In Lake County, reported syphilis runs about 73% lower than the US average. Whether you need testing after a possible exposure or as part of routine care in Mettawa, Illinois, we list options: public clinics to keep costs down, private labs to prioritize speed, and at-home kits to trade a clinic visit for convenience.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Mettawa, IL. The nearest, Northshore Laboratory Services, 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.
Libertyville Behavioral Health Home, in Libertyville, carries federal community health center certification, which means its STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) runs on a sliding-scale fee tied to income, keeping care within reach for patients across the financial spectrum.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center in North Chicago tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis C on a sliding-scale fee open to everyone, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and an appointment required, and carries that full scope of care in Spanish.
The clinic runs hepatitis C antibody testing alongside the core bacterial and viral panel, so a single appointment surfaces infections that a narrower workup would miss entirely. Hepatitis A and B vaccination is also on-site, meaning exposure risks can be addressed and documented without a separate visit.
Lake County Health Department carries PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP as standing clinic services. Not routed through a separate prescriber. For someone without a regular provider who needs ongoing HIV prevention or bacterial STI prophylaxis after exposure, this is a single address for the prescription, follow-up labs, and monitoring.
Spanish is available as a direct clinical language at Lake County Health Department, not limited to intake. That continuity means treatment instructions, medication counseling, and prevention conversations reach patients with the same specificity they would in English.
Languages
English, Spanish
Tests offered
Serves
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Greater Family Health in Wheeling is a family practice where sliding-scale fees apply to everyone, Medicaid and Medicare are accepted, and the panel covers rapid and conventional HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis C. Appointments required; Spanish spoken on-site.
Greater Family Health carries Spanish-language care through every stage of a visit, including HIV test counseling and medication adherence conversations. That means nuance around dosing, exposure history, and treatment expectations gets communicated precisely. Not approximated.
Greater Family Health holds Ryan White funding, which means someone without insurance or stable HIV care can access everything from initial testing through ongoing medical treatment and medication support at this clinic. That continuity (one practice, funded care, no hand-off) is the specific capability Ryan White makes possible here.
Leaving a clinic with prevention unmistakably in reach matters, a gap between needing PrEP or PEP and actually starting it is where transmission risk lives. Greater Family Health prescribes both on-site, so neither medication requires a separate specialist visit or a second appointment elsewhere to obtain.
Languages
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
Tests offered
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Apr 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 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Mettawa, 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 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 Lake 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.
28100 North Ashley Circle, Suite 106, Libertyville, IL 60048
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1000 North Westmoreland Road - Room 0519, Lake Forest, IL 60045
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1000 North Westmoreland Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
950 Technology Way - Suite 130, Libertyville, IL 60048
CMS-certified lab
14052 West Petronella - Suite 102, Libertyville, IL 60048
CMS-certified lab
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Mettawa. 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, 4,794 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Mettawa. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 1,997 offer telehealth.
Aakar Shah, DO
Family medicine · 870 North Milwaukee Avenue, Vernon Hills
Neal Shah, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 870 North Milwaukee Avenue, Vernon Hills
Frances Baxley, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 100 Saunders Road, Lake Forest
Marc Nelson, MD Telehealth
Urology · 1800 Hollister Drive, Libertyville
Angelo Savino, MD
Internal medicine · 724 Florsheim Drive, Libertyville
Jane Lee, DO
Family medicine · 225 North Milwaukee Avenue, Vernon Hills
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 Mettawa, IL 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.
1.2 mi Sams Pharmacy
1.5 miMariano's Pharmacy
1.6 mi
1.6 mi 
1.8 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Mettawa, IL.
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 Mettawa, 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 $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
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
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 Lake County, the county that includes Mettawa, compare with Illinois and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~13% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#26 of 102 Illinois counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 75% of the state
| Infection | Lake County | Illinois | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 382.4 2,710 cases ▼ 31% | 557.7 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 75.3 534 cases ▼ 63% | 202.3 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 4.2 30 cases ▼ 64% | 11.6 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 4.1 29 cases ▼ 62% | 10.9 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 19.3 137 cases ▼ 26% | 26 | 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 Lake County, chlamydia has fallen from 419.4 to 382.4 per 100,000 (9%), gonorrhea has fallen from 95.2 to 75.3 per 100,000 (21%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 4.2 to 4.2 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
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 Lake County.
Local HIV snapshot
Lake County HIV care continuum (2023)
Lake County recorded 6.8 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 14.7 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Lake County residents living with HIV, 79.5% are in care · 70.8% 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 Lake County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Along IL 60 near Conway Farms, daily life in Mettawa moves at a pace shaped by long driveways and low-density land. The options listed on this page are the practical answer to that reality, and knowing they exist matters more here than in a denser suburb. Nearly two-thirds of adults here are married, and households run large by Illinois standards. That kind of settled domestic picture can make routine STI screening feel beside the point, but relationship status has never been a reliable proxy for exposure risk, and young adults still forming partnerships deserve the same low-barrier access as anyone else.
With nearly seven in ten households earning well into six figures, out-of-pocket fees at the clinics listed here are unlikely to be the sticking point; the obstacle is more likely geography and schedule. That's where the workforce picture becomes relevant. A labor-force participation rate that leaves a meaningful share of residents outside traditional nine-to-five employment, combined with real driving distance on I-94 or East Townline Road to reach any listed site, means appointment windows matter. Several of the options on this page offer evening or weekend hours, which turns a commute that might otherwise eat a half-day into something that fits between school pickup and dinner near Lambs Farm.
Getting there
At 8.46/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Mettawa 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 60048 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 60048 area around Mettawa: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Mettawa alone.
Mettawa sits in Lake County, ZIP 60048. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Mettawa? 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 Lake County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Illinois 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 Mettawa-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 Mettawa 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 Illinois 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 Illinois, a minor aged 12 or older can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Illinois 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 IllinoisSource: 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 Northshore Laboratory Services (1.5 mi); 7 options are within 30 miles.
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 382 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Illinois average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Illinois, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 60048; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
HPV and hepatitis B vaccines prevent those infections, ask a provider if you're due.
Yes, pelvic or lower-belly pain can be a sign of untreated chlamydia or gonorrhea spreading, so see a provider and test.
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