Franklin County has about 53% fewer new HIV diagnoses than the national average. If you're in Pasco, Washington and need STI testing for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, you can choose between visiting a clinic to talk with a provider, or using an at-home kit on your own time. Review the options below to decide which method is right for you.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Pasco, WA. The nearest, Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho, is about 0.8 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.
Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho in Pasco requires an appointment and covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and rapid HIV testing on a sliding-scale fee accepted alongside Medicaid and insurance, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and HPV vaccination available.
Spanish is spoken on staff at this Pasco location, which means clinical detail (dosing instructions, symptom timelines, follow-up schedules) lands clearly the first time rather than compressed into a summary.
As a Title X–funded site, Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho provides family planning services to minors under a legally confidential framework. Meaning documentation and billing are structured so those visits remain private by federal program design, not just policy preference.
Prevention prescribing at many clinics stops at PrEP; bacterial post-exposure options like DoxyPEP rarely get added. Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho prescribes all three (PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP) making bacterial and viral prevention manageable from one clinical relationship in Pasco.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
A safety-net federally qualified health center about 1 mile from Pasco. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic in Pasco, a community health center, grounds STI care in the same infrastructure built for ongoing primary care: sliding-scale fees, same-visit bacterial treatment, and a full panel including herpes and hepatitis, by appointment, with Spanish-language services on staff.
Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic carries Spanish as a native clinical language, with interpretation services available for additional non-English languages: meaning medical history, symptom discussion, and treatment decisions happen in the language of the appointment itself, not through an intermediary layer added after the fact.
Beyond the core four, Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic tests for herpes, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, along with TB, which means a single appointment can map exposures that a narrower panel would leave undetected and unaddressed.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
TCCH in Pasco meets patients wherever they are in the coverage gap (uninsured, paying cash, or between providers) through its federally qualified health center model, which ties fees to income. STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia is available without an appointment.
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Tri-Cities Community Health is a community health center in Pasco that pairs STI testing with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections like gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis. No second trip to fill a prescription. Fees run on a sliding scale, with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted. Appointments are required. Care is delivered in Spanish.
When a patient leaves with instructions they can't fully parse, follow-through suffers. Doses get missed, partners go untreated, infections persist. At Tri-Cities Community Health in Pasco, STI care (testing, counseling, and treatment) is delivered directly in Spanish, so nothing critical gets lost between the appointment and what happens after it.
Walking out of a clinic with a clean gonorrhea and chlamydia result, while a hepatitis B or C infection goes undetected, means another appointment, another copay, and a longer gap before treatment begins. Tri-Cities Community Health in Pasco runs hepatitis B and C testing alongside the standard bacterial and HIV panel, so the picture from a single visit is complete.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Columbia Basin Health Association in Pasco functions as a community health center where STI care (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and herpes testing with same-visit bacterial treatment) runs on a sliding-scale fee open to all, by appointment, with Spanish-language services throughout.
When a herpes diagnosis gets deferred, it means another appointment, another fee, and a gap where uncertainty sits. Columbia Basin Health Association tests for herpes alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, so that gap doesn't open in the first place.
Many clinics route non-English speakers through an add-on layer, a separate line, a delay, a voice that isn't in the room. At Columbia Basin Health Association, Spanish is a native service: the conversation about symptoms, history, and treatment happens directly, without a detour.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Grace Clinic in Kennewick operates entirely on a no-fee and sliding-scale donation model, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB testing alongside treatment for bacterial STIs. Appointments required.
Grace Clinic charges nothing for any of its services, which means the full scope of testing, STI treatment, and vaccinations is available without a financial ceiling. A patient can address multiple concerns in a single appointment without weighing one against another.
Beyond the bacterial and HIV panel, Grace Clinic draws for both hepatitis B and hepatitis C, and its staff manages those diagnoses directly: hepatitis B vaccination is administered on-site, and hepatitis C care proceeds through the clinic rather than stopping at the antibody result.
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
West Pasco Clinic in Pasco earns its federal qualification by tying fees to income, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening reachable for cash-paying patients, those between providers, or anyone whose coverage falls short. No appointment is needed to get started.
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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 Pasco, 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 Franklin 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.
520 North 4th Avenue, Pasco, WA 99301
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
520 North 4th Avenue, Pasco, WA 99301
CMS-certified lab
Showing the nearest 2 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Pasco. 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, 181 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Pasco. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 56 offer telehealth.
Drew Ableman, DO
Family medicine · 5304 North Road, Pasco
Jorge Rodriguez Toro, MD
Family medicine · 1608 North Road, Pasco
Travis Najera, MD
Family medicine · 1620 North Road, Pasco
Srinivas Murthy Mascal Gangadharaiah, MD
Internal medicine · 1200 North 14th Avenue, Pasco
Cheryl Hipolito, MD
Family medicine · 515 West Court Street, Pasco
Jeffrey Stolsig, DO
Family medicine · 520 North 4th Avenue, Pasco
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 Pasco, 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.
Corks Pharmacy
3.6 miFred Meyer Pharmacy
3.9 mi
3.9 mi Yakim Valley Farm Workers Clinic
4.1 miYokes Pharmacy 13
4.6 mi
5.0 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Pasco, 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 Pasco, 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 $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
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
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 Franklin County, the county that includes Pasco, compare with Washington and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~31% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#4 of 39 Washington counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 90% of the state
| Infection | Franklin County | Washington | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 654.3 648 cases ▲ 85% | 354.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 130.3 129 cases ▲ 1% | 129.6 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 18.2 18 cases ▼ 15% | 21.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 17.2 17 cases ▲ 38% | 12.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 45.4 45 cases ▲ 98% | 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 Franklin County, chlamydia has risen from 639.8 to 654.3 per 100,000 (2%), gonorrhea has fallen from 172.6 to 130.3 per 100,000 (25%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 15.5 to 18.2 per 100,000 (17%).
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 Franklin County.
Local HIV snapshot
Franklin County HIV care continuum (2022)
Franklin County recorded 6.5 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 6.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Franklin County residents living with HIV, 80.9% are in care · 75.5% 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 Franklin County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
Pasco reads, on the surface, like a city that has settled in: nearly seven in ten households own their homes, families here tend to be larger than the national norm, and close to half of adults are married. That picture of stability is real, but it sits alongside a labor market where a meaningful share of residents are between jobs, and where the roughly three in ten households who rent are doing so at prices that leave little slack for discretionary health spending. The testing options listed on this page directly address that gap. Franklin County's STI picture makes accessible, low-cost screening genuinely consequential, not precautionary box-checking.
With average households running nearly four people, a single undetected infection has a short path to partners and family members under the same roof. Screening here doesn't have to mean a long drive up US 395 or a bill that competes with rent. Several of the clinics on this page offer sliding-scale or no-cost visits, so the question becomes scheduling, not budget, and that's a problem the options below are built to solve.
Getting there
Pasco scores 11.24/20 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 99301 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 99301 area around Pasco: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Pasco alone.
Pasco sits in Franklin County, ZIP 99301. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Pasco? 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 Franklin 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 Pasco-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 Pasco 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, Kennewick, WA is close; compare it by distance against Planned Parenthood of Greater Washington and North Idaho.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
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 654 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Washington average.
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.
Medical records are protected under federal HIPAA law, ask the clinic how it handles your information.
HPV and hepatitis B vaccines prevent those infections, ask a provider if you're due.
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