New HIV diagnoses in Clark County run about 22% higher than the US average. When you need STI testing in Catawba, Ohio, for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, you'll find clinics may bill insurance or offer a sliding-scale fee, while private labs often let you pay a flat self-pay price. We list your options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Catawba, OH. The nearest, Labcorp, is about 7.9 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.
Springfield Medical Clinic in Springfield runs on scheduled appointments, so arriving with a confirmed time means the full panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV) gets handled in one visit, with bacterial infections treated the same day on a fee-based, insurance-accepted sliding scale.
Springfield Medical Clinic prescribes both PrEP, including tenofovir-based daily regimens, and PEP directly, without routing either through a separate provider. Ongoing PrEP care requires the regular HIV and kidney-function monitoring built into the regimen, and the clinic handles that continuity in-house.
A diagnosis without treatment access leaves hepatitis C progressing while a patient navigates a specialist referral and the wait that follows. Springfield Medical Clinic treats hepatitis B and hepatitis C on-site, so a confirmed diagnosis doesn't stall at the lab result.
The standard four-infection panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia) leaves herpes entirely unaddressed, and most clinics don't go further. Springfield Medical Clinic adds herpes testing to its panel, covering an infection that the default screen routinely misses.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Urbana Community Health Center, serving Urbana under federal FQHC certification, ties STI screening costs directly to each patient's income through a structured sliding-scale schedule. No appointment is needed to pursue syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, and no one is turned away based on inability to pay the full rate.
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Rocking Horse Center in Springfield carries federal qualification as a community health center, which means its STI screening fees follow a sliding scale tied to household income. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing. No appointment needed to get started.
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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 8 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Catawba, 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 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 Clark 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.
100 West Main Street, Springfield, OH 45502
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
2443 Troy Road, Springfield, OH 45504
CMS-certified lab
1644 North Limestone Street, Springfield, OH 45503
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 Catawba. 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, 675 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Catawba. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 161 offer telehealth.
Richard Gordon, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 2701 Moorefield Road, Springfield
Christopher Holloway, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 2100 Emmanuel Way, Springfield
Rachel Regan, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 160 South Tuttle Road, Springfield
Alene Yeater, MD
OB-GYN · 209 Lippincott Lane, Urbana
Curtis Orr, MD
OB-GYN · 1108 Vester Avenue, Springfield
Brooke Wilson Telehealth
Family medicine · 1430 East US Hwy 36, Urbana
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 Catawba, OH 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.
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9.4 mi Medicine Shoppe
9.5 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Catawba, OH.
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 Catawba, 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
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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 Clark County, the county that includes Catawba, compare with Ohio 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.
#8 of 88 Ohio counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 91% of the state
| Infection | Clark County | Ohio | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 501.4 675 cases ▲ 9% | 461.7 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 152.3 205 cases ▼ 9% | 168 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 15.6 21 cases ▼ 4% | 16.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 4.5 6 cases ▼ 51% | 9.2 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 15.6 21 cases ▼ 3% | 16 | 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 Clark County, chlamydia has risen from 488.2 to 501.4 per 100,000 (3%), gonorrhea has fallen from 342.6 to 152.3 per 100,000 (56%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 28.7 to 15.6 per 100,000 (46%).
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 Clark County.
Local HIV snapshot
Clark County HIV care continuum (2023)
Clark County recorded 16.7 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 8.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Clark County residents living with HIV, 84% are in care · 75.3% 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 Clark County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Clark Lake Wildlife Area sits at Catawba's edge like the town itself: unhurried, rooted, the kind of place where most households have owned their homes for years and families run large. With unemployment notably elevated and fewer than one in eight households clearing six figures, cost is a genuine filter for a lot of residents. Young adults still moving through their highest-risk years for STIs, people in their late teens and twenties who make up a meaningful slice of Catawba, are often the ones with the thinnest margin for unexpected expenses.
The clinics and testing sites listed here vary in fee structure, and some carry sliding-scale or no-cost options worth reading closely before assuming a visit is out of reach. That matters especially for the roughly one-in-four households that rent here: at typical local rents, there's rarely budget slack, and a sizable household means scheduling around more people's work and commitments. Knowing ahead of time whether a site bills insurance or offers a flat low fee can be the practical difference between booking and waiting.
Getting there
At 2.83/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Catawba 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 43010 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 43010 area around Catawba: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Catawba alone.
Catawba sits in Clark County, ZIP 43010. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Catawba? 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 Clark County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Ohio 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 Catawba-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 Catawba 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 Ohio 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 Ohio, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Ohio 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 OhioSource: 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, Springfield, OH is close; compare it by distance against Labcorp.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
Yes, public clinics in the area offer free or low-cost testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 501 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Ohio average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Ohio, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
It's cured with antibiotics; treating partners together prevents reinfection.
The CDC doesn't advise routine herpes testing without symptoms; if you have a sore, a swab of it is the most accurate test.
Yes if the first test was early; recheck a few weeks out for chlamydia/gonorrhea and up to ~3 months for HIV/syphilis.
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