El Paso County reports about 15 syphilis cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. Whether you live in Ivywild, Colorado or want to stop by for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, you can choose to see a provider personally or collect a sample at home. Both options will get you tested, so pick the one that suits you best.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Ivywild, CO. The nearest, Colorado Health Network, 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.
Colorado Health Network in Colorado Springs tests for HIV, hepatitis C, syphilis, and gonorrhea at no fee on a sliding scale. Every service, every time. Same-visit treatment covers bacterial infections; appointments are required.
Colorado Health Network carries a blanket no-fee structure across its entire service catalog: HIV testing, hepatitis C testing, PrEP, PEP, DoxyPEP, and vaccines alike. That single policy means the cost of a follow-up visit, a prevention prescription, or a hepatitis C screen is identical: nothing.
Colorado Health Network in Colorado Springs operates with direct French and Spanish language capacity, and extends interpretation coverage to additional non-English languages beyond those two. Counseling, HIV testing discussions, and prevention prescribing all run in the same language the conversation starts in.
Plenty of sexual-health clinics prescribe PrEP or PEP but don't yet carry DoxyPEP, the post-exposure doxycycline protocol reducing bacterial STI risk. Colorado Health Network prescribes all three, so a prevention conversation here covers the full current toolkit rather than sending someone elsewhere for a newer option.
Languages
English, French, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Fees & payment
Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Peak Vista Community Health Centers in Colorado Springs runs on sliding-scale fees with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance accepted, making the standard panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV) reachable at almost any income. Appointments are required.
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English
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Prevention services
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Logan Health Center at Myron Stratton, Colorado Spgs, welcomes walk-in patients without an appointment for STI screening backed by federal FQHC standing. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with fees adjusted on a sliding scale tied to household income.
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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 Ivywild, 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 El Paso 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.
2940 North Circle Drive, Colorado Springs, CO 80909
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
4125 Briargate Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
4090 Briargate Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO 80920
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 Ivywild. 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, 453 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Ivywild. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 171 offer telehealth.
Gregory Finnoff, DO
Family medicine · 2135 Southgate Road, Colorado Springs
Amie Woody, DO
Internal medicine · 722 South Wahsatch Avenue, Colorado Springs
Kyle Voget, MD
Family medicine · 410 Gold Pass Hts, Colorado Springs
Melinda Bron, MD
OB-GYN · 2997 Broadmoor Valley Road, Colorado Springs
April Goggans, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 835 Tenderfoot Hill Road, Colorado Springs
Tanya Hrabal, MD
Family medicine · 402 West Bijou Street, Colorado Springs
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 Ivywild, CO 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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0.8 mi Showing the 3 closest pharmacies to Ivywild, CO.
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 Ivywild, 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
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
$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 El Paso County, the county that includes Ivywild, compare with Colorado and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~36% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#6 of 64 Colorado counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 91% of the state
| Infection | El Paso County | Colorado | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 452.4 3,367 cases ▲ 4% | 435.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 118.8 884 cases ▼ 8% | 128.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 14.5 108 cases ▼ 9% | 16 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 7.8 58 cases ▼ 25% | 10.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 14.6 109 cases ▼ 49% | 28.4 | 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 El Paso County, chlamydia has fallen from 570.1 to 452.4 per 100,000 (21%), gonorrhea has fallen from 198 to 118.8 per 100,000 (40%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 6.8 to 14.5 per 100,000 (113%).
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 El Paso County.
Local HIV snapshot
El Paso County HIV care continuum (2023)
El Paso County recorded 8.2 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 9.6 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among El Paso County residents living with HIV, 68.4% are in care · 60.2% 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 El Paso County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Ivywild households skew toward smaller, less-coupled arrangements: fewer than a third of adults here are married, and the average home holds just about two people. That profile shapes how health decisions get made: without a partner prompting a shared annual checkup, routine screening tends to live entirely on one person's mental agenda, competing with rent that already stretches a paycheck and an unemployment rate that leaves a meaningful slice of residents juggling income uncertainty on top of everything else. That economic pressure is real along South Nevada Avenue and throughout the Mill Street Neighborhood, where roughly half of residents rent rather than own.
$1,449 a month in a smaller household means discretionary spending on healthcare gets weighed carefully. At the same time, nearly two-in-five households here clear six figures, so the barrier isn't always money; it's more often time and distance.
Getting there
Ivywild scores 12.94/20 on the EPA walkability index, so many trips are walkable or a short ride, though a car still gives you the widest choice of testing centers.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 80905 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 80905 area around Ivywild: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Ivywild alone.
Ivywild sits in El Paso County, ZIP 80905. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Ivywild? 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 El Paso County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Colorado 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 Ivywild-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 Ivywild 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 Colorado 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 Colorado, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Colorado 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 ColoradoSource: 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, Colorado Springs, CO is close; compare it by distance against Colorado Health Network.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
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 452 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Colorado average.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Colorado, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, partners should test and be treated together to avoid passing it back and forth.
Yes, from a reputable lab, confirm any positive with a clinician for treatment.
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