Gonorrhea in Hennepin County runs about 68% higher than the US average. If you're testing before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care in Minneapolis, Minnesota, you can weigh community and public clinics, often low-cost or free, against private labs, with faster results and more flexible scheduling. See the options below.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Minneapolis, MN. The nearest, Crown Medical Center, is about 0.4 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.
Crown Medical Center in Minneapolis takes walk-ins for STI care, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and HIV in a single visit: with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, sliding-scale fees, and staff fluent in Spanish and Vietnamese.
Crown Medical Center maintains staff capacity in both Spanish and Vietnamese: meaning counseling, exposure history review, and treatment instruction happen in those languages through the clinician directly. That operational choice keeps clinical nuance intact where it matters: medication adherence education and prevention counseling, not just check-in.
Crown Medical Center tests for herpes simplex, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C alongside the gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV panel. Six infections in total. Hepatitis B and C results connect directly to Crown's own treatment services, so reactive findings move into management without leaving the clinic.
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English, Spanish, Vietnamese
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Family Tree Clinic in Minneapolis charges nothing for any service it provides, while also accepting Medicaid and most insurance: HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and TB are all on the panel, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and appointments required.
Family Tree Clinic operates on a fully no-cost model: staff absorb billing through a combination of grant funding, Medicaid reimbursement, and insurance processing so that the patient-facing charge reaches zero regardless of what services are rendered. No copay is collected at checkout, and no balance is billed later.
Interpretation services for non-English languages are available directly at Family Tree Clinic, which means a patient's intake, test counseling, and treatment discussion all happen in their own language during the same visit. Without rescheduling around a separately arranged language resource.
Without a clinic that prescribes and monitors PrEP, a patient navigating prevention lands in a gap: a primary care referral that may take weeks, or a cost barrier that halts follow-through entirely. Family Tree Clinic prescribes and manages both PrEP and PEP on-site in Minneapolis, keeping prevention continuous rather than deferred.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Axis Medical Center, in Minneapolis, structures fees on a sliding scale tied to income, so cost is never a barrier to care. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening that covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
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NACC Behavioral Health Outpatient Programs in Minneapolis meets patients where they are (uninsured, between providers, or paying out of pocket) through federally qualified health center funding that ties fees to income. Walk-ins are welcome for sliding-scale syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening.
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Childrens Minnesota in Minneapolis accepts Medicaid and insurance, with a fee schedule for those paying directly, and tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB. With same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs. Appointments are required.
Childrens Minnesota in Minneapolis carries Spanish-language services and professional interpretation for other languages as a standing clinical capacity, not a scheduled add-on. For someone navigating STI care, hepatitis treatment, or PrEP conversations without strong English fluency, that means the clinical exchange itself is complete, not abbreviated.
Childrens Minnesota prescribes both PrEP, including branded options like Truvada and Descovy, and PEP directly, with HIV monitoring built into the ongoing care cycle. Having prescribing authority and follow-up under one clinical team means medication continuity isn't dependent on coordinating across separate providers.
When hepatitis C diagnosis is separated from treatment, patients absorb the cost and delay of tracking down a specialist willing to prescribe direct-acting antivirals. Childrens Minnesota in Minneapolis closes that gap, hepatitis C treatment is delivered on-site, so a confirmed diagnosis moves directly into a treatment plan without the patient bridging two unconnected systems.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Endeavors, in Minneapolis, carries federal qualification as a community health center, which means STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia is priced on a sliding scale tied to income, so fees adjust to what each patient can actually pay. No appointment is needed to be seen.
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Native American Community Clinic in Minneapolis tests for HIV, hepatitis A, hepatitis C, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, treats bacterial infections at the same appointment, and extends on-site hepatitis C care. All on a sliding-scale fee with appointments required.
A hepatitis C diagnosis that goes unlinked to a prescribing provider can linger untreated for months, the gap between a positive antibody result and an actual treatment plan is where outcomes deteriorate. At Native American Community Clinic, hepatitis C treatment is managed on-site, so the path from confirmed infection to care is a single clinical relationship, not a handoff.
Sexual health clinics routinely address the infection and nothing else, leaving substance use, a factor that shapes both transmission risk and treatment adherence, for another provider entirely. Native American Community Clinic runs substance-use treatment alongside STI care, so both are handled by the same team at the same Minneapolis location.
Skipping hepatitis C from a standard panel means a person may leave a clinic cleared on four infections while carrying a fifth undetected: then face a separate appointment, a new intake process, and more time before treatment begins. Native American Community Clinic includes hepatitis C testing in its panel, closing that gap before it opens.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis covers the full bacterial and viral panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis A, B, and C, TB, herpes, and rapid or conventional HIV) treating bacterial infections the same visit and running everything on a sliding-scale fee, by appointment.
A cost that surfaces after care (a fee for the follow-up visit, a charge for the treatment itself) is what turns a manageable infection into an untreated one. At Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis, every service across the full scope of STI care carries no fee, so nothing interrupts the path from test to treatment.
Walk-in STI clinics commonly offer a workaround for patients who aren't English speakers, a phone line, a patched-in voice. Hennepin Healthcare in Minneapolis staffs American Sign Language directly alongside Spanish and broader interpretation services, so clinical conversations happen in the language the patient actually uses, without a layer in between.
Hennepin Healthcare prescribes and manages both PrEP and PEP, which means ongoing HIV prevention and post-exposure response stay with a single clinical relationship rather than being handed off to another provider mid-course.
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American Sign Language, English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Minneapolis, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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 Hennepin 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.
2828 Chicago Avenue South, Suite 400, Minneapolis, MN 55407
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
2828 Chicago Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55407
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
800 East 28th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
2525 Chicago Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55404
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
606 24th Avenue South Suite 525, Minneapolis, MN 55454
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Minneapolis. 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, 2,845 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Minneapolis. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 1,152 offer telehealth.
James Cline, MD
Family medicine · 5101 Minnehaha Avenue, Minneapolis
Sarah Ristvedt, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · Park Nicollet Health Services Credentialing, St Louis Park
Elizabeth Stranges, MD
Internal medicine · 715 South 8th Street, Minneapolis
Quy Ton, MD
Internal medicine · 2925 Chicago Ave Mail Station, Minneapolis
Donovan Williams, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1213 East Franklin Avenue, Minneapolis
Danielle Robertshaw, MD
Family medicine · 1009 East 14th Street, Minneapolis
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 Minneapolis, 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.
Value Pharmacy
0.5 miSnyders Drug Stores
0.5 miChildrens Health Care
0.5 miHCMC Shapiro Pharmacy
0.6 miGenoa Healthcare of Minnesota
0.6 miAllina Health Piper Building Pharmacy
0.6 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Minneapolis, 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 Minneapolis, 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
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
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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 Hennepin County, the county that includes Minneapolis, compare with Minnesota and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~38% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#1 of 87 Minnesota counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | Hennepin County | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 634 7,980 cases ▲ 67% | 379.5 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 301.9 3,800 cases ▲ 124% | 134.5 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 19.5 246 cases ▲ 124% | 8.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 16.7 210 cases ▲ 149% | 6.7 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 27.6 348 cases ▲ 88% | 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 Hennepin County, chlamydia has risen from 574.8 to 634 per 100,000 (10%), gonorrhea has fallen from 341.2 to 301.9 per 100,000 (12%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 14.8 to 19.5 per 100,000 (32%).
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 Hennepin County.
Local HIV snapshot
Hennepin County HIV care continuum (2023)
Hennepin County recorded 13.6 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6.7 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Hennepin County residents living with HIV, 80.2% are in care · 65.1% 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 Hennepin County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Phillips and Ventura Village draw a lot of people in their late teens and twenties, many of them sharing apartments near South 8th Street while they finish school, start careers, or move through the overlapping relationships that make regular STI screening genuinely useful rather than optional. Most households here rent rather than own, and with typical rents sitting right around a thousand dollars a month, a testing bill that feels manageable on paper can still prompt someone to put it off when rent is due and two other expenses just landed.
That cost pressure matters because Hennepin County's STI rates reflect what happens when younger adults, who account for a disproportionate share of new infections nationwide, delay care even briefly. Minneapolis has a high labor-force participation rate, which sounds like a positive, but it also means a lot of people are working full schedules and protecting days off carefully. A clinic visit that requires planning around limited hours or a long commute is one people reschedule once, then again.
The good news is that the options listed on this page include twelve sites in and around Minneapolis, and with MN 55 (Hiawatha Avenue) running through the corridor near Elliot Park and Stevens Square, several of the closest are reachable without leaving the neighborhoods where renters in this city actually live. That matters: a short drive on a familiar route on a Tuesday between shifts is the kind of appointment people actually keep.
Getting there
Minneapolis scores 15.31/20 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.
Minneapolis sits in Hennepin County. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Minneapolis? 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 Hennepin 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 Minneapolis-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 Minneapolis 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
Yes, free HIV testing is available at public clinics in the area.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Hennepin County reported ~634 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the Minnesota average.
In Minnesota, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
Sexually active people, especially under 25 or with new/multiple partners; everyone 13–64 should test for HIV at least once.
Many STIs are fully cured with antibiotics; others, like HIV and herpes, are well managed with treatment.
A blood draw screens for syphilis, with a confirmatory test if it's reactive.
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