Syphilis rates in Deschutes County are approximately 15% below the national average. Whether it's your first STI test or a routine screening in Tetherow, Oregon, you can choose between walk-in clinics for immediate testing or labs and at-home kits for your convenience.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Tetherow, OR. The nearest, Bend Community Health Center, is about 2.1 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.
Bend in Bend earned its federally qualified designation by tying fees to household income: meaning STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia is priced on a sliding scale that adjusts to what patients actually earn, no appointment needed to get started.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Harriman Health Clinic in Bend runs its STI services under federal FQHC designation, meaning fees slide with your income and inability to pay is never a barrier. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening. No appointment needed.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette in Bend runs the full bacterial and viral panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis C, and rapid HIV) on a sliding-scale fee with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections; appointments required, with Spanish and interpretation services available.
Plenty of clinics list a language access line as their entire multilingual offering. Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette carries Spanish-language care directly, plus interpretation services for other languages, so a conversation about symptoms, prevention options, or treatment doesn't depend on a workaround.
Many clinics that accept Title X funding don't make explicit what that means for younger patients: Title X mandates legally confidential family planning and STI services for minors. Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette operates under that designation, so a minor's visit and results are protected by federal law, not clinic policy.
Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette prescribes all three current biomedical prevention tools: PrEP for ongoing HIV risk reduction, PEP for post-exposure HIV management, and DoxyPEP, doxycycline taken after exposure to reduce bacterial STI transmission, giving providers a full pharmacological toolkit rather than a single-option prevention conversation.
Languages
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
Tests offered
Serves
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Mar 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 about 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Tetherow, 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 Deschutes 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.
61250 Southeast Coombs Place, Bend, OR 97702
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
815 Southwest Bond Street, Bend, OR 97702
CMS-certified lab
388 Southwest Bluff Drive, Bend, OR 97702
CMS-certified lab
1693 Southwest Chandler Drive, Suite 250, Bend, OR 97702
CMS-certified lab
815 Southwest Bond, Bend, OR 97702
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Tetherow. 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, 160 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Tetherow. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 59 offer telehealth.
Richard Macdonell, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 695 Northwest York Drive, Bend
Breanna Percell, MD
Family medicine · 2215 Northwest Shevlin Park Road, Bend
Ashley Mcclary, MD
OB-GYN · 2195 Northwest Shevlin Park Road, Bend
Amro Elgeziry, MD
Family medicine · 2175 Northwest Shevlin Park Road, Bend
Willem Speed, MD
Family medicine · 929 Southwest Simpson Avenue, Bend
Christopher Brubaker, MD
Family medicine · 360 Southwest Bond Street, Bend
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 Tetherow, 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.
Westside Pharmacy
1.8 mi
1.8 mi Cascade Custom Pharmacy
2.3 mi
2.7 mi Showing the 4 closest pharmacies to Tetherow, OR.
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 Tetherow, 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 Deschutes County, the county that includes Tetherow, compare with Oregon and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~11% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#21 of 36 Oregon counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 42% of the state
| Infection | Deschutes County | Oregon | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 222.5 464 cases ▼ 39% | 362.5 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 35 73 cases ▼ 70% | 117.2 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 13.4 28 cases ▼ 30% | 19.2 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 6.7 14 cases ▼ 30% | 9.6 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 3.8 8 cases ▼ 81% | 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 Deschutes County, chlamydia has fallen from 253.7 to 222.5 per 100,000 (12%), gonorrhea has fallen from 49.4 to 35 per 100,000 (29%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 4.5 to 13.4 per 100,000 (198%).
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 Deschutes County.
Local HIV snapshot
Deschutes County HIV care continuum (2023)
Deschutes County recorded 4.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6.6 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Deschutes County residents living with HIV, 87% are in care · 79% 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 Deschutes County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
For a community where every household owns its home at values well into seven figures and the vast majority of families bring in substantial incomes, the cost of a visit rarely registers as the obstacle; the obstacle is time and distance on a road that feeds into Bend's busier corridors. What shapes the day-to-day reality here is the household structure itself: nearly nine in ten adults are married, homes average close to three people, and fewer than four in ten residents are actively in the workforce. A profile that skews toward established, settled households rather than the transient churn of a rental market.
That's worth naming because young adults still forming relationships, even in a community this small and this affluent, represent the years when STI incidence climbs and when a single undetected infection can quietly affect a partner or a pregnancy. The practical truth is that Tetherow's residents generally have the financial means to act on a health concern; what the options listed here offer is a defined destination, somewhere specific on the Bend-area map to point that drive toward.
Getting there
At 4.56/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Tetherow 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 97702 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 97702 area around Tetherow: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Tetherow alone.
Tetherow sits in Deschutes County, ZIP 97702. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Neighborhoods & communities
Major routes
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Tetherow? 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 Deschutes 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 Tetherow-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 Tetherow 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.
Possibly, Bend, OR is close; compare it by distance against Bend Community Health Center.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Public clinics nearby offer free HIV testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 223 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Oregon average.
In Oregon, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
Just note your exposure dates and symptoms; for urine tests, hold off urinating ~1 hour before.
Expedited partner therapy lets a provider treat a partner without an exam, where state law allows.
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