New HIV diagnoses in Douglas County run about 23% lower than the US average. Whether you need testing after a possible exposure or as part of routine care, you'll find local clinics and at-home kits for STI testing in Valley, Nebraska. 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.
Available testing centers
8 testing options are listed for Valley, NE. The nearest, Nebraska Medicine, is about 8.0 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.
Nebraska Medicine in Omaha requires an appointment and accepts Medicaid and commercial insurance, with fees on a standard basis. A single visit covers the full panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C) plus same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and HPV and hepatitis vaccines.
Plenty of STI clinics test HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia and leave it there. Nebraska Medicine extends the panel to herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C. Infections that often go undetected precisely because they fall outside a shorter screen.
PrEP at Nebraska Medicine means an on-site prescriber who writes and monitors the regimen, regular HIV and kidney-function testing built into follow-up appointments, not handed off elsewhere. PEP is similarly managed by the same clinical team, with dosing and duration tracked through the full course.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Beacom Health in Fremont folds STI testing into full-service primary care, so gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV screening sit alongside treatment, HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, and family planning: fees scale to income, insurance is accepted, and appointments are required.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Three Rivers Public Health Department in Fremont tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV, treating bacterial infections the same visit. The full panel, including HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, runs on a sliding scale, with HIV and STI testing offered at no fee.
A cost that feels manageable at intake can quietly become the reason treatment gets skipped or delayed. At Three Rivers Public Health Department, every service (testing, treatment, vaccines) is provided at no fee, so the visit that starts with a rapid HIV test can end with treated gonorrhea and a completed hepatitis B series, nothing deferred.
Three Rivers Public Health Department in Fremont delivers STI testing, treatment, and counseling directly in Spanish. Not through a line or a third session with a translator. For someone without a regular primary care provider who needs to understand a diagnosis, discuss a medication, or ask follow-up questions clearly, that standing capability changes the quality of what they walk out knowing.
Three Rivers is a Title X clinic, which means family planning services for minors are legally confidential. A real distinction for a young person without insurance in their own name or one whose parents aren't in the picture. STI testing, contraception, and counseling are available without a guardian's involvement or a bill that surfaces on someone else's insurance.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Good Neighbor Community Health Center in Fremont runs on scheduled appointments, so a single visit covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, rapid and conventional HIV, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB: with sliding-scale fees, same-visit bacterial treatment, and care available in Spanish.
Without Spanish-language care on-site, a patient navigating test results or treatment decisions faces a second appointment, a different facility, and a gap where follow-through tends to break down. At Good Neighbor, the conversation about results, treatment, and next steps happens in Spanish in the same visit. No gap, no detour.
The standard STI clinic handles the infection and stops there: substance use, which frequently intersects with sexual health risk, gets handed off elsewhere or ignored entirely. Good Neighbor carries substance-abuse treatment on the same roster as STI care, so both conditions can be addressed through one provider relationship.
Good Neighbor's standing panel reaches herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the core four. A meaningful capability for anyone without a regular primary-care provider who needs a thorough picture in a single appointment rather than piecing together tests across multiple offices.
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Listing verified Jun 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
OneWorld Community Health Centers in Omaha carries full federal qualification as a community health center, which translates directly into sliding-scale fees tied to income: making syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV screening available at a cost that adjusts to what you actually earn.
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Listing verified Dec 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 8 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Valley, 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 Douglas 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.
625 South Pine Center, Valley, NE 68064
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
4840 F Street, Omaha, NE 68117
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
17405 Burke St Suite 10170, Omaha, NE 68118
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Valley. 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, 754 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Valley. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 140 offer telehealth.
Tamara Doehner, MD
Internal medicine · 707 North 190th Plz, Elkhorn
Robert Bonebrake, MD
OB-GYN · 707 North 190th Plaza, Elkhorn
Deanna Edwards, MD
Internal medicine · 717 North 190th Plz, Elkhorn
Lindsay Northam, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 717 North 190th Plz, Elkhorn
Matthew Brady, MD
OB-GYN · 717 North 190th Plaza, Elkhorn
Jessica Bracken, MD
OB-GYN · 717 North 190th Plz, Elkhorn
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 Valley, NE 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.
Medicine Man Pharmacy
0.6 miValley Health Mart Pharmacy
0.6 mi
6.7 mi Chi Health Pharmacy Elkhorn
6.9 miGeneva Pharmacy
6.9 miU-Save Pharmacy
7.1 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Valley, NE.
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 Valley, 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.
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
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 Douglas County, the county that includes Valley, compare with Nebraska 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.
#3 of 93 Nebraska counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | Douglas County | Nebraska | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 752.1 4,434 cases ▲ 60% | 468.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 251.4 1,482 cases ▲ 118% | 115.5 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 14.6 86 cases ▲ 40% | 10.4 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 8.3 49 cases ▲ 38% | 6 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 27.6 163 cases ▲ 27% | 21.7 | 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 Douglas County, chlamydia has risen from 647 to 752.1 per 100,000 (16%), gonorrhea has fallen from 310.9 to 251.4 per 100,000 (19%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 8.9 to 14.6 per 100,000 (64%).
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 Douglas County.
Local HIV snapshot
Douglas County HIV care continuum (2023)
Douglas County recorded 10.5 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Douglas County residents living with HIV, 41.8% are in care · 37.3% 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 Douglas County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
Riverwest Park anchors a neighborhood where most households own their homes and have lived there long enough to know their neighbors by name, a stability that shapes daily life in Valley in quietly practical ways. With roughly six in ten adults married and household sizes running close to three people, health decisions here often ripple outward: a test one person schedules can prompt a conversation that a partner or housemate wouldn't have started on their own. That kind of connected household structure is worth naming, because STI screening tends to travel by word of mouth as much as by clinic signage.
Young adults still forming relationships, the years when STI exposure is most common, tend to have irregular schedules and competing demands, so options listed here that offer extended or flexible hours carry real weight. A third of Valley households bring in over six figures, but rent around $909 a month still competes with every other line item for the roughly one in four residents who rent. Valley City Park is an easy walk from much of town; the next step is pulling up the clinic list here and booking the first appointment that fits this week.
Getting there
At 4.94/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Valley 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 68064 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 68064 area around Valley: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Valley alone.
Valley sits in Douglas County, ZIP 68064. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Valley? 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 Douglas County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Nebraska 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 Valley-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 Valley 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 Nebraska 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 Nebraska, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Nebraska 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 NebraskaSource: 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 Nebraska Medicine (8 mi), or order an at-home kit to 68064.
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 752 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Nebraska average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Nebraska, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 68064; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
HPV and hepatitis B vaccines prevent those infections, ask a provider if you're due.
Yes, test after the window period, and if HIV exposure is a concern, ask about PEP within 72 hours.
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