King County reports about 199 gonorrhea cases per 100,000 residents. If you've had a recent risk or test regularly in Auburn, Washington, public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. We have several options listed below.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Auburn, WA. The nearest, Labcorp, is about 0.9 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.
HealthPoint in Auburn charges on a sliding scale and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and most private insurance, making fee calculations straightforward regardless of coverage status. Appointments are required for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis testing, with HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines also available.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
MultiCare in Auburn covers gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia testing with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, billed through insurance or Medicaid, and appointments keep the pace moving. DoxyPEP rounds out a prevention toolkit that few primary-care stops carry.
Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis, taken within 72 hours after a sexual exposure to reduce bacterial STI risk, is prescribable directly at MultiCare Auburn. Having the prescription sourced from the same clinician who runs your panel means dosing guidance comes with the full picture of your results, not as a separate errand.
Plenty of testing sites confirm a hepatitis C diagnosis and leave the treatment question to someone else entirely. MultiCare Auburn carries treatment on-site, so a positive antibody result doesn't stall into an indefinite queue for a specialist referral. Management begins in the same clinical relationship.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
HealthPoint Auburn North Annex, in Auburn, carries full federal qualification as a community health center, which translates directly into sliding-scale fees tied to household income for STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) with no appointment required to be seen.
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Public Health Seattle and King County's Auburn clinic sets fees on a sliding scale and accepts Medicaid and private insurance for gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, and HIV testing, with HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines available alongside family planning and same-visit bacterial STI treatment. Appointments are required.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
ICHS at Sound Auburn, serving Auburn, carries the federal community health center designation that requires sliding-scale fees tied directly to household income: making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening financially within reach across a wide range of budgets, with no appointment needed.
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Cornerstone Medical Services in Auburn bases its fees on income, so cost isn't a barrier to getting tested. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening that covers syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV. With what you pay tied directly to what you earn.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Kent Public Health Center-Birch Creek, serving Kent with federal FQHC backing, anchors its STI care in a sliding-scale fee structure tied directly to income. Meaning cost is never a barrier. Walk-in visits are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening.
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Pacific Medical Centers in Federal Way runs on scheduled appointments, so a single booked visit can cover HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B and C, and TB testing alongside same-visit bacterial treatment, PrEP, and HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines. All on a fee or insurance basis, with PrEP available for the uninsured.
Pacific Medical Centers carries both PrEP and PEP as standing services: meaning anyone without a primary care doctor, or anyone paying cash and navigating coverage gaps, can access ongoing HIV prevention medication directly here. PrEP for the uninsured is explicitly supported, so cost doesn't gate the prescription.
When a hepatitis C test returns positive at Pacific Medical Centers, the treatment path stays internal. Clinicians prescribe antivirals and manage the monitoring schedule without sending patients elsewhere. That means the prescribing, follow-up labs, and treatment response checks all run through the same practice.
The panel at Pacific Medical Centers layers hepatitis B and C antibody and antigen testing on top of HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. Run as an integrated order, not a separate referral. Clinicians review the full picture together, so hepatitis findings inform treatment decisions alongside any bacterial results in the same appointment.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
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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 Auburn, 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 King 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.
202 North Division Street, Auburn, WA 98001
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
202 North Division Street, Auburn, WA 98001
CMS-certified lab
125 3rd Street Northeast Suite 403, Auburn, WA 98002
CMS-certified lab
202 North Division St Suite 100, Auburn, WA 98001
CMS-certified lab
202 North Division St. - Incyte Suite, Auburn, WA 98001
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Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Auburn. 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, 2,962 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Auburn. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 1,246 offer telehealth.
Jack Goldman, MD
Internal medicine · 803 East Main Street, Auburn
Joel Felipe, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1340 M Street Southeast, Auburn
Nicolas Talsma, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 407 East Main Street, Auburn
Michelle Thurman, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 202 Cross Street Southeast, Auburn
Sheila Kennedy, DO
Family medicine · 820 Harvey Road, Auburn
Gretchen Mjelde, MD
Family medicine · 126 Auburn Avenue, Auburn
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 Auburn, WA 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.
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0.7 mi Healthpoint
0.9 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Auburn, WA.
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 Auburn, 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.
$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
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 King County, the county that includes Auburn, compare with Washington and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~28% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#18 of 39 Washington counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 54% of the state
| Infection | King County | Washington | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 324 7,360 cases ▼ 9% | 354.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 198.5 4,509 cases ▲ 53% | 129.6 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 25.4 578 cases ▲ 19% | 21.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 18 409 cases ▲ 44% | 12.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 29.1 660 cases ▲ 27% | 22.9 | 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 King County, chlamydia has fallen from 373.4 to 324 per 100,000 (13%), gonorrhea has risen from 192 to 198.5 per 100,000 (3%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 14.8 to 25.4 per 100,000 (72%).
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 King County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: King County is one of 48 U.S. counties prioritized under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative: targeted federal funding to expand local HIV testing, PrEP, and prevention.
King County HIV care continuum (2023)
King County recorded 9 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among King County residents living with HIV, 88% know their status · 87% are in care · 79.1% 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 King County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
South Auburn's residential streets carry a mix of longtime owners and renters whose monthly costs land noticeably below what most King County zip codes demand, and that relative affordability shapes how households here budget time as much as money. With nearly three in five residents owning their homes and average households running just over three people, Auburn has a settled, family-anchored feel, though a meaningful share of working adults are stretching a modest rent check across those same household members. When roughly two-thirds of residents are in the labor force, weekday clinic hours can genuinely conflict with shift work or commute windows along WA 167 or WA 18.
That scheduling reality lands hardest on people in their late teens and twenties, a group that makes up a substantial slice of Auburn's population and tends to face STI risk at its steepest precisely when scheduling any appointment feels like a negotiation with work, transit, and cost. The options listed on this page cover a range of fees and hours specifically because that negotiation is real here.
Fewer than two in five households in Auburn clear six figures annually, so out-of-pocket testing costs are a legitimate consideration, not an afterthought. Knowing which listed clinics offer sliding-scale or low-cost services before you show up near Les Gove Park or Downtown Auburn makes the practical difference for many residents planning around an already full week.
Getting there
At 10.24/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Auburn 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 98092 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 98092 area around Auburn: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Auburn alone.
Auburn sits in King County, ZIP 98092. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Auburn? 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 King County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Washington 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 Auburn-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 Auburn 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 Washington 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 Washington, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Washington 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 WashingtonSource: 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
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.
King County reported ~324 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Washington average.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Washington, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
A urine test or swab finds trichomoniasis, one of the most treatable STIs.
Herpes isn't curable, but daily or as-needed antiviral medicine controls outbreaks and lowers the chance of passing it on.
No, symptoms mean test now; the window period only applies to symptom-free screening.
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