In McHenry County, reported syphilis cases run about 76% lower than the US average. For your first test or a routine screening in Greenwood, Illinois, clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while private labs might let you pay a flat self-pay price. Explore both options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Greenwood, IL. The nearest, McHenry County Department of Health, is about 4.3 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.
McHenry County Department of Health in Woodstock tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B and C, and TB, treats bacterial infections at the same visit, and operates on a sliding scale. With every service available at no fee.
For anyone managing STI care without an established primary-care relationship (paying cash, navigating gaps in coverage, or simply without a doctor to call) McHenry County Department of Health in Woodstock covers testing, treatment, and vaccines with no fee attached. That standing policy means the cost calculation never enters the room.
McHenry County Department of Health in Woodstock serves Spanish-speaking patients directly in Spanish, not through a side arrangement, but as part of the clinic's own capacity. For someone whose preferred language is Spanish, that means the medical conversation, the counseling, and the treatment discussion all happen without friction.
Skipping hepatitis screening at a standard STI visit often means a second appointment elsewhere, a gap between exposure and diagnosis, and delayed linkage to care. McHenry County Department of Health in Woodstock runs hepatitis B and C tests alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, so a single appointment closes that gap rather than opening one.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Greater Family Health in McHenry is a family practice where STI care runs alongside everyday medicine: appointments required, sliding-scale fees for everyone, same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and testing from rapid HIV to herpes, hepatitis B and C, and TB. Spanish spoken on-site.
Many clinics field Spanish-speaking patients through contracted interpretation services that sit outside the clinical relationship. At Greater Family Health, Spanish is a working language of the practice itself, and broader interpretation services extend that reach, so the conversation between patient and clinician stays direct.
Ryan White funding at Greater Family Health covers the continuum operationally: initial testing, linkage to HIV/AIDS medical treatment, and the ongoing medication adherence counseling and monitoring that keep viral load in check. The funding structure means those services aren't contingent on insurance status or income tier.
Greater Family Health prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, which means a prevention plan can be initiated and adjusted within the same practice that handles testing. No handoff to a separate prescriber each time a refill or reassessment is needed.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Aunt Martha's Health and Wellness in Woodstock runs on a sliding-scale fee structure open to anyone, with Medicaid and private insurance also accepted. Testing covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, hepatitis C, and TB. An appointment is required.
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English
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Listing verified Jan 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 4 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Greenwood, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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 McHenry 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.
3701 Doty Road, Woodstock, IL 60098
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
901 Grant Street, P O Box 850, Harvard, IL 60033
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
4201 Medical Center Drive, Mchenry, IL 60050
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Greenwood. 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, 1,524 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Greenwood. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 648 offer telehealth.
Anthony Weston, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 2507 North Richmond Road, Mchenry
Oscar Sanchez, MD
Internal medicine · 5435 Bull Valley Road, Mchenry
Anastasia Osipova, MD
OB-GYN · 2000 Lake Avenue, Woodstock
Angelo Savino, MD
Internal medicine · 406 Front Street, Mchenry
Deepak Mitra, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 633 Ridgeview Drive, Mchenry
Jennifer Bellucci Jackson, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 3801 Running Brook Farm Boulevard, Johnsburg
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 Greenwood, IL 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.
Osco Drug
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6.7 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Greenwood, IL.
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 Greenwood, 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
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
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 McHenry County, the county that includes Greenwood, compare with Illinois 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.
#73 of 102 Illinois counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 28% of the state
| Infection | McHenry County | Illinois | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 203 635 cases ▼ 64% | 557.7 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 26.5 83 cases ▼ 87% | 202.3 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 3.8 12 cases ▼ 67% | 11.6 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 1.3 4 cases ▼ 88% | 10.9 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 3.2 10 cases ▼ 88% | 26 | 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 McHenry County, chlamydia has risen from 200.2 to 203 per 100,000 (1%), gonorrhea has fallen from 30.6 to 26.5 per 100,000 (13%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 3.9 to 3.8 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 McHenry County.
Local HIV snapshot
McHenry County HIV care continuum (2023)
McHenry County recorded 3.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 14.7 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among McHenry County residents living with HIV, 76.9% are in care · 68.2% 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 McHenry County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Jacobson Park sits quiet most mornings, a good reminder that Greenwood moves at its own pace, one that doesn't always line up with clinic hours in busier corridors. That planning matters most for younger adults still building relationships and routines, people in their late teens and twenties whose years happen to be the highest for new STI diagnoses. Greenwood's household profile leans toward established roots: nearly four in five residents own their homes, households run larger than the national average, and most adults are partnered. That stability is real, but it doesn't make screening automatic: couples, families, and long-term residents all benefit from knowing where they stand.
The workforce picture adds its own wrinkle. With labor-force participation solidly in the majority and unemployment near the floor, most working-age Greenwood adults are logging full schedules. The kind that leave narrow gaps for a mid-afternoon appointment across the county line. The good news is that options listed here offer extended or weekend hours, which means a resident commuting home along Greenwood Road can slot a visit before the week fills back up.
Getting there
At 9.09/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Greenwood 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 60098 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 60098 area around Greenwood: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Greenwood alone.
Greenwood sits in McHenry County, ZIP 60098. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Greenwood? 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 McHenry County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Illinois 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 Greenwood-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 Greenwood 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 Illinois 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 Illinois, a minor aged 12 or older can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Illinois 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 IllinoisSource: 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, Woodstock, IL is close; compare it by distance against McHenry County Department of Health.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Public clinics nearby offer free HIV testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 203 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Illinois average.
In Illinois, 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.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
Some HPV types can lead to cervical and other cancers over time, which is why screening and the HPV vaccine matter.
No HIV found; just confirm with a retest if you tested soon after a possible exposure.
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