Riverside, Iowa is part of Washington County, where reported cases of chlamydia run about 43% lower than the US average. Whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, you can choose between clinics that may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, and private labs that let you pay a flat self-pay price. Find both options listed below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Riverside, IA. The nearest, Proteus, Inc. - Iowa City Site, is about 10.7 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.
Proteus, Inc. - Iowa City Site, in Iowa City, bases its fees on income. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Federal qualification underpins that sliding-scale promise, which extends to STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no appointment needed to get started.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Planned Parenthood North Central States in Iowa City tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C on a sliding-scale fee that applies to everyone; same-visit treatment is available for bacterial infections, and appointments are required.
Many clinics cap their panel at gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV and leave herpes and hepatitis testing to specialty referrals. Planned Parenthood North Central States runs herpes and both hepatitis B and hepatitis C testing on-site, so a single visit captures the full picture.
Planned Parenthood North Central States prescribes and manages both PrEP and PEP directly, which means ongoing prevention doesn't require coordinating with a separate provider or waiting for outside authorization before starting.
Many clinics that accept minors still route billing through a parent's insurance, creating a paper trail that undermines privacy. As a Title X site, Planned Parenthood North Central States is legally required to provide confidential family planning services to minors. Coverage and records stay separate from a parent's account.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Johnson County Public Health in Iowa City takes walk-ins for rapid and conventional HIV testing, hepatitis B and C, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, bacterial infections treated the same visit, with sliding-scale fees and every service currently provided at no charge.
Johnson County Public Health charges nothing for any service it provides, testing, treatment, PrEP, DoxyPEP, vaccines. That means the decision about whether to come back for a follow-up, start prevention medication, or get vaccinated never gets weighed against a bill.
French, Portuguese, and Spanish are available directly at Johnson County Public Health, alongside interpretation services for other languages: meaning clinical conversations, risk counseling, and medication instructions happen in the language a person speaks without routing through an outside service.
Leaving a clinic with only a test result and no path to prevention medication means a separate appointment, a separate provider, and time without coverage. Johnson County Public Health prescribes and monitors PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP directly. Prevention that begins at the same visit, not at the end of a second referral chain.
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English, French, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Portuguese, Spanish
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Listing verified Jul 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 about 11 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Riverside, 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 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 Washington 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.
1230 South Iowa Avenue, Washington, IA 52353
CMS-certified lab
400 East Polk Street, Washington, IA 52353
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Riverside. 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, 216 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Riverside. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 54 offer telehealth.
Natalie Lanternier, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 3056 River Cross Court, Riverside
James Schlichtmann, MD
Family medicine · 503 3rd Street, Kalona
Rachel Mejia Sounhein, DO
OB-GYN · 2100 University Capitol Centre, Iowa City
Mary Zmolek Beck, MD
Internal medicine · 1130 South Scott Boulevard, Iowa City
Colleen Stockdale, MD Telehealth
OB-GYN · 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City
Michihiko Goto, MD
Infectious disease · 540 East Jefferson Street, Iowa 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 Riverside, IA 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.
State University of Iowa
0.4 miDr Mamae
7.8 miHy-Vee
11 miHy-Vee Pharmacy
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11 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Riverside, IA.
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 Riverside, 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.
$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
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or 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 Washington County, the county that includes Riverside, compare with Iowa and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~23% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#35 of 99 Iowa counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 65% of the state
| Infection | Washington County | Iowa | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 279.3 63 cases ▼ 35% | 426.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 57.6 13 cases ▼ 51% | 116.8 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 4.4 1 cases ▼ 57% | 10.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 4.4 1 cases ▼ 52% | 9.2 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 4.4 1 cases ▼ 56% | 9.9 | 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 Washington County, chlamydia has risen from 243.7 to 279.3 per 100,000 (15%), gonorrhea has risen from 53.2 to 57.6 per 100,000 (8%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 4.4 to 4.4 per 100,000.
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 Washington County.
Local HIV snapshot
Washington County HIV care continuum (2022)
Washington County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 5.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Washington County residents living with HIV, 100% are in care · 92.9% 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 Washington County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Railroad Park anchors a town where most adults own their homes and more than half are married: the kind of place where health decisions tend to get folded into household calendars, weighed against work schedules, and quietly deferred when the week fills up. That reality lands differently for young adults in their late teens and twenties, who are statistically the likeliest to encounter an STI and the least likely to have built annual screening into a routine. In a town where typical rent runs under $750 a month and a strong homeownership rate suggests a settled, cost-conscious population, out-of-pocket fees and travel time both factor into whether someone follows through.
options listed on this page draw from a wider region, and reaching any of them from Riverside means heading out on IA 22 or Avenue of the Saints. Not a quick errand, but a manageable one with advance planning. Washington County's STI figures reflect patterns common to small Iowa communities, which means people living along East Hickory Street or near Iowa Township Park are part of a county-level picture that stays cleaner when residents test regularly, not just when symptoms appear.
Getting there
At 4.49/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Riverside 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 52327 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 52327 area around Riverside: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Riverside alone.
Riverside sits in Washington County, ZIP 52327. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Riverside? 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 Washington County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Iowa 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 Riverside-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 Riverside 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 Iowa 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 Iowa, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own; a parent may be notified only in the case of a positive HIV test result.
Iowa 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 IowaSource: 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.
5 testing options are within 30 miles of Riverside, IA.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
Public clinics nearby offer free HIV testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 279 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Iowa average.
In Iowa, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
It depends: a blood draw covers HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis, while urine or a swab covers chlamydia and gonorrhea.
Yes, test after the window period, and if HIV exposure is a concern, ask about PEP within 72 hours.
Roughly 3–6 weeks after exposure for a dependable syphilis blood test.
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