Where to get tested in Iowa
3,480 people were living with diagnosed HIV in Iowa at the end of 2024, and 29% of people 13 and older newly diagnosed that year were Black (our arithmetic from CDC's counts), according to CDC's provisional 2024 data.
CDC says everyone 13 to 64 should be tested for HIV at least once, and people with certain risk factors more often. Most HIV tests are free or low cost. Find HIV testing near you.
For help in your state: Iowa's HIV program.
For Black families in Iowa
The Project at Primary Health Care. The Project at Primary Health Care, at 1200 University Ave. in Des Moines, offers free, confidential HIV and STI testing, HIV medical and dental care, behavioral health support, and case management in one place. It is one of the agencies Iowa HHS funds to deliver Ryan White Part B services. Call (515) 248-1595.
University of Iowa Health Care Virology Clinic. The Virology Clinic at University of Iowa Health Care in Iowa City provides primary HIV medical care, medication and adherence counseling, psychiatry services, specialty pharmacy, and help with Ryan White funds and HOPWA housing services. It also runs a satellite clinic in Waterloo, and Ryan White case management is offered through River Hills Community Health Center in Ottumwa. Appointments: 1-319-356-8133.
Named HIV testing + PrEP sites in Iowa
Where to get help in Iowa
- Find HIV testing near you (CDC)
- Iowa HIV program
- Community health centers in Iowa: /clinics/ia/
- Medicaid in Iowa: /medicaid/iowa/
- Health profile for Black residents of Iowa: /health/iowa/
Every program above tests free or at low cost. If you would rather test at home, a self-pay kit is a private option:
Everlywell
An oral-swab HIV test with results in 20 minutes.
$49, FSA/HSA eligible
Order the at-home HIV testMore Iowa HIV care
Get care in Iowa
Reading about HIV testing is the first step. These are the places in Iowa that actually test, prescribe, and cover it.