St. Francis, Wisconsin is near Milwaukee which reports 1140 chlamydia cases per 100,000 residents. If it's your first STI test or routine screening in St. Francis, Wisconsin, your choice may depend on whether your top priority is cost, speed, or convenience. See options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for St. Francis, WI. The nearest, ACL Laboratories, is about 1.0 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.
Muslim Community & Health Center Milwaukee, in Milwaukee, earns its federally qualified standing by tying fees to income on a sliding scale. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. No appointment needed to get a full visit handled in one stop.
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Sixteenth Street Community Health Center in Milwaukee covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, TB, and rapid or conventional HIV testing at no fee. With sliding-scale rates and major insurance accepted for other services, by appointment.
All services at Sixteenth Street run at no charge, which means a patient leaving with same-visit bacterial treatment, PrEP, and counseling walks out without sorting which line items to pay and which to dispute.
Care at Sixteenth Street is delivered in Spanish, so clinical conversations (about dosing, adherence, or prevention) happen with full precision rather than approximation.
Many testing-focused clinics stop well short of prescribing HIV prevention medication; Sixteenth Street provides both PrEP and PEP on-site, keeping ongoing prevention and acute response in the same place as your test results.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin in Milwaukee tests for herpes, chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV, treating bacterial infections the same visit on a sliding-scale fee open to everyone. Walk-ins welcome, no appointment required.
Spanish is spoken directly by staff at Planned Parenthood of and interpretation services extend that coverage to additional languages: meaning clinical conversations about symptoms, treatment, and prevention happen through a live person in the room, not a relay system bolted onto the appointment after the fact.
As a Title X–funded clinic, Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin in Milwaukee is legally required to provide confidential family planning services to minors, which means the visit, the test results, and any treatment are protected from parental disclosure by federal program rules, not just internal policy.
Without a clinic that prescribes PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP in one place, prevention coverage often fractures across separate providers. Leaving gaps between each prescription. At Planned Parenthood of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, all three are prescribed and managed on-site, so ongoing HIV and bacterial STI prevention doesn't depend on coordinating across multiple practices.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Gerald L Ignace Indian Health Center in Milwaukee covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis C, and HIV testing: with same-visit bacterial treatment, appointments required, and the full slate of services provided at no charge to patients regardless of insurance status.
Sliding-scale clinics still hand patients a bill, adjusted, but real. Gerald L Ignace Indian Health Center absorbs the cost entirely: Medicaid, Medicare, and a no-fee structure for those without coverage mean the visit ends without a payment conversation at the desk.
Someone without a regular provider, and paying nothing out of pocket here, can get herpes and hepatitis C testing alongside the bacterial infections in a single appointment. Gerald L Ignace Indian Health Center maintains that expanded standing panel, so those results don't require a second clinic visit elsewhere.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Aurora Health Care in Milwaukee requires an appointment for STI screening, so calling ahead secures your slot. That single scheduled visit covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with fees adjusted to income on a sliding scale.
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Listing verified Jul 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 1 mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to St. Francis, 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.
Also in the area
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Milwaukee 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.
4650 South Howell Avenue, Milwaukee, WI 53207
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
10012 West Capitol Drive, Suite 202, Wauwatosa, WI 53222
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
8901 West Lincoln Avenue, West Allis, WI 53227
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near St. Francis. 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, 1,537 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of St. Francis. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 477 offer telehealth.
Nancy Nguyen, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 2801 East Morgan Avenue, Milwaukee
Nikki Allen, MD
Family medicine · 4580 South Nicholson Avenue, Cudahy
Michael Nunag, DO
Internal medicine · 3503 East Layton Avenue, Cudahy
John Mcguinness, MD
OB-GYN · 2000 East Layton Avenue, Saint Francis
Daniel Ratzlaff, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 3056 South Kinnickinnic Avenue, Milwaukee
Thomas Brand, MD
Internal medicine · 3119 South Clement Avenue, Milwaukee
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 St. Francis, WI 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.
0.9 mi Aurora Pharmacy
1.0 miPick 'n Save Pharmacy
2.2 mi
2.2 mi Showing the 4 closest pharmacies to St. Francis, WI.
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 St. Francis, 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 $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
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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 Milwaukee County, the county that includes St. Francis, compare with Wisconsin and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~20% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#1 of 72 Wisconsin counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | Milwaukee County | Wisconsin | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1139.6 10,441 cases ▲ 170% | 422.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 468.7 4,294 cases ▲ 296% | 118.5 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 34.7 318 cases ▲ 281% | 9.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 22.2 203 cases ▲ 258% | 6.2 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 47.4 434 cases ▲ 222% | 14.7 | 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 Milwaukee County, chlamydia has fallen from 1144.6 to 1139.6 per 100,000 (0%), gonorrhea has fallen from 567.5 to 468.7 per 100,000 (17%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 24.1 to 34.7 per 100,000 (44%).
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 Milwaukee County.
Local HIV snapshot
Milwaukee County HIV care continuum (2023)
Milwaukee County recorded 13.6 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 5.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Milwaukee County residents living with HIV, 82.9% are in care · 76% 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 Milwaukee County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Fernwood's mix of modest bungalows and apartment blocks along South Pennsylvania Avenue captures something true about St. Francis as a whole: roughly half the city rents, and at typical rents that leave little cushion after the basics, an unexpected clinic bill can quietly become a reason to delay. That cost reality shapes how people think about health care here, not because residents are indifferent, but because every dollar is already spoken for. Most households in St.
Francis are on the smaller side, and with nearly six in ten working adults employed, weekday appointment windows are genuinely limited. Younger residents, people in their late teens and twenties navigating new relationships and shifting living situations, are exactly the group for whom a Tuesday afternoon off isn't a given. Milwaukee County's STI rates give the regional picture; St. Francis adds its own texture: a near-even split between owners and renters, most households carrying a full workload, and a smaller share of high earners than the metro average.
That combination makes accessible, affordable screening less a convenience and more what actually gets used. Bay View's Rolling Mill waterfront is five minutes away; so, realistically, are several of the clinics on this list.
Getting there
St. Francis scores 13.22/20 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.
ZIP 53235 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 53235 area around St. Francis: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not St. Francis alone.
St. Francis sits in Milwaukee County, ZIP 53235. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside St. Francis? 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 Milwaukee County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Wisconsin 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 St. Francis-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 St. Francis 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 Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Wisconsin 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 WisconsinSource: 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 9 options within a 30-mile drive.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
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.
Milwaukee County reported ~1,140 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the Wisconsin average.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Wisconsin, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
At-home kits mail to 53235: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Negative is good news, just retest later if the test was soon after a possible exposure.
Your results are part of your HIPAA-protected medical record; you can ask any clinic about its own privacy practices.
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