About 46% fewer new HIV diagnoses occur in Monongalia County than nationwide. If you live in Blacksville, West Virginia, whether this is your first STI test or a routine screening, you have choices. Visiting a clinic offers immediate support from a provider, whereas an at-home kit allows you to test at your convenience. See options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Blacksville, WV. The nearest, Clay-Battelle Health Services Association, is about 0.4 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.
Clay-Battelle Health Services Association in Blacksville runs on a sliding-scale fee with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance accepted, making the full panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB) reachable on most budgets. Bacterial infections are treated same visit; an appointment is required.
Without Title X designation, a minor seeking STI testing or family planning often faces a second appointment at a separate site, and the gap between those two visits is where care breaks down. Clay-Battelle Health Services Association's Title X status makes legally confidential services for minors part of the clinic's core offering, not an exception routed elsewhere.
For someone without a regular provider who needs a thorough workup, or who is paying out of pocket and wants to avoid scheduling tests across multiple visits, Clay-Battelle Health Services Association tests for herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the standard bacterial and HIV panel, handling it all within a single appointment.
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Listing verified Jun 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Cornerstone Care in Mount Morris runs on a sliding scale and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. Fees adjust to what you actually earn. The panel goes beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV to include herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB, with HPV and hepatitis A vaccines on site. Appointments required.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Waynesburg Comm Mental HLTH CTR, serving Waynesburg, welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified status backs its sliding-scale fee structure, so cost adjusts to income. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing in one stop.
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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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Blacksville, 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 Monongalia 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.
165 Scott Avenue Suite 200, Morgantown, WV 26508
CMS-certified lab
40 Commerce Drive, Morgantown, WV 26501
CMS-certified lab
64 Medical Center Drive, Morgantown, WV 26506
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Blacksville. 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, 449 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Blacksville. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 139 offer telehealth.
Jihad Irani, MD
Family medicine · 120 Locust Ave Ext, Mount Morris
Karim Badawi, MD
Internal medicine · 6040 University Town Centre Drive, Morgantown
Kevin Halbritter, MD
Internal medicine · 6040 University Town Centre Drive, Morgantown
Rachel Schroer, DO
Family medicine · 220 Greene Plz, Waynesburg
Sanjay Bharti, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 300 Ctr Avenue, Waynesburg
Susan Capelle, MD
OB-GYN · 3496 University Avenue, Morgantown
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 Blacksville, WV 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.
Clay-Battelle Pharmacy
0.4 miCornerstone Care Community Pharmacy 001
8.3 mi
12 mi Sams Pharmacy 10
12 miGiant Eagle Pharmacy 1249
12 miMcCracken Pharmacy
13 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Blacksville, WV.
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 Blacksville, 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.
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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
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 Monongalia County, the county that includes Blacksville, compare with West Virginia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~10% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#3 of 55 West Virginia counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | Monongalia County | West Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 377.8 407 cases ▲ 52% | 249 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 107.7 116 cases ▲ 97% | 54.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 9.3 10 cases ▼ 15% | 10.9 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 7.4 8 cases ▲ 21% | 6.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 2.8 3 cases ▼ 83% | 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.
Between 2020 and 2023 in Monongalia County, chlamydia has fallen from 506.5 to 377.8 per 100,000 (25%), gonorrhea has risen from 81.3 to 107.7 per 100,000 (32%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 11.3 to 9.3 per 100,000 (18%).
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 Monongalia County.
Local HIV snapshot
Monongalia County HIV care continuum (2023)
Monongalia County recorded 7.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Monongalia County residents living with HIV, 79.8% are in care · 72.9% 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 Monongalia County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
McFeeters Knob sits at the edge of a community where most households own their homes and have put down roots for the long term, yet a meaningful share rent, and at a modest monthly rate that still competes with every other bill when work is unsteady. With unemployment running notably high and fewer than half of adults in the labor force, the economics of daily life in Blacksville leave little room for discretionary health spending, which is exactly why the cost structures and sliding-scale options among the listings here carry real weight. That settled, family-oriented character (nearly half of adults married, households averaging just over three people) means sexual health decisions ripple outward.
Young adults in their late teens and twenties are a smaller slice of Blacksville's population than in many West Virginia towns, but they remain the group where STI transmission concentrates nationally, and low-barrier access matters precisely because distance and schedule already work against routine care. For residents whose work schedules are irregular, a real pattern when labor-force participation is this low and unemployment this elevated, the options listed here include extended and weekend hours that don't require arranging time off a standard nine-to-five job most people in Blacksville may not have.
Getting there
At 3.46/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Blacksville 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 26521 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 26521 area around Blacksville: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Blacksville alone.
Blacksville sits in Monongalia County, ZIP 26521. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Blacksville? 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 Monongalia 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.
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 Blacksville-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 Blacksville 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 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).
In West Virginia, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
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.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in West VirginiaSource: 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.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it.
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.
Monongalia County reported ~378 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the West Virginia average.
At-home kits mail to 26521: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
In West Virginia, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Untreated chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and fertility problems, caught early, it's cured with antibiotics.
Often, yes, especially throat and rectal infections, which is why site-specific testing matters.
Reassuring if you tested after the window, just retest if it was early, and screen again with new partners.
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