STD Testing in Liscomb, IA: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
In Marshall County, gonorrhea rates run about 33% lower than the US average. If you're in Liscomb, Iowa and want STI testing whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, consider that community and public clinics are often low-cost or free, while private labs tend to offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. See the listing below.
5 testing options are listed for Liscomb, IA. The nearest, UnityPoint Health, 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.
Community health center 7.2 miles
UnityPoint Health
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UnityPoint Health in Conrad covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing, with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs when results call for it. Fees run on a sliding scale and the clinic accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. Appointments required.
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 13 miles from Liscomb. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Primary Health Care in Marshalltown accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance, with a sliding scale extending to everyone else: covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV testing, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections; appointments are required.
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Herpes Testing Added to the Standard Panel
Primary Health Care runs herpes testing through the same appointment as the core bacterial panel, no separate referral or scheduling. The result is a clinician who can interpret herpes serology alongside syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV findings at once, adjusting counseling and treatment planning in a single visit.
PrEP and PEP Prescribed On-Site in Marshalltown
Without on-site PrEP and PEP prescribing, prevention often stalls at a recommendation that needs to be acted on somewhere else. Another appointment, another provider, time lost. Primary Health Care writes and manages both PrEP and PEP prescriptions directly, keeping prevention continuous rather than contingent on a second clinic.
Spanish-Speaking Staff Deliver Full Clinical Care
Spanish-language care at Primary Health Care is staffed capacity: clinicians conduct the exam, explain results, and walk through medication adherence counseling in Spanish without a relay. That means treatment instructions, PrEP monitoring conversations, and follow-up plans are communicated directly, with no translation layer between the provider and the patient.
Tests & treatsSliding-scalePrEP
Address
101 Iowa Avenue West, Suite 102 Marshalltown, IA 50158
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 Liscomb, 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 Liscomb, IA
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Marshall 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.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Liscomb. 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 Liscomb, IA who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 34 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Liscomb. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 8 offer telehealth.
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Maureen Muke, MD
Internal medicine · 3 South 4th Avenue, Marshalltown
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 Liscomb, IA
Compare the pharmacies closest to Liscomb, IA. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
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 Liscomb, 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 Marshall County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Marshall County, the county that includes Liscomb, 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.
#13
#13 of 99 Iowa counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 87% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Marshall County vs Iowa vs U.S.
Marshall CountyIowaU.S.▲▼ = Marshall County vs the state average
Infection
Marshall County
Iowa
United States
Chlamydia
482.3193 cases▲ 13%
426.8
492.2
Gonorrhea
12048 cases▲ 3%
116.8
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
27.511 cases▲ 167%
10.3
15.8
Syphilis (early)
104 cases▲ 9%
9.2
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
156 cases▲ 52%
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 Marshall County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 2% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Marshall County, chlamydia has fallen from 506.2 to 482.3 per 100,000 (5%), gonorrhea has fallen from 199.5 to 120 per 100,000 (40%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 2.5 to 27.5 per 100,000 (1000%).
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 Liscomb, IA
Adults uninsured
6%
No routine checkup
21.3%
No transportation
5.3%
Binge drinking
22.4%
Frequent mental distress
15.7%
Depression
20.3%
Below poverty line
4.3%
Primary-care ratio
2,344 : 1
Marshall County
Primary-care shortage score 16 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 61.3
Social Vulnerability Index · 68th 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 Marshall County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Marshall County (2023)
People living with HIV
121 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
0cases countywide
PrEP users / 100k
91
Marshall County HIV care continuum (2023)
Marshall County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 5.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Marshall County residents living with HIV, 80% are in care · 77.5% 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 Marshall County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Brekke Memorial Park sits at the quiet end of a town where most households own their homes outright and have for years, the kind of place where neighbors know each other's routines and newcomers stand out. That stability shapes how people think about health care: when most adults are married, working, and rooted, preventive care can feel like something the other person handles, or something next month will accommodate. But Marshall County's STI patterns don't pause for comfortable assumptions, and the younger adults moving through their twenties here (dating, transitioning between relationships, starting families) are exactly the people who benefit most from low-stakes, low-effort screening access. The practical math in Liscomb cuts both ways.
Rents here are genuinely modest, which means cost is less likely to be the wall. The options listed on this page span a range of hours and distance bands worth comparing before committing to a trip. For someone leaving Daisy Long Memorial Park on a weekday afternoon, checking which listed site has same-day availability, and whether it bills on a sliding scale, is the most direct first move.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Liscomb, IA
Walkability3.48 / 20 · Least walkable
At 3.48/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Liscomb 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 50148 snapshot
Residents
396
Median age
43.1
Median income
$80,862
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 50148 area around Liscomb: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Liscomb alone.
Liscomb sits in Marshall County, ZIP 50148. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Brekke Memorial Park
Daisy Long Memorial Park
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Liscomb, IA
Just outside Liscomb? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Liscomb, IA: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Marshall 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 Liscomb-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 Liscomb 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.
