In Lawrence County, new HIV diagnoses run about 20% lower than the US average. If you're considering STI testing in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, whether before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care, consider the trade-offs between getting a provider's help in-person and taking some steps on your own. Our list covers options for both visiting a clinic and at-home kits for testing.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Ellwood City, PA. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, is about 0.4 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.
Primary Health Network in Ellwood City runs tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis C. A broader sweep than the standard four. Fees are on a sliding scale, insurance is accepted, and an appointment is required.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Rochester Health Center in Rochester welcomes walk-ins for STI screening, no appointment needed. Federally qualified status anchors its sliding-scale fees, pegged to income, so a single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing for patients across a wide range of financial situations.
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Choices Pregnancy Services in Monaca folds STI testing into a family planning practice, pairing gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV tests with treatment and HPV vaccination. All by appointment, all covered by a sliding scale that reaches zero cost for every patient.
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Central Outreach Wellness Center in Aliquippa offers free HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and STI testing alongside a sliding-scale fee structure for other services, with Medicaid and private insurance accepted; same-visit treatment for bacterial infections like gonorrhea and chlamydia is available without an appointment.
When cost is the variable that decides whether someone follows through on treatment, a gap opens: between a diagnosis and the medication, between a reactive result and HIV care. Central Outreach Wellness Center closes that gap: testing, treatment, and HIV/AIDS medical management are all provided at no fee, so nothing in the care chain stalls at a billing question.
Central Outreach Wellness Center in Aliquippa delivers clinical services in Spanish, not as an add-on for scheduling, but through the care itself. For someone managing PrEP adherence, navigating a hepatitis C treatment plan, or weighing DoxyPEP, that means the conversation about dosing and follow-up happens in Spanish from the first question to the last.
Central Outreach Wellness Center prescribes DoxyPEP, doxycycline taken after a potential bacterial STI exposure, alongside both PrEP for ongoing HIV prevention and PEP for post-exposure HIV management. Holding all three regimens means a provider can match the specific prevention tool to the specific situation, and adjust as circumstances change, without splitting care across separate practices.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
My Choice Medical Clinic in Butler delivers STI testing (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C) through a medical clinic framework where STI treatment, counseling, and prevention education sit alongside testing, all at no fee to you, with no appointment required.
For anyone paying cash, between coverage, or simply without a regular provider, My Choice Medical Clinic carries the full weight: testing, treatment, counseling, and prevention education are all provided at no fee. There is no tier of services that costs more, no point at which a fee appears.
Hepatitis B and C can circulate silently alongside bacterial STIs, and chasing them down separately (a second visit, a second provider, an added cost) creates real gaps in care. My Choice Medical Clinic tests for both hepatitis B and hepatitis C as part of its panel, free, so that gap never opens.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
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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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Ellwood City, 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 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 Lawrence 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.
1211 Wilmington Avenue, New Castle, PA 16105
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1211 Wilmington Avenue, New Castle, PA 16105
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1750 New Butler Road, New Castle, PA 16101
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Ellwood City. 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, 988 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Ellwood City. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 403 offer telehealth.
Eileen Boyle, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 304 Evans Drive, Ellwood City
Jared Ramsey, DO
Family medicine · 1673 Route 65, Ellwood City
Mary Tanyel, MD
Family medicine · 235 State Route 288, Ellwood City
Ricardo Raymundo, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 291 State Route 288, Ellwood City
Carl Sestito, MD
Internal medicine · 1307 6th Avenue, Beaver Falls
Timothy Goetze, DO
Family medicine · 1302 7th Avenue, Beaver Falls
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 Ellwood City, 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.
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0.2 mi Outreach Care Group
0.6 miMedicine Shoppe
0.6 miGiant Eagle Pharmacy 495
1.7 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Ellwood City, 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 Ellwood City, 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.
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions 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 Lawrence County, the county that includes Ellwood City, compare with Pennsylvania and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~24% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#17 of 67 Pennsylvania counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 75% of the state
| Infection | Lawrence County | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 297.1 251 cases ▼ 29% | 421.2 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 143.2 121 cases ▼ 1% | 144.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 4.7 4 cases ▼ 48% | 9.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 3.6 3 cases ▼ 65% | 10.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 4.7 4 cases ▼ 59% | 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 Lawrence County, chlamydia has fallen from 376.4 to 297.1 per 100,000 (21%), gonorrhea has risen from 105.7 to 143.2 per 100,000 (35%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 3.5 to 4.7 per 100,000 (34%).
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 Lawrence County.
Local HIV snapshot
Lawrence County HIV care continuum (2022)
Lawrence County recorded 11 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 8.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Lawrence County residents living with HIV, 86% are in care · 75% 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 Lawrence County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
Many people land in Ellwood City because family is here, a parent's house on Fountain Avenue, a sibling who stayed, roots that run deep. For young adults working steady jobs and building lives in a town where most neighbors own their homes and stay put, a quiet health concern can feel harder to address than it would in a place where nobody knows your name. STI testing in and around Ellwood City is available through providers listed on this page, and the clinics serving the area understand that confidentiality isn't abstract. It's the difference between getting screened and putting it off.
Ellwood City has a working population that values straightforward care without fuss. Testing appointments can be scheduled with the same directness: no elaborate explanations needed, no waiting rooms where you'll run into someone from your shift. The providers here know that screening for infections is routine health maintenance, and they treat it that way. Young adults in their twenties and thirties make up a real part of this community, and many are at the age when regular testing fits into responsible self-care.
Whether you've had a partner change, want baseline results, or simply prefer to know your status, the clinics available in the area offer discreet, efficient service. Results stay confidential, and the process moves at your pace.
Getting there
At 7.63/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Ellwood City 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 16117 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 16117 area around Ellwood City: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Ellwood City alone.
Ellwood City sits in Lawrence County, ZIP 16117. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Ellwood City? 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 Lawrence 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 an Ellwood City-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 Ellwood City 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.
The closest is Quest Diagnostics (0.4 mi); 9 options are within 30 miles.
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 297 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Pennsylvania average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Pennsylvania, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, pelvic or lower-belly pain can be a sign of untreated chlamydia or gonorrhea spreading, so see a provider and test.
HPV and hepatitis B vaccines prevent those infections, ask a provider if you're due.
Checking for sexually transmitted infections with a urine sample, a swab, or a blood draw, often before any symptoms appear.
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