New HIV diagnoses in King County run about 34% lower than the US average. If you are in Lake Forest Park, Washington for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, you may prefer the convenience of a same-day walk-in clinic, or the flexibility of scheduling a visit around your daily life with a lab or an at-home kit. See your options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Lake Forest Park, WA. The nearest, Seattle Indian Health Board - Lake City, is about 2.4 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.
Seattle Indian Health Board - Lake City, in Seattle, welcomes walk-in patients for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified status anchors a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income, keeping syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing within reach for a single visit.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Neighborcare Health in Seattle runs on a sliding scale with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance accepted, making the full panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, rapid and conventional HIV, and TB) available at appointments where bacterial STIs are treated the same visit.
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, Neighborcare Health includes herpes serological testing in its panel. That means IgG antibody differentiation between HSV-1 and HSV-2 is ordered and processed through the same visit, not arranged separately afterward.
Neighborcare Health carries a substance-abuse treatment program within the same clinical structure as its STI services, meaning the providers coordinating your STI workup operate in the same facility as those managing medication-assisted or counseling-based treatment, rather than issuing separate care plans to separate sites.
Neighborcare Health makes interpretation services available across its non-English languages for the full appointment (clinical history, test counseling, and treatment instructions) so the medical record and the conversation informing it are built in the same language.
Languages
Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
Tests offered
Serves
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
International Community Health Services in Seattle runs on a sliding-scale fee accepted by Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance, with appointments required. The full panel covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB, with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs, and staff fluent in Chinese, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.
Many clinics can tell you whether hepatitis C is present and little else. International Community Health Services carries the full arc: a positive antibody result moves into on-site treatment, so the diagnosis and the cure live at the same address rather than across a referral gap.
ICHS prescribes all three current biomedical prevention tools: daily oral PrEP, post-exposure PEP, and DoxyPEP, the doxycycline regimen taken after condomless sex to reduce bacterial STI risk. Having all three available means prevention conversations can be specific to a person's actual pattern of exposure rather than limited by what the clinic stocks.
For someone whose primary language is Cantonese, Mandarin, Spanish, Tagalog, or Vietnamese, ICHS has clinical staff who work directly in those languages: meaning nuanced conversations about medication adherence, PrEP regimens, or TB treatment happen without a relay.
Languages
Chinese, English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese
Tests offered
Serves
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
ZoomCare in Shoreline runs STI care through an urgent-care model with appointments required, covering HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis on a fee-based, insurance-accepted sliding scale: with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP on offer, plus interpretation services for non-English speakers.
A gonorrhea-negative result that never checked for herpes or hepatitis leaves real gaps, and chasing those tests separately means scheduling delays, duplicate intake, and additional cost. ZoomCare's panel in Shoreline covers herpes simplex alongside hepatitis A, B, and C from the same appointment, so nothing slips through because it wasn't on the standard four.
ZoomCare in Shoreline prescribes and monitors PrEP, the daily HIV-prevention medication requiring baseline labs and follow-up testing, alongside PEP for post-exposure HIV prevention and DoxyPEP, the doxycycline protocol taken after potential bacterial STI exposure. Each requires a clinical relationship, not just a one-time script, and all three are managed on-site.
Plenty of clinics document that interpretation exists somewhere in their system without building it into the exam room itself. At ZoomCare Shoreline, interpretation services for non-English languages are part of care delivery. Meaning the clinical conversation, not just the check-in form, happens in a language the patient actually uses.
Languages
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
Tests offered
Serves
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A public STD-testing site about 3 miles from Lake Forest Park.
Languages
English
Tests offered
Serves
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
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 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Lake Forest Park, 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 range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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.
1610 Northeast 150th Street, Shoreline, WA 98155
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
13610 1st Avenue South, Burien, WA 98168
CMS-certified lab
4754 146th Place Southeast, Bellevue, WA 98006
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Lake Forest Park. 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, 2,538 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Lake Forest Park. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 1,099 offer telehealth.
Dinh Tran, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1507 Northeast 150th Street, Shoreline
Kara Harvill, MD
Family medicine · 12736 33rd Avenue Northeast, Seattle
Noah Smith, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 12721 30th Avenue Northeast, Seattle
Sanam Salimi, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 24360 Van Ry Boulevard, Mountlake Terrace
James Lusk, MD
Internal medicine · 1201 North 175th Street, Shoreline
Arthi Narayanan, MD
Family medicine · 16549 Aurora Avenue North, Shoreline
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 Lake Forest Park, 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.
Thrifty Payless
0.4 mi
1.3 mi 
1.3 mi Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
1.7 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Lake Forest Park, 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 Lake Forest Park, 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
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
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 Lake Forest Park, compare with Washington and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~24% 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).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Bothell Way Northeast curves through the eastern edge of Lake Forest Park carrying commuters toward Seattle and Kenmore alike, and the households lining that corridor reflect a city where most adults are married, families average nearly three people, and health decisions rarely land on one person alone. That shared domestic structure shapes how preventive care actually gets scheduled: a partner's work calendar, a child's pickup time, and a long commute back from the city can all crowd out an appointment that nobody would otherwise skip.
With nearly two-thirds of households earning above six figures and a strong labor-force participation rate, residents here are generally resourced, but time is the binding constraint, not cost. Young adults in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI transmission runs highest, are present in the community even if they don't dominate its demographic character, and the options listed on this page in and around Lake Forest Park give them, and everyone else, a practical path that doesn't require rearranging a full household's week to reach a clinic along WA 522 or over toward North City.
King County's STI surveillance figures carry real weight for a city this size. Staying current with screening means the county's broader trends stay visible at the individual level, and a resident of Briarcrest or Ballinger who tests routinely is simply one fewer case the county's numbers never capture.
Getting there
Lake Forest Park scores 12.62/20 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 98155 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 98155 area around Lake Forest Park: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Lake Forest Park alone.
Lake Forest Park sits in King County, ZIP 98155. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Neighborhoods & communities
Major routes
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Lake Forest Park? 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 Lake Forest Park-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 Lake Forest Park 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.
Possibly, Shoreline, WA is close; compare it by distance against Seattle Indian Health Board - Lake City.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
Yes, public clinics in the area offer free or low-cost testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 324 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Washington average.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 98155; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
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.
Yes, partners should test and be treated together to avoid passing it back and forth.
Have a different question? Browse the full STD & STI FAQ library, every question we answer, in one place.