Gonorrhea reports in Upshur County run about 83% lower than the US average. If you're in Buckhannon, West Virginia for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. See your options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Buckhannon, WV. The nearest, Community Care of West Virginia, is about 0.2 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.
Community Care of West Virginia in Buckhannon is a community health center where STI testing sits alongside primary care: meaning gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C are all on the same appointment-based panel, with fees on a sliding scale accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
CareXpress of Buckhannon meets patients who are uninsured, paying out of pocket, or simply between providers with federally qualified standing that anchors a sliding-scale fee structure to actual income. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening is available. No appointment required.
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Community Care Connections of Buckhannon, serving Buckhannon, carries full federal FQHC standing, which means fees slide with income and inability to pay is never grounds for turning someone away. Walk-in STI screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia without an appointment needed.
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West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources in Buckhannon tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB, treating bacterial STIs and TB at the same visit on a sliding-scale fee. With all services available at no cost.
For anyone managing care without a regular provider or paying entirely out of pocket, the West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources in Buckhannon operates with no fees attached to any service (testing, treatment, vaccines, DoxyPEP) so the full scope of what the clinic offers is actually within reach.
For patients whose primary language is Spanish, the clinic in Buckhannon delivers care in Spanish directly: meaning conversations about testing, results, and prevention happen without relying on a go-between, keeping the clinical relationship straightforward from start to finish.
West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources in Buckhannon prescribes DoxyPEP as a bacterial STI prevention strategy, which means eligible patients leave with a concrete, evidence-based tool rather than waiting to source it elsewhere.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community Care Pediatrics of Buckhannon welcomes walk-in patients for STI screening, no appointment needed. Federal FQHC standing ties fees to a sliding scale tied to income, so cost adjusts to what you earn. A single visit covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing.
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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 Buckhannon, 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 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 Upshur 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.
1 Amalia Drive, Buckhannon, WV 26201
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Buckhannon. 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, 162 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Buckhannon. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 36 offer telehealth.
Oluwakemi Ajibade, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 89 Professional Arts Plaza Drive, Buckhannon
Kimberly Becher, MD
Family medicine · 303 Rr, Buckhannon
Kolbi Tonkovich, MD
Family medicine · 34 North Kanawha Street, Buckhannon
Aimee Whitehair, MD
Family medicine · 77 West Main Street, Buckhannon
Robert Romano, DO
Family medicine · 94 West Main Street, Buckhannon
Rafay Latif, MD
Internal medicine · 1 Amalia Drive, Buckhannon
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 Buckhannon, 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.
Thompson's Pharmacy
0.2 miCommunity Care Pharmacy of West Virginia
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0.3 mi Fast & Friendly Pharmacy Buckhannon
0.5 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Buckhannon, 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 Buckhannon, 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 Upshur County, the county that includes Buckhannon, compare with West Virginia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~39% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#19 of 55 West Virginia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 65% of the state
| Infection | Upshur County | West Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 221 52 cases ▼ 11% | 249 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 29.8 7 cases ▼ 46% | 54.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | — no data | 10.9 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 6.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | — no data | 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 Upshur County, chlamydia has fallen from 251.9 to 221 per 100,000 (12%), gonorrhea has fallen from 50.4 to 29.8 per 100,000 (41%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 4.2 to 4.2 per 100,000.
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 Upshur County.
Local HIV snapshot
Upshur County HIV care continuum (2023)
Upshur County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Upshur County residents living with HIV, 100% are in care · 100% 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 Upshur County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Near Jawbone Park, where weekday afternoons are quieter than you'd expect for a college-influenced town, daily life in Buckhannon runs on its own unhurried rhythm. One shaped as much by financial constraint as by geography. With roughly half the city renting at rates well under the national average, household budgets stay tight, and nearly half the adult population isn't in the workforce at any given time. That weight lands hardest on younger adults: the late teens and twenties crowd who make up an outsize share of Buckhannon's population and account for the years when STI transmission is most concentrated. For a renter paying $676 a month, a testing visit that costs money, requires a car trip down South Kanawha Street to a clinic with limited hours, and eats into a part-time work schedule isn't a minor inconvenience.
It's a genuine obstacle. The providers listed on this page include options with sliding-scale fees and extended hours precisely because that combination matters here. Buckhannon is small enough that word travels, which sometimes makes people hesitant. Knowing that most local clinics treat visits with the same discretion as any other appointment, and that several are just a few turns off Corridor H, takes some of the calculation out of going.
Getting there
At 7.31/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Buckhannon 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 26201 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 26201 area around Buckhannon: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Buckhannon alone.
Buckhannon sits in Upshur County, ZIP 26201. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Buckhannon? 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 Upshur 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 Buckhannon-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 Buckhannon 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.
There are 6 options within a 30-mile drive.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
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.
Upshur County reported ~221 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the West Virginia average.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
In West Virginia, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Many STIs are fully cured with antibiotics; others, like HIV and herpes, are well managed with treatment.
Yes, syphilis is cured with antibiotics (usually penicillin), and earlier treatment prevents long-term damage.
No, standard bloodwork doesn't include STIs unless you ask, so request STD testing specifically.
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