New HIV diagnoses in Larimer County run about 75% lower than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Wellington, Colorado, you can visit a clinic to ask questions and start treatment, or use an at-home kit to collect a sample on your own schedule and mail it in. See your options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Wellington, CO. The nearest, Salud Family Health Centers, is about 7.1 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.
Salud Family Health Centers in Fort Collins weaves STI care into ongoing family medicine, so gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing share space with primary care: appointments required, sliding-scale fees apply, and same-visit treatment covers bacterial infections, all at no cost.
Fee schedules at many clinics bottom out at a reduced charge, not zero. At Salud Family Health Centers in Fort Collins, the sliding scale extends all the way down. Every test, every treatment, every preventive service carries no fee for those who qualify, with no floor left to clear.
When a language barrier interrupts STI care at Salud Family Health Centers in Fort Collins, the gap isn't cosmetic: bacterial infections go untreated, PrEP goes undiscussed, and follow-through breaks down. Spanish is a full clinical language here, not a workaround, meaning counseling, treatment decisions, and prevention conversations happen with the same precision in either language.
Salud Family Health Centers in Fort Collins provides PrEP, including the clinical monitoring that keeps it effective, specifically for uninsured patients, removing the cost barrier that most frequently interrupts long-term adherence. PEP is also available, meaning both ends of HIV prevention are staffed and funded on-site.
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Larimer County Department of Health and Environment in Fort Collins tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee, and for many patients, the total charge is zero. Appointments are required, and bacterial STIs are treated the same visit.
The no-fee structure at Larimer County Department of Health and Environment extends beyond testing to cover STI treatment, HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccination, and mpox vaccination in full. That coverage means a patient leaving with a same-visit bacterial treatment prescription or a first vaccine dose carries no balance from any part of the visit.
Staff at Larimer County Department of Health and Environment in Fort Collins provide services in Spanish, which means clinical conversations (symptom history, treatment options, vaccination schedules) happen in the language without a lag or an intermediary shaping the exchange.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Colorado Health Network in Fort Collins runs appointments for rapid HIV, hepatitis C, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, on a sliding scale that extends to fully covered care for those who qualify.
Colorado Health Network draws on Medicaid billing, insurance reimbursement, and grant-funded coverage to zero out the cost for patients who qualify. Meaning the sliding scale bottoms out at nothing, sustained by actual payer relationships rather than a waived line item.
Care at Colorado Health Network in Fort Collins is available fully in Spanish, which means a patient's results, risk conversation, and any prescription are handled in Spanish directly. Not reconstructed afterward.
Many prevention-focused clinics prescribe PrEP and leave it there; Colorado Health Network in Fort Collins also prescribes DoxyPEP, the post-exposure antibiotic protocol for bacterial STI prevention, giving patients access to three distinct prevention tools from a single clinical relationship.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains in Fort Collins tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C on a sliding-scale fee open to everyone, with walk-ins welcome, same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and staff fluent in American Sign Language and Spanish.
Plenty of testing sites stop at the result and leave prevention chemistry to someone else's prescription pad. Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains prescribes and manages both PrEP, the daily antiretroviral that suppresses HIV transmission risk, and PEP, including coverage for uninsured patients seeking PrEP through dedicated program funding.
As a Title X-funded site, Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains is legally required to keep reproductive and STI services for minors confidential. That protection is built into federal statute, not clinic discretion. Staff are trained to document and bill in ways that don't generate explanation-of-benefits statements that could surface on a parent's insurance account.
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains carries direct ASL capability alongside Spanish and interpretation access for additional languages: meaning a Deaf patient and a Spanish-speaking patient both receive care in the language they use to reason through medical decisions, without a relay step that delays or filters the exchange.
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American Sign Language, English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Jun 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Sunrise Community Health in Windsor tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and HIV. With same-visit treatment for bacterial infections on a sliding-scale fee open to all. Appointments are required, and Spanish-language care is available throughout.
Spanish at Sunrise Community Health is not limited to check-in paperwork: it carries through counseling, test results, and treatment planning. That continuity means a patient's understanding of a diagnosis, a drug regimen, or a prevention option isn't filtered through translation gaps at any point in the visit.
Beyond the core four, Sunrise tests for herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Meaning infections that often surface without obvious symptoms get caught in the same appointment. For hepatitis B in particular, that result feeds directly into the clinic's vaccination program if immunity isn't present.
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
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 7 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Wellington, 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 Larimer 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.
4901 Thompson Parkway, Johnstown, CO 80534
CMS-certified lab
3702 Timberline Road, Suite A, Fort Collins, CO 80525
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
5802 Wright Drive, Loveland, CO 80538
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 Wellington. 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, 366 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Wellington. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 126 offer telehealth.
John Fontenot, MD
Family medicine · 1635 Blue Spruce Drive, Fort Collins
Lesley Brooks, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 242 Conifer Street, Fort Collins
Bethany Engblom, DO
Family medicine · 1217 Riverside Avenue, Fort Collins
Dilaawar Mistry, MD
Internal medicine · 1025 Pennock Place, Fort Collins
Benjamin Smith, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1025 Pennock Place, Fort Collins
Joseph Prows, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 418 South Howes Street, Fort Collins
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 Wellington, CO 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.
Good Day Pharmacy
0.3 miRidley's Pharmacy
0.3 miKing Soopers Pharmacy
7.0 miSalud Pharmacy
7.2 mi
7.3 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Wellington, CO.
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 Wellington, 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
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
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 Larimer County, the county that includes Wellington, compare with Colorado and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~25% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#27 of 64 Colorado counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 58% of the state
| Infection | Larimer County | Colorado | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 274.8 1,019 cases ▼ 37% | 435.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 50.4 187 cases ▼ 61% | 128.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 4.3 16 cases ▼ 73% | 16 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 4 15 cases ▼ 62% | 10.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 7.6 28 cases ▼ 73% | 28.4 | 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 Larimer County, chlamydia has fallen from 340 to 274.8 per 100,000 (19%), gonorrhea has fallen from 70.7 to 50.4 per 100,000 (29%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 3.6 to 4.3 per 100,000 (19%).
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 Larimer County.
Local HIV snapshot
Larimer County HIV care continuum (2023)
Larimer County recorded 3.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 9.6 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Larimer County residents living with HIV, 75.1% are in care · 70.3% 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 Larimer County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Cottonwood Shores feels settled the moment you drive through it: most households here own their homes, and families tend to be larger than the national norm, which means younger adults sharing a roof with partners or kids are already navigating a lot of competing priorities before screening ever enters the picture. That life stage (new relationships, growing households, busy work schedules in a town where nearly three in four residents are actively employed) is precisely when regular testing tends to get quietly deferred, not from indifference but from genuine time pressure. Wellington's layout makes that deferral easy to rationalize. With I-25 as the main artery connecting residents to broader Larimer County services, a clinic visit isn't a lunch-errand; it's a planned trip.
For the share of residents who do rent (paying well above $1,000 a month) cost considerations add another layer to that calculation, making the sliding-scale and low-cost options listed on this page more than a convenience. The good news is that the testing options are already indexed here, ranging enough in hours and fee structures to work around a full-time schedule. Larimer County's STI trends underscore why younger Wellington adults, the crowd still building households and relationships, benefit most from options that don't require a half-day away from Corage Park Little League or an afternoon shift.
Getting there
At 2.86/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Wellington 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 80549 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 80549 area around Wellington: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Wellington alone.
Wellington sits in Larimer County, ZIP 80549. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Wellington? 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 Larimer County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Colorado 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 Wellington-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 Wellington 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 Colorado 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 Colorado, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Colorado 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 ColoradoSource: 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 8 options within a 30-mile drive.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
Salud Family Health Centers, about 7.1 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Larimer County reported ~275 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Colorado average.
In Colorado, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
Get treated, notify partners, pause sex until cleared, and follow up, the infection is manageable.
Yes, site matters; oral/anal exposure needs a throat or rectal swab, which urine testing won't catch.
Reassuring if you tested after the window, just retest if it was early, and screen again with new partners.
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