Chlamydia cases in Apache County run about 63% higher than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or test on a regular basis in Springerville, Arizona, clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. We list your options below.
Available testing centers
5 testing options are listed for Springerville, AZ. The nearest, White Mountain Regional Medical Center, is about 1.9 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.
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A public safety-net rural health clinic about 2 miles from Springerville. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Apache County Public Health Services District in Springerville charges no fee for any service it provides, covering HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C testing alongside same-visit bacterial STI treatment, HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, and partner notification. By appointment.
The no-fee structure at Apache County Public Health Services District covers the full scope of what the clinic does, not a subset of tests or a capped number of visits. STI treatment, vaccines, partner notification, and TB care all fall under the same zero-cost policy, with no charge attached to any line item.
Apache County Public Health Services District staffs Spanish-language services as a direct clinical capacity: counseling, exposure history, and treatment conversations happen in Spanish through the providers themselves, not routed through an outside service.
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, Apache County Public Health Services District tests for herpes simplex, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Meaning chronic and recurring infections that require ongoing management are identified at the point of testing rather than deferred to a separate facility.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
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North Country HealthCare in Springerville runs STI visits by appointment, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, rapid and conventional HIV, and more. Treating bacterial infections the same day they're found. Fees follow a sliding scale, with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted. Care is available in Spanish.
North Country HealthCare carries out the full visit (history, testing, same-day bacterial treatment, and counseling) in Spanish. For someone whose primary language is Spanish and who has no regular provider, that means nothing gets lost between a question and an answer, or between a diagnosis and a prescription.
The standard STI panel at many clinics ends at gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. North Country HealthCare tests beyond that: herpes, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C are all on the menu, alongside TB, giving a far more complete picture of what may actually be present.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
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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 |
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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
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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 Springerville, 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 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 range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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 Apache 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.
Chiih'Toh Blvd Building 2, Sanders, AZ 86512
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Highway 264 & 191, Ganado, AZ 86505
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
Showing 2 of the CLIA-certified labs in Apache County.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Springerville. 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, 5 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Springerville. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 1 offer telehealth.
Bryan Smithson, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 118 South Mountain Avenue, Springerville
Sean Wilson, MD
Family medicine · 830 East Main Street, Springerville
Benjamin Richardson, DO
OB-GYN · 625 North 13th, St Johns
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
Compare the pharmacies closest to Springerville, AZ. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Western Drug
1.7 miSt Johns Drug
25 miRemedies
37 mi
37 mi Showing the 4 closest pharmacies to Springerville, AZ.
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 Springerville, 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
PrEP & DoxyPEP
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
Online treatment
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
Online treatment
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions 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 Apache County, the county that includes Springerville, compare with Arizona and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~24% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#1 of 15 Arizona counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | Apache County | Arizona | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 801.1 521 cases ▲ 45% | 552.5 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 247.6 161 cases ▲ 30% | 190.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 123 80 cases ▲ 410% | 24.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 98.4 64 cases ▲ 300% | 24.6 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 164.5 107 cases ▲ 197% | 55.3 | 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 Apache County, chlamydia has risen from 572.5 to 801.1 per 100,000 (40%), gonorrhea has risen from 221.1 to 247.6 per 100,000 (12%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 54.5 to 123 per 100,000 (126%).
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
Primary-care shortage score 20 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 35.9
Social Vulnerability Index · 97th 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 Apache County.
Local HIV snapshot
Apache County HIV care continuum (2023)
Apache County recorded 22.3 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 14.6 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Apache County residents living with HIV, 80.3% are in care · 69.3% 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 Apache County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Springerville's economy turns on ranching, forestry, and the land itself. Work that demands physical presence and trust built over years. That rootedness, the multigenerational households and long tenure many families hold here, also means health decisions carry weight in a place where people stay. Routine STI screening is one of those decisions that matters most during late teens and early adulthood, yet it often gets delayed by the assumption that someone else will bring it up or that results will somehow travel through town.
Testing available in and around Springerville, listed on this page, is confidential by law and by practice. Your results belong to you alone. The affordability of life here is real, and so is the fact that screening clinics understand local finances. Many who work the ranches and forests know their neighbors and their neighbors' business; that visibility shapes how people think about health care.
A confidential test means exactly that: the record stays sealed, the conversation stays private, and you move forward with information only you possess. Whether you're established in Eagar or newer to the area, whether you work on the Coyote Hills or further out, screening is straightforward and discreet. Young adults in their twenties and thirties especially benefit from routine testing as part of staying healthy, not a crisis response, just maintenance.
Getting there
At 6.41/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Springerville 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 85938 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 85938 area around Springerville: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Springerville alone.
Springerville sits in Apache County, ZIP 85938. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Springerville? 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 Apache County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Arizona 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 Springerville-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 Springerville 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 Arizona 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 Arizona, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Arizona 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 ArizonaSource: 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.
The closest is White Mountain Regional Medical Center (1.9 mi); 3 options are within 30 miles.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
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 801 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Arizona average.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 85938; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
In Arizona, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
It's cured with antibiotics; treating partners together prevents reinfection.
The CDC doesn't advise routine herpes testing without symptoms; if you have a sore, a swab of it is the most accurate test.
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