Syphilis in Glenn County happens 35% more than the national average. Whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, Willows, California residents have options. Clinics offer medical help and immediate treatment, while at-home kits allow self-sampled testing at your convenience. Here are your options in Willows.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Willows, CA. The nearest, Northern Valley Indian Health, is about 0.5 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.
Northern Valley Indian Health in Willows requires an appointment, so scheduling ahead unlocks a full visit: rapid and conventional HIV testing, the standard bacterial panel, hepatitis C screening, same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs, and HPV and hepatitis vaccines. All on a sliding-scale fee, with Spanish-language care available.
Anyone without a regular primary care provider, paying out of pocket or just piecing together care where they can find it, gets hepatitis C screening folded into the same visit as the standard gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV workup at Northern Valley Indian Health. One appointment, one sliding-scale bill, no separate lab referral needed.
Northern Valley Indian Health carries substance-use treatment as a standing clinical service alongside STI care, which matters specifically for someone managing both without a coordinating provider. Rather than holding two separate appointments at two separate facilities, that person can address both within a single sliding-scale visit in Willows.
When a second appointment becomes necessary just because language got in the way of the first, that gap can widen into untreated infection. Northern Valley Indian Health delivers STI testing, counseling, and treatment in Spanish directly, so nothing that matters gets set aside for a follow-up that may not happen.
Languages
English, Spanish
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Fees & payment
Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
A public safety-net rural health clinic in Willows. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
A safety-net rural health clinic in Willows. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Ampla Health in Orland tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee open to all payers, with appointments required; bacterial STIs are treated the same visit, and HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines are available on-site. Care is delivered in Spanish.
Ampla Health runs a herpes test as part of its regular STI panel, meaning a single appointment captures a fuller picture of your sexual health status. Without needing a separate visit or referral to surface that result.
Spanish-language care at Ampla Health runs through the full clinical encounter (history, results, and treatment counseling) so nothing gets compressed or lost in a handoff between provider and patient.
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English, Spanish
Tests offered
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Care services
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 16 miles from Willows. 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 Willows, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 80 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Willows. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 27 offer telehealth.
Jeanette Berrong, DO
Family medicine · 207 North Butte Street, Willows
Preeti Srivatsa, MD
OB-GYN · 207 North Butte Street, Willows
Jeetinder Sohal, MD
OB-GYN · 1133 West Sycamore Street, Willows
Samuel Garcia, MD
Family medicine · 1211 Cortina Drive, Orland
Jose Molina, MD
Family medicine · 555 Fremont Street, Colusa
Harpreet Johl, MD
Family medicine · 3710 Hwy 45, Colusa
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 Willows, CA 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.
Willows Pharmacy
0.5 mi
1.2 mi Orlandcare Pharmacy and Medical Supply
16 miShowing the 3 closest pharmacies to Willows, CA.
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 Willows, 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
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
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 Glenn County, the county that includes Willows, compare with California and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~33% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#32 of 58 California counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 45% of the state
| Infection | Glenn County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 323.5 91 cases ▼ 34% | 491.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 53.3 15 cases ▼ 72% | 190.2 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 21.3 6 cases ▲ 31% | 16.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 3.6 1 cases ▼ 81% | 19.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 24.9 7 cases ▼ 47% | 46.7 | 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 Glenn County, chlamydia has risen from 255.9 to 323.5 per 100,000 (26%), gonorrhea has risen from 45 to 53.3 per 100,000 (18%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 13.8 to 21.3 per 100,000 (54%).
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 Glenn County.
Local HIV snapshot
Glenn County HIV care continuum (2022)
Glenn County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 14.9 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Glenn County residents living with HIV, 65% are in care · 30% 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 Glenn County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Pelican Mound sits at the quiet edge of Willows, and for anyone living nearby who needs STI screening, the practical question isn't awareness but logistics: how far, how often, and when. Willows is a renting community more than an owning one, with most households paying rent that leaves little room for surprise medical costs. That cost reality shapes how people approach preventive care, and it matters most for the younger adults in their late teens and twenties who make up a substantial slice of the local population. People in those years are forming new relationships, often uninsured or underinsured, and a test that requires time off, a long drive, or an out-of-pocket fee they didn't plan for is a test that gets postponed.
The labor picture adds another layer. With just over half of residents in the workforce and unemployment running meaningfully above state norms, scheduling is uneven: some people have rigid shift work, others have unpredictable gaps. Several of the listed options carry evening or weekend availability, which means a resident coming off a shift at a Glenn County employer can find an appointment that doesn't require burning a weekday.
Getting there
At 3.56/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Willows 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 95988 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 95988 area around Willows: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Willows alone.
Willows sits in Glenn County, ZIP 95988. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Major routes
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Willows? 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 Glenn County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under California 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 Willows-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 Willows 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 California 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 California, a minor aged 12 or older can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
California 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 CaliforniaSource: 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.
The closest is Northern Valley Indian Health (0.5 mi); 9 options are within 30 miles.
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 324 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the California average.
In California, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, most chlamydia infections cause no symptoms, so screening is the only reliable way to catch it.
You self-collect a sample at home, mail it in, and view results online, no clinic visit needed.
Likely yes, if you were past the window period; otherwise retest, and keep up routine screening with new partners.
A urine sample or a swab (genital, throat, or rectal) detects gonorrhea, often tested alongside chlamydia.
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