New HIV diagnoses in Delaware County run about 55% lower than the US average. Whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind in Gaston, Indiana, weigh your options: public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. We list options.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Gaston, IN. The nearest, IUH Ball Family Medicine Residency Center, is about 9.3 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.
IUH Ball Family Medicine Residency Center in Muncie charges fees on a sliding scale and accepts Medicaid and private insurance, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, rapid and conventional HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB. With same-visit treatment for bacterial infections by appointment.
Without on-site hepatitis C treatment, a positive result means a separate specialist referral, a new intake process, and weeks of delay while active liver damage continues. At IUH Ball Family Medicine Residency Center, the treatment follows the diagnosis in the same care relationship. No gap, no lost time.
IUH Ball Family Medicine Residency Center prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, which means a patient who qualifies can leave with a prevention plan rather than an additional stop.
When care stalls at the language barrier (a misunderstood symptom, a missed follow-up dose, a treatment detail that didn't land) the clinical outcome suffers. IUH Ball Family Medicine Residency Center provides interpretation services for non-English languages, keeping every step of diagnosis and treatment fully intact.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Meridian Health Services in Muncie tests for gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, chlamydia, and HIV, treating bacterial infections the same visit when results warrant it. Fees run on a sliding scale and appointments are required.
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English
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Open Door Pediatrics and Family Medicine, in Muncie, anchors its STI care in the federal health center model. Meaning fees slide with income and no one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-in STI screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
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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 9 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Gaston, 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.
Also in the area
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Delaware 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.
3570 North Briarwood Lane, Muncie, IN 47304
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
3310 West Purdue Avenue, Muncie, IN 47304
CMS-certified lab
1910 West Royale Drive, Muncie, IN 47304
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Gaston. 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, 244 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Gaston. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 37 offer telehealth.
Peter Voss, MD
OB-GYN · 5501 West Bethel Avenue, Muncie, IN
Laura Cline
Family medicine · 4100 North Morrison Road, Muncie, IN
Kimberly Mauller, MD
Family medicine · 3631 North Morrison Road, Muncie, IN
Charles Dinwiddie
Internal medicine · 3700 North Everbrook Lane, Muncie, IN
Robert Smith, MD
Internal medicine · 3700 North Everbrook Lane, Muncie, IN
Earl Lloyd, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 3607 North Everbrook Lane, Muncie, IN
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 Gaston, IN 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.
Iu Health Family Pharmacy
6.7 mi
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7.2 mi 
7.4 mi Marsh Drugs
7.4 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Gaston, IN.
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 Gaston, 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
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions 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
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 Delaware County, the county that includes Gaston, compare with Indiana and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~32% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#7 of 92 Indiana counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 92% of the state
| Infection | Delaware County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 567.1 637 cases ▲ 15% | 491 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 154 173 cases ▲ 7% | 144 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 6.2 7 cases ▼ 29% | 8.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 5.3 6 cases ▼ 44% | 9.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 8 9 cases ▼ 47% | 15.2 | 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 Delaware County, chlamydia has fallen from 683.6 to 567.1 per 100,000 (17%), gonorrhea has fallen from 239.5 to 154 per 100,000 (36%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.4 to 6.2 per 100,000 (15%).
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 Delaware County.
Local HIV snapshot
Delaware County HIV care continuum (2023)
Delaware County recorded 6.1 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.7 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Delaware County residents living with HIV, 81.7% are in care · 71% 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 Delaware County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Along East 600 North, the houses that anchor Gaston tend to be lived in by their owners rather than rented out, and with home values well below what you'd pay in a larger Delaware County town, many families here have settled in for the long haul rather than cycling through short leases. That kind of stability shapes daily rhythms: with most working-age adults holding jobs and joblessness barely registering as a local concern, the harder issue isn't finding work, it's finding time away from it. A near-three-person household average also means schedules often bend around kids and partners, not just a single person's calendar.
For the younger adults in town, people still dating, moving in together, or figuring out long-term partnerships, that combination of steady work hours and family obligations can make a same-day or after-work test feel like a lot to coordinate, especially when the nearest clinic isn't a quick walk but a drive out of town. Gaston's modest rents mean fewer households are stretched thin by housing costs, which at least removes one obstacle. What's left is mostly about timing and distance. Because East 600 North connects easily to the roads leading toward larger Delaware County services, a resident here can treat testing as a quick errand tacked onto a drive already headed that way, rather than a special trip requiring its own excuse.
Getting there
At 5.74/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Gaston 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 47342 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 47342 area around Gaston: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Gaston alone.
Gaston sits in Delaware County, ZIP 47342. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Gaston? 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 Delaware County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Indiana 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 Gaston-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 Gaston 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 Indiana 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 Indiana, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Indiana 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 IndianaSource: 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.
Meridian Health Services, about 9.3 mi away, with 6 options within 30 miles.
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.
Delaware County reported ~567 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the Indiana average.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Indiana, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Public and community clinics test everyone; several provide LGBTQ-affirming services.
No, most STIs have no visible signs, so the only way to know is to test.
Teen and campus health clinics and public health departments offer youth-friendly, low-cost testing.
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