Chlamydia cases in Kosciusko County are about 47% below the national average. Before deciding whether to visit a clinic or use an at-home kit for STI testing in Mentone, Indiana, consider your needs and preferences.
Available testing centers
6 testing options are listed for Mentone, IN. The nearest, Woodlawn Hospital, is about 9.5 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.
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A safety-net rural health clinic about 10 miles from Mentone. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Bowen Health in Warsaw meets patients who are uninsured, between providers, or paying out of pocket with federal FQHC standing that mandates sliding-scale fees tied to income. Appointments are required for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening, and no one pays more than their income allows.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
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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 10 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Mentone, 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 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 Kosciusko 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.
2101 East Dubois Drive, Warsaw, IN 46580
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
737 North Detroit Street, Warsaw, IN 46580
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
1355 Mariners Drive, Warsaw, IN 46582
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 Mentone. 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, 118 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Mentone. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 21 offer telehealth.
Monique Pondy, MD
Family medicine · 515 East Main Street, Mentone
Laura Cline
Family medicine · 300 East Prairie Street, Warsaw
Iwona Podzielinski, MD
OB-GYN · 737 North Detroit Street, Warsaw
Kevin Obrien, MD
Family medicine · 1430 East 9th Street, Rochester
Joseph Binfet, MD
Family medicine · 1400 East 9th Street, Rochester
Amy Madril, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1400 East 9th Street, Rochester
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 Mentone, IN. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Pillo Box Pharmacies
0.1 miWebb's Family Pharmacy
9.3 miAkron Family Pharmacy
9.3 mi
11 mi Hometown Pharmacy #49 - Warsaw
12 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Mentone, IN.
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 Mentone, 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.
Online treatment
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
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 $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 Kosciusko County, the county that includes Mentone, compare with Indiana and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~29% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#45 of 92 Indiana counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 51% of the state
| Infection | Kosciusko County | Indiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 260.1 209 cases ▼ 47% | 491 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 28.6 23 cases ▼ 80% | 144 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | — | 8.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 2.5 2 cases ▼ 74% | 9.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 10 8 cases ▼ 34% | 15.2 | 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 Kosciusko County, chlamydia has fallen from 304.1 to 260.1 per 100,000 (14%), gonorrhea has fallen from 69.8 to 28.6 per 100,000 (59%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 1.2 to 1.2 per 100,000.
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 18 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 57.3
Social Vulnerability Index · 39th 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 Kosciusko County.
Local HIV snapshot
Kosciusko County HIV care continuum (2021)
Kosciusko County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2021), against 11.7 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Kosciusko County residents living with HIV, 88.1% are in care · 81% 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 Kosciusko County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
SR 25 cuts straight through Mentone's core, the same State Road that passes the Egg monument and bends past Mentzer Memorial Park, and the town it threads is one where homeownership runs deep, households tend to be larger than average, and more than half of adults are married. That stability shapes daily life in real ways: schedules fill with work, family, and the ordinary logistics of a place where you're driving everywhere because nothing is close enough to walk. That driving reality matters when it comes to routine health care.
With a meaningful share of residents in the late-teen-through-late-twenties range, years when STI transmission is most common and when regular screening has the greatest impact, low-barrier access isn't a convenience, it's the thing that determines whether a test actually gets scheduled. Kosciusko County's STI picture gives residents every reason to stay current, and options listed on this page cover a range of hours and fee structures suited to different situations. Rent in Mentone sits well below state norms, and for households already stretched thin between wages and expenses, a low-cost or sliding-scale appointment through listed clinics in and around Mentone removes the one barrier most likely to delay follow-through, so when the county's next screening window opens, Mentone residents have a concrete list to start from.
Getting there
At 4.28/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Mentone 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 46539 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 46539 area around Mentone: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Mentone alone.
Mentone sits in Kosciusko County, ZIP 46539. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Mentone? 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 Kosciusko County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Indiana 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 Mentone-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 Mentone 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 Indiana 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 Indiana, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Indiana 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 IndianaSource: 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.
Some clinics and labs take walk-ins for same-day testing; call ahead to confirm hours.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing.
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 260 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Indiana average.
In Indiana, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
It's cured with antibiotics; treating partners together prevents reinfection.
The CDC doesn't advise routine herpes testing without symptoms; if you have a sore, a swab of it is the most accurate test.
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.
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