Syphilis in Madison County is reported about 89% lower than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Edmonds, Idaho, you'll find community and public clinics offering low-cost or free testing, while private labs typically provide faster results and more flexible scheduling. Compare your options below.
Available testing centers
6 testing options are listed for Edmonds, ID. The nearest, Sterling Provider Group, is about 6.0 miles away. Compare 3 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 public safety-net rural health clinic about 6 miles from Edmonds. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Rexburg Free Clinic covers gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, chlamydia, and HIV testing with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. Appointment required. Every service runs at no charge, sliding scale included at zero.
When a bill stands between a person and follow-through, treatment gets postponed. Sometimes indefinitely. Rexburg Free Clinic charges nothing for any service it provides, so the decision to come back for treatment or counseling never gets weighed against a cost.
Skip herpes testing and a common infection stays undetected, unmanaged, and unnamed. Leaving someone to piece together answers elsewhere at additional cost. Rexburg Free Clinic tests for herpes alongside gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, and HIV, so that gap doesn't exist in the first place.
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Eastern Idaho Public Health in Rexburg operates as the county's public health department, which means STI care (rapid and conventional HIV testing, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and TB) sits alongside disease management and immunizations, with all services provided at no fee.
Eastern Idaho Public Health charges no fee for any of its services, not for the panel, not for same-visit bacterial treatment, not for PrEP, not for hepatitis C treatment, not for TB care. That zero-dollar figure applies uniformly, regardless of insurance status, because the sliding scale runs all the way to the floor.
Eastern Idaho Public Health provides Spanish-language services and interpretation for other non-English languages, which means the clinical conversation (exposure history, treatment instructions, PrEP counseling) happens in the language a patient reasons in rather than filtered through approximation.
Gaps in PrEP or PEP coverage create real infection risk, and tracking down a prescribing provider after a negative test is its own barrier. Eastern Idaho Public Health holds both prescriptions in-house, so prevention is resolved at the same appointment where testing occurs.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Apr 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 about 6 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Edmonds, 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 Madison 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.
450 East Main Street, Rexburg, ID 83440
CMS-certified lab
21 Winn Drive, Rexburg, ID 83440
CMS-certified lab
404 North 2nd Street East, Rexburg, ID 83440
CMS-certified lab
15 Madison Professional Park, Rexburg, ID 83440
CMS-certified lab
37 South 2nd East, Rexburg, ID 83440
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Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Edmonds. 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, 29 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Edmonds. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 5 offer telehealth.
James Mccoy, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 450 East Main, Rexburg
Justin Shippen, DO
Family medicine · 450 East Main Street, Reburg
David Daniels, DO
Family medicine · 404 North 2nd, Rexburg
Richard Jones, MD
Family medicine · 255 North 3rd, Rexburg
Steven Lofgran, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 37 South 2nd, Rexburg
Clay Prince, MD
Family medicine · 10 Madison Professional Park, Rexburg
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 Edmonds, ID 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.
6.5 mi 
7.4 mi Medicine Shoppe
7.6 miJershan Enterprises
7.6 miBroulim's Pharmacy #6 - Rexburg
7.6 miValley Professional Pharmacy
7.8 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Edmonds, ID.
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 Edmonds, 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.
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or 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 Madison County, the county that includes Edmonds, compare with Idaho and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~65% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#42 of 44 Idaho counties for chlamydia, among the lowest in the state
| Infection | Madison County | Idaho | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 80.7 44 cases ▼ 73% | 294.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 16.5 9 cases ▼ 58% | 39.6 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 1.8 1 cases ▼ 53% | 3.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 3.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 1.8 1 cases ▼ 71% | 6.3 | 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.
Between 2020 and 2023 in Madison County, chlamydia has fallen from 90.7 to 80.7 per 100,000 (11%), gonorrhea has risen from 9.4 to 16.5 per 100,000 (76%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 1.9 to 1.8 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 Madison County.
Local HIV snapshot
Madison County HIV care continuum (2023)
Madison County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. 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 Madison County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
Along Middle Bowl, families and young professionals alike call Edmonds home, many juggling work and family life. With many households including multiple generations or family members, life can get busy. For young adults still forming relationships and building their careers, everyday life often takes priority.
The area's high cost of living, with housing costs and typical rents putting a squeeze on many budgets, means that residents often have to be strategic about how they spend their time and money. With a strong presence of households earning higher incomes and a high labor-force participation rate, many residents are likely focused on work and supporting their families. For those living in rental properties, which are common here, managing expenses and schedules is a daily challenge.
For people living in this community, getting screened is one of many tasks competing for attention. In a place where residents often have to balance work, family, and financial responsibilities, having easy access to low-friction screening can make all the difference. The options listed on this page can help, especially for those who live near Ninemile Knoll or work around Thunder Mountain, where the realities of daily life can make it hard to find time for health checks - but getting it done can bring peace of mind.
Getting there
At 8.66/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Edmonds 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 83440 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 83440 area around Edmonds: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Edmonds alone.
Edmonds sits in Madison County, ZIP 83440. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Edmonds? 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 Madison County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Idaho 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 Edmonds-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 Edmonds 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 Idaho 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 Idaho, a minor aged 14 or older can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Idaho 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 IdahoSource: 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.
Possibly, Rexburg, ID is close; compare it by distance against Sterling Provider Group.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Yes, Rexburg Free Clinic (7.6 mi) offers free testing, and public clinics serve the uninsured.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 81 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Idaho average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Idaho, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 83440; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
That's a myth; STIs need sexual contact to spread, not surfaces.
Community health centers and family-planning clinics serve all patients, and many offer LGBTQ-affirming care, ask the site directly.
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