Chlamydia rates in Ramsey County are about 20% higher than the US average. Whether you have symptoms or want peace of mind in Maplewood, Minnesota, choose from clinics that take walk-ins for same-day testing, or labs and at-home kits that let you plan around your own time. Review the options below.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Maplewood, MN. The nearest, Entira Family Clinics, is about 1.0 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.
Entira Family Clinics in Saint Paul accepts Medicaid and insurance, with fees for those paying directly, and tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB. By appointment, with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs. ASL and eight spoken languages are available on-site.
Entira carries clinical staff or direct interpretation in American Sign Language, Chinese, French, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese. For anyone whose primary language sits outside English, that means sexual health history, treatment decisions, and follow-up instructions exchange hands in the language that carries the nuance. No lag, no simplified version.
Entira prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, meaning the medications, whether daily oral PrEP or a PEP course, are initiated and monitored within the same clinic rather than handed off to a separate prescriber. Ongoing PrEP management, including the required HIV and kidney-function monitoring, stays in-house.
Plenty of clinics can confirm a hepatitis C infection and not much else, the antiviral course that actually clears it requires a separate specialist visit that many patients never complete. Entira treats hepatitis C on-site, so a confirmed antibody result moves toward a prescription rather than a referral chain.
Languages
American Sign Language, Chinese, English, French, Haitian Creole, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese
Tests offered
Serves
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Elders Lodge in Saint Paul welcomes walk-ins for STI screening: no appointment needed to get tested for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. Federal FQHC certification backs a sliding-scale fee tied to income, so a single visit fits most budgets without advance planning.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Face to Face in Saint Paul tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C on a sliding-scale fee open to all, Medicare and Medicaid accepted, with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs; appointments are required, and care is delivered in Spanish.
Face to Face tests for herpes and all three hepatitis strains (A, B, and C) alongside the standard bacterial panel and HIV. A broader test count means infections that often go undetected elsewhere get caught and addressed at the same clinic, without splitting care across multiple providers.
Face to Face prescribes and manages both PrEP and PEP directly, a meaningful capability for anyone paying cash or without an established primary care provider. Sliding-scale fees apply, and PrEP assistance is available specifically for uninsured patients, so the medication itself stays within reach.
Care at Face to Face is delivered in Spanish, which means the clinical conversation (risk assessment, treatment explanation, prevention counseling) happens in the language a patient speaks without an intermediary in the room shaping what gets said.
Languages
Spanish
Tests offered
Serves
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
MN Community Care - East Side Clinic in Saint Paul carries federally qualified health center standing, meaning its STI screening fees slide with your income rather than sitting at a fixed rate. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with no appointment needed to get started.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
A free or low-cost STD-testing location about 2 miles from Maplewood, run as a Federally Qualified Health Center with sliding-scale fees.
Languages
English, Spanish
Tests offered
Serves
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
HealthPartners in Saint Paul covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis B and C, and HIV testing, with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs. All on a sliding-scale fee open to everyone, with appointments required. Ryan White funding anchors continuous HIV care across the full treatment continuum.
HealthPartners carries Ryan White funding, which means HIV services don't stop at a positive result. The same clinic that runs the test manages ongoing medical treatment and medication adherence counseling, keeping care consolidated under a single, accountable relationship.
HealthPartners prescribes both PrEP and PEP on-site, and carries uninsured PrEP coverage for those without insurance. Meaning the drug itself, not just the conversation about it, is accessible through the clinic rather than dependent on outside pharmacy navigation.
Hepatitis C antibody testing frequently ends with a result and no clear path forward, HealthPartners in Saint Paul runs treatment on-site, so a confirmed diagnosis moves directly into a managed care plan without requiring patients to source a specialist separately.
Languages
English
Tests offered
Serves
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
MN Community Care @McDonough Homes, in Saint Paul, earns its federally qualified designation partly by tying STI screening fees to income: meaning syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing costs scale with what patients actually earn, and no appointment is needed to access that care.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Allina Health in Landfall runs STI care on a scheduled basis, appointments are required, covering HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis A, B, and C, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, on a sliding-scale fee accepted alongside insurance and Medicaid.
Allina Health prescribes PrEP and manages follow-up care (the regular HIV testing, kidney function checks, and refill cycles that make the medication work as intended) without routing that ongoing monitoring elsewhere. PEP is also available for post-exposure prevention, handled by the same clinical staff.
For anyone without a regular provider, or managing care on a cash-pay basis, having hepatitis A, B, and C testing available alongside hepatitis A and B vaccination at one clinic closes a gap that a narrower panel leaves open. A reactive hepatitis finding doesn't require a separate referral chain to begin addressing it, Allina Health carries both the diagnostic and the preventive side.
Languages
English
Tests offered
Serves
Care services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Oct 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 1 mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Maplewood, 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 Ramsey 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.
2165 White Bear Avenue, Maplewood, MN 55109
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1575 Beam Avenue, Maplewood, MN 55109
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1725 Legacy Parkway, Maplewood, MN 55109
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
2945 Hazelwood Street, Suite 310, Maplewood, MN 55109
CMS-certified lab
2601 Centennial Dr Suite 100, North Saint Paul, MN 55109
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Maplewood. 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, 2,850 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Maplewood. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 1,156 offer telehealth.
Samuel Olson, MD
Family medicine · 1414 Maryland Avenue East, Saint Paul
April Wilhelm, MD
Family medicine · 1414 Maryland Avenue East, Saint Paul
John Barsanti, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1385 Phalen Boulevard, Saint Paul
Ramon Nola, MD
Family medicine · 1001 Johnson Parkway, Saint Paul
Anushree Bhosale, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 2165 White Bear Avenue, Maplewood
Muaj Lo, MD
Family medicine · 895 7th Street East, Saint Paul
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 Maplewood, MN 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.
0.5 mi Cub Pharmacy
1.0 miSnyders Drug Stores
1.3 miPhalen Family Pharmacy
1.3 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Maplewood, MN.
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 Maplewood, 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
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions 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 Ramsey County, the county that includes Maplewood, compare with Minnesota and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~25% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#2 of 87 Minnesota counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | Ramsey County | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 590 3,163 cases ▲ 55% | 379.5 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 293.6 1,574 cases ▲ 118% | 134.5 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 15.5 83 cases ▲ 78% | 8.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 9.7 52 cases ▲ 45% | 6.7 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 30.2 162 cases ▲ 105% | 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 Ramsey County, chlamydia has risen from 558.9 to 590 per 100,000 (6%), gonorrhea has fallen from 325.9 to 293.6 per 100,000 (10%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 8.7 to 15.5 per 100,000 (78%).
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 Ramsey County.
Local HIV snapshot
Ramsey County HIV care continuum (2023)
Ramsey County recorded 11.8 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6.7 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Ramsey County residents living with HIV, 75.5% are in care · 59.7% 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 Ramsey County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Beaver Lake, one of Maplewood's more settled residential pockets, is home to the kind of households that define this city: mostly owner-occupied, often married, running at a household size that means schedules rarely belong to just one person. With roughly two in three residents in the labor force, the practical rhythm here is built around work and family commitments, not around carving out medical appointments. That structure matters when you consider that a meaningful share of Maplewood's population falls in the years when STI transmission rates are highest, the late teens and twenties through early thirties, when people are forming new relationships and often least likely to prioritize a clinic visit.
Homeownership at this scale can suggest stability, but it doesn't automatically mean flexibility. Many households here are carrying a mortgage alongside the costs of a larger family, and even at a rent level that stays under twelve hundred dollars, a mid-week appointment still has to compete with real obligations. Getting to a testing option often means a deliberate trip along Maplewood Drive or US 61, not a quick errand folded into the day.
Getting there
Maplewood scores 13.42/20 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 55117 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 55117 area around Maplewood: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Maplewood alone.
Maplewood sits in Ramsey County, ZIP 55117. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Neighborhoods & communities
Major routes
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Maplewood? 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 Ramsey County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Minnesota 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 Maplewood-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 Maplewood 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Minnesota 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 MinnesotaSource: 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.
The closest is Elders Lodge (1 mi); 12 options are within 30 miles.
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 590 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Minnesota average.
In Minnesota, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
It depends: a blood draw covers HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis, while urine or a swab covers chlamydia and gonorrhea.
Yes, test after the window period, and if HIV exposure is a concern, ask about PEP within 72 hours.
Yes if the first test was early; recheck a few weeks out for chlamydia/gonorrhea and up to ~3 months for HIV/syphilis.
Have a different question? Browse the full STD & STI FAQ library, every question we answer, in one place.