STD Testing in Kirkville, IA: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Wapello County reports 171 gonorrhea cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. If you've had a recent risk or test on schedule in Kirkville, Iowa, you can choose from walk-in clinics for same-day testing, or plan your time with labs and at-home kits.
6 testing options are listed for Kirkville, IA. The nearest, Ottumwa Health Group, is about 7.2 miles away. Compare 3 community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
How to read these listings
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.
Closest to you 7.2 miles
Ottumwa Health Group
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Ottumwa Health Group in Eddyville charges on a fee basis and accepts insurance, testing for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB. Bacterial STIs are treated at the same visit; appointments are required.
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Three Prevention Tools, One Appointment
Chasing down PrEP from one provider, PEP from another, and DoxyPEP from a third means gaps between prescriptions and exposure windows that simply don't close. Ottumwa Health Group carries all three under the same appointment, so switching or combining prevention strategies doesn't require starting over somewhere new.
Herpes and Hepatitis Included in the Standard Draw
At Ottumwa Health Group, the testing panel runs herpes serology and hepatitis A, B, and C antibody screens alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. Drawn and processed through the same visit. That means results for infections that typically require a separate order arrive together, without scheduling a second appointment.
Pella Regional Health Center in Ottumwa tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis C, and TB, treating bacterial STIs at the same visit. No second trip for results. Fees run on a sliding scale, with Medicaid, Medicare, and insurance all accepted; an appointment is required.
RHCHC Pennsylvania Ave in Ottumwa carries federal qualification that ties its STI screening fees to a sliding income scale, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing reachable whether someone is uninsured, paying cash, or caught between coverage gaps. No appointment required to walk in.
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.
The nearest testing center is about 7 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Kirkville, 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 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
Quest Diagnostics
$79 & up
Panel:
8-infection panel incl. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis & herpes: single tests too
Sample:
Quest Mobile: a phlebotomist collects your sample at home
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
Other CLIA-certified labs near Kirkville, IA
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Wapello 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.
Showing 2 of the CLIA-certified labs in Wapello County.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Kirkville. 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
Clinicians near Kirkville, IA who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 87 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Kirkville. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 2 offer telehealth.
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Mario Martinez, MD
Family medicine · 920 North Quincy Avenue, Ottumwa
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
Pharmacies near Kirkville, IA
Compare the pharmacies closest to Kirkville, IA. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 2 closest pharmacies to Kirkville, IA.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
PrEP, prevention & online treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Kirkville, 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.
Online treatment
Nurx
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
STDs & HIV in Wapello County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Wapello County, the county that includes Kirkville, compare with Iowa and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~22% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#7 of 99 Iowa counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 93% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Wapello County vs Iowa vs U.S.
Wapello CountyIowaU.S.▲▼ = Wapello County vs the state average
Infection
Wapello County
Iowa
United States
Chlamydia
571.6201 cases▲ 34%
426.8
492.2
Gonorrhea
170.660 cases▲ 46%
116.8
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
11.44 cases▲ 11%
10.3
15.8
Syphilis (early)
—
9.2
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
2.81 cases▼ 72%
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.
Reported STD rates in Wapello County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 7% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Wapello County, chlamydia has fallen from 888.9 to 571.6 per 100,000 (36%), gonorrhea has fallen from 428.9 to 170.6 per 100,000 (60%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.6 to 11.4 per 100,000 (104%).
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
What shapes testing access in and around Kirkville, IA
Adults uninsured
6.3%
No routine checkup
19.8%
No transportation
6.7%
Binge drinking
17.6%
Frequent mental distress
16%
Depression
20.5%
Below poverty line
8.7%
Primary-care ratio
1,763 : 1
Wapello County
Primary-care shortage score 18 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 59
Social Vulnerability Index · 79th percentile nationally
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 Wapello County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Wapello County (2023)
People living with HIV
109 / 100k
PrEP users / 100k
68
Wapello County HIV care continuum (2021)
Wapello County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2021), against 5.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Wapello County residents living with HIV, 86.2% are in care · 79.3% 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.
Pregnant or planning to be?Congenital syphilis is the fastest-rising STI: what to test, and when
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 Wapello County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Compiled and checked by EasySTD's editorial team against CDC and public-health sources. This is educational information, not a substitute for advice from a licensed clinician. Our editorial guidelines →
Route 63 out of Kirkville runs you into the nearest testing options listed on this page, a real-world drive that, for a town this size, means carving time out of a workday rather than squeezing a visit into a lunch break. That distance matters most for younger adults still building their routines, the under-35 crowd for whom a single logistical snag can postpone a screening indefinitely. What shapes daily life here is a strong ownership culture: roughly four in five households own their homes, and the typical property value reflects a modest, working-class economy where $906 in monthly rent represents a real budget line for the one-in-five who do rent. With nearly three-quarters of residents actively employed and unemployment effectively gone, the town runs on full schedules.
Getting tested means negotiating with those schedules directly: options listed on this page vary in hours and fees, and finding one that lands on a day off or before a shift starts is the practical question worth answering early. Kirkville's households lean large and heavily partnered, with most adults married and families averaging close to three people. That life-stage picture (settled, working, committed) is exactly where routine STI screening fits naturally, not as a crisis response but as ordinary preventive care that a two-income household near Curtis King Road can plan for like any other appointment.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Kirkville, IA
Walkability5.16 / 20 · Least walkable
At 5.16/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Kirkville 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 52566 snapshot
Residents
254
Median age
41.3
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 52566 area around Kirkville: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Kirkville alone.
Kirkville sits in Wapello County, ZIP 52566. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Curtis King
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Kirkville, IA
Just outside Kirkville? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Kirkville, IA: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Wapello 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.
Who should test, and whenCDC screening schedule + each infection's detection window
Who should get tested, and how often
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
When to test: STD detection windows
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Kirkville-area provider.
What each STD test costsMedicare reference prices per lab test, a benchmark before you pay out of pocket
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Kirkville 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.
Confidentiality & consent in IowaMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
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).
Can a minor consent on their own?
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.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
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.
