Syphilis in Benton County is reported about 27% higher than the national average. Whether it's your first STI test or a routine screening in Richland, Washington, you have options. Public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. Explore your options below.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Richland, WA. The nearest, Labcorp, is about 0.6 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.
Tri-Cities Community Health in Richland runs on sliding-scale fees accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB. With appointments required and care available in Spanish.
Tri-Cities Community Health delivers STI care directly in Spanish, which means counseling, test results, and treatment decisions happen in the same language: no relay, no lag between what's said and what's understood.
Beyond the bacterial and HIV workup, the clinic runs discrete hepatitis B and hepatitis C antibody tests as part of its standard panel. Hepatitis B vaccination is also administered on-site, and positive hepatitis findings feed into ongoing management rather than stopping at a lab result.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A community safety-net federally qualified health center in Richland. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Providence in Richland runs by appointment, so scheduling ahead means arriving with a slot reserved for the full standard panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV) plus hepatitis B and C, all on a fee-based, insurance-accepted structure with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections.
Providence carries both PrEP and PEP as active prescribing services. PrEP, typically tenofovir-based, requires regular HIV and kidney-function monitoring, and Providence manages that ongoing cycle rather than handing it off. Having both prevention medications available at one clinical address means neither requires a separate specialist.
Plenty of testing sites confirm a hepatitis C antibody result and leave the treatment question open. Providence closes that gap, antiviral treatment for hepatitis C is available on-site, so a reactive result moves directly into a care plan rather than sitting as an unresolved finding.
The conventional STI screen covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, and stops there. Providence adds hepatitis B and hepatitis C to the same visit, catching bloodborne infections that share transmission routes with the core panel but routinely fall outside what a basic clinic tests for.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
TCCH Richland – Endocrinology & Diabetes Center, in Richland, earns its federal health center designation partly through sliding-scale STI screening: no appointment needed to walk in and get tested for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with fees adjusted to your income on the spot.
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A public STD-testing site about 5 miles from Richland.
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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
Hope Medical of WA in Kennewick runs entirely by appointment, so every visit is structured around your time: covering HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C on a sliding-scale fee, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and Spanish-language care on staff.
Hope Medical runs hepatitis B and hepatitis C blood work through the same appointment as the core bacterial and HIV panel: meaning results, follow-up counseling, and onward management for all six infections are coordinated by the same clinical team rather than split across separate referral points.
For anyone who wants ongoing HIV prevention medication but doesn't have a regular prescribing provider, Hope Medical holds PrEP and PEP in-house: the clinic initiates, prescribes, and monitors the regimen itself, on a sliding-scale fee that adjusts to income.
Spanish-language capability at Hope Medical is a staffing decision, not a scheduling accommodation: clinical conversations, counseling, and treatment instructions are conducted directly in Spanish by the care team, so nothing is filtered through an intermediary or deferred to a follow-up.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · 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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Benton Franklin County Health District in Kennewick requires an appointment, so scheduling ahead means arriving to a visit that covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing, same-visit bacterial treatment, and HPV and hepatitis vaccines. All on a sliding-scale fee.
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Listing verified Feb 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 Richland, 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 Benton 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.
888 Swift Boulevard, Richland, WA 99352
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
965 Goethals Drive, Richland, WA 99352
CMS-certified lab
888 Swift Boulevard, Richland, WA 99352
CMS-certified lab
1295 Fowler St Suite 102, Richland, WA 99352
CMS-certified lab
221 Wellsian Way, Richland, WA 99352
CMS-certified lab
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Richland. 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, 174 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Richland. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 48 offer telehealth.
Joseph Salinas, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1446 Spaulding Avenue, Richland
Bradley Tymchuk, MD
Internal medicine · 3121 Leslie Road, Richland
Matthew Lawrence, MD
Family medicine · 888 Swift Boulevard, Richland
Jeffrey Allgaier, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 969 Stevens Drive, Richland
Zaid Diken, MD
OB-GYN · 969 Stevens Drive, Richland
Richard Jacobs, MD
Family medicine · 875 Swift Boulevard, Richland
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 Richland, 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.
Densow's Pharmacy
0.2 miReliant RX
0.6 miPrescription Pharmacy
0.7 mi
1.2 mi Fred Meyer Pharmacy
1.4 mi
1.5 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Richland, 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 Richland, 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
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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 Benton County, the county that includes Richland, compare with Washington and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~28% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#5 of 39 Washington counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 87% of the state
| Infection | Benton County | Washington | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 472.5 1,017 cases ▲ 33% | 354.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 114.3 246 cases ▼ 12% | 129.6 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 20 43 cases ▼ 6% | 21.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 9.8 21 cases ▼ 22% | 12.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 28.3 61 cases ▲ 24% | 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 Benton County, chlamydia has fallen from 474.7 to 472.5 per 100,000 (0%), gonorrhea has fallen from 181.3 to 114.3 per 100,000 (37%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 15 to 20 per 100,000 (33%).
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 Benton County.
Local HIV snapshot
Benton County HIV care continuum (2023)
Benton County recorded 5.1 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Benton County residents living with HIV, 85.9% are in care · 78.8% 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 Benton County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Along Jadwin Avenue, where new apartments fill in beside the long corridor of the WA 240 Business route, a certain kind of adult independence takes shape quietly. New leases, new routines, new questions about health coverage once a parent's plan no longer applies. Richland leans toward stability in many ways: most residents own their homes, and a notably large share of households earn well into six figures.
But that picture sits alongside a substantial renter population paying rents that, while moderate by regional standards, still leave real tradeoffs at the end of the month, and a quarter of working-age adults who aren't currently in the labor force, meaning schedules and coverage gaps can shift without much warning. For younger adults navigating new partnerships and first leases in neighborhoods like Queensgate or the Gold Coast District, those financial and logistical edges are exactly when routine screening tends to get quietly postponed. Benton County's STI picture makes staying current genuinely worthwhile, and for someone already running errands along WA 240 Business, fitting a visit into a weekday that's already in motion is far more achievable than it might seem from the outside.
Getting there
Richland scores 10.77/20 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 99352 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 99352 area around Richland: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Richland alone.
Richland sits in Benton County, ZIP 99352. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Richland? 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 Benton 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 Richland-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 Richland 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 12 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 health clinics nearby provide free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Benton County reported ~473 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above 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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