STD Testing in Elizabeth, WV: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Gonorrhea cases in Wirt County run about 78% lower than the US average. Whether it's your first STI test or a routine screening in Elizabeth, West Virginia, you can weigh the benefits of a clinic visit for immediate answers and treatment, or the convenience of an at-home test you send by mail. See the options below.
6 testing options are listed for Elizabeth, WV. The nearest, Wirt County Family Care, is about 0.3 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
How to read these listings
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.
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Community health center 0.3 miles
Wirt County Family Care
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Rated 4 out of 5 from 16 reviews
Wirt County Family Care in Elizabeth runs its STI services through federally qualified health center standing, meaning fees follow a sliding scale tied to income. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening.
Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department in Elizabeth runs the full bacterial STI panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis) with same-visit treatment when results warrant, alongside HIV and hepatitis testing, all on a sliding scale with every service ultimately available at no fee.
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No Fee Applies to Every Service Here
The sliding scale at Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department runs all the way to zero, not as an exception carved out for specific tests, but as the floor the entire service menu is built on. Vaccines, treatment, testing, counseling: each carries the same cost ceiling, which is none.
Hepatitis B and C Sit Alongside the Bacterial Panel
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, Mid-Ohio Valley Health Department tests for both hepatitis B and hepatitis C. Meaning chronic viral liver infections get screened in the same appointment. Hepatitis B vaccination is also on-site, so a reactive result can be followed immediately with a prevention conversation for contacts.
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.
The nearest testing center is less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Elizabeth, 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
Panel:
8-infection panel incl. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis & herpes: single tests too
Sample:
Quest Mobile: a phlebotomist collects your sample at home
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.
Local clinicians
Clinicians near Elizabeth, WV who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 169 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Elizabeth. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 35 offer telehealth.
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Finbar Powderly, MD
Family medicine · 1578 Elizabeth Pike, Mineral Wells
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
Pharmacies near Elizabeth, WV
No pharmacy near Elizabeth, 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.
Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Elizabeth, WV.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
PrEP, prevention & online treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Elizabeth, 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.
PrEP & DoxyPEP
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
STDs & HIV in Wirt County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Wirt County, the county that includes Elizabeth, compare with West Virginia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~23% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#38
#38 of 55 West Virginia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 31% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Wirt County vs West Virginia vs U.S.
Wirt CountyWest VirginiaU.S.▲▼ = Wirt County vs the state average
Infection
Wirt County
West Virginia
United States
Chlamydia
1407 cases▼ 44%
249
492.2
Gonorrhea
402 cases▼ 27%
54.7
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
— no data
10.9
15.8
Syphilis (early)
— no data
6.1
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
804 cases▲ 391%
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.
Reported STD rates in Wirt County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 2% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Wirt County, chlamydia has risen from 96.3 to 140 per 100,000 (45%), gonorrhea has fallen from 57.8 to 40 per 100,000 (31%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 19.3 to 19.3 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
What shapes testing access in and around Elizabeth, WV
Adults uninsured
8.4%
No routine checkup
18.8%
No transportation
9.1%
Binge drinking
13.7%
Frequent mental distress
21.5%
Depression
31.3%
Below poverty line
17.9%
Primary-care ratio
5,063 : 1
Wirt County
Primary-care shortage score 20 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 61.1
Social Vulnerability Index · 26th percentile nationally
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 Wirt County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Wirt County (2023)
New diagnoses (2023)
0cases countywide
PrEP users / 100k
70
Wirt County HIV care continuum (2023)
Wirt County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. 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.
Pregnant or planning to be?
Congenital syphilis is the fastest-rising STI: what to test, and when
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 Wirt County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Jephany Knob rises quietly above a town where most households rent rather than own, and where the monthly rent, among the lowest you'll find anywhere in the region, signals real economic constraint rather than affordable abundance. That tension shapes how Elizabeth residents approach anything that requires driving out, scheduling around work, or spending out-of-pocket, including sexual health screening. The labor-force participation rate here tells you that a substantial share of adults are outside traditional employment (retired, caregiving, or working informal arrangements) which scrambles the usual assumptions about clinic hours and weekday availability.
Fitting a screening visit in means planning it as its own trip, not folding it into a day's errands. For renters, the majority here, cost sensitivity is real even when testing fees are modest. The sliding-scale and low-cost options listed on this page matter most for households well outside the thin slice earning above six figures, which in Elizabeth describes nearly everyone.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Elizabeth, WV
Walkability3.66 / 20 · Least walkable
At 3.66/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Elizabeth 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 26143 snapshot
Residents
3,326
Median age
49.5
Median income
$56,588
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 26143 area around Elizabeth: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Elizabeth alone.
Elizabeth sits in Wirt County, ZIP 26143. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Jephany Knob
Elizabeth Hill
Oak Hill
Indian Hill
Beauchamp-Newman House
Sportsman's Park
Major routes
WV 14 (Court Street)
Nearby cities & towns
Nearby cities and towns near Elizabeth, WV
Just outside Elizabeth? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Elizabeth, WV: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Wirt 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.
Who should test, and when
CDC screening schedule + each infection's detection window
Who should get tested, and how often
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
When to test: STD detection windows
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with an Elizabeth-area provider.
Medicare reference prices per lab test, a benchmark before you pay out of pocket
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Elizabeth 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.
Confidentiality & consent in West Virginia
Minor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
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).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In West Virginia, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
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.
