New HIV diagnoses in Salt Lake County run about 36% lower than the US average. Around Salt Lake City, Utah, whether it's your first STI test or a routine screening, you have options: some clinics take walk-ins for same-day testing, while labs and at-home kits let you plan around your own time.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Salt Lake City, UT. The nearest, Utah Department of Health and Human Services, 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.
A public safety-net Ryan White HIV care in Salt Lake City. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
A public STD-testing option in Salt Lake City.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Stephen Ratcliffe Community Health Center in Salt Lake City extends federally backed sliding-scale fees to anyone paying out of pocket or between insurance plans, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening financially within reach. No appointment needed to get tested.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Sacred Circle Healthcare in Salt Lake City weaves STI care into a community health model that pairs testing (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, rapid and conventional HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB) with same-visit bacterial treatment, sliding-scale fees, and appointment-based scheduling, with Spanish and interpretation services on hand.
When a provider can't communicate treatment details clearly, follow-through suffers: instructions go unfinished, symptoms return, and the original visit was only half a visit. At Sacred Circle Healthcare, Spanish speakers and those who use other languages work directly with staff through on-site Spanish and available interpretation services, so nothing critical gets lost between diagnosis and treatment.
Sacred Circle Healthcare prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, meaning ongoing HIV prevention medication, and post-exposure care, is managed within the same relationship as a patient's STI testing and treatment, rather than handed off to a separate provider.
A hepatitis C diagnosis that sends someone to a separate specialist introduces delay, additional cost, and the real chance that treatment simply never starts. Sacred Circle Healthcare treats hepatitis C on-site, the gap between a positive result and a cure closes within the same clinic.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A public safety-net federally qualified health center about 2 miles from Salt Lake City. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Fourth Street Clinic in Salt Lake City accepts walk-ins for the full STI panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, and sliding-scale fees; every test and service is free.
Fourth Street Clinic charges nothing for any service it provides: HIV testing, the full hepatitis panel, STI treatment, TB testing and treatment, and vaccines all carry a $0 price tag regardless of insurance status or income. That blanket policy means no line item on the visit generates a bill.
Spanish is a direct service language at Fourth Street Clinic, not a relay or an add-on, which means clinical conversations about diagnosis, treatment, and prevention happen in Spanish from the first question to the last instruction. For a patient whose medical vocabulary is Spanish, that precision changes what gets communicated.
Fourth Street Clinic's hepatitis C care goes past the antibody and RNA confirmation: the clinic staffs the prescribing and monitoring needed to complete a direct-acting antiviral course on-site. Sustained virologic response, the functional cure, is tracked internally, so the full arc from positive result to cleared infection stays within the same building.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City charges on a fee basis and accepts insurance, with sliding-scale options covering its full panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, rapid and conventional HIV, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and TB) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and appointments required.
Intermountain Health prescribes PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP from the same clinical team. That continuity means medication adjustments, refills, and adherence counseling stay coordinated across all three. No fragmenting across separate providers.
For someone managing hepatitis C without a specialist on record, or paying out of pocket for medication, Intermountain Health in Salt Lake City carries treatment on-site. Diagnosis and the full course of care resolve at the same clinic, without routing the treatment piece elsewhere.
Standard STI panels tend to stop at gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. Leaving herpes and hepatitis to a separate referral. Intermountain Health folds herpes simplex, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C directly into the panel, so a single visit can surface infections that a narrower screen would miss entirely.
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English
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Salt Lake County Health Department requires an appointment, but that scheduled visit covers the full bacterial and viral panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis B and C, herpes, and rapid or conventional HIV) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, sliding-scale fees, and every service at no charge.
The no-fee model here isn't a coupon or a program with eligibility cutoffs: it's the operational baseline of a public health department, where staffing, lab processing, counseling, and prevention services are funded so that the bill at the end of a visit is nothing, for anyone who comes through the door.
Spanish-language care at Salt Lake County Health Department is built into how appointments are staffed and how counseling is conducted: meaning HIV test counseling, medication adherence education, and prevention conversations happen directly in Spanish, without routing communication through a separate layer.
Piecing together PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP from different providers means gaps in coverage, repeated intake appointments, and compounding delays. Salt Lake County Health Department prescribes and monitors all three prevention medications directly, so a patient building a layered prevention strategy doesn't have to reassemble it across multiple offices.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · 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 Salt Lake 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 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 Salt Lake 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.
675 Arapeen Dr Suite 201, Salt Lake City, UT 84108
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
440 South 500 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84102
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
1050 East South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84102
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
8th Ave & C Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84143
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Pathology, Salt Lake City, UT 84113
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 Salt Lake 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, 1,149 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Salt Lake City. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 378 offer telehealth.
Douglas Richards, MD
OB-GYN · 81 North Mario Capecchi Drive, Salt Lake City
Deborah Jacobson, MD
Urology · 100 North Mario Capecchi Drive, Salt Lake City
Annie Kornetzke, DO
Family medicine · 1365 West 1000, Salt Lake City
Hanna Hartman, MD
Family medicine · 54 North 800, Salt Lake City
Jaime Montes, PT
Family medicine · 441 South Redwood Road, Salt Lake City
John Doane, MD
Internal medicine · 409 West 400, Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake City, UT 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.
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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 Salt Lake 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
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 $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 Salt Lake County, the county that includes Salt Lake City, compare with Utah and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~39% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#1 of 29 Utah counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | Salt Lake County | Utah | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 472.4 5,602 cases ▲ 47% | 322 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 151.8 1,800 cases ▲ 95% | 77.9 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 21.1 250 cases ▲ 118% | 9.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 9.3 110 cases ▲ 94% | 4.8 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 16.4 194 cases ▲ 69% | 9.7 | 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 Salt Lake County, chlamydia has risen from 459.2 to 472.4 per 100,000 (3%), gonorrhea has fallen from 167.4 to 151.8 per 100,000 (9%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 7.3 to 21.1 per 100,000 (189%).
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 Salt Lake County.
Local HIV snapshot
Salt Lake County HIV care continuum (2023)
Salt Lake County recorded 8.7 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 5.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Salt Lake County residents living with HIV, 75.2% are in care · 66% 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 Salt Lake County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Fairfield's mix of long-term renters and younger transplants gives the neighborhood a particular rhythm: most residents are working, many juggling multiple shifts or odd hours, and a monthly rent that leaves little room for unexpected medical bills. That economic tightness is real across Salt Lake City, where slightly more than half of residents rent rather than own, and where a household running on one income stretched across three-plus people has to weigh every out-of-pocket cost carefully. For people in their late teens and twenties, who make up a substantial share of this city's population, those calculations can quietly delay care that should be routine. What works in Salt Lake City's favor is that the clinics listed here are genuinely reachable.
With nearly three in ten households earning above six figures alongside a broad working majority, the range of fee structures across these options matters. There's a real spread of cost tiers, not a single price point. The practical upshot: someone finishing a shift near I-215 or catching a lunch break a few blocks from Temple Square can find an option that fits without rearranging the week. Salt Lake City's geography and clinic density make that possible in a way many comparably sized cities can't claim.
Getting there
Salt Lake City scores 13.28/20 on the EPA walkability index, so many trips are walkable or a short ride, though a car still gives you the widest choice of testing centers.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
Salt Lake City sits in Salt Lake County. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Utah 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 Salt Lake 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 Salt Lake 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Utah 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 Utah, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Utah 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 UtahSource: 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 12 options within a 30-mile drive.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
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.
Salt Lake County reported ~472 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the Utah average.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Utah, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Chlamydia is checked with a simple urine sample or a swab; lab results usually come back in a day or two.
A kit ships to your address; you collect a urine, swab, or finger-stick sample, mail it to the lab, and get results online in a few days.
Yes, site matters; oral/anal exposure needs a throat or rectal swab, which urine testing won't catch.
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