Chlamydia reports in Grays Harbor County run about 50% lower than the US average. In Montesano, Washington, if a one-time concern or regular check-ups are needed, testing options range from same-day walk-ins to planned visits with local labs and at-home kits. Choose convenience or speed by looking at the options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Montesano, WA. The nearest, Sea Mar Community Health Centers, is about 8.4 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.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers in Elma runs STI care through its community health center infrastructure, meaning the standard panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV) sits alongside TB testing, family planning, and hepatitis screening, all on a sliding-scale fee, by appointment, with services available in Spanish.
When clinical conversations stall at a language barrier, infections go unaddressed and follow-up appointments don't happen. At Sea Mar Community Health Centers in Elma, Spanish-language care is woven into the visit itself, not patched together after the fact, so assessment, results, and any treatment land clearly the first time.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers in Elma prescribes and monitors PrEP directly: meaning the medication regimen, the required HIV and kidney-function labs, and the follow-up visits all run through the same clinic. PEP is also available, supplied and managed on-site rather than handed off.
Sea Mar Community Health Centers in Elma tests for hepatitis A, B, and C in addition to gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. A breadth that serves anyone without a regular primary care provider who needs a single appointment to cover liver-related risks alongside the standard STI workload. Hepatitis A and B vaccines are also administered on-site.
Languages
English, Spanish
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Grays Harbor County Public Health and Social Services Department in Aberdeen tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee that applies across all payers: Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance are also accepted. Appointments are required.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Valley View Health Center in Raymond runs on a sliding-scale fee structure and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, making the standard panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and conventional HIV testing) available across income levels. Appointments are required.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Chehalis Tribal Wellness Center in Oakville is a community wellness practice where STI care sits alongside primary health services: testing covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB, with bacterial infections treated the same visit, fees on a sliding scale, and an appointment required.
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English
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Pacific County Health and Human Services Department in South Bend runs on sliding-scale fees with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted, plus donations welcome. Appointments are required for gonorrhea, chlamydia, and herpes testing, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines on-site.
Gonorrhea and chlamydia are standard; herpes testing is not, and Pacific County Health and Human Services Department carries it alongside both. That means a single appointment can return results across bacterial and viral infections without separating the two into different visits or different providers.
Pacific County Health and Human Services Department maintains on-site Spanish-language capacity and staffed interpretation for other languages, meaning clinical conversations (exposure history, treatment instructions, follow-up plans) happen in real time with a person in the room, not routed through a separate service after the fact.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · 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 8 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Montesano, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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 Grays Harbor 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.
915 Anderson Drive, Aberdeen, WA 98520
CMS-certified lab
597 Point Brown Avenue Northwest, Ocean Shores, WA 98569
CMS-certified lab
1813 Sumner Avenue, Aberdeen, WA 98520
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Montesano. 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, 123 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Montesano. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 29 offer telehealth.
Clara Shin, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 112 East Broadway Avenue, Montesano
Ying Zhang, MD
Family medicine · 319 East Pioneer Avenue, Montesano
Ioan Nicolescu, MD
Internal medicine · 579 East Main Street, Elma
Colette Kato, DO
Family medicine · 915 Anderson Drive, Aberdeen
John Bausher, MD
Family medicine · 1020 Anderson Drive, Aberdeen
Philip Gibbs, MD
Internal medicine · 611 North F Street, Aberdeen
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 Montesano, 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.
Mens Pharmacy
2.2 miHuttula Enterprises
15 miTwin Harbor Drug
26 miWillapa Harbor Pharmacies
26 miFred Meyer Pharmacy
27 mi
27 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Montesano, 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 Montesano, 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.
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
$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 Grays Harbor County, the county that includes Montesano, compare with Washington and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~22% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#25 of 39 Washington counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 36% of the state
| Infection | Grays Harbor County | Washington | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 244.5 189 cases ▼ 31% | 354.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 69.9 54 cases ▼ 46% | 129.6 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 9.1 7 cases ▼ 57% | 21.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 6.5 5 cases ▼ 48% | 12.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 11.6 9 cases ▼ 49% | 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 Grays Harbor County, chlamydia has fallen from 289.5 to 244.5 per 100,000 (16%), gonorrhea has fallen from 95.2 to 69.9 per 100,000 (27%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 17.2 to 9.1 per 100,000 (47%).
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 Grays Harbor County.
Local HIV snapshot
Grays Harbor County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Grays Harbor County residents living with HIV, 81% are in care · 76% 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 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 Grays Harbor County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Montesano's economy turns on timber, small business, and the seasonal rhythms of the land: work that draws people who stay, who build lives here and raise families in homes they own. That rootedness creates a particular kind of trust: neighbors know the names of neighbors' kids, and privacy carries real weight. For young adults in town, a presence that spans from late teens through their thirties, routine STI screening sits apart from that social closeness. Testing facilities and clinics in and around Montesano listed on this page offer the confidentiality that matters when you're managing your sexual health in a place where everybody's watching, even if kindly.
The testing itself is straightforward, and results stay confidential. What changes in a smaller town is the mental math: knowing that your provider sees you at the grocery store, or that word might drift. The clinics serving Montesano understand this. They handle screening and results with the discretion that lets you move through town without that weight.
Whether you're between partners, in a new relationship, or simply keeping up with routine care, the pathway to testing here is clear and protected. Lake Sylvia State Park and the other landmarks that anchor community life aren't where this happens, it's in clinical spaces designed to keep you separate from the social fabric, even as you live inside it.
Getting there
At 7.7/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Montesano 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 98563 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 98563 area around Montesano: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Montesano alone.
Montesano sits in Grays Harbor County, ZIP 98563. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Montesano? 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 Grays Harbor 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 Montesano-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 Montesano 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.
There are 7 options within a 30-mile drive.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
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.
Grays Harbor County reported ~245 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Washington average.
In Washington, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
Telling recent partners lets them test and treat; many health departments offer confidential partner-notification help.
Little prep is needed, bring an ID and insurance if you have it, and note your exposure dates and any symptoms; for a urine test, avoid peeing for about an hour beforehand.
Clinics give immediate care and treatment; home kits win on convenience and discretion. Either works.
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