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STD Testing in Inchelium, WA: Free, Same-Day & Confidential

Gonorrhea reports in Ferry County run about 93% lower than the US average. If you need testing in Inchelium, Washington, whether after potential exposure or for routine care, weigh your options: public clinics cost less, private labs are quicker, and at-home kits skip the clinic visit. See the choices below.

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STD testing near Inchelium, WA

4 testing options are listed for Inchelium, WA. The nearest, Lake Roosevelt Community Health Centers, is about 3.2 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.

How to read these listings

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.

Community health center 3.2 miles

Lake Roosevelt Community Health Centers

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Rated 4 out of 5 from 6 reviews

Lake Roosevelt Community Health Centers in Inchelium earns federal qualification that anchors its sliding-scale fee schedule to household income, so cost rarely becomes a barrier. Appointments open access to syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV screening for anyone who walks through the door.

Sliding-scale
Address
39 Shortcut Road, Inchelium, WA 99138
Booking
Appointment required
Opening hours
  • Monday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Tuesday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Wednesday 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Thursday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Friday 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed
Website
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Labcorp

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Address
905 East D Street, Deer Park, WA 99006 44.6 miles away
Opening hours
  • Monday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Tuesday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Wednesday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Thursday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed
  • Chlamydia
  • Gonorrhea
  • Syphilis
  • Herpes
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Rapid HIV
  • Conventional HIV
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Labcorp

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Rated 2.4 out of 5 from 46 reviews
Address
9631 North Nevada Street, Spokane, WA 99218 56.5 miles away
Opening hours
  • Monday 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Tuesday 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Wednesday 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Thursday 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Friday 7:00 AM – 4:00 PM
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed
  • Chlamydia
  • Gonorrhea
  • Syphilis
  • Herpes
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Rapid HIV
  • Conventional HIV
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Rated 3.2 out of 5 from 72 reviews
Address
220 East Rowan Avenue, Spokane, WA 99207 58.0 miles away
Opening hours
  • Monday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Tuesday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Wednesday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Thursday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Friday 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed
  • Chlamydia
  • Gonorrhea
  • Syphilis
  • Herpes
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hepatitis C
  • Rapid HIV
  • Conventional HIV
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When can I test? Exposure-window calculator

Testing too soon can miss an infection. Enter the date of possible exposure to see the earliest a test can reliably detect each STI.

Detection windows for every 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.

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What will it cost? Estimate your STD test

Typical out-of-pocket ranges by option, actual cost depends on which tests you need.

  • Public / community clinic

    Free HIV testing is common

    $0–$25

  • Private lab (self-pay)

    Never billed to insurance

    $24–$200

  • At-home kit

    Mailed to your door, private

    From $49

  • Doctor / urgent care

    Often $0 preventive with insurance

    $0–$50 copay

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More ways to get tested in Inchelium, WA

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

At-home STD testing in Inchelium, WA

The nearest testing center is about 3 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Inchelium, 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.

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

Other CLIA-certified labs near Inchelium, WA

Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Ferry 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.

  • Ferry County Memorial Hospital Laboratory

    36 Klondike Road, Republic, WA 99166

    CMS-certified lab

    • STD testing
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Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Inchelium. 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

Clinicians near Inchelium, WA who may help arrange STD testing

Beyond dedicated clinics, 103 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Inchelium. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 36 offer telehealth.

  • Carol Johansen, MD

    Family medicine · 39 Short Cut Road, Inchelium

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  • Maria Trevino, MD

    Family medicine · 39 Short Cut Road, Inchelium

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  • Craig Wolfe, DO

    Family medicine · 840 South Meyers Street, Kettle Falls

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  • Tiffany Fernandez-Neel, DO

    Internal medicine · 143 Garden Homes Drive, Colville

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  • Sarah Lay, MD

    Family medicine · 358 North Main Street, Colville

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  • Tasha Marenbach, MD

    Family medicine · 982 East Columbia Avenue, Colville

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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

Pharmacies near Inchelium, WA

No pharmacy near Inchelium, 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.

Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Inchelium, WA.

Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.

Prevention & treatment

PrEP, prevention & online treatment

Testing is one step. For residents of Inchelium, 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.

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

STDs & HIV in Ferry County: the local picture

How reported STI rates in Ferry County, the county that includes Inchelium, compare with Washington and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~29% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.

#29 of 39 Washington counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 26% of the state

Reported STD rates per 100,000, Ferry County vs Washington vs U.S.

Ferry County Washington U.S. ▲▼ = Ferry County vs the state average
Infection Ferry County Washington United States
Chlamydia
186.7 14 cases ▼ 47%
354.4 492.2
Gonorrhea
13.3 1 cases ▼ 90%
129.6 179.5
Syphilis (P&S) — no data 21.3 15.8
Syphilis (early)
13.3 1 cases ▲ 6%
12.5 16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
53.4 4 cases ▲ 133%
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.

Reported STD rates in Ferry County over time (per 100,000)

Chlamydia ▼ 52% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
0 200 400 2020202120222023

Between 2020 and 2023 in Ferry County, chlamydia has risen from 125.4 to 186.7 per 100,000 (49%), gonorrhea has fallen from 13.9 to 13.3 per 100,000 (4%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 13.4 to 13.4 per 100,000.

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

What shapes testing access in and around Inchelium, WA

Adults uninsured
9.3%
No routine checkup
28.9%
Binge drinking
14.7%
Frequent mental distress
20.4%
Depression
25.4%
Below poverty line
21.3%
Primary-care ratio
909 : 1
Ferry County
  • Primary-care shortage score 17 / 26
  • Medically Underserved Area · IMU 58.1
  • Social Vulnerability Index · 72nd percentile nationally

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 Ferry County.

Local HIV snapshot

HIV in Ferry County (2023)

New diagnoses (2023)
0cases countywide
PrEP users / 100k
121

Ferry County HIV care continuum (2023)

Ferry County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Ferry County residents living with HIV, 60% are in care · 40% 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.

Pregnant or planning to be?

Congenital syphilis is the fastest-rising STI: what to test, and when

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 Ferry County tests for syphilis.

Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).

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Local context

About Inchelium, WA

Monument Butte country shapes a particular kind of daily life: households here run large, more than three people on average, and just over half are renters paying some of the lowest monthly rents in Washington state. That affordability is real, but it coexists with a labor-force participation rate that leaves a significant share of adults outside conventional nine-to-five schedules: a mix of caregiving, seasonal work, and other arrangements that rarely align with clinic hours designed around urban commuters. That household reality matters for younger adults navigating new relationships or simply keeping up with routine health maintenance.

Large households can mean shared transportation, borrowed cars, and the kind of flexible-but-unpredictable schedules that make advance planning harder. With fewer than three in ten adults married, a substantial portion of the population is in the relationship-forming years when regular STI screening carries the most practical weight, and when access barriers tend to bite hardest. Knowing that before you need a test, rather than after, is the difference between a same-week appointment and a weeks-long delay waiting for the next available ride or day off.

Getting there

How residents reach STD testing in Inchelium, WA

Walkability 6.33 / 20 · Below average

At 6.33/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Inchelium 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.

Map of 4 STD & STI testing locations in Inchelium, Washington, EasySTD

ZIP 99138 snapshot

Residents
1,173
Median age
44.3
Median income
$51,094

ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 99138 area around Inchelium: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Inchelium alone.

Inchelium sits in Ferry County, ZIP 99138. Local context that shapes where residents test:

Local landmarks

  • Johhnys Hill
  • Monument Butte

Reference

STD testing in Inchelium, WA: screening, costs & privacy

Everything to know before you test in Ferry 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.

Who should test, and when

CDC screening schedule + each infection's detection window

Who should get tested, and how often

Based on current CDC screening recommendations.

GroupTestsHow 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

When to test: STD detection windows

Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with an Inchelium-area provider.

InfectionEarliest reliable testSample
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
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What each STD test costs

Medicare reference prices per lab test, a benchmark before you pay out of pocket

These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Inchelium 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.

TestReference priceCPT / 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.

Confidentiality & consent in Washington

Minor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately

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).

Can a minor consent on their own?

In Washington, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.

Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)

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 Washington

Source: Guttmacher Institute, Minors' Access to STI Services; CDC, Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy. General information, not legal advice.

Good to Know

STD testing FAQs for Inchelium, WA

Answers to the questions people ask most before getting tested.

Can I get tested near Colville, WA instead?

Possibly, Colville, WA is close; compare it by distance against Lake Roosevelt Community Health Centers.

What does STD testing cost around Inchelium, WA?

Private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.

Can I get tested in Inchelium, WA without insurance?

Yes, community and public clinics test the uninsured, with sliding-scale fees.

Which tests are offered near Inchelium, WA?

Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.

How common is chlamydia in Ferry County?

About 187 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Washington average.

Can I test at home near Inchelium, WA?

Yes, at-home kits ship to 99138; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.

How long do results take near Inchelium, WA?

Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.

Can someone under 18 get tested in Washington without a parent?

In Washington, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.

Should both partners test for chlamydia?

Yes, partners should test and be treated together to avoid passing it back and forth.

Can trich be treated?

It's cured with antibiotics; treating partners together prevents reinfection.

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