Reported syphilis in Wayne County runs about 68% lower than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule, you'll find public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits for STI testing in Congress, Ohio. Public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience — see your options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Congress, OH. The nearest, The Viola Startzman Clinic, is about 9.6 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.
The Viola Startzman Clinic in Wooster tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C on a sliding-scale fee open to all. Appointments are required; bacterial infections are treated the same visit.
When a provider orders testing here, herpes serology and hepatitis A, B, and C antibody screens are on the same requisition as the core bacterial panel. No separate referral, no second visit scheduled elsewhere. One appointment captures the fuller picture.
The Viola Startzman Clinic holds Title X designation, which carries a legal guarantee: family planning services for minors, including STI testing, are confidential by federal statute, not clinic policy. That standing protection shapes what a younger patient can access and discuss without parental disclosure.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Wayne County Health Department in Wooster accepts Medicaid and private insurance, with a standard fee structure for those paying directly. The clinic offers TB testing alongside syphilis and rapid HIV testing, with HPV, hepatitis A, and adult hepatitis B vaccines available; appointments are required.
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Third Street Family Health Services in Ashland tests for gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis, and TB on a sliding-scale fee open to everyone, with appointments required, and rounds out prevention with both PrEP and PEP.
Third Street carries PrEP, daily oral medication that blocks HIV acquisition, alongside PEP for post-exposure prevention, both prescribed and managed on-site. Having both options at a single practice means ongoing PrEP monitoring and time-sensitive PEP access don't require separate providers.
Third Street Family Health Services runs substance-use treatment within the same practice as its STI program: a standing capability that serves anyone whose substance use and sexual health are intertwined and who'd otherwise need to coordinate across separate clinics, insurances, and schedules.
Many clinics cap their STI panels at gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, leaving herpes and hepatitis to a separate referral. Third Street tests for herpes, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB alongside the core panel, and manages hepatitis treatment on-site rather than offloading it.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
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 10 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Congress, 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 Wayne 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.
832 South Main Street, Orrville, OH 44667
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
721 East Milltown Road, Wooster, OH 44691
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1761 Beall Avenue, Wooster, OH 44691
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 Congress. 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, 544 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Congress. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 131 offer telehealth.
Kimberly Sheets, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 225 Elyria Street, Lodi
Akash Attreya, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 225 Elyria Street, Lodi
Lisa Malys, DO
Family medicine · 3477 Commerce Parkway, Wooster
Christopher Ranney, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 5225 Cleveland Road, Wooster
Debra Fast
Internal medicine · 3727 Friendsville Road, Wooster
Kathleen Fearon Telehealth
Internal medicine · 3727 Friendsville Road, Wooster
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 Congress, 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.
7.1 mi Discount Drug Mart
7.6 mi
8.0 mi Unity RX 102
8.2 mi
9.5 mi Maurer Pharmacy
9.6 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Congress, 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 Congress, 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 Wayne County, the county that includes Congress, compare with Ohio and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~10% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#66 of 88 Ohio counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 25% of the state
| Infection | Wayne County | Ohio | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 199.1 232 cases ▼ 57% | 461.7 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 44.6 52 cases ▼ 73% | 168 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 5.1 6 cases ▼ 69% | 16.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 6 7 cases ▼ 35% | 9.2 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 7.7 9 cases ▼ 52% | 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 Wayne County, chlamydia has fallen from 201.9 to 199.1 per 100,000 (1%), gonorrhea has fallen from 55.6 to 44.6 per 100,000 (20%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 1.7 to 5.1 per 100,000 (200%).
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 Wayne County.
Local HIV snapshot
Wayne County HIV care continuum (2023)
Wayne County recorded 7.2 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 8.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Wayne County residents living with HIV, 88.1% are in care · 71.6% 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 Wayne County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
I 71 runs through Congress as a north-south spine, and the town's position along that corridor means residents here have steady access to testing clinics and urgent-care facilities in and around Congress listed on this page. For young adults living or working in the area, a group with particular reason to stay current on sexual health, that accessibility removes a major barrier to screening. Confidentiality at local providers isn't a special favor; it's the standard, and test results don't circulate through town gossip or medical records shared without consent. Testing happens quietly and routinely.
Clinics here accommodate people who want screening as part of regular checkups, as well as those seeking care after a specific exposure or concern. The process is straightforward: call ahead, arrive, provide samples, wait for results. Usually within days. No one at the front desk needs to know your reason for being there, and no one calls your home or workplace with findings.
Congress residents who choose testing take that step for themselves, not because of pressure or assumption. The clinics listed on this page operate on the understanding that sexual health is personal health, and that confidentiality isn't negotiable.
Getting there
At 4.29/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Congress 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 44287 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 44287 area around Congress: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Congress alone.
Congress sits in Wayne County, ZIP 44287. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Congress? 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 Wayne 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 Congress-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 Congress 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.
Some clinics and labs take walk-ins for same-day testing; call ahead to confirm hours.
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 199 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Ohio average.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 44287; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
In Ohio, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
Yes, most chlamydia infections cause no symptoms, so screening is the only reliable way to catch it.
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