Pennington reported chlamydia incidences run about 37% higher than the US average. If you're considering testing after a possible exposure or for routine care in Rapid City, South Dakota, you may find clinics that bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while private labs often provide a flat self-pay price. See the options listed below.
Available testing centers
10 testing options are listed for Rapid City, SD. The nearest, Complete Health, is about 0.4 miles away. Compare 8 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.
Complete Health in Rapid City requires an appointment and covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C on a sliding-scale fee accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance; bacterial infections are treated the same visit.
Complete Health operates under Title X federal family planning program authority, which means services for minors, including STI testing and family planning, are legally confidential, independent of parental insurance or billing. That legal designation is structural, not discretionary.
Complete Health tests for herpes simplex and both hepatitis B and hepatitis C alongside the core bacterial and HIV tests, meaning a single appointment can surface infections that a narrower panel would leave undetected and unaddressed.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Black Hills Urgent Care in Rapid City tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and hepatitis B and C on a fee-based sliding scale, with appointments required. Same-visit treatment is available for bacterial STIs, and PrEP and PEP are on hand for ongoing prevention.
Plenty of STI clinics run the basic four (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia) and send everything else elsewhere. Black Hills Urgent Care adds herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB to the same appointment, meaning conditions that often go undiagnosed for months get caught in the same visit.
A hepatitis C diagnosis handed off to a specialist can mean weeks of delay, a second copay, and an untreated infection compounding in the interim. Black Hills Urgent Care in Rapid City carries hepatitis C treatment on-site, the same clinic that finds it manages it, cutting out that gap entirely.
PrEP, daily oral medication that prevents HIV acquisition, requires an initial prescription, periodic HIV and kidney-function testing, and refill management. Black Hills Urgent Care handles all of it directly, and PEP is also available for post-exposure prevention, both without routing through a separate provider.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Oyate Health Center in Rapid City covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and conventional HIV testing, treating bacterial infections the same visit and carrying hepatitis A and B vaccines. Every service at no fee, by appointment.
Sliding-scale fees still leave a balance at most clinics, a number patients quietly absorb or avoid. At Oyate Health Center, every service, test, vaccine, and treatment carries no charge at all. That's not a program with eligibility criteria; it's simply how the clinic operates.
When a clinic can't deliver STI care in Spanish, a patient leaves with partial information, a follow-up appointment somewhere else, or nothing acted on. Oyate Health Center delivers testing, treatment, counseling, and prevention education directly in Spanish. No gap between the visit and full understanding of results.
The typical STI clinic panels for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, and herpes falls off the list. Oyate Health Center tests for all four and adds herpes, so a single appointment captures infections that often go undetected simply because no one ordered the test.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
South Dakota Department of Health in Rapid City brings public health infrastructure to STI care: appointment-based testing covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, HPV and hepatitis vaccines, and sliding-scale fees that bottom out at zero.
For anyone managing care without a primary provider or insurance, this clinic's standing policy removes every dollar from the equation: testing, treatment, and vaccines alike carry no charge. Sliding-scale fees apply to all, and the floor is free.
Navigating STI care in a second language is where gaps in service become real gaps in health. South Dakota Department of Health in Rapid City has interpretation services in place for non-English speakers, so the clinical conversation (symptoms, results, next steps) happens without being filtered or shortened.
Clinics focused narrowly on the core four leave hepatitis off the table entirely, sending patients elsewhere for a complete picture. Here, hepatitis A, B, and C testing runs alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. One appointment, one broader workup.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A public safety-net rural health clinic about 20 miles from Rapid City. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Monument Health in Spearfish runs STI care by appointment, with testing for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, rapid and conventional, plus same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, partner notification support, and a sliding-scale fee that applies to everyone.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Weston County Health Services in Newcastle brings STI testing through its county health infrastructure, covering chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C on a fee-based sliding scale: walk-ins welcome, same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines on-site.
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Weston County Public Health in Newcastle anchors STI care within the county's public health infrastructure, pairing the standard bacterial and HIV panel with hepatitis C rapid testing, TB screening, and family planning. All on a sliding-scale fee, by appointment.
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Listing verified Nov 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 Rapid City, 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 Pennington 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.
353 Fairmont Boulevard, Rapid City, SD 57701
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
2805 5th Street, Rapid City, SD 57701
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
4150 5th Street, Rapid City, SD 57701
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
502 East Monroe Street, Rapid City, SD 57701
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
1635 Caregiver Circle, Rapid City, SD 57701
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Rapid City. 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, 141 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Rapid City. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 12 offer telehealth.
Douglas Everson, MD
Family medicine · 2526 Elderberry Boulevard, Rapid City
Jordan Needens, MD
OB-GYN · 2820 Mount Rushmore Road, Rapid City
Eammon Grosek, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 640 Flormann Street, Rapid City
Shana Bernhard, MD
OB-GYN · 677 Cathedral Drive, Rapid City
Jennifer Strasburg, MD
Family medicine · 2805 5th Street, Rapid City
Pamela Schmagel, MD
OB-GYN · 3006 Tower Road, Rapid City
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 Rapid City, SD 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.
Medicap Pharmacy
0.4 miGenoa Healthcare
0.4 miAdvanced Care Pharmacy
0.4 miThe Medicine Shoppe
0.6 miMedicine Shoppe Pharmacy
0.6 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Rapid City, SD.
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 Rapid City, 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
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
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 Pennington County, the county that includes Rapid City, compare with South Dakota and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~27% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#13 of 66 South Dakota counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 80% of the state
| Infection | Pennington County | South Dakota | United States |
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| Chlamydia | 672.1 779 cases ▲ 26% | 531.6 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 429.7 498 cases ▲ 70% | 253.3 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 126.8 147 cases ▲ 73% | 73.4 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 126 146 cases ▲ 64% | 76.8 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 76.8 89 cases ▲ 5% | 72.9 | 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 Pennington County, chlamydia has risen from 637.2 to 672.1 per 100,000 (5%), gonorrhea has fallen from 500.8 to 429.7 per 100,000 (14%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 19.2 to 126.8 per 100,000 (560%).
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 Pennington County.
Local HIV snapshot
Pennington County HIV care continuum (2022)
Pennington County recorded 8.3 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 6.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Pennington County residents living with HIV, 92% are in care · 84% 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 Pennington County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Along East Saint Joseph Street, where a steady turnover of lease signs marks the rhythm of younger adults arriving, resettling, and starting over, new relationships form quickly and health insurance often hasn't caught up yet, which is why a routine STI screen becomes something people in Rapid City keep meaning to schedule and keep deferring. With more than a third of residents renting, often at monthly costs that leave little slack, and unemployment running notably higher than the national floor, the math of a copay or a half-day off work is never quite neutral. That calculus matters most for people in their late teens and twenties, who carry STI rates disproportionate to their share of the population: not because they're careless, but because this stage of life involves more new partners, more coverage gaps, and less established care.
The good news is that the testing options appear on this page, enough variety to match different schedules, budgets, and comfort levels. Whether someone is renting near Storybook Island or owns a home further out on the I-90 Business corridor, at least one of those clinics is likely to fit the commute they're already making.
Getting there
At 7.21/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Rapid City 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 57701 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 57701 area around Rapid City: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Rapid City alone.
Rapid City sits in Pennington County, ZIP 57701. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Rapid City? 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 Pennington County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under South Dakota 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 Rapid City-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 Rapid City 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 |
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| 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 South Dakota 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 South Dakota, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) is potentially allowable in South Dakota: it is not expressly authorized, but not prohibited either. Ask your provider whether they will prescribe treatment for a partner without a separate visit.
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 South DakotaSource: 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, Box Elder, SD is close; compare it by distance against Complete Health.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
Yes, Oyate Health Center (2.5 mi) offers free testing, and public clinics serve the uninsured.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 672 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the South Dakota average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In South Dakota, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 57701; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
They can, swollen groin nodes can accompany herpes, syphilis, or early HIV, so mention them when you test.
HPV and hepatitis B vaccines prevent those infections, ask a provider if you're due.
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