Pacific County recorded gonorrhea at about 75% lower than the US average. It's good to get an STI test whether it's your first or a routine screening in Bay Center, Washington. To weigh your options, community and public clinics may be low-cost or free, while private labs usually offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. See the listings below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Bay Center, WA. The nearest, Pacific County Health and Human Services Department, is about 7.4 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.
Pacific County Health and Human Services Department in South Bend runs on sliding-scale fees with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted, plus donations welcome. Appointments are required for gonorrhea, chlamydia, and herpes testing, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines on-site.
Gonorrhea and chlamydia are standard; herpes testing is not, and Pacific County Health and Human Services Department carries it alongside both. That means a single appointment can return results across bacterial and viral infections without separating the two into different visits or different providers.
Pacific County Health and Human Services Department maintains on-site Spanish-language capacity and staffed interpretation for other languages, meaning clinical conversations (exposure history, treatment instructions, follow-up plans) happen in real time with a person in the room, not routed through a separate service after the fact.
Languages
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Fees & payment
Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Valley View Health Center in Raymond runs on a sliding-scale fee structure and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, making the standard panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and conventional HIV testing) available across income levels. Appointments are required.
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English, Spanish
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Fees & payment
Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Cowlitz Family Health Center in Ocean Park tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis B and C on a sliding-scale fee, with appointments required and same-visit treatment available for bacterial infections.
Cowlitz Family Health Center staffs American Sign Language directly alongside Spanish-speaking providers and interpretation services for other languages, meaning a Deaf patient's clinical conversation happens in real time, in the exam room, not routed through a delay. That operational fact changes what a visit can accomplish.
The panel at Cowlitz Family Health Center extends to seven pathogens (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C) plus a TB test. Catching herpes and hepatitis B in the same draw that covers the core four means fewer separate appointments and a more complete picture from one visit.
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American Sign Language, English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
Tests offered
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Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
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 Bay Center, 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 Pacific 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.
800 Alder Street, South Bend, WA 98586
CMS-certified lab
174 First Ave North, Ilwaco, WA 98624
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Bay Center. 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, 36 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Bay Center. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 3 offer telehealth.
Benjamin Huneycutt, MD
Family medicine · 826 Alder Street, South Bend
Pawel Dutkiewicz, MD
Family medicine · 2373 Old Tokeland Road, Tokeland
Tobi Thaller, MD
Family medicine · 300 Ocean Avenue, Raymond
Sesha Adusumilli, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1100 Jackson Avenue, Raymond
Shelly Dueber, DO
Family medicine · 801 North Montesano Street, Westport
Lynda Williamson, DO
Family medicine · 176 1st Avenue North, Ilwaco
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 Bay Center, 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.
Willapa Harbor Pharmacies
7.4 miShoalwater Bay Pharmacy
7.5 miPeninsula Pharmacies
9.9 miPeninsula Pharmacies Long Beach Pharmacy Annex
19 miTwin Harbor Drug
20 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Bay Center, 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 Bay Center, 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
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
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 Pacific County, the county that includes Bay Center, compare with Washington and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~4% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#35 of 39 Washington counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 10% of the state
| Infection | Pacific County | Washington | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 111.6 27 cases ▼ 69% | 354.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 45.5 11 cases ▼ 65% | 129.6 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 16.5 4 cases ▼ 23% | 21.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 4.1 1 cases ▼ 67% | 12.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 4.1 1 cases ▼ 82% | 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 Pacific County, chlamydia has fallen from 184 to 111.6 per 100,000 (39%), gonorrhea has risen from 12.8 to 45.5 per 100,000 (255%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 4.3 to 16.5 per 100,000 (284%).
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 Pacific County.
Local HIV snapshot
Pacific County HIV care continuum (2023)
Pacific County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Pacific County residents living with HIV, 75.6% are in care · 70.7% 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 Pacific County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Bush Pioneer County Park anchors a community that feels genuinely rooted: most households here own their homes, many have for decades, and the average household sits closer to a family unit than a solo arrangement. Those workforce realities matter for screening logistics. Someone piecing together hours on the water or along the Palix River access corridor isn't necessarily free on a Tuesday morning, and with very few households in the higher-income bracket, out-of-pocket costs for a clinic visit can be a genuine obstacle rather than a minor inconvenience.
The options listed on this page reach into Pacific County and beyond, none should be assumed to sit at Bay Center's doorstep, so a visit requires planning a real drive. For younger adults here especially, knowing which listed options accept Medicaid or offer sliding-scale fees matters more than in wealthier zip codes. At a median home value well under $120,000, cost exposure on an uninsured visit lands differently for a Bay Center household than it would almost anywhere else in the state.
Getting there
At 7.77/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Bay Center 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 98527 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 98527 area around Bay Center: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Bay Center alone.
Bay Center sits in Pacific County, ZIP 98527. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Bay Center? 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 Pacific 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 a Bay Center-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 Bay Center 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.
4 testing options are within 30 miles of Bay Center, WA.
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 112 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Washington average.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
In Washington, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Medical records are protected under federal HIPAA law, ask the clinic how it handles your information.
Syphilis is found with a simple blood test; a reactive screen is confirmed with a second blood test.
A retest around 3 months after treatment is recommended for chlamydia and gonorrhea.
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