STD Testing in Scott City, KS: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Reported chlamydia in Scott County runs about 59% lower than the US average. Before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care, you'll find local clinics and at-home kits for STI testing in Scott City, Kansas. Visiting a clinic lets a provider answer questions and start treatment, while an at-home kit lets you collect a sample on your own schedule and mail it in — see your options below.
8 testing options are listed for Scott City, KS. The nearest, Scott County Health Department, is about 0.4 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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Scott County Health Department
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Scott County Health Department in Scott City tests for gonorrhea and chlamydia on a sliding-scale fee, with treatment available for bacterial infections at the same visit. HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines round out the offering. An appointment is required.
A public safety-net rural health clinic in Scott City. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
A public safety-net rural health clinic about 23 miles from Scott City. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 25 miles from Scott City. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Finney County Health Department in Garden City runs on a sliding scale with Medicaid and private insurance accepted, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis A, B, and C. Plus vaccines for HPV and hepatitis. Appointments are required, and bacterial STIs are treated the same visit.
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Spanish and Vietnamese Spoken by Clinical Staff
For someone without a regular provider, or whose primary language is Spanish or Vietnamese, the clinical conversation here happens directly in that language. That matters when you're weighing symptoms, treatment options, or follow-up care and need to reason through it without a go-between.
Family Planning With Legally Protected Confidentiality for Minors
As a Title X clinic, Finney County Health Department provides family planning services. Including services for minors that are legally confidential under federal Title X protections. For a younger person without a regular provider or who needs care independent of a parent's insurance, that legal guarantee is specific and real.
Hepatitis A, B, and C Testing Alongside the Standard Panel
Someone without a primary care physician, or paying out of pocket and trying to get a complete picture in one appointment, benefits from the hepatitis A, B, and C testing available here alongside the core STI panel. On-site hepatitis A and B vaccination means gaps in protection can be closed the same visit.
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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Scott 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
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.
Nearby pharmacies
Pharmacies near Scott City, KS
No pharmacy near Scott City, KS 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 5 closest pharmacies to Scott City, KS.
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 Scott 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.
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 Scott County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Scott County, the county that includes Scott City, compare with Kansas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~22% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#57
#57 of 105 Kansas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 46% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Scott County vs Kansas vs U.S.
Scott CountyKansasU.S.▲▼ = Scott County vs the state average
Infection
Scott County
Kansas
United States
Chlamydia
203.210 cases▼ 55%
453.8
492.2
Gonorrhea
40.62 cases▼ 72%
144
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
— no data
13.5
15.8
Syphilis (early)
— no data
11.6
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
— no data
17.5
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 Scott County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 7% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Scott County, chlamydia has risen from 194.1 to 203.2 per 100,000 (5%), and gonorrhea has fallen from 116.5 to 40.6 per 100,000 (65%).
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 Scott City, KS
Adults uninsured
10.9%
No routine checkup
23.2%
No transportation
6.6%
Binge drinking
15.6%
Frequent mental distress
15.4%
Depression
19.6%
Below poverty line
8.8%
Primary-care ratio
1,026 : 1
Scott County
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 51
Social Vulnerability Index · 43rd 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 Scott County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Scott County (2023)
People living with HIV
0 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
0cases countywide
PrEP users / 100k
74
Scott County HIV care continuum (2023)
Scott County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. 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 Scott County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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US 83 runs the length of Scott City as both South Main and North Main Street, the same highway that connects this corner of western Kansas to the wider world, and the cost of living here stays genuinely modest, with typical rents well below what most of the country pays and home values that reflect a community where nearly two-thirds of residents own rather than rent. That ownership-heavy, married-majority profile shapes daily life in ways that matter for health decisions: households here tend to be family-sized, schedules run full, and with nearly all working-age adults in the labor force and unemployment almost negligible, the day is already accounted for before it starts.
Young adults in their late teens and twenties, a group whose years of forming new relationships track closely with the highest rates of STI transmission, are navigating those same packed days, often without the flexibility to travel far for routine care. Around a quarter of households here clear six figures, but the broader community spans a wide income range, and the affordable-rent floor makes the low-cost and sliding-scale options among the listed clinics genuinely relevant for a lot of people living along this stretch of US 83.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Scott City, KS
Walkability6.7 / 20 · Below average
At 6.7/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Scott 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 67871 snapshot
Residents
5,067
Median age
39.7
Median income
$67,548
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 67871 area around Scott City: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Scott City alone.
Scott City sits in Scott County, ZIP 67871. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Patton Park
Palmer Park
El Quartelejo Museum
Major routes
US 83 (South Main Street)
Nearby cities & towns
Nearby cities and towns near Scott City, KS
Just outside Scott City? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Scott City, KS: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Scott County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Kansas 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 Scott City-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 Scott 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.
Confidentiality & consent in Kansas
Minor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
Two things that actually depend on Kansas 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 Kansas, 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)
Kansas 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.
