STD Testing in Summersville, WV: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
In Nicholas County, reported gonorrhea runs about 95% lower than the US average. If you're in Summersville, West Virginia, and considering testing whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, weigh whether you prefer immediate walk-in appointments at local clinics or the flexibility of labs and at-home kits that fit your schedule. See the options listed below.
9 testing options are listed for Summersville, WV. The nearest, New River Health, is about 0.6 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 0.6 miles
New River Health
4.9(311)?
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 311 reviews
New River Health in Summersville tests for gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, and HIV, treating bacterial infections the same visit when results warrant it. Fees run on a sliding scale and the clinic accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. An appointment is required.
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Spanish Care Fully Integrated, Not Improvised
Rural clinics routinely handle Spanish speakers through improvised fixes that fracture the conversation at exactly the wrong moment. New River Health delivers care directly in Spanish (counseling, results, treatment decisions) without patching the language gap after the fact.
Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Best for free testing 0.7 miles
Nicholas County Health Department
2.7(7)?
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Rated 2.7 out of 5 from 7 reviews
Nicholas County Health Department in Summersville tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB. All at no charge. Walk-ins are welcome, bacterial STIs are treated the same visit, and HPV and hepatitis A vaccines are available on-site.
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Zero Fees Across Every Service Offered
When cost sits between someone and care, infections go undetected and untreated. Sometimes for months. At Nicholas County Health Department, every test, every vaccine, and every treatment visit carries no fee, so the barrier that derails follow-through at other points of care simply doesn't exist here.
Hepatitis B and C Tested Alongside the Standard Panel
Missing a hepatitis B or C diagnosis means it keeps progressing without a name, and without a path to treatment. Nicholas County Health Department tests for both alongside HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, so a single visit surfaces the full picture rather than leaving chronic infections undetected.
Camden Family Health in Summersville welcomes walk-ins for STI screening, no appointment needed. Federal qualification ties its fees to a sliding scale based on income, and a single visit can cover testing for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
Camden Family Health - Summersville, in Summersville, scales its fees to each patient's income. No one is turned away for inability to pay. As an NHSC sliding-fee site within a federally qualified health center, it provides STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, no appointment needed.
Camden Family Health - Little Beaver Creek, in Craigsville, earns its federally qualified designation by tying fees directly to what patients actually earn. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-in STI screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with costs scaled to household income.
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 Summersville, 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 Summersville, WV
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Nicholas 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.
Summersville Pediatrics
400 Fairview Heights Road Suite 302, Summersville, WV 26651
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Summersville. 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 Summersville, WV who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 67 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Summersville. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 7 offer telehealth.
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Crischelle Shank, MD
Family medicine · 350 Fairview Heights Road, Summersville
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 Summersville, WV
Compare the pharmacies closest to Summersville, WV. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Summersville, WV.
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 Summersville, 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
Q Care Plus
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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 Nicholas County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Nicholas County, the county that includes Summersville, compare with West Virginia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~22% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#44
#44 of 55 West Virginia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 20% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Nicholas County vs West Virginia vs U.S.
Nicholas CountyWest VirginiaU.S.▲▼ = Nicholas County vs the state average
Infection
Nicholas County
West Virginia
United States
Chlamydia
12029 cases▼ 52%
249
492.2
Gonorrhea
8.32 cases▼ 85%
54.7
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
8.32 cases▼ 24%
10.9
15.8
Syphilis (early)
8.32 cases▲ 36%
6.1
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
4.11 cases▼ 75%
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 Nicholas County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 6% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Nicholas County, chlamydia has fallen from 191 to 120 per 100,000 (37%), gonorrhea has fallen from 61 to 8.3 per 100,000 (86%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 4.1 to 8.3 per 100,000 (102%).
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 Summersville, WV
Adults uninsured
8.3%
No routine checkup
19.3%
No transportation
8.5%
Binge drinking
13.4%
Frequent mental distress
20.7%
Depression
31%
Below poverty line
15.4%
Primary-care ratio
1,157 : 1
Nicholas County
Primary-care shortage score 20 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 55.6
Social Vulnerability Index · 28th 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 Nicholas County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Nicholas County (2023)
People living with HIV
53 / 100k
PrEP users / 100k
62
Nicholas County HIV care continuum (2022)
Nicholas County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 6.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Nicholas County residents living with HIV, 70% are in care · 70% 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 Nicholas County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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WV 41 cuts through the heart of Summersville, connecting a community where nearly half of adults are married and households tend to run multigenerational: the kind of place where health decisions often ripple outward to a partner, a sibling, or someone sharing a roof. That structure shapes how people think about screening: it's rarely a solo calculus. The overwhelming majority of residents own their homes here, a stability that coexists with a labor-force participation rate that leaves a meaningful share of working-age adults outside formal employment: whether caring for family, managing chronic illness, or simply navigating the gaps that rural economies create.
When your schedule is already compressed, that distance is a genuine consideration. Nicholas County's STI figures reflect the broader pattern seen across rural Appalachia: rates that can climb unnoticed when regular screening isn't built into how people use the healthcare system. For someone living near Lonetree Mountain or spending an afternoon at Summersville Park, staying current means one less thing quietly advancing without symptoms, and that's what the county numbers are ultimately describing.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Summersville, WV
Walkability4.95 / 20 · Least walkable
At 4.95/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Summersville 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 26651 snapshot
Residents
10,070
Median age
43.6
Median income
$59,067
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 26651 area around Summersville: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Summersville alone.
Summersville sits in Nicholas County, ZIP 26651. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Lonetree Mountain
Nicholas County Veterans Memorial Park
Summersville Park
Almost Heaven Swing
Major routes
WV 41 (Webster Road)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Summersville, WV
Just outside Summersville? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Summersville, WV: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Nicholas 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 Summersville-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 Summersville 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.
