Butte sees around 33 syphilis cases per 100,000 residents, above the US average. If you need a one-time concern or regular check-ups in Butte Meadows, California, decide if you want the potential insurance coverage of local clinics or the flat self-pay simplicity at many private labs. See your options below.
Available testing centers
4 testing options are listed for Butte Meadows, CA. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, is about 22.0 miles away. Compare private labs and at-home kits below.
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 22 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Butte Meadows, 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 Butte 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.
240 Spruce Street, Gridley, CA 95948
CMS-certified lab
695 Oleander Avenue, Chico, CA 95926
CMS-certified lab
2767 Olive Highway, Oroville, CA 95966
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Butte Meadows. 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, 69 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Butte Meadows. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 26 offer telehealth.
Richard Thorp, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 6470 Pentz Road, Paradise
Daniel Brink, MD
Family medicine · 130 Brentwood Drive, Chester
Bryan Caudle, MD
Family medicine · 5125 Skyway, Paradise
Axle Maria Rafaelle Untalan, MD
Internal medicine · 5125 Skyway, Paradise
Tanya Layne, MD
Family medicine · 888 Lakeside Vlg Cmns, Chico
Celeste Reinking, MD
Family medicine · 500 Cohasset Road, Chico
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 Butte Meadows, CA 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.
Lisa Family Pharmacy
19 mi
19 mi Cobblestone Pharmacy
22 miLassen Drug
22 mi
22 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Butte Meadows, CA.
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 Butte Meadows, 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
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
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 Butte County, the county that includes Butte Meadows, compare with California and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data.
#13 of 58 California counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 78% of the state
| Infection | Butte County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 485.6 1,006 cases ▼ 1% | 491.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 131.8 273 cases ▼ 31% | 190.2 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 33.3 69 cases ▲ 104% | 16.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 18.3 38 cases ▼ 4% | 19.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 27 56 cases ▼ 42% | 46.7 | 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 Butte County, chlamydia has fallen from 534.9 to 485.6 per 100,000 (9%), gonorrhea has fallen from 209.3 to 131.8 per 100,000 (37%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 44.9 to 33.3 per 100,000 (26%).
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 Butte County.
Local HIV snapshot
Butte County HIV care continuum (2023)
Butte County recorded 8.5 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 14.9 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Butte County residents living with HIV, 83.4% are in care · 20.4% 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 Butte County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Up on Bull Hill, where driveways lead to owned lots rather than rental units, housing in Butte Meadows almost always comes with a mortgage instead of a lease: a pattern of deep-rooted ownership that shapes a community where people stay put, build families, and carry the kind of financial commitments that quietly reorganize every other priority. For younger adults moving through new relationships or aging off a parent's insurance plan, that context matters: the window when testing is most relevant is also when schedules tighten and discretionary spending shrinks. At $921 a month, renting here is comparatively modest, yet for someone early in a career in a county where more than four in ten working-age adults aren't currently in the labor force, even a modest co-pay can feel like a reason to wait.
Getting around is the other reality. That's a real barrier for people in their twenties who may be sharing one vehicle or working irregular hours. The options listed on this page are worth scanning carefully for same-week availability and sliding-scale fees, because in a community this spread out, the clinic you'll actually reach beats the one that looks best on a map.
Getting there
At 4.08/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Butte Meadows 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 95942 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 95942 area around Butte Meadows: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Butte Meadows alone.
Butte Meadows sits in Butte County, ZIP 95942. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Butte Meadows? 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 Butte County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under California 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 Butte Meadows-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 Butte Meadows 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 California 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 California, a minor aged 12 or older can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
California 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 CaliforniaSource: 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.
Chico, CA is a nearby town with options, the listing shows each one's distance so you can pick the closest.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Butte County reported ~486 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the California average.
In California, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Reputable kits use the same lab methods as clinics; any positive should be confirmed and treated by a provider.
Chlamydia is checked with a simple urine sample or a swab; lab results usually come back in a day or two.
Chlamydia and gonorrhea show up about 1–2 weeks after exposure, syphilis 3–6 weeks, and HIV 2–6 weeks depending on the test.
Go to an ER or call RAINN (800-656-4673); they provide testing, PEP, and support right away.
Usually urine or a swab for chlamydia/gonorrhea, and blood for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis.
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