Little Sturgeon, in Door County, Wisconsin, has a syphilis rate about 79% lower than the US average. If you're wondering about your sexual health in Little Sturgeon, whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, you have two main STI testing options: visiting a clinic for immediate attention, or using an at-home kit for convenience. See your options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Little Sturgeon, WI. The nearest, Door County Medical Center, is about 8.8 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.
Door County Medical Center in Sturgeon Bay tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee with no-fee options available: appointments are required, and treatment for bacterial STIs is handled the same visit alongside family planning and hepatitis A and B and HPV vaccines.
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English
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Newcap in Oconto runs on a sliding scale and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, covering tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C: with STI treatment and family planning available; appointments are required, and care is delivered in Spanish.
The panel at Newcap extends to herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the bacterial STIs and HIV. Six conditions that a narrower panel would miss. Hepatitis A and B vaccines are also on-site, so a reactive hepatitis result can move directly toward prevention for close contacts.
Spanish-language care at Newcap is a staffed clinical function: counseling, medication adherence education, and treatment discussions happen directly in Spanish, without routing through a separate service. That means dosing instructions, follow-up schedules, and test results are communicated in the same language the appointment is conducted in.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
NorthLakes - Oconto, serving Oconto, earned federal qualification that obligates it to charge fees scaled to what patients actually earn. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
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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 about 9 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Little Sturgeon, 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 value: single tests
$49 & 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 Door 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.
323 South 18th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
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 Little Sturgeon. 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, 104 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Little Sturgeon. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 22 offer telehealth.
Christopher Mildenberg, MD
Internal medicine · 30 North 18th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay
Kelton Reitz, MD
Internal medicine · 323 South 18th Avenue, Sturgeon Bay
Kimberly Winburn, MD
OB-GYN · 1910 Alabama Street, Sturgeon Bay
Pawneet Singh, MD
Family medicine · 820 Arbutus Avenue, Oconto
Herbert Wiser, MD Telehealth
Urology · 820 Arbutus Avenue, Oconto
Aliaksandr Trusau, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 620 Smith Avenue, Oconto
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 Little Sturgeon, WI 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.
8.8 mi 
16 mi Shopko Pharmacy 509
17 miShopko Pharmacy 102
17 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Little Sturgeon, WI.
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 Little Sturgeon, 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.
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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
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 Door County, the county that includes Little Sturgeon, compare with Wisconsin and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~2% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#61 of 72 Wisconsin counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 15% of the state
| Infection | Door County | Wisconsin | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 124.3 38 cases ▼ 71% | 422.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 6.5 2 cases ▼ 95% | 118.5 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 3.3 1 cases ▼ 64% | 9.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 3.3 1 cases ▼ 47% | 6.2 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 6.5 2 cases ▼ 56% | 14.7 | 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 Door County, chlamydia has fallen from 126.4 to 124.3 per 100,000 (2%), gonorrhea has fallen from 23.3 to 6.5 per 100,000 (72%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 6.7 to 3.3 per 100,000 (51%).
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 Door County.
Local HIV snapshot
Door County HIV care continuum (2023)
Door County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 5.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Door County residents living with HIV, 91.3% are in care · 87% 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 Door County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Little Sturgeon's west-side blocks carry the quiet rhythm of owned homes and long roots, most households here have been in place long enough that the town's social fabric feels tight-knit and settled. That stability is real, but it coexists with something less visible: roughly half the adult population isn't in the workforce at any given time, which means schedules in Little Sturgeon don't always follow a standard nine-to-five pattern. For caregivers, part-time workers, and the many households managing larger families under one roof, health appointments tend to get arranged around everything else, or not arranged at all.
Getting to a clinic means getting in a car, and for the roughly one-in-four residents who rent rather than own, that calculus includes juggling cost alongside time. Testing options are listed here, which gives genuine range to work with. Worth noting for anyone doing the math: with a meaningful share of households at higher income levels, out-of-pocket costs at lower-fee clinics are often less of a barrier than the drive itself, so matching the right clinic to your actual location in Door County matters more than most places.
Getting there
At 6.56/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Little Sturgeon 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 54235 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 54235 area around Little Sturgeon: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Little Sturgeon alone.
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Little Sturgeon? 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 Door County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Wisconsin 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 Little Sturgeon-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 Little Sturgeon 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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Wisconsin 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 WisconsinSource: 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, Marinette, WI is close; compare it by distance against Door County Medical Center.
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 124 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Wisconsin average.
In Wisconsin, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, most chlamydia infections cause no symptoms, so screening is the only reliable way to catch it.
You self-collect a sample at home, mail it in, and view results online, no clinic visit needed.
Likely yes, if you were past the window period; otherwise retest, and keep up routine screening with new partners.
A urine sample or a swab (genital, throat, or rectal) detects gonorrhea, often tested alongside chlamydia.
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