Washington County has reported gonorrhea running about 65% lower than the US average. If you are considering your first STI test or a routine screening in Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, consider your payment preference. Some clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Burgettstown, PA. The nearest, Cornerstone Care, is about 4.4 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.
Cornerstone Care in Burgettstown screens for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee that applies to all patients regardless of coverage; appointments are required, and bacterial infections are treated the same visit.
Clinics organized around the core bacterial-and-HIV sweep routinely leave herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C off the order. Cornerstone Care tests for all three alongside the standard panel, so one appointment produces a complete picture rather than a partial one.
For someone whose primary language is Spanish, Cornerstone Care delivers care directly in that language. Not through a workaround but as a standing clinical capability. That includes the intake conversation, test counseling, and treatment discussion, all without an intermediary shaping what gets said.
Languages
English, Spanish
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Care services
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Fees & payment
Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Avella Family Medicine, in Avella, earned its federal qualification by committing to serve patients regardless of insurance status or income. Including those paying out of pocket or caught between coverage gaps. Sliding-scale fees apply to syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening, making the cost manageable for nearly anyone who walks in.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Change in Weirton earns its federally qualified health center designation partly through a sliding-scale fee structure that ties STI screening costs directly to household income. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing without an appointment.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
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 4 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Burgettstown, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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 Washington 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.
5000 Waterdam Plaza Drive, Suite 180, Mcmurray, PA 15317
CMS-certified lab
1163 Country Club Road, Monongahela, PA 15063
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
100 Medical Boulevard, Canonsburg, PA 15317
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 Burgettstown. 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, 1,604 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Burgettstown. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 612 offer telehealth.
Bruce Maskarinec, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 1423 Burgettstown Plz, Burgettstown
Julie Orlosky, DO
Family medicine · 1227 Smith Township State Road, Burgettstown
Mitchell Mock, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 560 Steubenville Pike, Burgettstown
Shirley Dopson, DO Telehealth
Internal medicine · 32 Steubenville Pike, Paris
Amit Nahata, MD
Internal medicine · 32 Steubenville Pike, Paris
Hardev Parihar, MD
Urology · 485 Colliers Way, Weirton
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 Burgettstown, 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.
Famcare Pharmacy
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0.2 mi Dragonfly Health RX
1.5 miPillpack
6.5 miMcDonald Pharmacy
8.2 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Burgettstown, 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 Burgettstown, 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.
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
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 Washington County, the county that includes Burgettstown, compare with Pennsylvania and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~20% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#34 of 67 Pennsylvania counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 49% of the state
| Infection | Washington County | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 225.5 474 cases ▼ 46% | 421.2 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 62.3 131 cases ▼ 57% | 144.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 0.5 1 cases ▼ 95% | 9.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 1.4 3 cases ▼ 86% | 10.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 0.5 1 cases ▼ 96% | 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 Washington County, chlamydia has fallen from 259.4 to 225.5 per 100,000 (13%), gonorrhea has fallen from 72.1 to 62.3 per 100,000 (14%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 1.9 to 0.5 per 100,000 (74%).
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 Washington County.
Local HIV snapshot
Washington County HIV care continuum (2023)
Washington County recorded 3.9 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 8.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Washington County residents living with HIV, 82.5% are in care · 69.5% 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 Washington County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
PA 18 through the center of Burgettstown, past the Pepsi Roadhouse and the quiet stretch toward Quakers Knob, runs through a town where most households own their homes at values well below the state median, and where typical rents stay genuinely affordable by Pennsylvania standards. That cost structure is real, but it coexists with an unemployment rate that keeps budgets tighter than they look on paper, and a labor-force participation level that leaves a meaningful share of adults outside steady-employer coverage altogether. Those pressures matter when it comes to sexual health screening.
With nearly a third of residents renting and average households running larger than the state norm, younger adults in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI rates run highest, are often sharing costs and schedules with others, making a long drive on a weekday harder to absorb. Washington County's STI picture makes routine screening worth planning for, not postponing. With listed options offering sliding-scale or low-cost visits, the practical question for most Burgettstown residents is simply which site fits the drive on PA 18 they're already making.
Getting there
At 6.38/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Burgettstown 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 15021 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 15021 area around Burgettstown: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Burgettstown alone.
Burgettstown sits in Washington County, ZIP 15021. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Major routes
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Burgettstown? 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 Washington 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 Burgettstown-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 Burgettstown 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.
Possibly, Weirton, WV is close; compare it by distance against Cornerstone Care.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing.
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 226 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Pennsylvania average.
In Pennsylvania, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
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.
Yes, the CDC recommends STI screening early in pregnancy, since untreated infections can affect the baby.
Expedited partner therapy lets a provider treat a partner without an exam, where state law allows.
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