Dane County has a reported gonorrhea rate about 34% lower than the US average. If you live in Maple Bluff, Wisconsin and want testing before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care, clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. Check the list below for more details.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Maple Bluff, WI. The nearest, Public Health Madison and Dane County, is about 1.5 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.
Public Health Madison and Dane County runs its STI clinic by appointment, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis B and C, herpes, and rapid or conventional HIV testing. With same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. Every service, including testing and vaccines, carries no fee.
The no-fee structure at Public Health Madison and Dane County isn't a waiver program with eligibility gatekeeping, it's operationally built into how the clinic is staffed and funded as a county public health department. Testing, treatment, vaccines, and DoxyPEP are all covered without a billing step.
Interpretation services for non-English languages are built into the appointment workflow at Public Health Madison and Dane County, meaning the clinic coordinates language access before you arrive rather than sourcing it on the spot. Care, including counseling and treatment decisions, is delivered through a prepared interpreter, not worked around one.
For anyone without a primary care provider or a clinician willing to prescribe DoxyPEP, Public Health Madison and Dane County holds that capability in-house. The antibiotic regimen used to reduce bacterial STI risk after potential exposure is prescribed and dispensed here, no outside referral needed.
Languages
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
William T. Evjue Clinic in Madison carries federally qualified health center standing, which ties its STI screening fees directly to each patient's income on a sliding scale. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing. No appointment needed to get started.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Vivent Health in Madison runs entirely on a no-fee model: HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C testing are free, with sliding-scale fees and Medicaid and private insurance accepted for broader care; appointments are required, and bacterial STIs are treated the same visit.
Vivent Health's no-fee model is operationalized through a layered funding structure: Ryan White Program dollars, Title X-equivalent grants, and Medicaid reimbursement collectively absorb costs so that the billing desk never produces a balance for STI testing or HIV services. No means-testing interview stands between the door and the lab.
Spanish-speaking staff at Vivent Health Madison handle intake, counseling, and treatment conversations directly: medication adherence education and PrEP counseling are conducted in Spanish by the same clinicians managing the care, so nothing is relayed through an intermediary layer between the patient and the person writing the prescription.
Most testing sites hand off a positive HIV result to a separate provider network, leaving patients to navigate specialty care on their own. Vivent Health, backed by Ryan White Program funding, carries that same patient from rapid test through viral load monitoring and ongoing antiretroviral management without a change of address.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · 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 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Maple Bluff, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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 Dane 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.
301 Troy Drive, Madison, WI 53704
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
2402 Winnebago Street, Madison, WI 53704
CMS-certified lab
1705 Hoffman Street, Suite 150, Madison, WI 53704
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Maple Bluff. 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, 599 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Maple Bluff. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 277 offer telehealth.
Briana Jelenc, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 3209 Dryden Drive, Madison
David Rakel, MD
Family medicine · 3209 Dryden Drive, Madison
Danalyn Rayner, MD
Family medicine · 2402 Winnebago Street, Madison
Thomas Hartjes, MD
Family medicine · 2402 Winnebago Street, Madison
Mark Huth, MD
Family medicine · 1705 Hoffman Street, Madison
Elizabeth Doherty, MD
Internal medicine · 3434 East Washington Avenue, Madison
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 Maple Bluff, 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.
Roundys Supermarkets
1.1 miShopko Stores Operating
1.2 mi
1.3 mi Community Pharmacy -Operative
2.1 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Maple Bluff, 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 Maple Bluff, 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 $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
$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
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 Dane County, the county that includes Maple Bluff, compare with Wisconsin and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~20% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#6 of 72 Wisconsin counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 92% of the state
| Infection | Dane County | Wisconsin | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 433.7 2,495 cases ▲ 3% | 422.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 118 679 cases ≈ the state average | 118.5 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 5.7 33 cases ▼ 37% | 9.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 6.8 39 cases ▲ 10% | 6.2 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 15.5 89 cases ▲ 5% | 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 Dane County, chlamydia has fallen from 464.5 to 433.7 per 100,000 (7%), gonorrhea has fallen from 216.2 to 118 per 100,000 (45%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 8 to 5.7 per 100,000 (29%).
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 Dane County.
Local HIV snapshot
Dane County HIV care continuum (2023)
Dane County recorded 5.8 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 5.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Dane County residents living with HIV, 88.2% are in care · 83.6% 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 Dane County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Along Aberg Avenue, where Aberg Avenue cuts through a town defined by Sheridan Triangle pumpkin queues and the quiet permanence of the James Madison Park, nine in ten households own their homes and the average household runs well above two people. A landscape built around long-term roots and established family units. But that slice of residents in their late teens and twenties (new to relationships, sometimes between insurance plans, figuring out what routine even looks like) moves through a different reality, and they're precisely the group for whom STI transmission climbs fastest. That life-stage mismatch is worth naming. When nearly two-thirds of households clear six figures and homeownership dominates the landscape, the assumption can settle in that health logistics are somebody else's problem.
But a first relationship after college, a gap in employer coverage during a job change, or simply the social weight of asking for a test in a tight-knit community. None of those dissolve with a comfortable zip code. The testing options listed here include choices that don't require navigating Aberg Avenue traffic on a weekday morning or carving time from a schedule that already runs at full capacity. Knowing the James Madison Park sits at the center of this community's identity is a reminder of how much history Maple Bluff carries; routine screening is simply one more way residents stay well in the place they've chosen to stay.
Getting there
Maple Bluff scores 13.69/20 on the EPA walkability index, so many trips are walkable or a short ride, though a car still gives you the widest choice of testing centers.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 53704 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 53704 area around Maple Bluff: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Maple Bluff alone.
Maple Bluff sits in Dane County, ZIP 53704. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Maple Bluff? 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 Dane 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 Maple Bluff-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 Maple Bluff 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.
There are 4 options within a 30-mile drive.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Public Health Madison and Dane County, about 1.5 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Dane County reported ~434 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the Wisconsin average.
At-home kits mail to 53704: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Wisconsin, 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.
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