Reported chlamydia in Antrim County runs about 72% lower than the US average. Whether seeking a one-time test or regular check-ups in Ellsworth, Michigan, compare community and public clinics with private labs. The former may offer low-cost or free testing, while the latter tend to deliver faster results and more flexible scheduling. Options for both are listed below.
Available testing centers
4 testing options are listed for Ellsworth, MI. The nearest, East Jordan Family Health Center, is about 5.3 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.
East Jordan Family Health Center is a family practice where fees slide to income and Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance are all accepted; the standard panel covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. Care is delivered in Spanish.
East Jordan Family Health Center tests for hepatitis A, B, and C as part of its STI workup. Not as an add-on referral but within the same appointment structure. Hepatitis A and B vaccines are also administered on-site, so a reactive hepatitis B screen can move directly into a vaccination or management conversation with the same provider.
Spanish-language care at East Jordan Family Health Center is a staffed clinical capability: history-taking, test counseling, and treatment instructions all conducted directly in Spanish. That means nuanced conversations about exposure history, symptom timing, and follow-up protocols happen without condensing detail for translation.
Languages
English, Spanish
Tests offered
Serves
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Health Department of Northwest Michigan in Charlevoix runs appointment-based STI care covering HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and TB: with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, HPV and hepatitis A vaccines, and sliding-scale fees, all services at no cost.
Sliding-scale pricing usually means a bill at the end, smaller, but still there. Health Department of Northwest Michigan structures its fees differently: every service, from the rapid HIV test to TB treatment to Mpox vaccination, is provided at no charge, full stop.
For someone whose primary language is Spanish and who lacks a regular provider, negotiating care in a second language introduces real friction at exactly the wrong moment. Health Department of Northwest Michigan delivers its STI services, counseling, and prevention education directly in Spanish. No relay, no gap in the conversation.
Title X designation means Health Department of Northwest Michigan carries a legal obligation to keep family planning services confidential for minors, not a policy preference, but a federally protected guarantee. That makes it a dependable option for younger patients navigating reproductive or STI care without involving a parent or guardian.
Languages
English, Spanish
Tests offered
Serves
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A safety-net rural health clinic about 12 miles from Ellsworth. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
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 5 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Ellsworth, 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.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 277 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Ellsworth. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 76 offer telehealth.
Rose Mary Spellman, NP
Nurse practitioner · 1728 South Peninsula Road, East Jordan
Natalie Hoffman
Nurse practitioner · 14700 Lake Shore Drive, Charlevoix
Murphy Gillespie, NP
Nurse practitioner · 14700 Lake Shore Drive, Charlevoix
Jean Mcdonough
Nurse practitioner · 14709 West Upright Street, Charlevoix
Michelle Beigle, NP Telehealth
Nurse practitioner · 14734 Park Avenue, Charlevoix
Marjorie Beigle Telehealth
Nurse practitioner · 14695 Park Avenue, Charlevoix
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 Ellsworth, 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.
4.6 mi East Jordan Family Health Center
5.2 miCentral Lake Pharmacy
6.7 mi
9.4 mi Central Drug Store
10 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Ellsworth, 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 Ellsworth, 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
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
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 Antrim County, the county that includes Ellsworth, compare with Michigan and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~23% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#60 of 83 Michigan counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 28% of the state
| Infection | Antrim County | Michigan | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 139.3 34 cases ▼ 68% | 429.5 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 8.2 2 cases ▼ 95% | 152.2 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | — no data | 8.4 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 8.7 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | — no data | 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 Antrim County, chlamydia has fallen from 217.7 to 139.3 per 100,000 (36%), gonorrhea has fallen from 51.2 to 8.2 per 100,000 (84%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 4.2 to 4.1 per 100,000 (2%).
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 Antrim County.
Local HIV snapshot
Antrim County HIV care continuum (2022)
Antrim County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 8.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Antrim County residents living with HIV, 95% are in care · 85% 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 Antrim County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Wooden Shoe Park anchors a community where the vast majority of households own their homes and have for years, long-term roots that shape how people think about health, often treating a doctor's visit as something reserved for obvious illness rather than routine maintenance. That calculus plays out differently for the younger adults in their late teens and twenties who are navigating a first relationship or a new stage of life, and for whom a routine STI screen rarely feels urgent enough to schedule on its own. The town's employment picture is genuinely strong, nearly everyone working and virtually no one sitting idle, which means the friction isn't about having somewhere to go each morning; it's about packed schedules and limited flex time. With over half of adult residents in married households and average household sizes above two, family obligations layer on top of work commitments.
Rent here is modest by most measures, so cost alone rarely kills the intention to get tested, but competing demands on a Tuesday afternoon do. That's where the drive matters most. Every appointment in and around Ellsworth is a deliberate car trip, which means the options listed on this page that offer extended hours or low-cost visits aren't conveniences; they're the ones that actually get used.
Getting there
At 4.97/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Ellsworth 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 49729 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 49729 area around Ellsworth: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Ellsworth alone.
Ellsworth sits in Antrim County, ZIP 49729. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Ellsworth? 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 Antrim 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 Ellsworth-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 Ellsworth 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.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Yes, free HIV testing is available at public clinics in the area.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Antrim County reported ~139 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.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
For people with a cervix, HPV is screened via Pap/HPV testing; no standard screening test exists for men.
A reactive screen is a preliminary positive that must be confirmed with a follow-up test; if confirmed, treatment is highly effective.
Teen and campus health clinics and public health departments offer youth-friendly, low-cost testing.
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