Washington County sees about 39% fewer new HIV diagnoses than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Santa Clara, Utah, you might prefer the questions and guidance of a clinic visit, but an at-home kit lets you collect a sample on your own schedule and mail it in. See the options below.
Available testing centers
6 testing options are listed for Santa Clara, UT. The nearest, FourPoints Health, is about 2.4 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.
FourPoints Health in St. George scales fees to income and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, with a standard fee for those outside those programs. Appointments are required for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and conventional HIV testing, along with STI treatment and HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines.
Languages
English, Spanish
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Family Healthcare Main Street Clinic in Saint George operates under federal FQHC designation, meaning fees slide with income and no one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-ins welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Desert Edge Medical in St. George delivers testing for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB on an appointment basis, with fees billed on a sliding scale accepted by insurance, same-visit treatment available for bacterial STIs, and full services conducted in Spanish.
Desert Edge Medical carries out the entire clinical encounter in Spanish (history, counseling, treatment decisions) without routing through a secondary service. For someone managing HIV, navigating hepatitis treatment, or starting PrEP without a regular English-speaking provider, that direct fluency is the difference between partial understanding and real informed consent.
Desert Edge Medical prescribes and manages both PrEP and PEP directly, meaning ongoing renal and HIV monitoring for daily oral PrEP regimens happens within the same practice, not outsourced to a separate prescriber. Continuity of that monitoring cycle is what keeps a PrEP prescription clinically safe over time.
Clinics that test for hepatitis C but lack treatment capacity leave patients holding a diagnosis and little else. Desert Edge Medical closes that gap, antiviral treatment for hepatitis C is managed on-site, so a confirmed infection moves directly into a treatment plan rather than stalling at detection.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Revere Health in St. George requires an appointment, so booking ahead is the move, but that single scheduled visit covers the full standard panel plus hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB testing, with STI treatment on-site and fees billed to Medicare or insurance.
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English
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Hope Rising Detox and Rehabilitation in Saint George screens for syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV, with fees tied to income through a sliding-scale structure. Meaning the same federally qualified access applies regardless of what a patient can pay. An appointment is required to be seen.
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English
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Listing verified Apr 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 about 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Santa Clara, 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 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.
1739 West Sunset Boulevard, St George, UT 84770
CMS-certified lab
2825 East Mall Drive, St George, UT 84790
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
1490 East Foremaster Dr Suite 300, St George, UT 84790
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Santa Clara. 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, 101 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Santa Clara. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 35 offer telehealth.
Colson Healy, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 1739 West Sunset Boulevard, St George
Mark Wardle, DO
Family medicine · 1739 West Sunset Boulevard, St George
Michael Bulloch, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 1449 North 1400, St George
Keith Bodrero, DO
Family medicine · 272 East Ctr Street, Ivins
Karen Radley, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 544 South 400, St George
Gary Cole, DO
Family medicine · 544 South 400, St George
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 Santa Clara, 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.
Harmon City
1.1 miLin's Supermarkets
1.8 mi
1.9 mi 
1.9 mi Sav-on Pharmacy
1.9 miPharmboy Ventures Unlimited
3.0 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Santa Clara, UT.
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 Santa Clara, 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
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or 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 Washington County, the county that includes Santa Clara, compare with Utah and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~32% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#5 of 29 Utah counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 83% of the state
| Infection | Washington County | Utah | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 275.6 558 cases ▼ 14% | 322 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 48.9 99 cases ▼ 37% | 77.9 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 3 6 cases ▼ 69% | 9.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 0.5 1 cases ▼ 90% | 4.8 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 7.9 16 cases ▼ 19% | 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 Washington County, chlamydia has risen from 269 to 275.6 per 100,000 (2%), gonorrhea has risen from 41 to 48.9 per 100,000 (19%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 1.7 to 3 per 100,000 (76%).
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 (2023)
Washington County recorded 8.3 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 5.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Washington County residents living with HIV, 73.5% are in care · 63.6% 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.
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
Santa Clara Drive threads past the Santa Clara Relief Society House and into a town where most households are owner-occupied and roughly seven in ten adults are married, which shapes how health decisions get made: they often happen as a couple, a family, or not at all until something forces the issue. With an average household running closer to three and a half people, calendars fill fast and a solo errand like a screening appointment can feel like it requires coordination across several schedules before it happens.
That household density also means younger adults, people in their late teens and twenties forming new relationships or recently married, are often living alongside partners and children rather than on their own. That shared-life context is exactly where routine STI screening matters most and gets overlooked most easily. Consistent testing protects not just the individual but everyone in a home that size.
Getting to the options listed on this page means driving out along West Sunset Boulevard or Old Highway 91, since Washington County's testing infrastructure extends across the broader St. George area rather than concentrating in Santa Clara itself. For the four in ten households not yet at the six-figure income threshold, out-of-pocket costs are a real consideration when choosing which listed clinic to book. Washington County's STI figures are what they are, and for someone living here, staying current with screening is simply what keeping pace with that local picture looks like.
Getting there
At 7.8/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Santa Clara 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 84765 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 84765 area around Santa Clara: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Santa Clara alone.
Santa Clara sits in Washington County, ZIP 84765. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Neighborhoods & communities
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Santa Clara? 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 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 Santa Clara-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 Santa Clara 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
Yes, free HIV testing is available at public clinics in the area.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Washington County reported ~276 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Utah average.
At-home kits mail to 84765: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
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.
Untreated chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and fertility problems, caught early, it's cured with antibiotics.
A urine test or swab finds trichomoniasis, one of the most treatable STIs.
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