Gonorrhea cases in St. Croix County run about 81% lower than the US average. In Hammond, Wisconsin, whether considering a one-time concern or regular check-ups, public clinics often provide low-cost or free testing, while private labs may offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. Explore your options listed below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Hammond, WI. The nearest, Western Wisconsin Health, is about 3.5 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.
Western Wisconsin Health in Baldwin tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and all three hepatitis strains on a sliding-scale fee, with walk-ins welcome and same-visit treatment available for bacterial infections.
Western Wisconsin Health maintains Spanish-language capacity and on-site interpretation services: meaning clinical conversations, medication instructions, and counseling happen with a person in the room or directly engaged, not routed through an ad hoc workaround. That staffing level keeps care accurate where accuracy matters: dosing, follow-up schedules, and risk counseling.
Without both PrEP and PEP available at a single clinic, a patient often leaves one appointment only to chase a prescription elsewhere. A gap where prevention fails. Western Wisconsin Health writes and manages both, so the window for post-exposure intervention and the continuity of daily prevention medication aren't lost to a handoff.
Western Wisconsin Health doesn't stop at a hepatitis C diagnosis, it carries patients through treatment on-site, managing the antiviral course that clears the infection rather than handing off to a specialist. That means the gap between a reactive result and a completed cure stays within one clinical relationship.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Saint Croix County Public Health in New Richmond requires an appointment, and that scheduled visit covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, rapid and conventional HIV, herpes, and TB testing alongside STI treatment and HPV and hepatitis vaccines. On a sliding-scale fee basis, with Spanish-language care available.
Saint Croix County Public Health tests for herpes in addition to gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. A five-pathogen panel rather than four. That means a single scheduled visit can resolve uncertainty about a symptom or exposure that a narrower panel would leave unanswered.
Spanish-language care at Saint Croix County Public Health is delivered directly through the clinic's own capacity: counseling, test results, and STI education conducted in Spanish rather than routed through an external service. That staffing means the clinical conversation, not just the greeting, happens in Spanish.
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Pierce County Health Department in River Falls runs appointments for STI testing (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B and C) on a sliding-scale fee with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines, and Title X family planning including confidential services for minors.
Without Title X standing, a minor seeking STI care often faces a billing trail or a secondary appointment at a separate site before anything gets addressed. Pierce County Health Department's Title X designation means confidential family planning and STI services for minors are handled directly here, closing that gap before it opens.
Many STI clinics cap their panel at the four core bacterial infections and HIV, leaving herpes and hepatitis testing to a separate referral appointment elsewhere. Pierce County Health Department tests for herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in the same visit. Infections that often go undetected precisely because they require that extra step.
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Listing verified Apr 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 Hammond, 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 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 St. Croix 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.
2651 Hillcrest Drive, Suite 304, Hudson, WI 54016
CMS-certified lab
405 Stageline Road, Hudson, WI 54016
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
405 Stageline Road, Hudson, WI 54016
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 Hammond. 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, 576 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Hammond. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 251 offer telehealth.
Ryan Mcfarland, MD
Family medicine · 840 Spruce Street, Baldwin
Kheng Joe Lau, MD
Internal medicine · 1100 Bergslien Street, Baldwin
Kalie Kebed, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1100 Bergslien Street, Baldwin
Russell Roloff, MD
Family medicine · 503 Cherry Lane, Roberts
Kerith Lijewski, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1687 East Division Street, River Falls
Jackson Long, MD
Family medicine · 1687 East Division Street, River Falls
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 Hammond, WI 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.
Village Pharmacy
3.2 miWestern Wisconsin Health-Healthshop Pharmacy
3.6 mi
11 mi Family Fresh Market Pharmacy
11 miJerrys Enterprises
14 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Hammond, WI.
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 Hammond, 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 $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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 St. Croix County, the county that includes Hammond, compare with Wisconsin and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~23% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#42 of 72 Wisconsin counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 42% of the state
| Infection | St. Croix County | Wisconsin | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 180.9 175 cases ▼ 57% | 422.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 34.1 33 cases ▼ 71% | 118.5 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 2.1 2 cases ▼ 77% | 9.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 6.2 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 3.1 3 cases ▼ 79% | 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 St. Croix County, chlamydia has risen from 170 to 180.9 per 100,000 (6%), gonorrhea has risen from 28.9 to 34.1 per 100,000 (18%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 1.1 to 2.1 per 100,000 (91%).
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 St. Croix County.
Local HIV snapshot
St. Croix County HIV care continuum (2023)
St. Croix County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 5.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among St. Croix County residents living with HIV, 87.2% are in care · 64.1% 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 St. Croix County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Getting tested for STDs in Hammond means accepting that the nearest comprehensive clinic isn't always around the corner, the town's character as a place where people build lives and stay put doesn't change the fact that specialized sexual health services require travel or planning. Residents along Davis Street, in Rolling Hills Farm, and elsewhere in town who need testing will find clinics listed on this page, though most fall outside Hammond's immediate boundaries. For those accustomed to handling things locally, that trade-off is simply part of living here. The working families and young adults who call Hammond home often juggle schedules that don't bend easily.
Confidentiality matters acutely when you're established in a community: when your neighbors are people you see regularly, when your workplace and social circles overlap. Testing providers in and around Hammond understand this; they keep records sealed and don't volunteer information to anyone. Results go nowhere except to you. Routine screening in your late teens, twenties, or thirties isn't a crisis.
It's a basic health step that many people take quietly and move past. The clinics available to Hammond residents, listed on this page, treat it that way too. No judgment, no broadcast, no complications. You schedule, you go, you get answers.
Getting there
At 5.33/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Hammond 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 54015 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 54015 area around Hammond: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Hammond alone.
Hammond sits in St. Croix County, ZIP 54015. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Hammond? 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 St. Croix County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Wisconsin 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 Hammond-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 Hammond 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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Wisconsin 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 WisconsinSource: 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.
There are 3 options within a 30-mile drive.
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.
St. Croix County reported ~181 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Wisconsin average.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
In Wisconsin, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
Chlamydia is checked with a simple urine sample or a swab; lab results usually come back in a day or two.
A kit ships to your address; you collect a urine, swab, or finger-stick sample, mail it to the lab, and get results online in a few days.
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