In Clackamas County, chlamydia cases run about 50% lower than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or just test on a regular schedule in Milwaukie, Oregon, consider that community and public clinics are often low-cost or free, while private labs tend to offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. Check the list below to find your best option.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Milwaukie, OR. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, is about 0.2 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.
Neighborhood Health Center in Milwaukie runs on sliding-scale fees with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted; appointments are required. The panel covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and care delivered in Spanish.
The clinic runs serology for herpes simplex alongside hepatitis B surface antigen and hepatitis C antibody confirmation, infections the four-pathogen baseline omits entirely. Hepatitis C-positive results move into on-site clinical management rather than stopping at detection, and herpes typing is ordered from the same visit.
Neighborhood Health Center holds PrEP as an active prescribing service: meaning someone without a primary care provider can establish ongoing HIV prevention here, get the baseline labs ordered, and have the prescription managed at the same practice. PEP is also available for prevention, handled through the clinic's own clinical staff.
Spanish is a direct clinical language at Neighborhood Health Center: not a bridge to a separate service, but the language in which providers conduct the exam, review lab results, and discuss PrEP dosing or STI treatment. That means medical nuance in prescribing conversations doesn't compress through translation.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Lake Road Health Center in Milwaukie earns federal FQHC designation, meaning fees slide with income, and walk-ins are welcome. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening, giving patients a practical path to a full standard STI panel without scheduling ahead.
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Fees & payment
Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette in Milwaukie runs on a sliding scale with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance accepted, and tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis C. Bacterial infections treated same visit. An appointment is required.
Clinical staff communicate directly in Spanish and Vietnamese, with interpretation available for additional languages, which means a patient's questions, concerns, and follow-up instructions land with full precision rather than getting compressed into a rushed exchange.
As a Title X family planning site, Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette provides legally confidential services to minors: meaning a young person's STI testing, treatment, and contraceptive care cannot be disclosed to a parent or guardian without their consent.
Prescribing only PrEP leaves a gap in bacterial STI prevention that most clinics don't close: Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette carries PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP, making post-exposure antibiotic prevention part of the same care relationship as HIV prevention.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish, Vietnamese
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Legacy-GoHealth Urgent Care in Happy Valley tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and hepatitis, treating bacterial STIs the same visit on a sliding-scale fee (walk-ins welcome, no appointment needed) with interpretation services available for non-English languages.
For anyone navigating STI care without fluent English (whether sorting test results, discussing treatment options, or understanding a PrEP regimen) Legacy-GoHealth carries interpretation services directly into the clinical conversation. That means questions get answered in the room, not deferred.
Legacy-GoHealth prescribes both PrEP for ongoing HIV prevention and PEP for post-exposure situations, which means patients leave with an actual medication plan rather than a separate specialist visit to arrange.
Skipping herpes or hepatitis from a panel means a second clinic visit, another co-pay, and time spent chasing results. Legacy-GoHealth tests for herpes, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C alongside the core bacterial STIs, so the full picture comes back from one visit.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
ZoomCare Portland runs a full STI panel with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections like gonorrhea and chlamydia; appointments are required. Fees are charged on a sliding scale, and insurance is accepted.
Leaving a clinic with gonorrhea and chlamydia results but no herpes or hepatitis testing means a second appointment, a second copay, and more time before a complete picture. ZoomCare Portland tests for herpes simplex, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB alongside the standard four, so that gap never opens.
ZoomCare Portland prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, which means HIV prevention medication is handled by the same clinician who does your testing. No separate specialist to track down and no delay in starting.
Many walk-in clinics hand off non-English speakers to external services that sit outside the clinical encounter itself. ZoomCare Portland offers interpretation services woven into the visit, so the clinical conversation (history, results, treatment decisions) happens in the language the patient needs.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified May 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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Milwaukie, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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 Clackamas 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.
10150 Southeast 32nd Avenue, Milwaukie, OR 97222
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
3033 Southeast Monroe, Milwaukie, OR 97222
CMS-certified lab
5200 Southwest Meadows Rd Suite 250, Lake Oswego, OR 97035
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Milwaukie. 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, 2,165 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Milwaukie. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 791 offer telehealth.
Yufei Zhang, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 3033 Southeast Monroe Street, Milwaukie
Shannon Jackson, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 10330 Southeast 32nd Avenue, Milwaukie
Lohith Reddy, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 10150 Southeast 32nd Avenue, Milwaukie
Mark Roberts, DO
Internal medicine · 10150 Southeast 32nd Avenue, Milwaukie
James Chong, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 3300 Southeast Dwyer Drive, Milwaukie
William Gaskill, MD
Family medicine · 4560 Southeast International Way, Milwaukie
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 Milwaukie, OR 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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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 Milwaukie, 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.
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
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or 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 Clackamas County, the county that includes Milwaukie, compare with Oregon 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 36 Oregon counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 50% of the state
| Infection | Clackamas County | Oregon | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 248.1 1,050 cases ▼ 32% | 362.5 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 77.3 327 cases ▼ 34% | 117.2 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 18.2 77 cases ▼ 5% | 19.2 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 6.6 28 cases ▼ 31% | 9.6 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 10.4 44 cases ▼ 47% | 19.7 | 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 Clackamas County, chlamydia has fallen from 268.6 to 248.1 per 100,000 (8%), gonorrhea has fallen from 104.9 to 77.3 per 100,000 (26%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 10.2 to 18.2 per 100,000 (78%).
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 Clackamas County.
Local HIV snapshot
Clackamas County HIV care continuum (2023)
Clackamas County recorded 4.7 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6.6 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Clackamas County residents living with HIV, 88.4% are in care · 81.4% 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 Clackamas County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Southeast McLoughlin Boulevard threads through Milwaukie the way a main street should, past the weathered brick of the Oregon Iron Company Furnace site and into neighborhoods where most households hold more than two people and nearly half of adults are married. That family-sized character shapes how health decisions tend to get made here: routines revolve around work schedules and shared calendars, and with more than two-thirds of residents in the labor force, finding a window for a clinic visit means working around someone else's pickup time as often as your own.
That reality lands differently depending on the household. Homeownership is the majority position in Milwaukie, which carries a kind of stability, but with roughly four in ten residents renting at rents that claim a real portion of a monthly budget, the cost side of any health visit carries weight. For young adults, still in the years when STI exposure is statistically most common, the options listed on this page matter precisely because distance and cost and clinic hours are the variables that decide whether testing happens in the next two weeks or gets deferred indefinitely.
Clackamas County's STI figures reflect a pattern seen across Oregon's inner suburbs: rates that are neither negligible nor alarming, but real enough that staying current is more than a precaution. For someone living near Ardenwald or along Southeast Campbell Street, knowing which listed options accept walk-ins or sliding-scale fees is simply the practical baseline.
Getting there
Milwaukie scores 14.37/20 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 97222 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 97222 area around Milwaukie: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Milwaukie alone.
Milwaukie sits in Clackamas County, ZIP 97222. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Milwaukie? 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 Clackamas County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Oregon 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 Milwaukie-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 Milwaukie 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 Oregon 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 Oregon, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Oregon 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 OregonSource: 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 9 options within a 30-mile drive.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
Public clinics serve people without insurance, often on a sliding scale.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Clackamas County reported ~248 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Oregon average.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Oregon, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
At-home kits mail to 97222: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
No, most STIs have no visible signs, so the only way to know is to test.
Public and community clinics test everyone; several provide LGBTQ-affirming services.
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