STD Testing in Franklin, WV: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
With chlamydia reports in Pendleton County running about 73% lower than the US average, it's wise to get tested before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care. In Franklin, West Virginia, you can choose between visiting a clinic to consult with a provider and potentially begin treatment or using an at-home kit for convenience and flexibility.
7 testing options are listed for Franklin, WV. The nearest, Pendleton Community Care Clinic, is about 0.1 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
How to read these listings
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.
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Community health center 0.1 miles
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Pendleton Community Care Clinic in Franklin welcomes walk-ins for STI screening, no appointment needed. Federally qualified status anchors its sliding-scale fee structure, calibrated to income, covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing in a single visit.
Pendleton County Health Department in Franklin tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and herpes on a sliding scale accepted by Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance, and every STI and HIV test is free. An appointment is required.
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Herpes Testing Alongside the Standard Four
Gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV make up the panel at most STI clinics. Herpes testing rarely appears on that list without a separate referral. Pendleton County Health Department includes it directly, so a single appointment covers five infections rather than requiring a second visit elsewhere.
Every Test and Service Carries No Charge
Sliding-scale fees still leave a balance for many people. At Pendleton County Health Department, every STI test, HIV test, and clinical service is provided at no cost. The sliding scale reaches zero for everyone, regardless of insurance status.
Title X Covers Confidential Care for Minors
For anyone under 18 navigating family planning without a parent involved, Title X status means Pendleton County Health Department is legally required to provide confidential services. No parental disclosure, no insurance claim routed to a guardian's policy.
North Fork Primary Care in Riverton carries federal qualification as a community health center, which means STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) is priced on a sliding scale tied to each patient's actual income, putting routine sexual health care within reach regardless of what someone earns.
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.
The nearest testing center is less than a mile away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Franklin, 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 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
Quest Diagnostics
$79 & up
Panel:
8-infection panel incl. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis & herpes: single tests too
Sample:
Quest Mobile: a phlebotomist collects your sample at home
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
Other CLIA-certified labs near Franklin, WV
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Pendleton 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.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Franklin. 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
Clinicians near Franklin, WV who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 50 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Franklin. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 18 offer telehealth.
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Cindy Anderson, MD
Internal medicine · 120 Jackson River Road, Monterey
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
Pharmacies near Franklin, WV
Compare the pharmacies closest to Franklin, WV. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
0.7 mi
Rx pickupOTC HIV self-testAt-home STI kitsPrEP/PEP fillsHPV & Hep B vaccinesCondoms / EC
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
PrEP, prevention & online treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Franklin, 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.
PrEP & DoxyPEP
Mistr
$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
STDs & HIV in Pendleton County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Pendleton County, the county that includes Franklin, compare with West Virginia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~14% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#40 of 55 West Virginia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 27% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Pendleton County vs West Virginia vs U.S.
Pendleton CountyWest VirginiaU.S.▲▼ = Pendleton County vs the state average
Infection
Pendleton County
West Virginia
United States
Chlamydia
132.78 cases▼ 47%
249
492.2
Gonorrhea
—
54.7
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
—
10.9
15.8
Syphilis (early)
—
6.1
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
—
16.3
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.
Reported STD rates in Pendleton County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 100% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Pendleton County, chlamydia has fallen from 244.2 to 132.7 per 100,000 (46%), and gonorrhea has risen from 32.6 to 48.8 per 100,000 (50%).
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
What shapes testing access in and around Franklin, WV
Adults uninsured
7.7%
No routine checkup
16.5%
No transportation
7.3%
Binge drinking
12.1%
Frequent mental distress
18.6%
Depression
28.2%
Below poverty line
12.6%
Primary-care ratio
3,071 : 1
Pendleton County
Primary-care shortage score 21 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 61.3
Social Vulnerability Index · 27th percentile nationally
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 Pendleton County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Pendleton County (2023)
People living with HIV
95 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
0cases countywide
PrEP users / 100k
95
Pendleton County HIV care continuum (2023)
Pendleton County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Pendleton County residents living with HIV, 80% are in care · 80% 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.
Pregnant or planning to be?Congenital syphilis is the fastest-rising STI: what to test, and when
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 Pendleton County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Franklin's economy turns on timber, farming, and the seasonal work that follows the South Branch of the Potomac. Many residents move through jobs that demand physical exams, job-site health clearances, or transitions between employers. Moments when STI screening fits naturally into a health checklist. For young adults in their late teens through thirties, those checkpoints often coincide with life stages when confidential testing becomes part of responsible self-care, whether for peace of mind or before new relationships. Testing in and around Franklin is available through clinics and providers listed on this page.
What matters most in a town where neighbors' business travels fast is that your results remain yours alone. Medical visits here operate under the same confidentiality laws that protect any patient record; a clinic visit for screening is no different from one for any other health concern. The nearest larger medical centers lie within reach, and local providers can order tests or refer you onward if that suits your comfort level better. Whether you're between jobs, settling into Franklin, or simply making routine health decisions, the clinics available here and nearby handle STI screening as standard care: straightforward, private, and part of the same medical framework that serves the rest of your health.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Franklin, WV
Walkability4.17 / 20 · Least walkable
At 4.17/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Franklin 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 26807 snapshot
Residents
2,361
Median age
49.5
Median income
$65,096
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 26807 area around Franklin: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Franklin alone.
Franklin sits in Pendleton County, ZIP 26807. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Priest Mill
Socrates Mountain
Ananias Pitsenbarger Farm
Middle Mountain
Town Mountain
Colic Mountain
Major routes
US 220 (North Main Street)
US 33 (Blue Gray Trail)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Franklin, WV
Just outside Franklin? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Franklin, WV: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Pendleton County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under West Virginia law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Who should test, and whenCDC screening schedule + each infection's detection window
Who should get tested, and how often
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
When to test: STD detection windows
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Franklin-area provider.
What each STD test costsMedicare reference prices per lab test, a benchmark before you pay out of pocket
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Franklin 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.
Confidentiality & consent in West VirginiaMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
Two things that actually depend on West Virginia 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).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In West Virginia, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
West Virginia 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.
