Ingham County reports about 535 chlamydia cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. Whether you need testing after a possible exposure or as part of routine care in Mason, Michigan, you can weigh options based on cost, speed, and scheduling. Both community clinics and private labs are available.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Mason, MI. The nearest, AmeriLabs24, is about 7.3 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.
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Capital Internal Medicine Associates in Lansing tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and TB, treating bacterial STIs the same visit on a sliding-scale fee. Insurance and Medicaid accepted. Appointments are required.
Coordinating PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP across separate providers costs time, follow-up appointments, and continuity. Gaps where prevention simply doesn't happen. Capital Internal Medicine Associates prescribes all three under one clinical relationship, so nothing falls through while waiting on a handoff.
Capital Internal Medicine Associates tests for herpes and both hepatitis B and C in addition to the standard four, which means conditions that often go undetected because they weren't ordered get caught at the same visit, and can be managed rather than discovered later by chance.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
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Birch Community Health Center in Lansing earns its federal qualification partly by tying fees to income, no one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with costs scaled to what you actually earn.
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Ingham County Health Department in Lansing covers TB testing alongside MPox, HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines on a sliding-scale fee open to everyone, with appointment-based visits and all services provided at no fee.
For anyone managing care without employer insurance or a regular provider, the full fee schedule at Ingham County Health Department lands at zero. Vaccines, testing, education, condoms. Cash payers and Medicaid holders alike leave without a bill to sort through later.
Title X designation means Ingham County Health Department can deliver family planning services to minors with legal confidentiality protections, a standing capability that matters for younger people seeking STI prevention or education without that information reaching a parent's insurance statement or household.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
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University of Michigan Health in East Lansing runs a panel covering HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C on a sliding-scale fee with insurance and Medicaid accepted; bacterial infections are treated same visit, and appointments are required.
Chasing PrEP or PEP through a separate prescriber adds delay, sometimes days, and a second co-pay. University of Michigan Health in East Lansing holds both prescriptions in-house, so the gap between a testing visit and a prevention regimen collapses to a single appointment.
The lab work here runs herpes typing and hepatitis A, B, and C antibody tests concurrently with the standard bacterial and HIV screens: ordered, drawn, and processed through University of Michigan Health's own system in East Lansing rather than parceled out to outside labs, keeping follow-up care coordinated in one clinical record.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Lansing Area AIDS Network offers every service (HIV rapid and self-testing, hepatitis C, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis) at no charge, with appointments required and medication adherence counseling available alongside the full testing panel.
No sliding scale, no insurance check, no eligibility intake before you're seen. Lansing Area AIDS Network structures all testing and counseling services as genuinely free at the point of care. That operational choice means the same rapid HIV test, syphilis screen, and adherence counseling session are available to anyone who walks through the door, with no financial gatekeeping built into the visit.
Lansing Area AIDS Network conducts appointments in Spanish and through interpretation services for other languages, which means HIV test counseling and medication adherence education, conversations that depend on nuance, happen in the language the patient brings to the room.
Alongside HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, Lansing Area AIDS Network includes hepatitis C antibody testing as a standing part of its panel. infection screens available at no fee, all under a single appointment rather than two separate referral tracks.
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Listing verified May 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 |
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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
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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 7 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Mason, 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
$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 Ingham 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.
1215 East Michigan Avenue, Lansing, MI 48912
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
3392 Patient Care Drive, Lansing, MI 48911
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1355 Bogue St Room B228, East Lansing, MI 48824
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Mason. 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, 1,827 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Mason. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 637 offer telehealth.
Abigail Miller
Nurse practitioner · 132 South Cedar Street, Mason
Krista Bedells, NP
Nurse practitioner · 134 West Maple Street, Mason
Courtney Kamyszek, NP
Nurse practitioner · 230 Temple Street, Mason
Tiani Hale, NP
Nurse practitioner · 525 Okemos Street, Mason
Chelsea Farr, NP
Nurse practitioner · 800 East Columbia Street, Mason
Morgan Bowen Telehealth
Nurse practitioner · 806 Hogsback Road, Mason
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
Compare the pharmacies closest to Mason, MI. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Ware's Pharmacy
0.1 miRemindadose Pharmacy
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1.0 mi Holt Pharmacy Services
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6.1 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Mason, MI.
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 Mason, 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.
PrEP & DoxyPEP
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
PrEP & DoxyPEP
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Online treatment
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
Online treatment
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 Ingham County, the county that includes Mason, compare with Michigan and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~24% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#9 of 83 Michigan counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 89% of the state
| Infection | Ingham County | Michigan | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 535.4 1,524 cases ▲ 25% | 429.5 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 218.5 622 cases ▲ 44% | 152.2 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 11.9 34 cases ▲ 42% | 8.4 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 12.6 36 cases ▲ 45% | 8.7 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 10.9 31 cases ▼ 16% | 13 | 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 Ingham County, chlamydia has fallen from 585.1 to 535.4 per 100,000 (8%), gonorrhea has fallen from 322.2 to 218.5 per 100,000 (32%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 11.6 to 11.9 per 100,000 (3%).
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
Primary-care shortage score 17 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 56.5
Social Vulnerability Index · 58th 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 Ingham County.
Local HIV snapshot
Ingham County HIV care continuum (2023)
Ingham County recorded 11 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 8.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Ingham County residents living with HIV, 87.4% are in care · 78.7% 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 Ingham County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Bond Park sits at the center of a town that reads, at first glance, like a place where most people have already settled in. Two-thirds of Mason residents own their homes, and households here tend to run nearly three people, which points to a lot of families and shared living rather than a transient, revolving population. That stability is real, but it doesn't mean everyone has an easy path to routine health care. With about four in ten adults outside the labor force and a meaningful share of households below the six-figure threshold, the cost side of health care still shapes decisions, including whether someone schedules an STI screening or quietly skips it.
For younger adults in Mason, people in their late teens and twenties forming new relationships or navigating changes in theirs, that cost pressure lands harder. The options listed on this page serve residents across Ingham County, but reaching most of them means a drive out along M 36, whether east toward Lansing or south through the county, and working a visit around clinic hours that may not flex easily around a full workday. For a Mason resident renting at close to the local median and carrying no employer coverage, the lower-cost and sliding-scale options near the top of this list are the ones worth comparing first on price before anything else.
Getting there
At 7.65/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Mason 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 48854 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 48854 area around Mason: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Mason alone.
Mason sits in Ingham County, ZIP 48854. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Mason? 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 Ingham County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Michigan 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 Mason-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 Mason 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 |
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| 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 Michigan 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 Michigan, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Michigan 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 MichiganSource: 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 9 options within a 30-mile drive.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
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.
Ingham County reported ~535 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the Michigan average.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Michigan, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
At-home kits mail to 48854: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Negative is good news, just retest later if the test was soon after a possible exposure.
Your results are part of your HIPAA-protected medical record; you can ask any clinic about its own privacy practices.
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