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STD Testing in North Acomita Village, NM: Free, Same-Day & Confidential

In New Mexico's Cibola, there are approximately 49 syphilis cases per 100,000 people, a rate higher than in the US as a whole. Whether you need testing after a possible exposure or as routine care in North Acomita Village, New Mexico, you might find community clinics offer lower costs, while private labs generally provide faster results and more flexible scheduling. There are options to consider below.

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STD testing near North Acomita Village, NM

5 testing options are listed for North Acomita Village, NM. The nearest, Indian Health Service, is about 0.2 miles away. Compare 1 community and public clinic, private labs, and at-home kits below.

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Indian Health Service

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Rated 2.6 out of 5 from 13 reviews

Indian Health Service in Acoma requires an appointment and uses that structure to cover the full panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis C, and TB) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, sliding-scale fees, and HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines.

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PrEP and PEP Are Standard Clinical Offerings Here

Indian Health Service in Acoma prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly through its clinical care, meaning prevention medication is assessed and initiated without routing through a separate provider. That continuity keeps the gap between testing and protection as short as the appointment itself.

Hepatitis C Diagnosed and Treated at the Same Clinic

Without on-site treatment, a hepatitis C diagnosis sets off a second appointment with a specialist, a coverage verification, and weeks of delay before antivirals begin. Indian Health Service in Acoma carries hepatitis C treatment in-house, so a confirmed antibody test moves directly into a treatment plan at the same facility.

Substance-Use Treatment Sits Inside the Same Care Setting

Clinics that offer STI testing alone send patients elsewhere when substance use is part of the picture. Indian Health Service in Acoma holds substance-use treatment within the same practice, so both issues can be addressed by a care team that already has the full clinical context.

Tests & treats PrEP
Address
80 B Veterans Boulevard, Acoma, NM 87034
Booking
Appointment required
Opening hours
  • Monday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Tuesday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Wednesday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Thursday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed
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When can I test? Exposure-window calculator

Testing too soon can miss an infection. Enter the date of possible exposure to see the earliest a test can reliably detect each STI.

Detection windows for every 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.

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What will it cost? Estimate your STD test

Typical out-of-pocket ranges by option, actual cost depends on which tests you need.

  • Public / community clinic

    Free HIV testing is common

    $0–$25
  • Private lab (self-pay)

    Never billed to insurance

    $24–$200
  • At-home kit

    Mailed to your door, private

    From $49
  • Doctor / urgent care

    Often $0 preventive with insurance

    $0–$50 copay

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More ways to get tested in North Acomita Village, NM

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.

At-home STD testing in North Acomita Village, NM

The nearest testing center is less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to North Acomita Village, 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.

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.

Other CLIA-certified labs near North Acomita Village, NM

Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Cibola 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.

  • Haaku Health Center

    80B Veterans Boulevard, Pueblo Of Acoma, NM 87034

    CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA

    • STD testing
  • Cibola General Hospital

    1016 East Roosevelt Avenue, Grants, NM 87020

    CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists

    • Full STD panel
  • Pine Hill Health Center

    Bia Road #125, Pinehill, NM 87357

    CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA

    • STD testing

Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near North Acomita Village. 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.

Clinicians near North Acomita Village, NM who may help arrange STD testing

Beyond dedicated clinics, 34 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of North Acomita Village. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit.

  • Melia Cox, DO

    Family medicine · 80 B Veterans Boulevard, Acoma

  • Julianna Reece, MD

    Family medicine · 129 Medicine Horse Drive, Tohajiilee

  • Gaurav Patel, MD

    Family medicine · 1423 East Roosevelt Avenue, Grants

  • Teresa Braden, DO

    Internal medicine · 1016 East Roosevelt Avenue, Grants

  • Oleh Hnatiuk, MD

    Internal medicine · 1016 East Roosevelt Avenue, Grants

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.

Pharmacies near North Acomita Village, NM

No pharmacy near North Acomita Village, NM 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.

  • Walgreens 15 mi
    Rx pickupOTC HIV self-testAt-home STI kitsPrEP/PEP fillsHPV & Hep B vaccinesCondoms / EC
  • Parkhurst Pharmacy

    19 mi
    Rx pickupCondoms / EC

Showing the 2 closest pharmacies to North Acomita Village, NM.

Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.

PrEP, prevention & online treatment

Testing is one step. For residents of North Acomita Village, 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.

Pricing varies by insurance and changes often, confirm on the provider's site. These services are not a substitute for emergency care.

STDs & HIV in Cibola County: the local picture

How reported STI rates in Cibola County, the county that includes North Acomita Village, compare with New Mexico 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.

#5 of 33 New Mexico counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 85% of the state

Reported STD rates per 100,000, Cibola County vs New Mexico vs U.S.

Cibola County New Mexico U.S. ▲▼ = Cibola County vs the state average
Infection Cibola County New Mexico United States
Chlamydia
567.6 152 cases ▲ 8%
523.6 492.2
Gonorrhea
194.2 52 cases ▲ 15%
169 179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
48.5 13 cases ▲ 33%
36.6 15.8
Syphilis (early)
26.1 7 cases ▲ 44%
18.1 16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
190.4 51 cases ▲ 149%
76.6 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.

Reported STD rates in Cibola County over time (per 100,000)

Chlamydia ▼ 3% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
0 1600 3200 2020202120222023

Between 2020 and 2023 in Cibola County, chlamydia has fallen from 3183.4 to 567.6 per 100,000 (82%), gonorrhea has fallen from 334.9 to 194.2 per 100,000 (42%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 36.8 to 48.5 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

What shapes testing access in and around North Acomita Village, NM

Adults uninsured
9.8%
No routine checkup
30.8%
No transportation
18.7%
Binge drinking
13.9%
Frequent mental distress
22.3%
Depression
26.2%
Below poverty line
19.8%
Primary-care ratio
2,091 : 1
Cibola County
  • Primary-care shortage score 21 / 26
  • Medically Underserved Area · IMU 51
  • Social Vulnerability Index · 97th 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 Cibola County.

Local HIV snapshot

HIV in Cibola County (2023)

People living with HIV
420 / 100k
PrEP users / 100k
106

Cibola County HIV care continuum (2023)

Among Cibola County residents living with HIV, 29.3% are in care · 22.8% 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 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.

Pregnant or planning to be?

Congenital syphilis is the fastest-rising STI: what to test, and when

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 Cibola County tests for syphilis.

Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).

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About North Acomita Village, NM

Historic Route 66 threads through North Acomita Village, and the single testing option listed on this page sits a real drive from it: a round trip that has to fit into a day, and that's before factoring in the limited number of households here with the schedule flexibility to make it happen. With fewer than half of residents in the labor force and unemployment running high, the people who *are* working often hold the kinds of jobs that don't bend easily around a weekday appointment. That workforce picture sits alongside a community where homeownership is the clear norm and households run large, closer to four people on average than two. Typical rents, when people do rent, come in well under regional averages, which reflects both how tight local budgets run and how little cushion most families carry.

When a household is stretched between work, income uncertainty, and several people under one roof, a clinic visit becomes a logistical coordination problem, not just a personal errand. Young adults in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI rates climb and relationships shift, face that same coordination problem, and in Cibola County the underlying rates give it real weight. The options listed on this page include cost and hours details worth checking before the drive; for a household of four, that information is the practical starting point.

Getting there

How residents reach STD testing in North Acomita Village, NM

Walkability 5.13 / 20 · Least walkable

At 5.13/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in North Acomita Village 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.

Map of 5 STD & STI testing locations in North Acomita Village, New Mexico, EasySTD

ZIP 87034 snapshot

Residents
3,044
Median age
42.9
Median income
$48,359

ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 87034 area around North Acomita Village: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not North Acomita Village alone.

North Acomita Village sits in Cibola County, ZIP 87034. Local context that shapes where residents test:

Local landmarks

  • Mesa Hill
  • Flower Mountain
  • Paraje Mesa
  • Phillips 66 Gas Station

Major routes

  • Historic Route 66

STD testing in North Acomita Village, NM: screening, costs & privacy

Everything to know before you test in Cibola County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under New Mexico law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.

Who should test, and when

CDC screening schedule + each infection's detection window

Who should get tested, and how often

Based on current CDC screening recommendations.

GroupTestsHow 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

When to test: STD detection windows

Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a North Acomita Village-area provider.

InfectionEarliest reliable testSample
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

What each STD test costs

Medicare reference prices per lab test, a benchmark before you pay out of pocket

These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving North Acomita Village 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.

TestReference priceCPT / 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.

Confidentiality & consent in New Mexico

Minor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately

Two things that actually depend on New Mexico 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).

Can a minor consent on their own?

In New Mexico, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.

Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)

New Mexico 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 New Mexico

Source: Guttmacher Institute, Minors' Access to STI Services; CDC, Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy. General information, not legal advice.

STD testing FAQs for North Acomita Village, NM

Answers to the questions people ask most before getting tested.

Where can I get tested for STDs in North Acomita Village, NM?

The closest is Indian Health Service (0.2 mi); 1 option is within 30 miles.

Does insurance cover STD testing near North Acomita Village, NM?

Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.

Is there free HIV testing near North Acomita Village, NM?

Public clinics nearby offer free HIV testing.

Which tests are offered near North Acomita Village, NM?

Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Herpes, Trichomoniasis, a full panel covers the common ones.

How common is chlamydia in Cibola County?

About 568 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the New Mexico average.

Can someone under 18 get tested in New Mexico without a parent?

In New Mexico, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.

Can I get PrEP near North Acomita Village, NM?

PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.

I tested positive, what are the next steps?

Start treatment, tell recent partners so they can test, avoid sex until cleared, and retest if advised, most STIs resolve with care.

How is gonorrhea tested near North Acomita Village, NM?

A urine sample or a swab (genital, throat, or rectal) detects gonorrhea, often tested alongside chlamydia.

I tested negative, am I fully in the clear?

Likely yes, if you were past the window period; otherwise retest, and keep up routine screening with new partners.

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