Chlamydia rates in Benewah County are reported about 63% lower than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test regularly in St. Maries, Idaho, consider your options. Local clinics offer personalized care and immediate treatment, while at-home kits provide convenience and flexibility.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for St. Maries, ID. The nearest, Heritage Health St. Maries, is about 0.1 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.
Heritage Health St. Maries, in Saint Maries, structures its fees on a sliding scale tied to income. Meaning cost adjusts to what patients actually earn. Backed by federal qualification, it screens for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no appointment needed to get started.
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Fees & payment
Panhandle Health District in St. Maries runs on a sliding scale, with Medicaid and Medicare accepted, and tests for gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, herpes, and rapid HIV. Bacterial infections treated same visit, with appointments required.
Herpes testing gets quietly dropped from the standard workup at many clinics, left to a separate request or a specialist. Panhandle Health District includes it alongside gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, and rapid HIV, so a single appointment covers what other panels leave out.
Panhandle Health District prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, which means the relationship with a prescribing provider starts and stays here. No piecing together prevention from separate offices.
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Fees & payment
Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A safety-net rural health clinic in St. Maries. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
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 St. Maries, 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 Benewah 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.
229 South 7th Street, Saint Maries, ID 83861
CMS-certified lab
427 North 12th Street, Plummer, ID 83851
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near St. Maries. 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, 71 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of St. Maries. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 22 offer telehealth.
Patrick Marvil, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 229 South 7th Street, St Maries
Daniel Wester, MD
Family medicine · 229 South 7th Street, St Maries
Clyde Hanson, DO
Family medicine · 1745 Main Avenue, St Maries
Rachel Chisausky, DO
Family medicine · 427 North 12th Street, Plummer
Ruth Berner, MD
Family medicine · 427 12th Street, Plummer
Scott Reed, MD
Family medicine · 301 South Division Street, Pinehurst
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 St. Maries, ID 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.
Jacks Pharmacy
0.6 miKohal Pharmacy
22 mi
24 mi Tekoa Pharmacy
24 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to St. Maries, ID.
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 St. Maries, 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 $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
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 Benewah County, the county that includes St. Maries, compare with Idaho 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.
#23 of 44 Idaho counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 48% of the state
| Infection | Benewah County | Idaho | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 183.2 19 cases ▼ 38% | 294.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 28.9 3 cases ▼ 27% | 39.6 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | — no data | 3.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 28.9 3 cases ▲ 832% | 3.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | — no data | 6.3 | 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 Benewah County, chlamydia has fallen from 283.3 to 183.2 per 100,000 (35%), and gonorrhea has risen from 21 to 28.9 per 100,000 (38%).
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 Benewah County.
Local HIV snapshot
Benewah County HIV care continuum (2023)
Benewah County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. 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 Benewah County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Saint Maries Peak looms over a town where most errands, including anything medical, mean getting in a car and driving some stretch of ID 5 before you arrive anywhere. That reality shapes how residents think about preventive care: it either fits the trip you're already making, or it tends not to happen at all. With a substantial share of residents under 35 (the years when new relationships, shifting living arrangements, and first independent healthcare decisions overlap) low-barrier access to STI screening carries real weight here. St.
Maries leans heavily toward homeownership, but a sizeable renting population faces monthly costs that, while modest by state-capital standards, still compete with every other line in a tight household budget. In a town where average households run larger than the national norm, a single positive result can ripple through a shared address quickly, making routine screening less a personal choice and more a household one. Unemployment here runs meaningfully higher than most Idaho cities, which means irregular schedules cut both ways: some people have more midweek flexibility than a nine-to-five worker would, while others are juggling unpredictable hours across multiple part-time jobs. The options listed on this page, ranging across different fee structures and appointment types, give residents a way to match a test to whichever kind of week they're actually having, whether that's a Tuesday errand run down Main Avenue or a Saturday window between shifts.
Getting there
At 6.12/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in St. Maries 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 83861 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 83861 area around St. Maries: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not St. Maries alone.
St. Maries sits in Benewah County, ZIP 83861. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside St. Maries? 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 Benewah County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Idaho 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 St. Maries-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 St. Maries 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 Idaho 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 Idaho, a minor aged 14 or older can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Idaho 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 IdahoSource: 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 5 options within a 30-mile drive.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
Public health clinics nearby provide free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Benewah County reported ~183 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Idaho average.
In Idaho, 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.
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.
Telling recent partners lets them test and treat; many health departments offer confidential partner-notification help.
Pregnancy screening is standard; ask about an early-pregnancy STI panel.
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