Benton County reports about 473 chlamydia cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. If you have had a recent risk or test on a regular schedule in Benton City, Washington, know that some clinics take walk-ins for same-day testing, while labs and at-home kits let you plan around your own time. Check the options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Benton City, WA. The nearest, Providence, is about 6.8 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.
Providence in West Richland screens for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV on a fee-based model with insurance accepted, no appointment required. HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines are available alongside STI treatment and prevention counseling.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Tri-Cities Community Health in Richland runs on sliding-scale fees accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB. With appointments required and care available in Spanish.
Tri-Cities Community Health delivers STI care directly in Spanish, which means counseling, test results, and treatment decisions happen in the same language: no relay, no lag between what's said and what's understood.
Beyond the bacterial and HIV workup, the clinic runs discrete hepatitis B and hepatitis C antibody tests as part of its standard panel. Hepatitis B vaccination is also administered on-site, and positive hepatitis findings feed into ongoing management rather than stopping at a lab result.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A community safety-net federally qualified health center about 10 miles from Benton City. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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TCCH Richland – Endocrinology & Diabetes Center, in Richland, earns its federal health center designation partly through sliding-scale STI screening: no appointment needed to walk in and get tested for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with fees adjusted to your income on the spot.
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A public STD-testing site about 13 miles from Benton City.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Oct 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 Benton City, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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 Benton 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.
3810 Plaza Way, Kennewick, WA 99338
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
3290 West 19th Avenue, Kennewick, WA 99337
CMS-certified lab
1096 North Goethals Drive, Richland, WA 99352
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Benton City. 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, 217 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Benton City. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 57 offer telehealth.
Joshua Spendlove, MD
Urology · 1105 Dale Avenue, Benton City
Kim Vanatta, DO
Internal medicine · 701 Dale Avenue, Benton City
Wei Hsung Lin, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 3950 Keene Road, West Richland
Jeffrey Kiki, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 3950 Keene Road, West Richland
Joseph Salinas, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1446 Spaulding Avenue, Richland
Bradley Tymchuk, MD
Internal medicine · 3121 Leslie Road, Richland
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 Benton City, 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.
Logar Pharmacy
0.3 miYokes Food
6.5 miDensow's Pharmacy
8.8 miFred Meyer Pharmacy
9.4 miReliant RX
9.6 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Benton City, 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 Benton City, 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 Benton County, the county that includes Benton City, compare with Washington and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~34% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#5 of 39 Washington counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 87% of the state
| Infection | Benton County | Washington | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 472.5 1,017 cases ▲ 33% | 354.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 114.3 246 cases ▼ 12% | 129.6 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 20 43 cases ▼ 6% | 21.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 9.8 21 cases ▼ 22% | 12.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 28.3 61 cases ▲ 24% | 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 Benton County, chlamydia has fallen from 474.7 to 472.5 per 100,000 (0%), gonorrhea has fallen from 181.3 to 114.3 per 100,000 (37%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 15 to 20 per 100,000 (33%).
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 Benton County.
Local HIV snapshot
Benton County HIV care continuum (2023)
Benton County recorded 5.1 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Benton County residents living with HIV, 85.9% are in care · 78.8% 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 Benton County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
WA 225 threads through Benton City as Babs Avenue and then Division Street, and following it to the nearest clinic listed here means carving out a real block of your day, which is worth naming plainly when you're deciding whether to go. That calculation lands differently in a town where more than three-quarters of households own their homes and most families run larger than the national average: schedules tend to fill around school pickups, shift work, and the rhythms of households built for more than two people. Those same household patterns shape who needs routine screening most.
A substantial share of Benton City residents are in their late teens and twenties: the years when new relationships, changing partners, and gaps in prior testing history converge, and when an STI caught early is simply a short course of treatment rather than a longer problem. With unemployment running higher than the state median, keeping a clinic visit free or low-cost matters; the options listed on this page include sliding-scale and no-cost testing, so the appointment doesn't have to compete with $863-a-month rent or a stretched grocery budget. For the majority of Benton City's married adults and multi-person households, that kind of ease is what makes a routine test something that actually gets scheduled alongside everything else life here demands.
Getting there
At 6.19/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Benton City 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 99320 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 99320 area around Benton City: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Benton City alone.
Benton City sits in Benton County, ZIP 99320. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Benton City? 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 Benton 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 Benton City-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 Benton City 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.
9 testing options are within 30 miles of Benton City, WA.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
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 473 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Washington average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Washington, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
HPV and hepatitis B vaccines prevent those infections, ask a provider if you're due.
Definitely worth testing; abnormal discharge often points to a treatable STI.
Screening checks when you have no symptoms; diagnostic testing confirms a cause when you do. The lab tests are often the same.
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