Chlamydia reports in Matanuska-Susitna Borough run about 34% lower than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Meadow Lakes, Alaska, you may choose between visiting a clinic for direct care or mailing in an at-home kit.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Meadow Lakes, AK. The nearest, Mat-Su Health Services, is about 4.7 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.
Sunshine Community Health Center in Willow covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections confirmed on-site. Appointments are required, and fees follow a sliding scale with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted.
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
A community safety-net federally qualified health center in Meadow Lakes. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Mat-Su Health Services, a community health center in Wasilla, weaves STI care into the same practice that handles primary and family health: meaning gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV testing sits alongside treatment, HPV and hepatitis A/B vaccines, and sliding-scale fees, by appointment.
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Southcentral Foundation in Wasilla tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, and treats bacterial STIs the same visit rather than scheduling a return. Hepatitis A and B vaccines and family planning round out the appointment. Fees run on a sliding scale, with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Alaska Department of Health in Wasilla tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C on a sliding scale, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and no-cost care available. Appointments required.
Fees left unpaid become care left incomplete, a prescription not filled, a follow-up skipped, a partner not treated. At Alaska Department of Health in Wasilla, every service, from testing through treatment through vaccines, is provided at no charge, closing that gap before it opens.
Without a regular provider and paying out of pocket, getting hepatitis B and C tested alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV in one appointment is a practical advantage. Alaska Department of Health in Wasilla carries that full panel, so a single visit addresses what multiple separate appointments typically would.
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · 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 5 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Meadow Lakes, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, 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.
3066 East Meridian Park Loop, Wasilla, AK 99654
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3719 East Meridian Loop, Suite A, Wasilla, AK 99654
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3765 East Blue Lupine Drive, Wasilla, AK 99654
CMS-certified lab
3125 East Meridian Park Loop Suite 150, Wasilla, AK 99654
CMS-certified lab
5401 East Mayflower Lane, Wasilla, AK 99654
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Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Meadow Lakes. 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, 109 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Meadow Lakes. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 45 offer telehealth.
Paul Forman, MD
Family medicine · 24091 West Long Lake Road, Willow
Kristel Rush, MD
Family medicine · 1363 West Spruce Avenue, Wasilla
Darryl Elrod, MD Telehealth
OB-GYN · 1301 West Parks Highway, Wasilla
Rebekah Robinson, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 950 East Bogard Road, Wasilla
Michael Dibartolo, DO
Family medicine · 950 East Bogard Road, Wasilla
Patricia Johnson, DO
Family medicine · 1001 East Bogard Road, Wasilla
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 Meadow Lakes, AK 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.
Carrs Pharmacy
6.8 miSusitna Mediset Services
7.4 miFred Meyer Pharmacy
7.7 mi
7.8 mi Showing the 4 closest pharmacies to Meadow Lakes, AK.
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 Meadow Lakes, 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.
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
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
How reported STI rates in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, the borough that includes Meadow Lakes, compare with Alaska and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~26% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#17 of 30 Alaska counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 43% of the state
| Infection | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | Alaska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 322.8 372 cases ▼ 54% | 697.7 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 83.3 96 cases ▼ 73% | 310.9 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 4.3 5 cases ▼ 81% | 22.5 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 1.7 2 cases ▼ 84% | 10.9 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 6.9 8 cases ▼ 65% | 20 | 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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough, chlamydia has fallen from 366.1 to 322.8 per 100,000 (12%), gonorrhea has fallen from 141 to 83.3 per 100,000 (41%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 8.4 to 4.3 per 100,000 (49%).
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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough.
Local HIV snapshot
Sources: AIDSVu (Emory/Gilead) · CDC AHEAD. 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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Somewhere past Meadow Lakes Park, with the Talkeetna range visible through the pines, the nearest clinic is still a real drive. This is a community built around vehicles and distance, where errand-running means planning your route before you leave the driveway. That geography shapes how testing actually happens here. Households in Meadow Lakes run large, with nearly four people on average, and close to half of adults are married. Meaning health decisions often get folded into a shared schedule rather than a solo afternoon trip.
Add the fact that nearly one in ten residents who want work can't find it right now, and cost sensitivity enters the picture too: the options listed on this page include sliding-scale and low-cost clinics that make a difference when budgets are already stretched. Younger adults in their late teens and twenties, statistically the people most likely to have a recent exposure, tend to be the ones with the least schedule flexibility and the most to gain from same-day or walk-in availability. Knowing which of those options is closest and what it charges before you fuel up saves more than time. In a place where a round-trip to Palmer can eat a morning, a little advance planning is what separates a test that stays on the mental list from one that's done by lunch.
Getting there
At 4.12/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Meadow Lakes 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 99654 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 99654 area around Meadow Lakes: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Meadow Lakes alone.
Meadow Lakes sits in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, ZIP 99654. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Meadow Lakes? 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 Matanuska-Susitna Borough: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Alaska 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 Meadow Lakes-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 Meadow Lakes 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 Alaska 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 Alaska, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Alaska 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 AlaskaSource: 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, Knik-Fairview, AK is close; compare it by distance against Mat-Su Health Services.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
Public clinics nearby offer free HIV testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 323 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Alaska average.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 99654; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
In Alaska, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
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.
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