New HIV diagnoses in Cayuga County run about 45% lower than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Fair Haven, New York, you can choose between visiting a clinic for immediate support, or using an at-home kit for convenience. See the options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Fair Haven, NY. The nearest, Dr. Padma Ram Medical Services, is about 12.0 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.
A safety-net rural health clinic about 12 miles from Fair Haven. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
ConnextCare in Oswego delivers same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs alongside testing for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV, plus HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, on a sliding-scale fee structure that accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. An appointment is required.
ConnextCare's panel extends beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV to include herpes. A test many clinics require a separate specialist order to access. That single addition changes what a routine appointment can rule out or confirm in one visit.
ConnextCare carries substance-use treatment as a clinical program within the same facility as its STI services, meaning a provider can coordinate care across both conditions rather than hand off to a separate program. That shared staffing allows treatment plans to account for how substance use intersects with sexual health risk.
ConnextCare has interpretation services available for non-English languages, which means clinical conversations, including HIV test counseling and STI treatment decisions, can proceed in the language a patient uses to reason through medical choices, without deferring any part of the encounter.
Languages
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
Tests offered
Serves
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Oswego Health Center in Oswego welcomes walk-ins for STI screening, no appointment needed. Earning its federal qualification means fees slide with income, so a single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing on a scale that adjusts to what patients actually earn.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
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 12 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Fair Haven, 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 range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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 Cayuga 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.
37 West Garden Street, Suite 301, Auburn, NY 13021
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
77 Nelson Street, Auburn, NY 13021
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
17 Lansing Street, Auburn, NY 13021
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Fair Haven. 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, 154 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Fair Haven. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 55 offer telehealth.
Arif Choudhury, MD
Internal medicine · 6254 Lawville Road, Wolcott
Padma Ram, MD
Internal medicine · 300 State Route 104, Oswego
Micheal Stephens, MD Telehealth
General practice · 110 West Utica Street, Oswego
Francis Clifford Arce, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 101 West Utica Street, Oswego
Thomas Grady, MD
Internal medicine · 140 West 6th Street, Oswego
Eliezer Levitansky, DO Telehealth
Internal medicine · 110 West 6th Street, Oswego
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 Fair Haven, NY 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.
6.6 mi Wolcott Pharmacy
9.2 mi
9.9 mi Showing the 3 closest pharmacies to Fair Haven, NY.
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 Fair Haven, 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.
$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
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
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 Cayuga County, the county that includes Fair Haven, compare with New York and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~20% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#28 of 62 New York counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 55% of the state
| Infection | Cayuga County | New York | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 273.9 204 cases ▼ 51% | 558.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 64.4 48 cases ▼ 73% | 235.6 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 8.1 6 cases ▼ 45% | 14.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 5.4 4 cases ▼ 77% | 23.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 9.4 7 cases ▼ 63% | 25.2 | 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 Cayuga County, chlamydia has fallen from 300.3 to 273.9 per 100,000 (9%), gonorrhea has fallen from 132.5 to 64.4 per 100,000 (51%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 1.3 to 8.1 per 100,000 (523%).
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 Cayuga County.
Local HIV snapshot
Cayuga County HIV care continuum (2020)
Cayuga County recorded 7.6 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2020), against 14.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Cayuga County residents living with HIV, 68.6% are in care · 65% 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 Cayuga County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Fair Haven's waterfront draws people to work in boat repair, fishing, and seasonal tourism. Labor that brings crews in for stretches and sends them back out again. That rhythm means many residents are in their late teens through thirties, a life stage when casual encounters are common and routine screening fits naturally into the calendar, like a dental checkup. Testing available in and around Fair Haven listed on this page gives you a straightforward path to know your status without ceremony or delay.
What matters most here is that your results stay confidential. Fair Haven is a place where word travels, and the clinics and providers serving the area understand that discretion isn't negotiable. It's how they work. You can choose where and when to test, and the visit itself takes an hour or less.
Whether you're between jobs, settling in for the winter, or just being smart about your health, screening is a basic step. The tests listed on this page include locations close enough that you won't need to plan a day trip, and most accept walk-ins or book appointments within a few days.
Getting there
At 6.44/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Fair Haven 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 13156 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 13156 area around Fair Haven: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Fair Haven alone.
Fair Haven sits in Cayuga County, ZIP 13156. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Fair Haven? 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 Cayuga County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under New York 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 Fair Haven-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 Fair Haven 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 New York 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 New York, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
New York 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 New YorkSource: 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.
Nearest is Dr. Padma Ram Medical Services, about 12 mi away; 7 are within 30 miles. An at-home kit shipped to 13156 also works.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
Public health clinics nearby provide free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Cayuga County reported ~274 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the New York average.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
In New York, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Your results are part of your HIPAA-protected medical record; you can ask any clinic about its own privacy practices.
Yes, most STIs cause no symptoms for a long time, which is exactly why routine screening matters.
Yes, syphilis is cured with antibiotics (usually penicillin), and earlier treatment prevents long-term damage.
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