Gonorrhea rates in McKean County are about 86% lower than the US average. If you live in Bradford, Pennsylvania, and want to get tested for gonorrhea whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, community and public clinics may offer you low-cost or free options, but private labs might get you results faster and let you schedule more flexibly. See your options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Bradford, PA. The nearest, Olean General Hospital, is about 1.0 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.
A safety-net rural health clinic about 1 mile from Bradford. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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A community safety-net federally qualified health center about 1 mile from Bradford. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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TCC - Olean Dermatology in Olean meets patients where insurance gaps, rural distances, or cash-pay situations leave them without straightforward options. Federal qualification anchors its sliding-scale fee structure, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening genuinely affordable regardless of coverage status.
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Cattaraugus County Health Department in Olean tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB, treating bacterial STIs the same visit on a sliding scale, with HIV and hepatitis C testing free, by appointment.
The health department runs every service (testing, STI treatment, PrEP, vaccines, TB care) at no charge to the patient, funded through public health channels that absorb the cost before it reaches the visit. Sliding-scale and free-test designations cover the full range, so the fee structure is the same regardless of insurance status.
As a Title X site, Cattaraugus County Health Department provides family planning services to minors with legally protected confidentiality. Meaning those records aren't routed to a parent's insurance or household. That protection lets younger patients access testing and contraceptive care without navigating disclosure concerns first.
When prevention medication requires a second appointment at a separate prescriber, weeks can pass without coverage. A gap that carries real exposure risk. Cattaraugus County Health Department prescribes and manages both PrEP and PEP directly, keeping ongoing HIV prevention within the same care relationship from the first visit forward.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Southern Tier Community Health Center Network's Olean site welcomes walk-in patients for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified status anchors a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income, making a single visit for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing financially within reach for people across the pay spectrum.
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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 about 1 mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Bradford, 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 range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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 McKean 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.
116 Interstate Parkway, Bradford, PA 16701
CMS-certified lab
23 Kennedy Street, Bradford, PA 16701
CMS-certified lab
4372 Route 6, Kane, PA 16735
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Bradford. 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, 62 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Bradford. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 6 offer telehealth.
Banafsheh Lotfi Moghaddas, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 24 West Washington Street, Bradford
Tahir Chauhdry, DO
OB-GYN · 195 Pleasant Street, Bradford
Sevak Soukiazian, MD
Internal medicine · 116 Interstate Parkway, Bradford
Jakub Wojcik, MD
Internal medicine · 116 Interstate Parkway, Bradford
Brooke Pancio, MD
Family medicine · 159 Interstate Parkway, Bradford
Caitlin Szczupak, MD
Family medicine · 14 North 3rd Street, Bradford
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 Bradford, PA 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.
0.3 mi The Pharmacy at Union Square
0.3 miOtt and McHenry Pharmacy
0.4 miRoger J. Feura Bradford Pharmacy
0.5 mi
1.8 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Bradford, PA.
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 Bradford, 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
$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
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
How reported STI rates in McKean County, the county that includes Bradford, compare with Pennsylvania and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~27% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#53 of 67 Pennsylvania counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 21% of the state
| Infection | McKean County | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 129.1 51 cases ▼ 69% | 421.2 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 25.3 10 cases ▼ 83% | 144.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | — no data | 9.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 10.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | — no data | 11.4 | 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 McKean County, chlamydia has fallen from 190.4 to 129.1 per 100,000 (32%), and gonorrhea has risen from 22.3 to 25.3 per 100,000 (13%).
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 McKean County.
Local HIV snapshot
McKean County HIV care continuum (2022)
McKean County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 8.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among McKean County residents living with HIV, 66.7% are in care · 61.9% 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 McKean County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Folks in Bradford often find themselves on South Avenue for errands and appointments, it's where the town's practical necessities cluster. Sexual health screening fits naturally into that same kind of self-care routine, especially for the young adults who make up a significant part of the community. Testing in and around Bradford listed on this page reflects the town's straightforward character: affordable access matters, and so does the ability to get answers without fanfare. The clinics and providers here understand that confidentiality isn't theater, it's basic respect for people navigating their own health decisions.
Young adults in particular benefit from having screening options close by. Whether you're establishing baseline health records, responding to a specific concern, or simply staying current with routine care, the testing available locally removes the burden of traveling elsewhere. Bradford's modest cost of living extends to health services; you won't find inflated fees or unnecessary barriers to getting tested. The reality of small-town life means discretion carries weight.
Testing providers here work with that understanding built in, they know their patients value both privacy and ease of access. If you're ready to get screened, the clinics and services listed on this page offer a straightforward path forward without the complexity or distance that might otherwise get in the way.
Getting there
At 7.5/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Bradford 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 16701 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 16701 area around Bradford: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Bradford alone.
Bradford sits in McKean County, ZIP 16701. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Bradford? 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 McKean County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Pennsylvania 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 Bradford-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 Bradford 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Pennsylvania 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 PennsylvaniaSource: 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 Olean General Hospital (1 mi); 6 options are within 30 miles.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
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 129 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Pennsylvania average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Pennsylvania, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, the CDC recommends STI screening early in pregnancy, since untreated infections can affect the baby.
A clinic offers same-day answers and on-site treatment; an at-home kit trades that for privacy and convenience, both use real lab testing.
Just note your exposure dates and symptoms; for urine tests, hold off urinating ~1 hour before.
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