? Gonorrhea is reported at 61% lower rates in Wadena County than the national average. If you are in Wadena County, Minnesota, and wondering about STI testing whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, compare community and public clinics which are often low-cost or free, and private labs which tend to offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. Check the list below for your options.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Wadena, MN. The nearest, Mahube-Otwa Community Action Partnership, is about 0.3 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.
Mahube-Otwa Community Action Partnership in Wadena runs appointments for rapid HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis C testing, with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs and HPV vaccination. All on a sliding scale that reaches zero cost for every service offered.
A missed follow-up or skipped treatment appointment often comes down to what it costs to return. At Mahube-Otwa, the fee scale bottoms out at nothing (testing, same-visit bacterial treatment, and vaccination all included) so cost is never the reason care stops short of complete.
Mahube-Otwa carries interpretation services across its full range of care (testing, counseling, and treatment) meaning the conversation about results, medication adherence, or next steps happens in the language that makes those details land clearly, not one that requires a patient to fill in gaps on their own.
Clinics running a basic panel stop at gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. Leaving herpes and hepatitis C to a separate appointment somewhere else. Mahube-Otwa tests for all six in a single visit, closing the gap that a narrower panel leaves open.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 1 mile from Wadena. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Essentia Health in Staples covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB. Bacterial infections treated the same visit they're confirmed. Fees follow a sliding scale, and walk-ins are welcome.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 19 miles from Wadena. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Sanford Health in Perham delivers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis A, B, and C, TB, and HIV testing with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs; HIV and hepatitis are managed on-site as well. Fees run on a sliding scale and appointments are required.
Sanford Health carries both PrEP, daily oral medication that blocks HIV acquisition, and PEP as standing prescriptions, not external referrals. PrEP requires regular HIV and kidney-function monitoring, and Sanford handles that follow-up in the same clinic, keeping the medication and its required labs in one place.
Many clinics run a hepatitis C antibody test and hand the result back without a treatment path attached. Sanford Health in Perham goes further: confirmed hepatitis C is treated on-site, meaning the gap between a reactive result and access to direct-acting antivirals closes at the same clinic rather than opening a separate specialist search.
Sanford Health's panel extends beyond the standard gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV to include hepatitis A, B, and C. A distinction that lands hardest for anyone paying out of pocket or without an established primary care relationship who would otherwise need a separate facility just to complete a full infectious-disease workup.
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Listing verified Sep 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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Wadena, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 60 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Wadena. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 3 offer telehealth.
Juliette Power, MD
Internal medicine · 4 Deerwood Avenue Northwest, Wadena
Paige Selvey, MD
Family medicine · 415 Jefferson North Street, Wadena
Hala Madi, MD
OB-GYN · 415 Jefferson Street North, Wadena
Kevin Wentworth, MD
Family medicine · 49725 County, Staples
Dana Skonseng, MD
OB-GYN · 301 2nd Avenue Northwest, Staples
Shaneen Schmidt, MD
Family medicine · 401 Douglas Avenue, Henning
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 Wadena, MN 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.
Pamida Pharmacy 13
0.2 miSeip Prescription Shoppe
0.3 miPeters Thrifty White Drug
0.3 miThrifty White Pharmacy
0.3 miMedicine Shoppe
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0.5 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Wadena, MN.
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 Wadena, 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 $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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 Wadena County, the county that includes Wadena, compare with Minnesota and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~29% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#36 of 87 Minnesota counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 59% of the state
| Infection | Wadena County | Minnesota | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 231.7 33 cases ▼ 39% | 379.5 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 70.2 10 cases ▼ 48% | 134.5 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 7 1 cases ▼ 20% | 8.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 6.7 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | — no data | 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 Wadena County, chlamydia has fallen from 277.3 to 231.7 per 100,000 (16%), gonorrhea has fallen from 135.1 to 70.2 per 100,000 (48%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 7.1 to 7 per 100,000 (1%).
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 Wadena County.
Local HIV snapshot
Wadena County HIV care continuum (2023)
Wadena County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6.7 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Wadena County residents living with HIV, 88.9% are in care · 66.7% 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 Wadena County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Northwest Park sits at the quiet edge of a town where nearly two-thirds of residents own their homes and have put down roots for the long haul, but the other third rent at rates well below the state average, and that affordability draws younger adults cycling through housing, jobs, and relationships in ways that make routine health decisions easy to postpone. Wadena's unemployment picture means a meaningful share of residents are between jobs or piecing together income, which can make a clinic visit feel like a luxury of scheduling rather than a priority. People in their late teens and twenties, a sizeable slice of this community, are statistically the most likely to carry an undiagnosed infection, and in a place where most households run on one or two incomes and high earners are genuinely rare, low-cost or sliding-scale testing matters more than the clinic's waiting-room décor.
If you're already heading out on US 10 toward the county line, that drive is the practical window to make the appointment happen. Check the options listed here before you leave Burlington Northern Park.
Getting there
At 6.21/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Wadena 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 56482 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 56482 area around Wadena: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Wadena alone.
Wadena sits in Wadena County, ZIP 56482. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Wadena? 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 Wadena County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Minnesota 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 Wadena-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 Wadena 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Minnesota 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 MinnesotaSource: 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.
Possibly, Verndale, MN is close; compare it by distance against Mahube-Otwa Community Action Partnership.
Public clinics are free; 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 232 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Minnesota average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Minnesota, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, partners should test and be treated together to avoid passing it back and forth.
Yes, from a reputable lab, confirm any positive with a clinician for treatment.
Start treatment, tell recent partners so they can test, avoid sex until cleared, and retest if advised, most STIs resolve with care.
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