The syphilis rate in Dickinson County runs about 32% lower than the United States average. Learn your testing options in Solomon, Kansas whether it's your first STI test or a routine screening. Community and public clinics are often low-cost or free, while private labs offer faster results and more flexible scheduling.
Available testing centers
6 testing options are listed for Solomon, KS. The nearest, Hospital District No. 1 of Dickinson County, is about 8.8 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 rural health clinic about 9 miles from Solomon. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Saline County Health Department in Salina tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and TB, bacterial infections treated the same visit, on a sliding-scale fee open to everyone, with appointments required and care available in Spanish.
Plenty of clinics handle Spanish through workarounds that slow a visit and flatten nuance. At Saline County Health Department, care is delivered directly in Spanish (the conversation, the counseling, the follow-through) without an intermediary layer between provider and patient.
Ryan White funding at Saline County Health Department connects initial HIV testing to ongoing treatment within the same program, meaning a positive result doesn't exit the system but instead opens a funded pathway to continued, managed HIV care without starting over somewhere new.
Without Title X family planning on-site, a minor navigating contraception or STI care often faces a second appointment at a second location. A gap where care quietly disappears. Saline County Health Department closes that gap with legally confidential Title X services for minors, keeping the whole visit in one place.
Languages
English, Spanish
Tests offered
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Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Salina Family Healthcare Center brings gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, chlamydia, and HIV testing together with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections; fees run on a sliding scale with insurance accepted. Appointments are required, and Spanish-language care is available.
Spanish speakers without a regular primary care provider (and managing STI care, family planning, or both on a single visit) can access every part of that care in Spanish here. No patchwork arrangement: the language runs through consultation, treatment, and follow-up planning.
The gonorrhea-chlamydia-syphilis-HIV combination is where many clinics stop, leaving herpes testing to a separate specialist or dermatology referral. Salina Family Healthcare Center includes herpes in its own panel, so a single appointment covers a broader picture of what patients often want answered.
Languages
English, Spanish
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Care services
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Listing verified Oct 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 9 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Solomon, 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 value: single tests
$49 & 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.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 66 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Solomon. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 17 offer telehealth.
Apostolos Evangelidis, MD
Urology · 511 Northwest 10th Street, Abilene
Michael Ziegler, MD
Family medicine · 511 Northeast 10th Street, Abilene
Brian Holmes, MD
Family medicine · 511 Northeast 10th Street, Abilene
William Short, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 511 Northeast 10th Street, Abilene
Emily Budden, MD Telehealth
OB-GYN · 511 Northeast 10th Street, Abilene
Michael Matteucci Telehealth
Urology · 511 Northeast 10th Street, Abilene
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 Solomon, 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.
Harvey Drug
8.2 miTrapp Pharmacy
8.2 miBankes Drug
8.2 miPatterson Healthcare Pharmacy
8.3 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Solomon, KS.
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 Solomon, 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
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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 Dickinson County, the county that includes Solomon, compare with Kansas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~18% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#60 of 105 Kansas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 43% of the state
| Infection | Dickinson County | Kansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 195.2 36 cases ▼ 57% | 453.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 32.5 6 cases ▼ 77% | 144 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 10.8 2 cases ▼ 20% | 13.5 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 10.8 2 cases ▼ 7% | 11.6 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 10.8 2 cases ▼ 38% | 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.
Between 2020 and 2023 in Dickinson County, chlamydia has fallen from 244.5 to 195.2 per 100,000 (20%), gonorrhea has fallen from 86.9 to 32.5 per 100,000 (63%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.4 to 10.8 per 100,000 (100%).
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 Dickinson County.
Local HIV snapshot
Dickinson County HIV care continuum (2023)
Dickinson County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Dickinson County residents living with HIV, 81.8% are in care · 72.7% 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 Dickinson County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
The east side of Solomon, where older ranch homes sit close together and household sizes run noticeably larger than Kansas averages, reflects a town built around staying put: most residents own their homes, and more than half of adults here are married, often raising families under one roof. That stability is real, but it also means a younger adult navigating their own healthcare decisions may be doing so without much infrastructure around them: no clinic on the main block, no transit line to lean on, and a rent low enough that it attracts working people who are often stretched thin on time rather than dollars. Getting to any of options listed on this page means getting in a car and taking Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway out of town, there's no walking to a lab draw here.
For people in their twenties and early thirties, that drive is the main obstacle, especially when unemployment here is real enough that schedules aren't always predictable and a missed half-day of work carries weight. Dickinson County's STI picture makes routine screening worth planning for, not putting off. If you're starting from Solomon's central stretch, the most useful next step is simply checking which listed clinic's hours align with a workday you can actually leave early. Then booking it before the week fills in around you.
Getting there
At 4.91/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Solomon 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 67480 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 67480 area around Solomon: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Solomon alone.
Solomon sits in Dickinson County, ZIP 67480. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Solomon? 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 Dickinson 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.
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 Solomon-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 Solomon 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 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).
In Kansas, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
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.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in KansasSource: 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.
Closest is Hospital District No. 1 of Dickinson County (8.8 mi), or order an at-home kit to 67480.
Private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
Yes, community and public clinics test the uninsured, with sliding-scale fees.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 195 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Kansas average.
In Kansas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, from a reputable lab, confirm any positive with a clinician for treatment.
Yes, most chlamydia infections cause no symptoms, so screening is the only reliable way to catch it.
Roughly 1–2 weeks after exposure gives a dependable gonorrhea result.
Yes, test after the window period, and if HIV exposure is a concern, ask about PEP within 72 hours.
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