In Erie, Colorado, gonorrhea rates in Boulder County are about 59% lower than the national average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a schedule, you can choose between community clinics and private labs offering trade-offs in cost and flexibility. Below are your options.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Erie, CO. The nearest, Clinica Family Health & Wellness -- Dixon Clinic, is about 4.7 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.
Clinica Family Health & Wellness -- Dixon Clinic, in Lafayette, anchors its STI care in a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening at this federally qualified health center.
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Clinica Family Health in Lafayette tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee accepted by Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurers, appointments required, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and care delivered in Spanish and Vietnamese.
Clinica Family Health conducts STI care directly in Spanish and Vietnamese: meaning clinical conversations, counseling, and treatment decisions happen in those languages from the first question to the last instruction, without an intermediary step between the patient and the provider.
Clinica Family Health carries standing prescribing capability for both PrEP and PEP, the daily prevention medication and the post-exposure course, which means someone without a regular provider, or one paying out of pocket on a sliding scale, can access either medication in a single appointment rather than navigating a separate prescriber.
Clinica Family Health's panel runs to five infections (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and herpes) where herpes testing is a named, scheduled component rather than an add-on, giving a more complete picture of viral and bacterial exposure in one appointment.
Languages
English, Spanish, Vietnamese
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
A free or low-cost STD-testing location about 7 miles from Erie.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A free or low-cost STD-testing location about 7 miles from Erie, run as a Federally Qualified Health Center with sliding-scale fees.
Languages
English, Spanish
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Salud Frederick in Longmont welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Backed by federal qualification that anchors a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income, a single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing. Making same-day care a realistic option for anyone.
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Clinica Family Health & Wellness -- Broomfield Clinic, in Broomfield, welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federal FQHC standing ties its fees to a sliding income scale, so a single visit covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing costs what patients can actually afford.
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Clinica Family Health & Wellness -- Crisis & Addiction Center, in Louisville, structures its fees on a sliding scale tied to income, so cost alone won't bar anyone from care. Federal FQHC designation backs that commitment. STI screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no appointment needed.
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Clinica Family Health & Wellness -- Wellness Education Center, in Longmont, earns its federal qualification by tying fees directly to what patients earn. Meaning no one is priced out of care. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with costs scaled to income.
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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 Erie, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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 Boulder 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.
200 Exempla Circle, Lafayette, CO 80026
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1950 West Mountain View Avenue, Longmont, CO 80501
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
916 South Main Street, Suite 201, Longmont, CO 80501
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Erie. 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, 2,311 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Erie. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 801 offer telehealth.
Elizabeth Elliot, DO
Internal medicine · 101 Erie Parkway, Erie
Joshua Taylor, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 101 Erie Parkway, Erie
Amruta Pandit, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 611 Mitchell Way, Erie
Lucas Chamberlain, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 2970 Arapahoe Road, Lafayette
Heather Fliege, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 308 West Baseline Road, Lafayette
Chad Maurer, MD
Family medicine · 511 Crossing Drive, Lafayette
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 Erie, CO 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.
0.9 mi Beattie's Healthmart Pharmacy
2.9 miDillon Companies
3.1 miAtlas Valley Purveyors
3.6 mi
3.6 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Erie, CO.
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 Erie, 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
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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 Boulder County, the county that includes Erie, compare with Colorado and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~20% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#21 of 64 Colorado counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 67% of the state
| Infection | Boulder County | Colorado | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 326.2 1,066 cases ▼ 25% | 435.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 74.4 243 cases ▼ 42% | 128.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 5.2 17 cases ▼ 67% | 16 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 2.4 8 cases ▼ 77% | 10.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 5.5 18 cases ▼ 81% | 28.4 | 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 Boulder County, chlamydia has fallen from 338.6 to 326.2 per 100,000 (4%), gonorrhea has risen from 66.2 to 74.4 per 100,000 (12%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 6.7 to 5.2 per 100,000 (22%).
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 Boulder County.
Local HIV snapshot
Boulder County HIV care continuum (2023)
Boulder County recorded 5.2 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 9.6 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Boulder County residents living with HIV, 63.4% are in care · 59.2% 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 Boulder County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Anthem's wide-cul-de-sac streets and the quieter blocks near Preble Creek tell you something about how Erie is structured: this is a place where most households own their homes, most adults are partnered, and families run larger than the Colorado average. With nearly two-thirds of households earning above six figures and labor-force participation unusually high, the rhythms here lean toward dual-income schedules packed with commutes along CO 7, school pickups, and evenings that disappear fast. That density of obligation is exactly why the options listed on this page matter. Young adults in their late teens and twenties, a segment that sees disproportionately high STI rates, live inside those same packed households and calendars.
Routine screening rarely fails because people don't care; it fails because a clinic visit requires carving a specific block of time out of a week that's already spoken for. Erie's high workforce participation makes that pressure concrete rather than theoretical. Someone finishing a shift, dropping a child at the Miners Museum for an after-school event, or heading back through the Center Street District corridor can match a listed appointment to the actual shape of that commute rather than building a separate errand around it.
Getting there
At 8.35/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Erie 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 80516 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 80516 area around Erie: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Erie alone.
Erie sits in Boulder County, ZIP 80516. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Erie? 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 Boulder County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Colorado 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 Erie-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 Erie 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 Colorado 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 Colorado, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Colorado 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 ColoradoSource: 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.
Pinnacle Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, about 7 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Boulder County reported ~326 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Colorado average.
In Colorado, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
Your results are part of your HIPAA-protected medical record; you can ask any clinic about its own privacy practices.
A positive means treatment is the next step; many STIs are cured with antibiotics, and all are treatable.
Sexually active people, especially under 25 or with new/multiple partners; everyone 13–64 should test for HIV at least once.
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