New HIV diagnoses in Lane County run about 72% lower than the US average. If you need STI testing in Veneta, Oregon for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, consider whether you want to use a clinic that may bill insurance or private labs with flat self-pay pricing. See options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Veneta, OR. The nearest, Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon, is about 8.8 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 Southwestern Oregon in Eugene provides rapid HIV testing alongside gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, and herpes screening on a sliding-scale fee, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, HPV vaccination, and interpretation services available for non-English speakers. Appointments are required.
For anyone navigating STI care, PrEP initiation, or DoxyPEP without English as a first language, interpretation services are built into appointments at Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon. Meaning the clinical conversation, not just check-in, happens in a language that works for the patient.
Many clinics leave younger patients dependent on parental involvement for reproductive and STI care. As a Title X provider, Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon is legally required to keep family planning services confidential for minors. A protection that isn't discretionary but baked into the program's mandate.
Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon prescribes PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP directly, which means a patient building a consistent prevention strategy, or adjusting it after a specific situation, can manage all three through a single ongoing clinical relationship rather than across separate providers.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
West 11th Clinic in Eugene meets patients who are between providers, paying cash, or navigating income gaps with sliding-scale STI screening backed by federal FQHC funding. As a Title X grantee, it offers legally confidential services for minors. Testing covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with fees tied to income.
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HIV Alliance in Eugene tests for HIV, hepatitis C, gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia at no charge to anyone: sliding-scale fees apply across all care services, and bacterial infections can be treated the same visit. An appointment is required.
HIV Alliance charges nothing for any service it provides, testing, treatment, vaccines, prevention. That zero cost means a patient managing HIV or hepatitis C can return for follow-up care, medication counseling, and monitoring without weighing whether the visit is affordable this month.
Spanish-language capacity at HIV Alliance is built into clinical delivery: counseling, medication adherence education, and HIV and hepatitis C treatment conversations happen directly in Spanish with staff, so the nuance of dosing schedules and exposure history comes through without compression or delay.
Without on-site PrEP and PEP access, the gap between needing prevention and actually starting it stretches across multiple providers and days. HIV Alliance prescribes and manages both here in Eugene, so the decision to start either medication doesn't wait on a second clinic's schedule.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Harm Reduction & Treatment Center in Eugene carries federally qualified health center standing, which means STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) is priced on a sliding scale tied to income, so patients across a wide range of financial situations pay only what they can afford.
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White Bird Clinic Crisis Services in Eugene carries federal FQHC standing, which means its sliding-scale fees track income: useful for anyone paying out of pocket, between insurance plans, or working with a tight budget. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening.
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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 9 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Veneta, 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 Lane 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.
1515 Village Drive, Cottage Grove, OR 97424
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
10 Coburg Rd Suite 100, Eugene, OR 97401
CMS-certified lab
590 Country Club Parkway, Eugene, OR 97401
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Veneta. 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, 239 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Veneta. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 63 offer telehealth.
Genevieve Birang, DO
Family medicine · 24934 Fir Grove Lane, Elmira
Katria Mertz, MD
OB-GYN · 4135 Quest Drive, Eugene
Ashna Wadhawan, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 4010 Aerial Way, Eugene
Janet Dear, MD
Family medicine · 3321 West 11th Avenue, Eugene
Amber Vester, DO
Family medicine · 3321 West 11th Avenue, Eugene
Galen Griffin, MD
Family medicine · 29398 Recovery Way, Junction City
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 Veneta, 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.
Caris Pharmacy
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9.4 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Veneta, 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 Veneta, 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
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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
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 Lane County, the county that includes Veneta, compare with Oregon and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~17% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#8 of 36 Oregon counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 78% of the state
| Infection | Lane County | Oregon | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 358.4 1,366 cases ▼ 1% | 362.5 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 130.1 496 cases ▲ 11% | 117.2 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 29.1 111 cases ▲ 52% | 19.2 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 15.5 59 cases ▲ 61% | 9.6 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 19.7 75 cases ≈ the state average | 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 Lane County, chlamydia has fallen from 395.6 to 358.4 per 100,000 (9%), gonorrhea has fallen from 167.1 to 130.1 per 100,000 (22%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 20.4 to 29.1 per 100,000 (43%).
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 Lane County.
Local HIV snapshot
Lane County HIV care continuum (2023)
Lane County recorded 3.9 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6.6 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Lane County residents living with HIV, 87.2% are in care · 81.3% 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 Lane County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
Territorial Road cuts through a Veneta where most adults own their home and share it with a partner, that married-majority, multi-person household profile shapes how health decisions get made here. Screening often becomes a quiet joint consideration rather than a solo errand: one partner schedules, another follows, or a busy family week absorbs the intention entirely. With an average household running just over three people, the logistics of a Tuesday afternoon off Territorial Road tend to get negotiated around school pickups, shared vehicles, and whoever got home first. That household stability coexists with a workforce that skews strongly employed but not affluent: the share of homes clearing six figures is modest, and typical rents, while relatively low, still represent a real line item for the roughly one-in-four households who rent rather than own.
For younger adults in their late teens and twenties (the years when new relationships, shifting partners, and deferred checkups all converge) cost and convenience aren't abstract concerns. They're the reason a clinic that fits the actual commute along Highway 126 gets used, while one that requires an extra hour of planning often doesn't. The Bolton Hill Sports Complex draws families from across this part of Lane County; the clinics on this page serve the same community, just as close to home.
Getting there
At 8.49/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Veneta 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 97487 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 97487 area around Veneta: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Veneta alone.
Veneta sits in Lane County, ZIP 97487. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Veneta? 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 Lane 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 Veneta-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 Veneta 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.
Planned Parenthood of Southwestern Oregon, about 8.8 mi away, with 9 options within 30 miles.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
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.
Lane County reported ~358 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Oregon average.
At-home kits mail to 97487: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Oregon, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Herpes isn't in standard panels unless you have symptoms, a sore can be swabbed, or a blood test discussed with a provider.
A urine test or swab finds trichomoniasis, one of the most treatable STIs.
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