Gonorrhea cases in Montgomery County are about 68% lower than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or test regularly in Linden, Indiana, you have options to weigh: public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. See the list below for details.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Linden, IN. The nearest, Valley Professionals Community Health Center, is about 8.5 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.
Valley Professionals Community Health Center in Crawfordsville runs by appointment, so arriving with a confirmed slot means one visit covers the standard panel, same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and sliding-scale fees that apply to everyone regardless of coverage.
Standalone STI clinics screen and treat, then leave patients to navigate substance-use care on their own. Valley Professionals folds substance-use treatment into the same health center, so someone whose sexual health and substance use are connected doesn't have to split their care across two separate systems.
For anyone without a regular provider handling their full history, Valley Professionals' panel extends to herpes and hepatitis C alongside the bacterial infections and HIV. Meaning a single appointment can answer questions that a narrower clinic would leave open.
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Valley Oaks Health in Crawfordsville is a community health center where STI care sits alongside substance-use treatment and family planning: testing covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee, walk-ins welcome, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections.
For someone managing active recovery without a stable primary care relationship, Valley Oaks Health's standing integration of substance-use treatment and STI care means both needs get addressed in the same visit, by the same organization. No separate intake, no separate provider to coordinate.
Clinics that test only for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV leave hepatitis undetected until symptoms appear or another provider orders labs. Valley Oaks Health tests for both hepatitis B and hepatitis C alongside the core four, and carries hepatitis A and B vaccines when prevention is the goal.
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Montgomery County Health Department in Crawfordsville tests for HIV, hepatitis C, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and TB, all at no charge, with HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines also on the menu. Every service runs by appointment on a sliding-scale that lands at zero.
For anyone managing care without an established provider (paying cash, unconnected to a regular clinic) Montgomery County Health Department covers testing, STI treatment, and vaccines without a bill at the end. Every service, from the first test to a hepatitis B vaccine series, carries the same price: nothing.
Without hepatitis C testing alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV, a positive result elsewhere often means a second appointment at a different facility. Another wait, another intake process. Montgomery County Health Department runs hepatitis C screening as part of the same visit, closing that gap before it opens.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
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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 9 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Linden, 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 Montgomery 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.
1710 Lafayette Road, Crawfordsville, IN 47933
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1601 Lafayette Road, Suite 100, Crawfordsville, IN 47933
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Linden. 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, 191 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Linden. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 52 offer telehealth.
Syed Hashmi, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 517 North Concord Road, Crawfordsville
Sharmilee Thota, MD
OB-GYN · 1704 Lafayette Road, Crawfordsville
Wayne Myles, DO
Family medicine · 1702 Lafayette Road, Crawfordsville
Kyle Graper, MD
Family medicine · 1630 Lafayette Road, Crawfordsville
Megan Zimmerly, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 817 Whitlock Avenue, Crawfordsville
Barry Mathison, MD
Family medicine · 2056 Lebanon Road, Crawfordsville
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 Linden, IN 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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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 Linden, 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 $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
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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 Montgomery County, the county that includes Linden, compare with Indiana 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.
#39 of 92 Indiana counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 58% of the state
| Infection | Montgomery County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 272.2 105 cases ▼ 45% | 491 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 57 22 cases ▼ 60% | 144 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | — no data | 8.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 5.2 2 cases ▼ 45% | 9.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 7.8 3 cases ▼ 49% | 15.2 | 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 Montgomery County, chlamydia has fallen from 340 to 272.2 per 100,000 (20%), gonorrhea has fallen from 113.3 to 57 per 100,000 (50%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.3 to 13.1 per 100,000 (147%).
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 Montgomery County.
Local HIV snapshot
Montgomery County HIV care continuum (2022)
Montgomery County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 11.7 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Montgomery County residents living with HIV, 81.8% are in care · 75.8% 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 Montgomery County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Stoddard Park anchors a town where most households have owned their homes for years and families run a little larger than the national average, a stability that coexists with a workforce that keeps long, practical hours. When two-thirds of adults are employed and schedules revolve around shifts rather than flexible remote mornings, carving out time for a clinic visit takes real coordination, not just intention. That scheduling pressure lands hardest on younger adults still forming relationships, the late-teens-and-twenties crowd who also happen to face the steepest STI risks. Linden's rental market is modest, which helps, but low rents don't automatically translate into free afternoons.
A single-car household in a town where walking to services isn't straightforward still has to plan around someone else's shift, a borrowed ride down US 231, or a weekday that lines up with clinic hours. That's exactly where the range of options listed on this page earns its value. Thirty-six choices (spread across different hours, fee structures, and distance bands) means a resident near Stoddard Park has something different available than someone commuting out Base Line Road every morning. The variety doesn't just widen access; it makes it realistic to find an appointment that actually fits the week a person is already living.
Getting there
At 3.64/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Linden 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 47955 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 47955 area around Linden: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Linden alone.
Linden sits in Montgomery County, ZIP 47955. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Linden? 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 Montgomery County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Indiana 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 Linden-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 Linden 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 Indiana 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 Indiana, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Indiana 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 IndianaSource: 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 5 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.
Montgomery County reported ~272 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Indiana average.
In Indiana, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Chlamydia is checked with a simple urine sample or a swab; lab results usually come back in a day or two.
Reputable kits use the same lab methods as clinics; any positive should be confirmed and treated by a provider.
Yes, site matters; oral/anal exposure needs a throat or rectal swab, which urine testing won't catch.
Reassuring if you tested after the window, just retest if it was early, and screen again with new partners.
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