 20 · Above average
Cottonwood scores 12.78/20 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 86326 snapshot
Residents
25,476
Median age
50.1
Median income
$58,250
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 86326 area around Cottonwood: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Cottonwood alone.
Cottonwood sits in Yavapai County, ZIP 86326. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Bridgeport Pueblo
Clemenceau Heritage Museum
Seed
Atkeson Pueblo
Sheepshead Mountain
Clarkdale Elementary School
Major routes
AZ 260 (Camp Verde-Bridgeport Highway)
AZ 89A (Prescott–Flagstaff Highway)
AZ 89A (South Main Street)
AZ 89A (East Cottonwood Street)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Cottonwood, AZ
Just outside Cottonwood? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Cottonwood, AZ: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Yavapai County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Arizona law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Who should test, and whenCDC screening schedule + each infection's detection window
Who should get tested, and how often
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
When to test: STD detection windows
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Cottonwood-area provider.
What each STD test costsMedicare reference prices per lab test, a benchmark before you pay out of pocket
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Cottonwood 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.
Confidentiality & consent in ArizonaMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
Two things that actually depend on Arizona 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).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In Arizona, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
Arizona 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.
