Lincoln County has chlamydia reports that are 48% lower than the national average. If you live in Kendrick, Oklahoma and are wondering about STIs whether you have symptoms or not, you can choose between visiting a local clinic for immediate answers and potential treatment, or using an at-home kit for convenience and flexibility. Options are listed below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Kendrick, OK. The nearest, Oklahoma State Department of Health, is about 6.8 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.
Oklahoma State Department of Health in Chandler operates within a public health infrastructure where STI testing (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and herpes) runs alongside TB screening, HPV and hepatitis vaccines, and same-visit bacterial treatment, with every service provided at no fee.
Sliding-scale structures still leave a bill for many patients, a reduced one, but a bill. At Oklahoma State Department of Health in Chandler, the fee schedule doesn't slide to a lower number; testing, treatment, vaccines, and counseling are all provided at no charge, full stop.
Oklahoma State Department of Health in Chandler carries Spanish-language capability through clinical care itself (counseling, treatment decisions, and prevention education) so every part of a visit runs in Spanish without switching registers or losing nuance at the moments that count.
Gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV form the floor at most testing sites, and herpes rarely makes the list. Oklahoma State Department of Health in Chandler adds herpes to its panel, giving patients a clearer picture without needing a separate appointment elsewhere.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Blackhawk Health Center in Stroud runs entirely on a no-fee model, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing alongside STI treatment and family planning. All by appointment, with same-visit treatment available for bacterial infections.
Sliding-scale fees still leave a number at the bottom of the invoice. At Blackhawk Health Center, that number doesn't exist: testing, treatment, counseling, and family planning are all provided at no charge, with no income documentation required to reach that outcome.
When STI care and substance-use treatment are housed separately, one appointment too easily becomes two, and the second one often never happens. Blackhawk Health Center holds both services, so the gap between an STI diagnosis and addressing a contributing substance-use concern closes in the same visit rather than across weeks and two separate care systems.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community Health Centers of Oklahoma in Carney pairs rapid and conventional HIV testing with gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, and herpes testing; bacterial infections caught on-site are treated the same visit. Fees run on a sliding scale accepted by Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. Appointments are required.
Community Health Centers of Oklahoma tests for herpes alongside gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, and HIV. Meaning a single appointment can clarify an exposure that a narrower panel would have left unresolved, rather than sending the patient elsewhere for that one additional result.
Substance-use treatment at Community Health Centers of Oklahoma is a clinical service, not a handoff. Providers can address both conditions within the same care relationship, which means drug-use history that's relevant to STI risk is already part of the clinical picture rather than siloed in a separate program.
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Listing verified May 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 7 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Kendrick, 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 Lincoln 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.
2308 West Hwy 66, Stroud, OK 74079
CMS-certified lab
1322 Klabzuba Avenue, Prague, OK 74864
CMS-certified lab
Showing the nearest 2 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Kendrick. 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, 65 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Kendrick. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 16 offer telehealth.
Christopher Sorrels, MD
Internal medicine · 309 West Main Street, Stroud
Amanda Bighorse, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 356110 East 930 Road, Stroud
Jason Crouch, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 806 Manvel Avenue, Chandler
Robert Hightower, DO Telehealth
Internal medicine · 600 South Linwood Avenue, Cushing
Ramiro Echeverry, MD
Family medicine · 530 South Linwood Avenue, Cushing
Jacob Moore, DO
OB-GYN · 601 East Broadway Street, Cushing
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 Kendrick, OK 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.
Stroud Drug
7.1 miHite Drug
8.3 miWellston Clinic Pharmacy
17 miHarps Pharmacy
19 miPerkins Drug
20 mi
21 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Kendrick, OK.
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 Kendrick, 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
$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
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 Lincoln County, the county that includes Kendrick, compare with Oklahoma and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~24% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#61 of 77 Oklahoma counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 21% of the state
| Infection | Lincoln County | Oklahoma | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 257.5 89 cases ▼ 45% | 471.3 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 63.7 22 cases ▼ 63% | 170.3 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 14.5 5 cases ▼ 48% | 27.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 2.9 1 cases ▼ 83% | 17.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 34.7 12 cases ▼ 13% | 39.7 | 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 Lincoln County, chlamydia has fallen from 319.8 to 257.5 per 100,000 (19%), gonorrhea has fallen from 137.5 to 63.7 per 100,000 (54%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 14.9 to 14.5 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 Lincoln County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: Oklahoma 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.
Lincoln County HIV care continuum (2022)
Lincoln County recorded 17.5 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 11.4 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Lincoln County residents living with HIV, 81.6% are in care · 57.9% 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 Lincoln County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Kendrick households lean strongly toward married couples sharing a roof and a life, which shapes how health decisions actually get made here. When more than half of adults are partnered, STI screening stops being a solo errand and becomes a conversation between two people, sometimes complicated by the assumption that stable relationships make testing unnecessary. That assumption is precisely where younger adults in their late teens and twenties, the years when transmission rates run highest, can get left behind, especially in a community where nearly everyone owns their home and the rhythms of daily life tend to feel settled and private. That sense of stability is real in Kendrick, but it coexists with a workforce where a meaningful share of residents carry full schedules, and nearly one in five households brings in six figures.
Busy earners with packed weeks don't always pause for preventive care that feels optional, and out past Gobblers Knob, nothing is a short walk away. Getting tested here means planning a drive, which is a genuine barrier when appointments compete with work shifts and family obligations in households averaging more than two people. The testing options listed on this page exist precisely to fit those real constraints. Some offer extended hours or reduced fees that matter even when a household isn't stretched thin, because the easier it is to go, the more likely it is that the conversation between partners ends with both of them actually showing up.
Getting there
At 6.12/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Kendrick 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 74079 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 74079 area around Kendrick: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Kendrick alone.
Kendrick sits in Lincoln County, ZIP 74079. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Kendrick? 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 Lincoln County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Oklahoma 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 Kendrick-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 Kendrick 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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) is potentially allowable in Oklahoma: it is not expressly authorized, but not prohibited either. Ask your provider whether they will prescribe treatment for a partner without a separate visit.
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 OklahomaSource: 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 Kendrick, OK.
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 258 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Oklahoma average.
In Oklahoma, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
A urine sample or a swab (genital, throat, or rectal) detects gonorrhea, often tested alongside chlamydia.
Likely yes, if you were past the window period; otherwise retest, and keep up routine screening with new partners.
Start treatment, tell recent partners so they can test, avoid sex until cleared, and retest if advised, most STIs resolve with care.
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