Syphilis reports in Yellow Medicine County run about 33% lower than the US average. If you live in Granite Falls, Minnesota, and are considering STI testing whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, some clinics let you walk in for same-day testing, while labs and at-home kits let you plan around your own time. Browse your options below.
Available testing centers
8 testing options are listed for Granite Falls, MN. The nearest, CCM Health, is about 12.9 miles away. Compare 5 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 13 miles from Granite Falls. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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A community safety-net rural health clinic about 16 miles from Granite Falls. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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A public safety-net rural health clinic about 18 miles from Granite Falls. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Access Health - Marshall, located in Marshall, draws its sliding-scale fee structure from its federally qualified health center designation, meaning costs adjust to income for everyone. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. No appointment needed to get tested.
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Southwestern Minnesota Opportunity Council in Marshall runs STI care by appointment, with each visit covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and rapid or conventional HIV testing alongside family planning, partner notification, and same-visit bacterial treatment on a sliding-scale fee.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Jun 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 13 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Granite Falls, 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 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 Yellow Medicine 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.
345 10th Avenue, Granite Falls, MN 56241
CMS-certified lab
112 St Olaf Avenue South, Canby, MN 56220
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Granite Falls. 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, 94 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Granite Falls. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 44 offer telehealth.
Maneesh Kanal, MD
Internal medicine · 345 10th Avenue, Granite Falls
Rosa Rios Avendano, MD
OB-GYN · 345 10th Avenue, Granite Falls
Leesa Novotny, MD
Family medicine · 824 North 11th Street, Montevideo
Jeffrey Heller, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 100 Healthy Way, Olivia
Carin Martinson, MD
Family medicine · 100 Healthy Way, Olivia
Miriam Ragab, DO
Family medicine · 1282 Walnut Street, Dawson
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 Granite Falls, 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.
Thrifty White Drug
0.0 miGranite Drug
0.3 mi
12 mi Arneson Pharmacy
13 miKeaveny Korner Drug
13 miThrifty White Pharmacy
13 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Granite Falls, 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 Granite Falls, 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.
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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 Yellow Medicine County, the county that includes Granite Falls, compare with Minnesota and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~26% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#86 of 87 Minnesota counties for chlamydia, among the lowest in the state
| Infection | Yellow Medicine County | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 73.9 7 cases ▼ 81% | 379.5 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 10.6 1 cases ▼ 92% | 134.5 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 10.6 1 cases ▲ 22% | 8.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 6.7 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 10.6 1 cases ▼ 28% | 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 Yellow Medicine County, chlamydia has fallen from 157.4 to 73.9 per 100,000 (53%), gonorrhea has risen from 10.5 to 10.6 per 100,000 (1%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 10.6 to 10.6 per 100,000.
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 Yellow Medicine County.
Local HIV snapshot
Yellow Medicine County HIV care continuum (2023)
Yellow Medicine County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6.7 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 Yellow Medicine County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
MN Highway 23 stretches out from Granite Falls with little between the next town and the last stoplight, and reaching any of the options listed on this page means putting real miles on the car. Something that quietly shapes whether a routine screening actually happens. The town leans heavily toward ownership, with most households holding deeds rather than leases, and the typical rent here sits low enough that cost isn't the usual obstacle it is in larger markets. What presses instead is time and distance: a workforce participation rate that keeps most adults tied to steady schedules leaves narrow windows for appointments that require a dedicated trip down Highway 23.
That constraint falls unevenly on younger adults still building their lives here, people in their late teens and twenties whose testing needs are most urgent precisely because early infections rarely announce themselves. For them, the calculus is simple: a clinic visit that demands half a day and a tank of gas gets deferred, and deferral is how treatable conditions quietly progress. The options listed on this page vary in distance and cost, and knowing which ones offer evening hours or sliding-scale fees matters more here than in a city with a bus line. Granite Falls is a place of married couples, mid-size households, and stable employment.
The kind of community where people assume their neighbors are fine. That assumption, comfortable as it is, is exactly why knowing your own status fits plainly into an ordinary responsible life here.
Getting there
At 6.35/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Granite Falls 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 56241 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 56241 area around Granite Falls: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Granite Falls alone.
Granite Falls sits in Yellow Medicine County, ZIP 56241. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Granite Falls? 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 Yellow Medicine 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 Granite Falls-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 Granite Falls 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.
Montevideo, MN is a nearby town with options, the listing shows each one's distance so you can pick the closest.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
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.
Yellow Medicine County reported ~74 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Minnesota average.
In Minnesota, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
At-home kits mail to 56241: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Use condoms, test regularly, get the HPV and hep B vaccines, and ask about PrEP for HIV.
Yes, chlamydia and gonorrhea can infect the throat, often with no symptoms, so ask for a throat swab if you had oral exposure.
A blood draw screens for syphilis, with a confirmatory test if it's reactive.
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