STD Testing in Rice Lake, MN: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
New HIV diagnoses in St. Louis County run about 79% lower than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Rice Lake, Minnesota, you'll find both local clinics and private labs have their upsides. Clinics may bill your insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. Find options below.
8 testing options are listed for Rice Lake, MN. The nearest, Essentia Health, is about 6.3 miles away. Compare 5 community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
How to read these listings
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.
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Community health center 6.3 miles
Essentia Health
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Essentia Health in Hermantown brings STI testing into a full health system: gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and conventional HIV alongside hepatitis A, B, and C, plus TB, on a sliding-scale fee with walk-ins welcome and same-visit treatment for bacterial infections.
Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Highest rated 6.8 miles
Planned Parenthood North Central States
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 from 19 reviews
Planned Parenthood North Central States in Duluth requires an appointment, so scheduling ahead secures same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs like gonorrhea and chlamydia alongside the full panel (HIV, syphilis, herpes, and more) on a sliding-scale fee open to everyone.
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Interpretation Services Close the Language Gap
Walk-in clinics that rely on staff bilingualism leave non-English speakers navigating diagnosis and treatment across a language wall. Planned Parenthood North Central States in Duluth provides interpretation services for non-English languages, so sexual health conversations (exposure history, treatment options, prevention) happen with full comprehension on both sides.
Confidential Minor Services Without a Second Stop
Without Title X, a minor seeking STI care often lands in a gap where a positive result triggers a billing trail they can't control, or a referral to a separate provider who may not offer the same protections. At Planned Parenthood North Central States in Duluth, Title X funding makes family planning, including STI testing and treatment, legally confidential for minors, closing that gap at the first visit.
PrEP and PEP Prescribed On-Site in Duluth
Planned Parenthood North Central States in Duluth prescribes and manages both PrEP, the daily antiretroviral regimen that keeps HIV-negative status intact, and PEP, meaning ongoing HIV prevention is handled within the same clinic relationship that covers your STI panel and counseling.
Tests & treatsTitle XSliding-scalePrEP
Address
1001 East Central Entrance, Suite 200 Duluth, MN 55811
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
Tests offered
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
Chlamydia
Rapid HIV
Conventional HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
LGBTQ
Low Income Persons
Care services
Family Planning
STI Treatment
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
Adult Hepatitis B Vaccine
Prevention services
STI Prevention/Education
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Hepatitis Prevention/Education
Condom Distribution
Fees & payment
Medicaid Accepted
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
7.0 miles
Duluth Family Medicine Clinic
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Rated 3.2 out of 5 from 46 reviews
Duluth Family Medicine Clinic folds STI care into a family practice in Duluth, meaning gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C testing sit alongside the ongoing primary care relationship. Appointments required, sliding-scale fees, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections.
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Interpretation Services Built Into Every Appointment
Duluth Family Medicine Clinic has interpretation services available for non-English languages as a built-in clinical resource, not a scheduling add-on. That means conversations about test results, medication adherence, and PrEP initiation happen with full linguistic precision rather than approximation.
Prevention Prescribing Happens at This Address
Many STI-focused clinics screen and educate but send patients elsewhere for an actual PrEP prescription. Duluth Family Medicine Clinic writes and manages PrEP in-house, so prevention medication is initiated and monitored within the same practice handling the underlying testing.
Herpes and Hepatitis Expand the Standard Panel
Testing at Duluth Family Medicine Clinic extends to herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C alongside the gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV standard, which means conditions that often go undetected on a minimal panel are caught within the same appointment rather than requiring a separate visit.
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
Tests offered
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
TB
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
Chlamydia
Conventional HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
American Indian or Alaska Native persons
Black or African American persons
Hispanic or Latino persons
LGBTQ
Low Income Persons
Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)
Care services
Family Planning
Medication Adherence Education and Counseling
STI Treatment
Hepatitis A Vaccine
Adult Hepatitis B Vaccine
Prevention services
TB Prevention/Education
STI Prevention/Education
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Hepatitis Prevention/Education
Condom Distribution
Fees & payment
Medicaid Accepted
Medicare Accepted
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Most reviewed 7.1 miles
Aspirus St Lukes
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Rated 3.3 out of 5 from 321 reviews
Aspirus St. Luke's in Duluth charges no fee for any service it provides, covering the full panel (rapid and conventional HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, syphilis, gonorrhea, herpes, and TB) alongside same-visit bacterial treatment, HPV and hepatitis vaccines, and PrEP. Appointments required.
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Every Service Carries a Zero-Dollar Price Tag
The no-fee structure at Aspirus St. Luke's applies across the entire catalogue: testing, treatment, vaccines, PrEP, and HIV/AIDS medical management alike. Nothing is carved out as a billable exception, so the cost of a follow-up visit or a vaccine series is identical to the cost of an initial test: nothing.
PEP Is Available Where Most Clinics Decline It
Plenty of testing sites offer PrEP referrals but stop short of prescribing post-exposure prophylaxis, routing patients elsewhere for urgent prevention. Aspirus St. Luke's carries both PrEP and PEP directly, meaning ongoing HIV prevention and time-sensitive post-exposure treatment live at the same address.
Hepatitis C Treatment Prescribed On-Site
Aspirus St. Luke's provides hepatitis C treatment directly, not a confirmed diagnosis waiting on a specialist's calendar. On-site prescribing means the curative antiviral course begins without a gap between detection and care, a consequential distinction for a condition where delayed treatment accelerates liver damage.
WE Health Clinic in Duluth pairs rapid and conventional HIV testing with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs like gonorrhea and chlamydia, rounding out the panel with hepatitis B, hepatitis C, syphilis, and herpes. All on a sliding scale, by appointment.
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Every Service Runs on a No-Fee Basis
WE Health Clinic's no-fee structure applies to the complete service list: HIV testing, hepatitis B and C screening, the full bacterial panel, PrEP, DoxyPEP, and STI treatment alike. Nothing is tiered or reserved for a qualifying category; the same zero-cost baseline covers every visit.
Spanish and Interpretation Services On-Site
WE Health Clinic provides care in Spanish and offers interpretation services for other languages, which means clinical conversations (exposure history, treatment plans, medication instructions) stay precise and don't get compressed into whatever English a patient can manage in the moment.
PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP Prescribed Here Directly
For anyone without a regular prescribing provider, WE Health Clinic holds PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP under one clinical roof. No outside referral needed to start or continue any of the three. PrEP is available at no cost for uninsured patients, and DoxyPEP adds bacterial STI prevention to the same appointment.
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.
The nearest testing center is about 6 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Rice Lake, 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
Panel:
8-infection panel incl. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis & herpes: single tests too
Sample:
Quest Mobile: a phlebotomist collects your sample at home
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
Other CLIA-certified labs near Rice Lake, MN
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve St. Louis 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.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Rice Lake. 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
Clinicians near Rice Lake, MN who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 249 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Rice Lake. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 73 offer telehealth.
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
Pharmacies near Rice Lake, MN
No pharmacy near Rice Lake, 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.
Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Rice Lake, MN.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
PrEP, prevention & online treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Rice Lake, 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.
PrEP & DoxyPEP
$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
STDs & HIV in St. Louis County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in St. Louis County, the county that includes Rice Lake, compare with Minnesota and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~20% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#16
#16 of 87 Minnesota counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 82% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, St. Louis County vs Minnesota vs U.S.
St. Louis CountyMinnesotaU.S.▲▼ = St. Louis County vs the state average
Infection
St. Louis County
Minnesota
United States
Chlamydia
298.2598 cases▼ 21%
379.5
492.2
Gonorrhea
88.8178 cases▼ 34%
134.5
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
9.519 cases▲ 9%
8.7
15.8
Syphilis (early)
3.57 cases▼ 48%
6.7
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
816 cases▼ 46%
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.
Reported STD rates in St. Louis County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 13% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in St. Louis County, chlamydia has fallen from 383.1 to 298.2 per 100,000 (22%), gonorrhea has fallen from 152.3 to 88.8 per 100,000 (42%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 4 to 9.5 per 100,000 (138%).
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 Rice Lake, MN
Adults uninsured
5.3%
No routine checkup
24.3%
No transportation
6.1%
Binge drinking
19.7%
Frequent mental distress
14.8%
Depression
23.9%
Below poverty line
7.6%
Primary-care ratio
810 : 1
St. Louis County
Primary-care shortage score 17 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 50.28
Social Vulnerability Index · 31st 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 St. Louis County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in St. Louis County (2023)
People living with HIV
99 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
5cases countywide
PrEP users / 100k
89 · PnR 31.2
St. Louis County HIV care continuum (2023)
St. Louis County recorded 2.9 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6.7 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among St. Louis County residents living with HIV, 83.5% are in care · 77.6% 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.
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 St. Louis County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Arnold Road feels quieter than most suburban stretches, and home values here reflect a community where the vast majority of residents own rather than rent: mortgage payments, property taxes, and the steady costs of maintenance shaping household budgets rather than a monthly rent check. With nearly two-thirds of residents actively working and unemployment exceptionally low, most households here are running full schedules; a testing appointment that requires driving out of the area and back is one that genuinely competes with the week's other demands.
The good news is that Rice Lake's relatively high share of dual-income, homeowning households means cost is less often the barrier than geography and time, so knowing exactly which option is listed here, and when it's open, is the most useful first step.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Rice Lake, MN
Walkability9.8 / 20 · Below average
At 9.8/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Rice Lake 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 55803 snapshot
Residents
17,795
Median age
44.1
Median income
$104,250
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 55803 area around Rice Lake: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Rice Lake alone.
Rice Lake sits in St. Louis County, ZIP 55803. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Hartley Park
Rice Lake City Park
Rock Knob
Gazebo Point
Como Park
Hawk Ridge
Neighborhoods & communities
Arnold
Woodland
Nearby cities & towns
Nearby cities and towns near Rice Lake, MN
Just outside Rice Lake? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Rice Lake, MN: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in St. Louis 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.
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.
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
When to test: STD detection windows
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Rice Lake-area provider.
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 Rice Lake 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.
Confidentiality & consent in Minnesota
Minor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
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).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In Minnesota, 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)
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.
