In King County, Washington, there are 34% fewer chlamydia cases than the US average. Whether it's your first test or a routine screening in Burien, Washington, you'll find public clinics that keep costs down, private labs that prioritize speed, and home kits that trade a clinic visit for convenience. Check options below.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Burien, WA. The nearest, Sea Mar Community Health Centers, is about 0.4 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.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers in Burien tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, on a sliding-scale fee, and all services are provided at no cost.
Fee waivers at many clinics apply narrowly, a specific program, a specific test, a specific day. At Sea Mar Community Health Centers in Burien, no service on the menu carries a charge, full stop. The sliding scale bottoms out at zero across the board.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers in Burien has Spanish-speaking clinical staff, which means medication instructions, treatment decisions, and counseling happen in Spanish as a standing feature of the practice. Not routed through a secondary channel. For anyone managing PrEP, hepatitis treatment, or HIV care in Spanish, that continuity shapes every follow-up visit.
Sea Mar in Burien prescribes and monitors PrEP internally: the baseline HIV and kidney labs, the ongoing refill visits, and the adherence counseling all run through the same clinical team. PEP is also available, and for uninsured patients, PrEP carries no cost.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in Burien accepts Medicaid and private insurance, with a fee schedule for others, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB. Appointments required, bacterial STIs treated same visit.
Leaving a clinic with gonorrhea and chlamydia cleared but herpes or hepatitis B undetected means scheduling elsewhere, paying again, and waiting again. Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in Burien tests for herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the core bacterial panel. One appointment closes those gaps rather than opening new ones.
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in Burien prescribes and monitors PrEP for ongoing HIV prevention, PEP when indicated, and DoxyPEP for bacterial STI risk reduction: each requiring its own dosing schedule, lab follow-up cadence, and clinical check-ins that are managed within the same practice.
Many clinics field a non-English speaker and route language access through workarounds that break the clinical conversation. Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in Burien provides interpretation services integrated into the appointment itself, so the history, the results, and the treatment plan are communicated directly. Not filtered or abbreviated.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
HealthPoint in Seattle covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections when results call for it. Appointments are required, and fees run on a sliding scale with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
HealthPoint White Center in Seattle earned its federally qualified status by committing to serve anyone regardless of ability to pay, making it a practical answer for cash-paying patients or those without steady coverage. Sliding-scale fees apply to STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, and no appointment is required.
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Sea Mar CHC - Burien 8th Ave. S. located in Seatac, welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federal qualification underpins its sliding-scale fees, keeping syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing within reach based on income. All handled in a single visit.
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A public STD-testing location about 3 miles from Burien.
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
White Center Public Health Center in Seattle answers the needs of patients paying out of pocket, between insurance plans, or working with limited income. Federally qualified status anchors its sliding-scale fee structure, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening financially within reach. No appointment needed.
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Sea Mar CHC - Seattle 17th Place S. welcomes walk-ins for STI screening in Seattle without requiring an appointment. Federally qualified status ties fees to a sliding income scale, keeping syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing reachable for patients across all income levels in a single visit.
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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 Burien, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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.
12501 East Marginal Way Suite 200, Tukwila, WA 98168
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
16251 Sylvester Road Southwest, Seattle, WA 98166
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
16251 Sylvester Road Southwest, Burien, WA 98166
CMS-certified lab
16251 Sylvester Road Southwest, Burien, WA 98166
CMS-certified lab
12401 East Marginal Way South, Tukwila, WA 98168
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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 Burien. 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, 3,220 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Burien. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 1,362 offer telehealth.
Kumara Sundar, MD
Family medicine · 140 Southwest 146th Street, Burien
Cynthia Taylor, MD
Family medicine · 14212 Ambaum Boulevard Southwest, Burien
Peter Berberian, MD
Family medicine · 14434 Ambaum Boulevard Southwest, Burien
Jeffrey Hoff, DO
Family medicine · 13014 12th Avenue Southwest, Burien
Harry Pierce, DO
Internal medicine · 13014 12th Avenue Southwest, Burien
Jack Choi, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 322 Southwest 155th Street, Burien
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 Burien, 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.
Fred Meyer Pharmacy
0.3 mi
0.3 mi Longs Drug Store
1.0 miTukwila Station Pharmacy
2.4 miNimble Pharmacy
3.0 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Burien, 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 Burien, 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
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
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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 Burien, compare with Washington and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~26% 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 154th Street cuts through Burien's everyday geography, connecting Highline and Sunnydale to the broader grid of errands, school runs, and commutes that shape most residents' weeks. For roughly half the city's households, that routine runs on a renter's budget, with typical monthly costs that leave limited room for medical appointments that feel optional until they aren't. That financial texture matters: when a screening visit competes with groceries or a car payment, the easier it is to fit into an existing Tuesday, the more likely it actually happens. Burien's households run larger than the regional norm, averaging more than three people, which means health decisions ripple outward.
A young adult in their late twenties sharing a place in Mount View or near the Seahurst area may be navigating work, shared expenses, and a calendar packed with other people's needs. With nearly seven in ten residents in the labor force and unemployment running above the state's lower recent figures, scheduling flexibility isn't a given. King County's STI rate picture makes regular testing a practical baseline for sexually active people in their late teens and twenties, and Burien's resident profile, dense households, a sizable renting population, and a working-age majority, puts that baseline within reach for most people willing to check the listings here first.
Getting there
Burien scores 12.72/20 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 98168 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 98168 area around Burien: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Burien alone.
Burien sits in King County, ZIP 98168. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Burien? 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 a Burien-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 Burien 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.
There are 12 options within a 30-mile drive.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers, about 0.4 mi away, provides free testing.
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.
At-home kits mail to 98168: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
In Washington, 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.
Usually urine or a swab for chlamydia/gonorrhea, and blood for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis.
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