Chlamydia rates in Nodaway County run about 37% lower than the US average. If you need testing in Guilford, Missouri, for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, consider whether you'd prefer a clinic or a private lab. Clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. We list options below.
Available testing centers
5 testing options are listed for Guilford, MO. The nearest, Northwest Health Services, is about 8.0 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.
Northwest Health Services in Savannah schedules appointments for STI testing (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and sliding-scale fees accepted alongside Medicaid and insurance. HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines round out what one visit can cover.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Tri County Health Department in Stanberry tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C on a sliding-scale fee, and all services are provided at no cost. Appointments are required, and same-visit treatment is available for bacterial STIs.
Fee schedules at many clinics bottom out somewhere above free, a sliding scale that still leaves a number on the invoice. At Tri County Health Department, sliding-scale fees reach all the way to no charge: testing, treatment, vaccines, and counseling are all provided at no cost.
As a Title X-funded clinic, Tri County Health Department carries a legal guarantee that family planning services for minors remain confidential. Not a policy choice, but a statutory protection. For a young person managing their sexual health without a regular provider or insurance, that distinction is the whole point.
Someone without a primary care physician often has nowhere to screen for hepatitis B or C outside a specialty clinic. Tri County Health Department runs hepatitis A, B, and C testing alongside HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, and treats hepatitis B on-site, with hepatitis C results handled in the same setting.
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Mosaic Life Care in Stanberry tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis C on a sliding-scale fee with insurance and Medicaid accepted; appointments are required, and bacterial infections can be treated the same visit.
PrEP at Mosaic Life Care means an ongoing clinical relationship: a provider writes the prescription, tracks adherence, and orders the regular HIV and kidney-function labs that the regimen requires. PEP is also available when prevention can't wait for a scheduled window.
Clinics that run only the bacterial-plus-HIV panel leave hepatitis C out of the picture entirely. Mosaic Life Care adds hepatitis C testing to gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, so a single appointment in Stanberry covers a wider range of exposures than the stripped-down version of STI care allows.
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Listing verified Oct 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 about 8 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Guilford, 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 Nodaway 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.
2016 South Main Street, Maryville, MO 64468
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Guilford. 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, 87 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Guilford. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 13 offer telehealth.
Jackie Miller, DO
Family medicine · 302 North Park Street, Stanberry
Katie Dias, DO
Family medicine · 202 East Main Street, Stanberry
Charles Fillingane, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 2336 South Main Street, Maryville
Dallas Mullock, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 2332 South Main Street, Maryville
Roger Maalouf, MD
Infectious disease · 2024 South Main Street, Maryville
Mikaila Wallace
Family medicine · 2016 South Main Street, Maryville
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 Guilford, MO 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.
Rogers Pharmacy
11 miFamily Health Pharmacy
11 mi
13 mi Carters Pharmacy
13 miHy-Vee
14 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Guilford, MO.
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 Guilford, 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
$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
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 Nodaway County, the county that includes Guilford, compare with Missouri and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~33% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#38 of 115 Missouri counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 67% of the state
| Infection | Nodaway County | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 309.3 64 cases ▼ 38% | 498.6 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 48.3 10 cases ▼ 76% | 201.9 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | — no data | 21.5 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 12.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 4.8 1 cases ▼ 86% | 33.8 | 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 Nodaway County, chlamydia has fallen from 715.6 to 309.3 per 100,000 (57%), gonorrhea has fallen from 164.8 to 48.3 per 100,000 (71%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 4.7 to 14.2 per 100,000 (202%).
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 Nodaway County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: Missouri is one of the U.S. jurisdictions prioritized under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative: targeted federal funding to expand local HIV testing, PrEP, and prevention.
Nodaway County HIV care continuum (2022)
Nodaway County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 10.6 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Nodaway County residents living with HIV, 100% are in care · 100% 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 Nodaway County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Guilford sits in Nodaway County's rural spread, and getting to a clinic means committing to a real drive. The highway out of town connects residents to the options listed on this page, but none of that is a quick errand between other stops. For younger adults navigating new relationships or transitioning out of school, that distance alone can be enough to keep a routine screening perpetually deferred. The town's profile adds texture to that picture.
With nine in ten households owning their homes and nearly three-quarters of adults married, Guilford skews toward settled, two-person-or-more households. The kind of stability that can make periodic STI screening feel unnecessary. But Nodaway County's STI rates exist independent of assumptions about lifestyle, and the share of residents in the late-teen-to-early-thirties years is substantial enough that access genuinely matters. A high labor-force participation rate means most working-age adults here are employed and keeping real schedules, which makes the logistics of a weekday clinic appointment a genuine constraint rather than a minor inconvenience.
The cost side is worth noting for a specific kind of Guilford resident: with no households reporting six-figure incomes here, even modest clinic fees can factor into whether someone books an appointment. The options listed on this page include sliding-scale and low-cost visits, worth checking before the drive.
Getting there
At 5.32/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Guilford 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 64457 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 64457 area around Guilford: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Guilford alone.
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Guilford? 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 Nodaway County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Missouri 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 Guilford-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 Guilford 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 Missouri 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 Missouri, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Missouri 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 MissouriSource: 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.
5 testing options are within 30 miles of Guilford, MO.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
Yes, community and public clinics test the uninsured, with sliding-scale fees.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 309 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Missouri average.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 64457; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Missouri, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, most chlamydia infections cause no symptoms, so screening is the only reliable way to catch it.
Likely yes, if you were past the window period; otherwise retest, and keep up routine screening with new partners.
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