Pueblo County reports about 41 syphilis cases per 100,000 residents, well above the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Pueblo County, Colorado. You can weigh visiting a clinic for provider assistance and immediate treatment or using an at-home kit for convenience and flexibility. See the options listed below.
Available testing centers
10 testing options are listed for Pueblo, CO. The nearest, Labcorp, is about 0.2 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.
Colorado Health Network in Pueblo provides rapid and conventional HIV testing, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and hepatitis C on an appointment basis: every test and every follow-up service at no charge to patients, regardless of income or insurance.
Colorado Health Network charges nothing: not for the hepatitis C test, not for HIV counseling, not for STI treatment, and not for harm reduction services including needle distribution. That zero-dollar structure applies to the full list, with no service carved out at a separate rate.
When prevention requires more than one drug (PrEP for ongoing HIV exposure risk, PEP after a potential transmission event, or DoxyPEP following bacterial STI exposure) the gap between needing a prescription and holding it can mean that protection never happens. Colorado Health Network carries all three, so that gap doesn't open.
Alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, Colorado Health Network tests for hepatitis C. Meaning a single appointment surfaces an infection that often goes undetected until liver damage is already underway.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Pueblo Community Health Center operates on a sliding scale, accepting Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance, with fees adjusted for those who pay out of pocket. The clinic tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB, with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs, and serves patients in Spanish.
Spanish is spoken directly in the exam room at Pueblo Community Health Center, which means a patient's symptoms, concerns, and follow-up instructions are exchanged in their own language. Not summarized afterward. That continuity shapes how clearly a treatment plan actually lands.
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, Pueblo Community Health Center runs hepatitis A, B, and C tests and carries hepatitis A and B vaccines on-site. Hepatitis C-positive results feed directly into the clinic's own medical treatment track rather than leaving patients to arrange care separately.
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment brings the infrastructure of a county health department to STI care: rapid and conventional HIV testing, full bacterial panel, same-visit treatment, and sliding-scale fees extending to no cost, by appointment.
Every service at Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment is provided at no fee, which means the cost of the visit never factors into which tests you request, whether you return for follow-up, or whether you complete a full vaccine series.
Spanish is spoken directly by staff at Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment, with broader interpretation services available for other languages: meaning counseling, medication adherence education, and prevention conversations happen in real time, without relay.
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment tests for herpes and hepatitis C, so a single appointment can resolve questions that a narrower panel would leave open.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Support Services, serving Pueblo, channels its federally qualified health center standing into sliding-scale STI screening. Meaning fees adjust to income for anyone who walks in. The standard panel covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no appointment needed to get started.
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Administration in Pueblo carries federal qualification that funds its income-based sliding-scale fees, meaning cost adjusts to what patients actually earn. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. No appointment needed, no one turned away for inability to pay.
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East Side Clinic in Pueblo meets patients where they are (between providers, paying cash, or working without insurance) through federally qualified standing that ties fees to income. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening, with no fixed price regardless of coverage status.
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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 Pueblo, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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 Pueblo 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.
1600 West 24th Street, Pueblo, CO 81003
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
4776 Eagleridge Circle, Pueblo, CO 81008
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
400 West 16th Street, Pueblo, CO 81003
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
400 West 16th Street, Pueblo, CO 81003
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1008 Minnequa Avenue, Pueblo, CO 81004
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 Pueblo. 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, 104 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Pueblo. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 18 offer telehealth.
Bryant Javier, DO
Internal medicine · 400 West 16th Street, Pueblo
James Winegarner, MD
Family medicine · 400 West 16th Street, Pueblo
Pamela Vallejo-Craig, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 408 North Main Street, Pueblo
Opeyemi Banjoko, MD
Internal medicine · 728 North Elizabeth Street, Pueblo
Alexandra Kellogg, DO
Family medicine · 1008 North Grand Avenue, Pueblo
Nancy Moya, MD
Family medicine · 201 Lamkin Street, Pueblo
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 Pueblo, CO 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.
Broadway Pharmacy
0.9 mi
1.0 mi Pueblo Community Health Center Admin Building & Pharmacy
1.1 miPueblo Community Health Center Pharmacy
1.1 miPueblo Community Health Center Park Hill
1.2 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Pueblo, CO.
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 Pueblo, 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
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
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 Pueblo County, the county that includes Pueblo, compare with Colorado and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~28% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#5 of 64 Colorado counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 92% of the state
| Infection | Pueblo County | Colorado | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 523 886 cases ▲ 20% | 435.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 208.4 353 cases ▲ 62% | 128.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 41.3 70 cases ▲ 158% | 16 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 25.4 43 cases ▲ 144% | 10.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 143.4 243 cases ▲ 405% | 28.4 | 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 Pueblo County, chlamydia has fallen from 598.2 to 523 per 100,000 (13%), gonorrhea has fallen from 225.4 to 208.4 per 100,000 (8%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 35.7 to 41.3 per 100,000 (16%).
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 Pueblo County.
Local HIV snapshot
Pueblo County HIV care continuum (2023)
Pueblo County recorded 10.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 9.6 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Pueblo County residents living with HIV, 80.2% are in care · 72.4% 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 Pueblo County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Grove and the Lower East Side hold a significant share of Pueblo's younger renters: people in their late teens and twenties navigating early careers, shared households, and relationships that shift quickly. That life stage is exactly when routine STI screening matters most, yet it's also when a long drive across town or an unexpected clinic bill can quietly shelve the intention. Pueblo's labor picture shapes that calculus directly. With labor-force participation well below the national norm and unemployment running notably high, a lot of residents are working irregular hours, piecing together part-time schedules, or managing stretches between jobs. None of which leave much margin for mid-week clinic visits.
Typical rents around $799 hold costs relatively low compared with many Colorado cities, which helps, but households earning six figures are a small slice of the population, so an out-of-pocket testing fee still lands differently here than it might elsewhere. Larger average household sizes also mean shared transportation and competing family demands are common realities. The options listed on this page span a range of hours and fee structures, which matters practically when you're catching a gap between shifts or borrowing a car to travel CO 96 across the city. Knowing that fast, low-cost screening exists along East 4th Street's corridor, rather than assuming a specialist appointment is required, is often what moves a quiet concern into a same-week answer.
Getting there
At 8.32/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Pueblo 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.
Pueblo sits in Pueblo County. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Pueblo? 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 Pueblo County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Colorado 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 Pueblo-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 Pueblo 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 Colorado 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 Colorado, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Colorado 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 ColoradoSource: 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.
There are 10 options within a 30-mile drive.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Public clinics serve people without insurance, often on a sliding scale.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Pueblo County reported ~523 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the Colorado average.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Colorado, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
A positive means treatment is the next step; many STIs are cured with antibiotics, and all are treatable.
Your results are part of your HIPAA-protected medical record; you can ask any clinic about its own privacy practices.
Yes, test even without symptoms, and tell the provider which infection so they can treat or retest appropriately.
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