AmeriLabs24
- Address
- 6810 South Cedar Street, Lansing, MI 48911 11.9 miles away
- Phone
- 517‑215‑7209
- Chlamydia
- Gonorrhea
- Syphilis
- Herpes
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Rapid HIV
- Conventional HIV
Gonorrhea in Eaton County runs about 40% lower than the US average. You can get tested in Eaton Rapids, Michigan for whether you need testing after a possible exposure or as part of routine care. 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.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Eaton Rapids, MI. The nearest, Eaton Rapids Medical Center, is about 0.9 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.
A safety-net rural health clinic in Eaton Rapids. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Barry-Eaton District Health Department in Charlotte tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV, treating bacterial infections the same visit. Fees slide to match income, and for HIV testing and Mpox vaccination, there's no charge at all. Appointments are required.
Languages
English
Tests offered
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Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Ingham County Health Department in Lansing covers TB testing alongside MPox, HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines on a sliding-scale fee open to everyone, with appointment-based visits and all services provided at no fee.
For anyone managing care without employer insurance or a regular provider, the full fee schedule at Ingham County Health Department lands at zero. Vaccines, testing, education, condoms. Cash payers and Medicaid holders alike leave without a bill to sort through later.
Title X designation means Ingham County Health Department can deliver family planning services to minors with legal confidentiality protections, a standing capability that matters for younger people seeking STI prevention or education without that information reaching a parent's insurance statement or household.
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English
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Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Birch Community Health Center in Lansing earns its federal qualification partly by tying fees to income, no one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with costs scaled to what you actually earn.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Lansing Area AIDS Network offers every service (HIV rapid and self-testing, hepatitis C, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis) at no charge, with appointments required and medication adherence counseling available alongside the full testing panel.
No sliding scale, no insurance check, no eligibility intake before you're seen. Lansing Area AIDS Network structures all testing and counseling services as genuinely free at the point of care. That operational choice means the same rapid HIV test, syphilis screen, and adherence counseling session are available to anyone who walks through the door, with no financial gatekeeping built into the visit.
Lansing Area AIDS Network conducts appointments in Spanish and through interpretation services for other languages, which means HIV test counseling and medication adherence education, conversations that depend on nuance, happen in the language the patient brings to the room.
Alongside HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, Lansing Area AIDS Network includes hepatitis C antibody testing as a standing part of its panel. infection screens available at no fee, all under a single appointment rather than two separate referral tracks.
Languages
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
Tests offered
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Care services
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Fees & payment
Listing verified May 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 Eaton Rapids, 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 Eaton 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.
1500 South Main, Eaton Rapids, MI 48827
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
321 East Harris Street, Charlotte, MI 48813
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
416 South Creyts Road Suite A, Lansing, MI 48917
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Eaton Rapids. 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, 1,383 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Eaton Rapids. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 370 offer telehealth.
Julia Coenen, NP Telehealth
Nurse practitioner · 1415 South Main Street, Eaton Rapids
Morgan Youell, NP
Nurse practitioner · 1500 South Main Street, Eaton Rapids
Khristina Coker, NP
Nurse practitioner · 1500 South Main Street, Eaton Rapids
Emily Van Hoogstraat, NP Telehealth
Nurse practitioner · 1500 South Main Street, Eaton Rapids
Heidi Pusey, NP
Nurse practitioner · 1500 South Main Street, Eaton Rapids
Mai Vang, NP Telehealth
Nurse practitioner · 1501 Kyle Street, Eaton Rapids
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 Eaton Rapids, MI 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.
Central Pharmacy- Eaton Rapids
0.3 miFamily Fare Pharmacy
0.8 miPotterville Pharmacy
9.1 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Eaton Rapids, MI.
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 Eaton Rapids, 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
$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
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 Eaton County, the county that includes Eaton Rapids, compare with Michigan and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~22% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#21 of 83 Michigan counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 75% of the state
| Infection | Eaton County | Michigan | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 265.6 289 cases ▼ 38% | 429.5 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 107.5 117 cases ▼ 29% | 152.2 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 10.1 11 cases ▲ 20% | 8.4 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 9.2 10 cases ▲ 6% | 8.7 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 9.2 10 cases ▼ 29% | 13 | 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 Eaton County, chlamydia has fallen from 376.5 to 265.6 per 100,000 (29%), gonorrhea has fallen from 165.8 to 107.5 per 100,000 (35%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 6.4 to 10.1 per 100,000 (58%).
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 Eaton County.
Local HIV snapshot
Eaton County HIV care continuum (2023)
Eaton County recorded 6.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 8.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Eaton County residents living with HIV, 90.3% are in care · 85.4% 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 Eaton County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
South Main Street runs quiet most mornings, and the nearest STI clinic is a real drive. M 99 out toward Lansing, not a quick errand you fold into a lunch break. That distance is worth naming honestly, because for younger adults still sorting out relationships and routines, the gap between "I should get tested" and actually going tends to widen the longer a trip takes. Eaton Rapids skews toward households that are owned, not rented, but a substantial share of residents do rent, and at typical rents here that still leaves most budgets stretched thin enough that a fee-based clinic visit competes with real monthly costs. With nearly two-thirds of the adult population in the labor force and unemployment low, most people here are working, which means appointment slots that fall outside standard business hours aren't a luxury.
They're what makes a visit possible at all. The options listed on this page include sliding-scale and no-cost testing precisely because cost and schedule are the two things that most reliably keep people from going. People in their late teens and twenties make up a meaningful slice of Eaton Rapids, and they face the highest testing gaps nationally: not because of indifference, but because access that requires a long drive, a fee, and a weekday morning off stacks up fast. Finding the right combination from the clinic cards above is the practical first move.
Getting there
At 4.72/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Eaton Rapids 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 48827 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 48827 area around Eaton Rapids: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Eaton Rapids alone.
Eaton Rapids sits in Eaton County, ZIP 48827. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Eaton Rapids? 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 Eaton County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Michigan 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 an Eaton Rapids-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 Eaton Rapids 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 Michigan 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 Michigan, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Michigan 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 MichiganSource: 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.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
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.
Eaton County reported ~266 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Michigan average.
In Michigan, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Telling recent partners lets them test and treat; many health departments offer confidential partner-notification help.
Little prep is needed, bring an ID and insurance if you have it, and note your exposure dates and any symptoms; for a urine test, avoid peeing for about an hour beforehand.
Clinics give immediate care and treatment; home kits win on convenience and discretion. Either works.
Pregnancy screening is standard; ask about an early-pregnancy STI panel.
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