In Jackson County, Oregon, reported syphilis runs 46% lower than the national average. Whether you're in Ashland before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care, you have options. While visiting a clinic lets a provider answer questions and start treatment, an at-home kit lets you collect a sample on your own schedule and mail it in. See your options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Ashland, OR. The nearest, Rogue Community Health, is about 1.1 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.
Rogue Community Health, a community health center in Ashland, brings STI care into the same system as ongoing primary care: meaning gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing sit alongside treatment, HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, and family planning, on a sliding-scale fee with appointments required.
When STI care at Rogue Community Health in Ashland happens in Spanish (counseling, test results, treatment decisions) nothing gets deferred to a follow-up appointment because something wasn't understood the first time. The clinical conversation stays complete and actionable from the start.
Languages
English, Spanish
Tests offered
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Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
South Ashland Health Center, serving Ashland, welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federal qualification backs its sliding-scale fee structure, so costs adjust to income. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing. No scheduling hurdle between you and answers.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
La Clinica at the OHRA Center, serving Ashland through federally qualified status, anchors its STI care in a sliding-scale fee structure tied directly to household income. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening, with no fixed price standing between patients and the testing they need.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Rogue Community Health Talent Health Center, in Talent, adjusts fees to match what patients actually earn. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening that covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, backed by the center's federal health center designation.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
La Clinica in Medford tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and all three hepatitis strains on a sliding-scale fee open to everyone; bacterial STIs are treated the same visit, and appointments are required. Staff speak Spanish, with interpretation available for other languages.
Many clinics route non-English speakers through an external interpretation service, leaving clinical nuance to chance. At La Clinica in Medford, Spanish is spoken directly by staff, and on-site interpretation extends to other languages: meaning the conversation about symptoms, treatment, and follow-up stays intact and unmediated.
La Clinica in Medford prescribes both PrEP and PEP as routine parts of its sexual health care, which means ongoing HIV prevention is built into the same appointment as testing, eliminating the need to coordinate with a separate prescriber.
For someone paying cash or without a regular specialist, La Clinica in Medford's standing capacity to treat hepatitis C on-site, not just detect it, closes the gap between a confirmed diagnosis and access to the medication that clears it.
Languages
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Jul 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 1 mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Ashland, 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 range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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.
Also in the area
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Jackson 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.
280 Maple Street, Ashland, OR 97520
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1401 Siskiyou Blvd Suite 1, Ashland, OR 97520
CMS-certified lab
595 North Main Street, Suite 1, Ashland, OR 97520
CMS-certified lab
280 Maple Street, Ashland, OR 97520
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Ashland. 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, 117 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Ashland. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 43 offer telehealth.
Daniel Sengenberger, DO
Family medicine · 850 Siskiyou Boulevard, Ashland
Sylvia Chatroux, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 400 West Hersey Street, Ashland
Howard Morningstar, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 534 Washington Street, Ashland
Theodore Crum, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 628 North Main Street, Ashland
Jenna Diggs, MD
Family medicine · 560 Catalina Drive, Ashland
David Candelaria, MD
Family medicine · 280 Maple Street, Ashland
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 Ashland, OR 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.
Talent Health RX
5.8 miMedicap Pharmacy
5.9 miPhoenix Pharmacy
8.5 mi
8.7 mi La Clinica del Valle Family Health Care Center
9.4 mi
11 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Ashland, OR.
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 Ashland, 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 Jackson County, the county that includes Ashland, compare with Oregon and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~27% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#15 of 36 Oregon counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 58% of the state
| Infection | Jackson County | Oregon | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 280.8 620 cases ▼ 23% | 362.5 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 75.2 166 cases ▼ 36% | 117.2 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 8.6 19 cases ▼ 55% | 19.2 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 2.3 5 cases ▼ 76% | 9.6 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 10.9 24 cases ▼ 45% | 19.7 | 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 Jackson County, chlamydia has fallen from 327.4 to 280.8 per 100,000 (14%), gonorrhea has fallen from 140.6 to 75.2 per 100,000 (47%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 17 to 8.6 per 100,000 (49%).
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 Jackson County.
Local HIV snapshot
Jackson County HIV care continuum (2023)
Jackson County recorded 6.8 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6.6 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Jackson County residents living with HIV, 84.6% are in care · 75.5% 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 Jackson County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Lithia Park draws a steady crowd of new faces each season (students, transplants, and young renters finding their footing along Siskiyou Boulevard) and it's precisely in those transitional moments that STI screening most often falls through the cracks in Ashland. Nearly half the city rents, and at just over a thousand dollars a month, that rent pressure is real enough to make any out-of-pocket health expense feel optional rather than routine. For younger adults navigating all of that at once, the testing options listed here represent something genuinely useful: enough variety that cost, timing, or distance rarely has to be the reason a test doesn't happen. From Meadowbrook Park to the blocks near Lithia Park, a clinic visit doesn't necessarily mean borrowing a car or rearranging a shift.
You can often just walk. That matters especially for the segment of the population in their late teens and twenties, the years when new partners and changing insurance are facts of life, not exceptions. With roughly four in ten households earning well above median and six in ten adults in the workforce, Ashland has real economic range, which means the listed options span fee structures worth comparing before you assume any single one fits your situation.
Getting there
Ashland scores 11.48/20 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 97520 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 97520 area around Ashland: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Ashland alone.
Ashland sits in Jackson County, ZIP 97520. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Neighborhoods & communities
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Ashland? 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 Jackson County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Oregon 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 an Ashland-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 Ashland 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 Oregon 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 Oregon, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Oregon 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 OregonSource: 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.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it.
Public clinics serve people without insurance, often on a sliding scale.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Jackson County reported ~281 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Oregon average.
In Oregon, 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.
Chlamydia is checked with a simple urine sample or a swab; lab results usually come back in a day or two.
Reputable kits use the same lab methods as clinics; any positive should be confirmed and treated by a provider.
Reassuring if you tested after the window, just retest if it was early, and screen again with new partners.
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