Gonorrhea rates in Jefferson County run about 79% lower than the US average, but if you've had a recent risk or simply test regularly in Charles Town, West Virginia, you have choices: local clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. Find your options on the list below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Charles Town, WV. The nearest, SCH Behavioral Health, is about 2.3 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.
SCH Behavioral Health in Charles Town carries federal community health center certification, which means its STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) is priced on a sliding scale tied to each patient's income, making testing financially within reach across a broad range of household budgets.
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Jefferson County Health Department in Kearneysville tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB, and treats bacterial STIs the same visit: all on a sliding-scale fee structure, with an appointment required, and every test and service provided at no cost.
Jefferson County Health Department charges nothing for any service it provides, and that zero-dollar baseline means a hepatitis C diagnosis, a TB result, or a same-visit gonorrhea treatment never stalls behind a billing conversation. Care moves forward because cost never enters the equation.
As a Title X-funded site, Jefferson County Health Department is legally required to keep family planning services (contraception, STI testing, counseling) confidential for minors, entirely separate from any parental insurance or billing record. That protection is a federal statutory requirement, not a policy the department can waive.
Leaving Kearneysville with only a referral for PrEP or DoxyPEP means another appointment, another wait, and, for the uninsured, another cost barrier before a prescription exists. Jefferson County Health Department prescribes all three: PrEP for ongoing HIV prevention, PEP when it's needed, and DoxyPEP to reduce bacterial STI risk, each managed here rather than handed off.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Virginia Department of Health in Berryville runs STI care through the infrastructure of a public health department: meaning the full bacterial panel, sliding-scale fees, same-visit treatment for gonorrhea and chlamydia, and interpretation services are coordinated functions, not add-ons. Appointments are required.
When interpretation isn't integrated, an STI visit can collapse into rescheduling. A second appointment, a delayed prescription, a missed diagnosis. At Virginia Department of Health in Berryville, interpretation services for non-English languages are available within the clinical encounter itself, so treatment decisions don't stall at a language barrier.
Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis, DoxyPEP, is part of the prevention services Virginia Department of Health in Berryville provides directly. Taken after a potential bacterial STI exposure, the regimen requires clinical oversight to fit the right candidates; that counseling and prescribing happen at this location.
For anyone without a regular primary care provider, or paying out of pocket and wanting to consolidate testing, Virginia Department of Health in Berryville covers herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. That range means fewer separate appointments to get a complete picture.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Berkeley-Morgan County Health Departments in Martinsburg tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB, treating bacterial STIs at the same visit. All on a sliding scale, with every service available at no fee. An appointment is required.
For anyone paying out of pocket and without a regular provider, the full scope here (testing, same-visit bacterial treatment, vaccines, and TB care) carries no fee regardless of income. There's no partial coverage with a bill attached to the parts that matter most.
For a Spanish speaker without an established primary care relationship, Berkeley-Morgan County Health Departments delivers the entire clinical encounter (history, testing, treatment, counseling) in Spanish. That means nothing gets compressed or skipped because of language.
Anyone without a regular provider who wants a genuinely complete picture benefits from a panel that adds herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C alongside the bacterial STIs and HIV. For someone managing their own health without routine checkups, that broader reach from a single appointment closes real gaps.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Shenandoah Community Health in Martinsburg tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV, treating bacterial infections the same visit, with fees on a sliding scale and Medicare, Medicaid, and most insurance accepted. Appointments are required, and care is delivered in Spanish.
Plenty of clinics accommodate Spanish-speaking patients through patched-together solutions that keep the real conversation at arm's length. At Shenandoah Community Health, Spanish is a language of actual care delivery: exams, counseling, and treatment happen in it, not around it.
Most sexual health clinics treat addiction as somebody else's problem, leaving patients to navigate two separate systems on their own. Shenandoah Community Health keeps substance-use treatment on the same care team as STI services, so those needs get addressed together rather than in parallel silos.
The four-infection panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia) is where most clinics stop, leaving herpes entirely off the table. Shenandoah Community Health adds herpes to its testing menu, giving patients a more complete picture in a single appointment.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
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 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Charles Town, 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 Jefferson 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 Oak Lee Drive, Ranson, WV 25438
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
300 South Preston Street, Ranson, WV 25438
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 Charles Town. 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, 856 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Charles Town. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 329 offer telehealth.
Farzin Rahmanou, DO Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1263 South George Street, Charles Town
Vasant Datta, MD
Family medicine · 1263 South George Street, Charles Town
Thomas Park, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 203 East 4th Avenue, Ranson
Consuela Cruden-Parham, MD
OB-GYN · 300 South Preston Street, Ranson
Richard Catlett, MD
Internal medicine · 300 South Preston Street, Ranson
Aaron Mclaughlin, MD
Family medicine · 300 South Preston Street, Ranson
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 Charles Town, 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.
1.0 mi Jefferson Pharmacy
1.6 mi
1.7 mi Martins Pharmacy
1.9 mi
2.6 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Charles Town, 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 Charles Town, 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 $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
$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
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 Jefferson County, the county that includes Charles Town, compare with West Virginia 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.
#20 of 55 West Virginia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 64% of the state
| Infection | Jefferson County | West Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 220.8 132 cases ▼ 11% | 249 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 38.5 23 cases ▼ 30% | 54.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 5 3 cases ▼ 54% | 10.9 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 1.7 1 cases ▼ 72% | 6.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 5 3 cases ▼ 69% | 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 Jefferson County, chlamydia has risen from 168.1 to 220.8 per 100,000 (31%), gonorrhea has risen from 36.4 to 38.5 per 100,000 (6%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 3.4 to 5 per 100,000 (47%).
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 Jefferson County.
Local HIV snapshot
Jefferson County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Jefferson County residents living with HIV, 68.1% are in care · 56.9% 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 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 Jefferson County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
Knowing that up front is half the planning. What the drive means in practice depends on who's making it. Charles Town skews toward settled households: most adults here are married, family sizes run larger than the national norm, and roughly two-thirds own their homes. But a third of residents rent, typically around $928 a month, and with unemployment running higher than the state average, discretionary time and disposable income aren't guaranteed even in a community where four in ten households clear six figures.
That uneven economic spread shapes who can absorb the cost and schedule of routine screening, and who quietly can't. They're the ones that actually get used. The listings on this page are filtered for Jefferson County, so the options shown already account for what's realistically reachable from here.
Getting there
At 6.52/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Charles Town 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 25414 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 25414 area around Charles Town: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Charles Town alone.
Charles Town sits in Jefferson County, ZIP 25414. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Charles Town? 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 Jefferson 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 Charles Town-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 Charles Town 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.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Yes, free HIV testing is available at public clinics in the area.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Jefferson County reported ~221 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the West Virginia average.
In West Virginia, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
Untreated chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and fertility problems, caught early, it's cured with antibiotics.
A kit ships to your address; you collect a urine, swab, or finger-stick sample, mail it to the lab, and get results online in a few days.
Reassuring if you tested after the window, just retest if it was early, and screen again with new partners.
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