In this year, reported gonorrhea in Kootenai County runs about 75% lower than the US average. If you’ve had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, you can choose from public clinics, private labs, or at-home kits, each balancing cost, speed, or convenience. See the options below.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Coeur d'Alene, ID. The nearest, Heritage Health Union Gospel Mission, is about 0.3 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.
Heritage Health Union Gospel Mission in Coeur D Alene meets people who are between providers, paying cash, or stretching a tight income. Exactly who federal qualification is designed to serve. Sliding-scale fees adjust to what patients can actually pay, with STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
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Heritage Health SMCO in Coeur D Alene welcomes walk-in patients for STI screening without an appointment. Backed by federal FQHC standing, the clinic charges fees on a sliding scale tied to income, covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing in a single visit.
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Heritage Health in Coeur D Alene is a community health center, meaning STI care sits inside a full primary-care structure: appointments required, sliding-scale fees for everyone, same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, plus PrEP and PEP for prevention.
Heritage Health prescribes both PrEP and PEP in-house, with the monitoring labs and follow-up visits handled by the same providers who manage your STI care. That means ongoing kidney function checks, resistance screening, and refill oversight aren't outsourced to a separate prescriber. They're built into your relationship with the clinic.
When substance use is a factor in someone's sexual health, the gap between an STI visit and addiction support usually means a second referral that never gets followed through. At Heritage Health, substance-abuse treatment is offered alongside STI care in the same setting, so that gap doesn't open in the first place.
Heritage Health tests for hepatitis C in addition to gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. A meaningful capability for anyone without a regular primary-care provider who has no other venue to access hepatitis screening. Getting it at the same appointment closes a diagnostic gap that would otherwise require a separate clinical relationship.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Heritage Health Kroc RX, in Coeur D Alene, carries federally qualified health center standing. Meaning its sliding-scale fees are tied directly to household income, not insurance status. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no appointment needed.
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Dirne CHC Homeless Walk in Clinic in Coeur D Alene runs on a federally qualified sliding-scale model: fees adjust to income, and no one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-in STI screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, no appointment needed.
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Heritage Health Homeless Program in Coeur D Alene welcomes walk-ins for STI screening, no appointment needed. Federal qualification anchors its sliding-scale fees, so a single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing with costs adjusted to what each patient can pay.
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Heritage Health 1038 NW Blvd, in Coeur D Alene, carries federal qualification that ties STI screening costs directly to each patient's income. No flat rate, no barrier. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with fees adjusted on a sliding scale regardless of insurance status.
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Heritage Health Coeur D'alene Center for Healthy Living in Coeur D Alene welcomes walk-ins for STI screening, no appointment needed. Federal qualification backs its sliding-scale fees, so syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing adjusts to what patients can actually pay.
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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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Coeur d'Alene, 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 Kootenai 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.
2003 Kootenai Health Way, Coeur D'Alene, ID 83814
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
3815 North Schreiber Way Suite 101, Coeur D Alene, ID 83815
CMS-certified lab
980 West Ironwood Dr #104, Coeur D'Alene, ID 83814
CMS-certified lab
2003 Lincoln Way, Coeur D'Alene, ID 83814
CMS-certified lab
2199 North Merritt Creek Loop, Coeur D'Alene, ID 83814
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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 Coeur d'Alene. 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, 478 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Coeur d'Alene. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 176 offer telehealth.
Sean Urquhart, MD
OB-GYN · 2003 Kootenai Health Way, Coeur D Alene
Angelina Pearson, DO
OB-GYN · 2003 Kootenai Health Way, Coeur D Alene
George Bell, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 100 East Wallace Avenue, Coeur D Alene
John Sturges, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 2170 West Ironwood Ctr Drive, Coeur D Alene
Bhupinder Walia, MD
Family medicine · 2200 North Ironwood Place, Coeur D Alene
Samantha Easterly, DO
Family medicine · 2205 North Ironwood Place, Coeur D Alene
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 Coeur d'Alene, ID 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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0.6 mi Medicine Man Pharmacy
0.6 miKootenai Health Pharmacy
0.7 miShopko Pharmacy 069
0.7 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Coeur d'Alene, ID.
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 Coeur d'Alene, 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 Kootenai County, the county that includes Coeur d'Alene, compare with Idaho 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.
#16 of 44 Idaho counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 64% of the state
| Infection | Kootenai County | Idaho | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 229.7 425 cases ▼ 22% | 294.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 45.4 84 cases ▲ 15% | 39.6 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 7 13 cases ▲ 84% | 3.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 4.9 9 cases ▲ 58% | 3.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 5.9 11 cases ▼ 6% | 6.3 | 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 Kootenai County, chlamydia has fallen from 244.5 to 229.7 per 100,000 (6%), gonorrhea has risen from 39.1 to 45.4 per 100,000 (16%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 7.6 to 7 per 100,000 (8%).
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 Kootenai County.
Local HIV snapshot
Sources: AIDSVu (Emory/Gilead) · CDC AHEAD. 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 Kootenai County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Blackwell Hill sits above a city where households lean toward family-sized living, and that domestic scale shapes how health decisions get made. Nearly half of Coeur d'Alene residents rent rather than own, and with typical rents approaching a thousand dollars a month, discretionary spending on anything that isn't urgent tends to wait. For the roughly half of adults who are married, STI screening can feel like a conversation that belongs to a different season of life, yet the county's Kootenai STI figures are a reminder that transmission doesn't follow assumptions about relationship status.
The labor-force picture matters here too. A meaningful share of residents are working, and fewer than one in five households clears a six-figure income, which means that cost and scheduling are real considerations when someone on West Appleway Avenue or over near Atlas weighs whether to fit a clinic visit into a workweek. The options listed on this page vary in fees and hours precisely because those variables move the needle for people in their late teens and twenties, the years when screening is most consequential and least habitual.
Kootenai County's STI data reflects trends that affect communities far beyond any single neighborhood. For someone living near Tubbs Hill or up in the Gibbs area, staying current on screening is less about alarm and more about keeping pace with what the county numbers consistently show.
Getting there
At 7.63/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Coeur d'Alene 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 83815 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 83815 area around Coeur d'Alene: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Coeur d'Alene alone.
Coeur d'Alene sits in Kootenai County, ZIP 83815. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Coeur d'Alene? 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 Kootenai County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Idaho 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 Coeur d'Alene-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 Coeur d'Alene 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 Idaho 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 Idaho, a minor aged 14 or older can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Idaho 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 IdahoSource: 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.
Possibly, Post Falls, ID is close; compare it by distance against Heritage Health Union Gospel Mission.
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 230 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Idaho average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Idaho, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 83815; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
Yes, the CDC recommends STI screening early in pregnancy, since untreated infections can affect the baby.
A clinic offers same-day answers and on-site treatment; an at-home kit trades that for privacy and convenience, both use real lab testing.
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