Cases of gonorrhea in Rice County are about 74% lower than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or test regularly in Faribault, Minnesota, public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. We list your options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Faribault, MN. The nearest, Rice County Public Health Nursing Service, is about 0.4 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
Rice County Public Health Nursing Service brings a county public health department's full infrastructure to STI care in Faribault: gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and rapid HIV testing alongside treatment, HPV and hepatitis B vaccination, and walk-in access, with all services provided at no fee.
The no-fee structure at Rice County Public Health Nursing Service isn't a discount applied at checkout, it's written into how the program is funded and staffed. Testing, STI treatment, TB treatment, vaccination, and education all carry the same price: nothing, for every visit.
Rice County Public Health Nursing Service maintains Spanish-language capacity and broader interpretation services that extend across testing, treatment, and medication adherence counseling. Meaning TB treatment monitoring and STI follow-up conversations happen in the same language as the diagnosis.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Allina Health in Faribault tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, and hepatitis A and B on a fee-based sliding scale with Medicaid and Medicare accepted; bacterial infections are treated same visit, and appointments are required. Care is delivered in Spanish.
The panel at Allina Health extends beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV to include herpes simplex and both hepatitis A and B. Meaning a single scheduled appointment can resolve questions about infections rather than requiring separate referrals for the less-routine ones.
Substance-use treatment at Allina Health is coordinated within the same clinical framework as STI care, so providers working on one can see and account for the other. A structural link that matters when treatment decisions for either condition are shaped by what's happening with the other.
Spanish is a language of direct care at Allina Health in Faribault, meaning clinical conversations (history, diagnosis, treatment instructions) happen in Spanish rather than through an intermediary, which keeps nuance intact at every step of the visit.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Northfield Womens Center in Northfield tests for gonorrhea and chlamydia, treats confirmed bacterial infections the same visit, and charges nothing. No sliding scale, just free care for everyone who comes in. Appointments are required.
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
The Center Clinic in Dodge Center runs STI and HIV testing with no appointment required, so a single walk-in visit covers rapid and conventional HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis B, plus same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, all on a sliding-scale fee with HIV and STI testing at no charge.
For anyone managing care without employer coverage or a primary provider, The Center Clinic's fee structure holds regardless of what you need: HIV testing, STI testing, treatment, counseling, and prevention services all carry no cost. Nothing is conditionally free, the entire scope is covered.
When STI care isn't available in Spanish, a diagnosed infection can go untreated simply because follow-up is too difficult to navigate. At The Center Clinic in Dodge Center, Spanish is part of the clinical conversation itself (counseling, treatment, and education included) so nothing falls through between the test and the follow-through.
For anyone without a regular provider who can't easily schedule separate appointments, The Center Clinic carries hepatitis B testing alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. All in one walk-in visit. No additional referral needed to complete a fuller picture of your sexual health.
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato accepts Medicaid and most insurance for STI care, with fees applied on that basis; the panel covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, plus TB. Bacterial infections treated same visit, by appointment.
Interpretation services are available for non-English languages at Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato, which means a patient's questions, symptoms, and history move directly between speaker and clinician. Nothing filtered through a side channel that breaks down when the conversation gets specific.
For someone without a regular prescriber, Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato holds PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP under the same roof as testing, so the clinician who knows your panel can also initiate or continue whichever prevention medication fits your situation, without sending you elsewhere to start.
Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato tests for herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C in addition to gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, which means infections that often go undetected on a shorter panel come back with results in the same visit rather than requiring a separate appointment elsewhere.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · 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 Faribault, 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 value: single tests
$49 & 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 Rice 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 State Avenue, Faribault, MN 55021
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1575 20th Street Northwest Suite 201, Faribault, MN 55021
CMS-certified lab
2000 North Avenue, Northfield, MN 55057
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Faribault. 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, 148 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Faribault. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 80 offer telehealth.
Wendy Bongers, MD
Family medicine · 513 Central Avenue North, Faribault
Mary Cameron, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 100 State Avenue, Faribault
Thomas Howell, MD
OB-GYN · 200 State Avenue, Faribault
Abdulqadir Ahmad, DO Telehealth
Infectious disease · 200 State Avenue, Faribault
Thomas Gerber Telehealth
Internal medicine · 300 State Avenue, Faribault
Shannon Lau, MD
OB-GYN · 1980 30th Street Northwest, Faribault
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 Faribault, MN 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.
0.2 mi Snyders Drug
0.3 miBoyes Pharmacy
0.6 miHy-Vee
1.0 miAllina Health Faribault Pharmacy
1.2 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Faribault, MN.
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 Faribault, 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 $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
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
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 Rice County, the county that includes Faribault, compare with Minnesota and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~27% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#44 of 87 Minnesota counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 49% of the state
| Infection | Rice County | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 204.6 139 cases ▼ 46% | 379.5 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 47.1 32 cases ▼ 65% | 134.5 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 2.9 2 cases ▼ 67% | 8.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 1.5 1 cases ▼ 78% | 6.7 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 2.9 2 cases ▼ 80% | 14.7 | 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 Rice County, chlamydia has fallen from 274.2 to 204.6 per 100,000 (25%), gonorrhea has fallen from 52.2 to 47.1 per 100,000 (10%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 3 to 2.9 per 100,000 (3%).
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 Rice County.
Local HIV snapshot
Rice County HIV care continuum (2021)
Rice County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2021), against 6.7 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Rice County residents living with HIV, 78.9% are in care · 66.7% 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 Rice County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Down Highway 60, out toward the edge of town, back again. For a city where the majority of households own their homes and average more than three people per unit, that settled, multigenerational texture shapes how people move through the week. That density of household life also means younger adults (people in their late teens and twenties, often sharing space with family or roommates) are navigating relationships in a community where nearly six in ten residents are in the workforce and a notable share carry some unemployment pressure on the side. Rent under nine hundred dollars a month keeps Faribault accessible, but tight budgets and irregular schedules make anything that requires multiple trips, long waits, or out-of-pocket surprises easy to sidestep indefinitely.
For the under-35 crowd, who account for the years when STIs circulate most actively, that sidestepping tends to stick. Testing options are listed on this page, and several offer sliding-scale or low-cost appointments. Knowing the range before you need it (which clinic is closest to Lyndale Avenue North, which one opens early) is the kind of preparation that fits how Faribault actually runs, not how anyone wishes it did.
Getting there
At 7.36/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Faribault 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 55021 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 55021 area around Faribault: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Faribault alone.
Faribault sits in Rice County, ZIP 55021. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Faribault? 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 Rice County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Minnesota 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 a Faribault-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 Faribault 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Minnesota 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 MinnesotaSource: 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, Northfield, MN is close; compare it by distance against Rice County Public Health Nursing Service.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
Yes, Rice County Public Health Nursing Service (0.4 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 205 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Minnesota average.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
In Minnesota, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
Checking for sexually transmitted infections with a urine sample, a swab, or a blood draw, often before any symptoms appear.
The sore can disappear on its own even though the infection remains; only testing confirms it's gone.
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