Johnson County reports about 15 syphilis cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. In Iowa City, Iowa, whether it's your first STI test or a routine screening you can weigh your choices, because some clinics take walk-ins for same-day testing, while labs and at-home kits let you plan around your own time. The options listed below all offer STI testing.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Iowa City, IA. The nearest, Johnson County Public Health, is about 0.4 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.
Johnson County Public Health in Iowa City takes walk-ins for rapid and conventional HIV testing, hepatitis B and C, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, bacterial infections treated the same visit, with sliding-scale fees and every service currently provided at no charge.
Johnson County Public Health charges nothing for any service it provides, testing, treatment, PrEP, DoxyPEP, vaccines. That means the decision about whether to come back for a follow-up, start prevention medication, or get vaccinated never gets weighed against a bill.
French, Portuguese, and Spanish are available directly at Johnson County Public Health, alongside interpretation services for other languages: meaning clinical conversations, risk counseling, and medication instructions happen in the language a person speaks without routing through an outside service.
Leaving a clinic with only a test result and no path to prevention medication means a separate appointment, a separate provider, and time without coverage. Johnson County Public Health prescribes and monitors PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP directly. Prevention that begins at the same visit, not at the end of a second referral chain.
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English, French, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Portuguese, Spanish
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Emma Goldman Clinic in Iowa City brings feminist community health values to a full STI panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C) on a sliding-scale fee with walk-ins welcome and same-visit treatment for bacterial infections.
Emma Goldman Clinic prescribes PrEP, the daily oral regimen of tenofovir and emtricitabine, and manages PEP for post-exposure prevention, both handled directly by clinic providers rather than routed to a separate infectious disease practice. Keeping prescribing and the required HIV and kidney-function monitoring within the same clinic means continuity stays intact from initiation through refill.
Skipping herpes or hepatitis testing at one clinic and chasing those results elsewhere means two separate appointments, two separate waits, and a gap where an active infection goes unaddressed. At Emma Goldman Clinic in Iowa City, herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C sit alongside the core bacterial and HIV tests in a single visit, so nothing falls through the scheduling gap.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Planned Parenthood North Central States in Iowa City tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C on a sliding-scale fee that applies to everyone; same-visit treatment is available for bacterial infections, and appointments are required.
Many clinics cap their panel at gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV and leave herpes and hepatitis testing to specialty referrals. Planned Parenthood North Central States runs herpes and both hepatitis B and hepatitis C testing on-site, so a single visit captures the full picture.
Planned Parenthood North Central States prescribes and manages both PrEP and PEP directly, which means ongoing prevention doesn't require coordinating with a separate provider or waiting for outside authorization before starting.
Many clinics that accept minors still route billing through a parent's insurance, creating a paper trail that undermines privacy. As a Title X site, Planned Parenthood North Central States is legally required to provide confidential family planning services to minors. Coverage and records stay separate from a parent's account.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Proteus, Inc. - Iowa City Site, in Iowa City, bases its fees on income. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Federal qualification underpins that sliding-scale promise, which extends to STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no appointment needed to get started.
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University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City pairs gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and hepatitis C testing with same-visit bacterial treatment; fees run on a sliding scale accepting Medicaid and most insurance. Appointments required; care delivered in Spanish.
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics conducts STI care directly in Spanish, not through a relay service, but as a standing clinical capability. For a patient navigating treatment decisions, medication instructions, or prevention counseling, that means every exchange happens in full rather than in summary.
The clinic prescribes and monitors PrEP, typically daily emtricitabine/tenofovir, with follow-up built into the same system that manages HIV/AIDS treatment. PEP is also available, keeping both prevention tracks within a hospital infrastructure that handles the labs, adherence counseling, and prescription renewals together.
Leaving hepatitis C off the panel means a separate appointment, a separate lab, and time an active infection uses productively. University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics tests for hepatitis C alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, so a co-infection doesn't survive the gap between two different visits.
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Iowa TelePrEP in Iowa City covers the full bacterial and viral panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis A, B, and C, plus rapid and conventional HIV) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and a sliding-scale fee structure where every service runs at no cost.
All services at Iowa TelePrEP carry no charge, which means PrEP prescriptions, DoxyPEP, vaccines, and the full testing panel are as financially available on a first visit as they are on a fifth.
Interpretation services are available for non-English languages at Iowa TelePrEP, so clinical conversations about prevention options and treatment decisions happen with the same clarity they would for any English-speaking patient.
Iowa TelePrEP prescribes PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP directly. A practical answer for anyone managing prevention without an established provider or the means to pay for a separate prescriber visit, since all three medications are part of the same no-fee appointment.
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Iowa City Free Medical Clinic runs its full STI program (rapid HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis B and C, and TB) by appointment, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and every test and service provided at no fee.
Sliding-scale clinics still hand you a number at checkout. Iowa City Free Medical Clinic doesn't, every test, every counseling session, every treatment is free, full stop. Donations are welcome, but nothing you receive here is contingent on what you can or can't contribute.
When a clinic can't deliver care in Spanish directly, appointments become complicated, follow-through suffers, and treatment gaps open up. Iowa City Free Medical Clinic provides services in Spanish, so nothing gets lost between the question asked and the answer given.
Many clinics test for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, and that's where the list ends. Iowa City Free Medical Clinic adds hepatitis B and hepatitis C to every testing visit, catching infections that a shorter panel would leave entirely undetected.
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
UnityPoint Health in North Liberty covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections when needed. Appointments are required, and fees are handled through insurance, Medicare, Medicaid, or a sliding scale.
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Listing verified Aug 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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Iowa City, 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 Johnson 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.
140 Eckstein Medical Research Building, Iowa City, IA 52242
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Medicine Specialty Clinic-Divison Of Rheumatology, Iowa City, IA 52242
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
375 Newton Road, Iowa City, IA 52242
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
1360 North Dodge Street, Iowa City, IA 52240
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Iowa City. 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, 361 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Iowa City. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 73 offer telehealth.
Rachel Mejia Sounhein, DO
OB-GYN · 2100 University Capitol Centre, Iowa City
Michihiko Goto, MD
Infectious disease · 540 East Jefferson Street, Iowa City
Amy Wiser, MD
Family medicine · 500 East Market Street, Iowa City
Minyon Rittgers Easton, MD
Family medicine · 404 East Bloomington Street, Iowa City
Colleen Stockdale, MD Telehealth
OB-GYN · 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City
Justen Ahmad, MD
Family medicine · 269 North 1st Avenue, Iowa City
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 Iowa City, IA 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.
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0.7 mi Iowa Cannabis Company
0.9 miHy-Vee
0.9 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Iowa City, IA.
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 Iowa City, 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 $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
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 Johnson County, the county that includes Iowa City, compare with Iowa and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~51% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#6 of 99 Iowa counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 94% of the state
| Infection | Johnson County | Iowa | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 578.3 911 cases ▲ 35% | 426.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 137.1 216 cases ▲ 17% | 116.8 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 14.6 23 cases ▲ 42% | 10.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 19.7 31 cases ▲ 114% | 9.2 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 22.2 35 cases ▲ 124% | 9.9 | 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 Johnson County, chlamydia has fallen from 616.3 to 578.3 per 100,000 (6%), gonorrhea has fallen from 187.1 to 137.1 per 100,000 (27%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 6.5 to 14.6 per 100,000 (125%).
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 Johnson County.
Local HIV snapshot
Johnson County HIV care continuum (2023)
Johnson County recorded 11 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 5.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Johnson County residents living with HIV, 88.5% are in care · 84.6% 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 Johnson County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
East Burlington Street's mix of student apartments and older rentals captures something essential about Iowa City, where a $967 monthly rent bill leaves most households (renters, not owners) calculating carefully before they commit to any expense they can't price in advance. Iowa City's rental-majority reality shapes how people weigh every out-of-pocket appointment, which is exactly why seeing fees listed upfront on the clinic cards here matters. The population skews young in ways that are visible everywhere from the Pentacrest to the storefronts along East Burlington Street: people in their late teens and twenties form the overwhelming majority of residents, and that's also the window of life when STI rates run highest and relationships are most in flux.
With nearly a quarter of households clearing six figures but the majority of residents renting and a meaningful share navigating unemployment, Iowa City holds a wider economic spread than its college-town reputation suggests. The options listed on this page include sliding-scale and low-cost providers, so whether you're a long-term renter near the South Summit Street Historic District or splitting rent closer to Coralville, there's likely a clinic whose schedule and fee structure actually fits your budget.
Getting there
At 9.36/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Iowa City 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 52240 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 52240 area around Iowa City: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Iowa City alone.
Iowa City sits in Johnson County, ZIP 52240. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Iowa City? 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 Johnson County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Iowa 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 an Iowa City-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 Iowa City 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 Iowa 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 Iowa, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own; a parent may be notified only in the case of a positive HIV test result.
Iowa 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 IowaSource: 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.
The closest is Johnson County Public Health (0.4 mi); 10 options are within 30 miles.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
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 578 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Iowa average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Iowa, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 52240; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
Yes, pelvic or lower-belly pain can be a sign of untreated chlamydia or gonorrhea spreading, so see a provider and test.
HPV and hepatitis B vaccines prevent those infections, ask a provider if you're due.
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