Siskiyou County reports about 16 syphilis cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. If you are in Yreka, California with a one-time concern or needing regular check-ups, you have options. Public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. Choose your fit.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Yreka, CA. The nearest, Siskiyou County Public Health Department, 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.
Siskiyou County Public Health Department in Yreka requires an appointment, so scheduling ahead is the entry point to gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and TB testing alongside family planning services, HPV and hepatitis vaccines, and HIV counseling. Fees run on a sliding scale.
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Karuk Tribe Health Yreka Clinic, a tribal health clinic in Yreka, weaves STI care into a broader primary-care model: testing for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis with same-visit bacterial treatment, on a sliding-scale fee, by appointment.
Karuk Tribe Health Yreka Clinic carries licensed substance-use treatment alongside its STI services, which serves people whose care needs don't fit neatly into a single specialty. Someone managing active recovery has a path to STI testing and bacterial treatment without coordinating across separate providers or separate schedules.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 1 mile from Yreka. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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A safety-net rural health clinic about 20 miles from Yreka. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Mountain Valleys Health Centers in Weed charges on a sliding-scale fee, accepting Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, with appointments required. The clinic tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and herpes, treating bacterial infections the same visit and offering HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines. Care is available in Spanish.
Walking away without a herpes result means a second appointment somewhere else, another fee, and days of uncertainty that a complete answer would have eliminated. Mountain Valleys Health Centers tests for herpes alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, so the picture is finished before you leave.
When those needs go unaddressed in the same place, one appointment ends and the other becomes a separate errand, and that errand often doesn't happen. At Mountain Valleys Health Centers in Weed, substance-use treatment is a standing service alongside STI care, not a separate destination.
Many clinics offer access to Spanish through a patch: a line, a device, a workaround that sits between the provider and the patient. Mountain Valleys Health Centers delivers the care itself in Spanish, which means the conversation, the counseling, and the clinical judgment all happen without an intermediary in the room.
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · 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 Yreka, 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.
Also in the area
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Siskiyou 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.
914 Pine Street, Mount Shasta, CA 96067
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
Showing the nearest 1 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Yreka. 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, 19 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Yreka. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 4 offer telehealth.
Eric Skoblar, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1519 South Oregon Street, Yreka
Carrie Mcneil, MD
Family medicine · 444 Bruce Street, Yreka
Jacqueline Young Cooper, MD
OB-GYN · 444 Bruce Street, Yreka
Aaron Price, DO
Internal medicine · 444 Bruce Street, Yreka
Richard Swenson, MD
Family medicine · 475 Bruce Street, Yreka
Sarah Gilman-Short, MD
Family medicine · 50 Alamo Avenue, Weed
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 Yreka, 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.
Yreka Pharmacy
0.4 mi
0.5 mi Luke's Yreka Drug
0.8 miScott Valley Respiratory Home Care
1.1 miRaleys
2.0 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Yreka, 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 Yreka, 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
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions 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 Siskiyou County, the county that includes Yreka, compare with California and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~25% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#46 of 58 California counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 21% of the state
| Infection | Siskiyou County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 240.1 103 cases ▼ 51% | 491.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 46.6 20 cases ▼ 75% | 190.2 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 16.3 7 cases ≈ the state average | 16.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 2.3 1 cases ▼ 88% | 19.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 23.3 10 cases ▼ 50% | 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 Siskiyou County, chlamydia has fallen from 306.3 to 240.1 per 100,000 (22%), gonorrhea has fallen from 172.4 to 46.6 per 100,000 (73%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 18.2 to 16.3 per 100,000 (10%).
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 Siskiyou County.
Local HIV snapshot
Siskiyou County HIV care continuum (2021)
Siskiyou County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2021), against 14.9 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Siskiyou County residents living with HIV, 79.4% are in care · 69.1% 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 Siskiyou County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
The West Miner Street-Third Street Historic District anchors Yreka's older, more settled residential core, where a majority of households own their homes and have put down roots over years or decades. Yet a sizable share of residents rent, and with typical monthly rents sitting at a modest level by California standards, many of those households are managing budgets that leave little room for unexpected costs. Add a labor-force participation rate well below the state norm and an unemployment figure that reflects real gaps in local work, and you have a community where clinic appointments compete with irregular schedules, second jobs, and the practical arithmetic of getting through the month.
That context matters for younger adults in Yreka, people in their late teens and twenties who are statistically at the highest risk for STIs and who are also, in many cases, the renters, the part-time workers, the people least likely to have a regular primary-care relationship. For them, cost and scheduling are the real obstacles, not awareness.
Getting there
At 9.33/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Yreka 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 96097 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 96097 area around Yreka: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Yreka alone.
Yreka sits in Siskiyou County, ZIP 96097. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Yreka? 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 Siskiyou 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 Yreka-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 Yreka 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Public health clinics nearby provide free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Siskiyou County reported ~240 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the California average.
In California, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
A kit ships to your address; you collect a urine, swab, or finger-stick sample, mail it to the lab, and get results online in a few days.
Untreated chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and fertility problems, caught early, it's cured with antibiotics.
Most HIV tests detect infection about 2–6 weeks out depending on the test type; a later retest confirms a negative.
Go to an ER or call RAINN (800-656-4673); they provide testing, PEP, and support right away.
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