Syphilis in Portage County runs about 91% lower than the US average. Whether you’re in Plover, Wisconsin for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, you can visit local clinics for a provider's help and on-site treatment, or use at-home kits on your own schedule.
Available testing centers
6 testing options are listed for Plover, WI. The nearest, Aspirus Rhinelander & Tomahawk Hospitals & Clinics, is about 0.5 miles away. Compare 5 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.
A community safety-net rural health clinic in Plover. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Portage County Health and Human Services Department in Stevens Point charges on a sliding scale tied to income, keeping gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis testing within reach alongside TB testing and family planning. Bacterial STIs are treated same visit, and appointments are required.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Noble Community Clinic in Stevens Point tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, bacterial infections treated the same visit, with fees scaled to income and no appointment required. Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance are all accepted.
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Noble Community Clinics - Stevens Point, in Stevens Point, earned its federally qualified designation by building care around patients without coverage, between providers, or paying out of pocket. Sliding-scale fees make syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening reachable regardless of income, and no appointment is needed to get started.
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Healthfirst Network in Stevens Point runs on a sliding-scale fee structure, accepting Medicaid and private insurance, with the full panel (HIV (rapid and conventional), syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C) available by appointment.
A herpes or hepatitis diagnosis delayed is often a hepatitis or herpes infection spreading, and the cost of a second clinic visit, a second co-pay, and a second intake adds up fast. At Healthfirst Network, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C testing happen at the same appointment as the rest of your panel, closing that gap before it opens.
Healthfirst Network prescribes PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP, which means a patient's full prevention strategy (ongoing HIV pre-exposure coverage, post-exposure response, and bacterial STI prevention after sex) can be managed and adjusted by clinicians who already know their history.
Many clinics leave non-English speakers to navigate care through a chain of intermediaries, a front-desk call, a patched connection, a delay. Healthfirst Network provides interpretation services directly within the visit, so clinical conversations about symptoms, treatment, and prevention move at the pace of care, not around it.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · 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 Plover, 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 value: single tests
$49 & 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 Portage 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.
2401 Plover Road, Plover, WI 54467
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
900 Illinois Avenue, Stevens Point, WI 54481
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
2050 Fourth Avenue, Suite A, Stevens Point, WI 54481
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Plover. 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, 122 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Plover. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 33 offer telehealth.
Jonathan Cotter, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 2831 Post Road, Plover
Timothy Wirtz, DO
Family medicine · 2401 Plover Road, Plover
Daniel Krause, DO
Internal medicine · 3500 Hoover Road, Stevens Point
Neal Smith, MD
Family medicine · 5409 Vern Holmes Drive, Stevens Point
Cody Fox, MD
Family medicine · 900 Illinois Avenue, Stevens Point
Robyn Gilbertson, MD
Family medicine · 824 Illinois Avenue, Stevens Point
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 Plover, WI 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.
Roundys Supermarkets
0.6 miAurora Pharmacy
0.8 miShopko Stores Operating
0.9 miPlover Hometown Pharmacy
0.9 mi
2.5 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Plover, WI.
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 Plover, 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 $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
$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
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 Portage County, the county that includes Plover, compare with Wisconsin 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.
#19 of 72 Wisconsin counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 74% of the state
| Infection | Portage County | Wisconsin | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 256.3 182 cases ▼ 39% | 422.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 32.4 23 cases ▼ 73% | 118.5 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 1.4 1 cases ▼ 85% | 9.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 6.2 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 1.4 1 cases ▼ 90% | 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 Portage County, chlamydia has fallen from 348.1 to 256.3 per 100,000 (26%), gonorrhea has fallen from 48.3 to 32.4 per 100,000 (33%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 2.8 to 1.4 per 100,000 (50%).
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 Portage County.
Local HIV snapshot
Portage County HIV care continuum (2023)
Portage County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 5.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Portage County residents living with HIV, 60% are in care · 54.3% 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 Portage County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
CTH B rolls through Plover without much ceremony, and a clinic visit from here can mean a real stretch of driving before you reach the nearest option listed on this page. That time cost lands differently depending on where you sit in the local housing picture: close to half of residents rent, with monthly rents well under a thousand dollars, which keeps budgets tight enough that a mid-day appointment or an unexpected fee can genuinely complicate the decision to go.
Plover skews toward settled households, with most adults married and average households running close to three people. That domestic texture might suggest a community past its most transient years, but a meaningful share of residents are young adults still in the relationship-forming stage of life, the years when STI transmission runs highest and routine screening matters most. With two in three residents actively in the workforce and unemployment barely registering, schedules here are full rather than flexible, which makes the range of hours and fee structures among the options listed on this page worth comparing carefully before you commit to a trip down US 51 BUS.
The roughly one-in-four households earning above six figures coexists with a majority that doesn't, so sliding-scale and low-cost options are worth a close look. For couples and young singles alike in Woodfield Pointe or elsewhere in town, knowing which listed option fits both the drive and the budget is the practical starting point.
Getting there
At 6.55/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Plover 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 54467 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 54467 area around Plover: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Plover alone.
Plover sits in Portage County, ZIP 54467. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Plover? 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 Portage County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Wisconsin 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 Plover-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 Plover 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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Wisconsin 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 WisconsinSource: 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, Stevens Point, WI is close; compare it by distance against Aspirus Rhinelander & Tomahawk Hospitals & Clinics.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Yes, community and public clinics test the uninsured, with sliding-scale fees.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Herpes, Trichomoniasis, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 256 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Wisconsin average.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Wisconsin, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, partners should test and be treated together to avoid passing it back and forth.
Yes, from a reputable lab, confirm any positive with a clinician for treatment.
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