Medina County has 83% fewer syphilis cases than the US average. If you live in Lodi, and need an STI test whether it's your first time or just routine, you can choose between clinics and private labs and weigh whether you want to use insurance or pay a flat fee. See the listings below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Lodi, OH. The nearest, Medina County Health Department, is about 11.8 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.
Medina County Health Department, a public health department in Medina, runs by appointment, and one visit covers the full bacterial and viral panel, same-visit treatment for gonorrhea and chlamydia, and sliding-scale fees that apply to everyone. Interpretation services are available for non-English speakers.
Many clinics hand off language access to an automated phone line, present in the room but absent from the conversation. At Medina County Health Department, interpretation services are available in person, so the clinical exchange (symptoms, history, treatment instructions) stays intact between patient and provider.
Plenty of clinics flag family planning as available without spelling out what that means for younger patients. As a Title X site, Medina County Health Department is legally required to keep family planning services, including STI care, confidential for minors, a protection that policy alone can't replicate.
Both PrEP and PEP are prescribed and managed directly at Medina County Health Department, which means ongoing prevention, not just a one-time test result, is part of what the clinic sustains for patients who need it long-term.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Faithful Servants Care Center in Wadsworth covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and rapid or conventional HIV testing with no fee for any service. Donations are welcome but never required. Appointments are needed, and same-visit treatment is available for bacterial STIs.
Fee schedules, income verification, and balance statements are fixtures at most sexual health clinics. Faithful Servants Care Center in Wadsworth operates without any of them. Every test, every vaccine, every treatment is provided at no charge, sustained entirely by donations rather than patient payments.
Faithful Servants Care Center prescribes and manages PrEP alongside its testing and treatment services, which means ongoing HIV prevention stays coordinated with the same provider tracking the rest of a patient's sexual health.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A safety-net rural health clinic about 15 miles from Lodi. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
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
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 17 miles from Lodi. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
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 Lodi, 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 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 Medina 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.
225 Elyria Street, Lodi, OH 44254
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
5133 Ridge Road #3, Sharon Center, OH 44274
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
4355 Laurel Road, Brunswick, OH 44212
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Lodi. 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 Lodi. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 241 offer telehealth.
Kimberly Sheets, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 225 Elyria Street, Lodi
Akash Attreya, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 225 Elyria Street, Lodi
Paula Finton, MD
Internal medicine · 111 West Reagan Parkway, Medina
Thomas Krupitzer, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 970 East Washington Street, Medina
Anand Khandelwal, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 970 East Washington Street, Medina
Yatish Goyal, MD
Internal medicine · 970 East Washington Street, Medina
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 Lodi, 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.
Discount Drug Mart
0.8 miShowing the 1 closest pharmacy to Lodi, 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 Lodi, 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
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or 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
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 Medina County, the county that includes Lodi, compare with Ohio and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~21% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#80 of 88 Ohio counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 9% of the state
| Infection | Medina County | Ohio | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 146.7 270 cases ▼ 68% | 461.7 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 25.5 47 cases ▼ 85% | 168 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 2.7 5 cases ▼ 83% | 16.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 2.2 4 cases ▼ 76% | 9.2 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 2.2 4 cases ▼ 86% | 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 Medina County, chlamydia has fallen from 182.5 to 146.7 per 100,000 (20%), gonorrhea has fallen from 50.4 to 25.5 per 100,000 (49%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 1.6 to 2.7 per 100,000 (69%).
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 Medina County.
Local HIV snapshot
Medina County HIV care continuum (2023)
Medina County recorded 3.8 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 8.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Medina County residents living with HIV, 81.7% are in care · 77.1% 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 Medina County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Elyria Street cuts through the quieter side of Lodi where modest home values and rents well below most Ohio towns tell you something real about who lives here, a community where budgets are genuinely tight and a good share of households are renters stretching a relatively modest monthly payment to cover everything else. That financial reality matters when it comes to health decisions: cost-sensitive households often weigh whether a clinic visit fits alongside rent, groceries, and work schedules before they make the call. Nearly half of Lodi residents rent rather than own, and with labor-force participation running below two-thirds of adults, time and money both require careful allocation.
Larger-than-average household sizes mean that one person's health decision can ripple through a family quickly, which makes accessible, low-cost screening less of a convenience and more of a practical necessity. Young adults in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI exposure is statistically most common, are navigating all of this on the tighter end of the local income spectrum, and options listed on this page include sliding-scale and low-cost choices designed to meet that reality.
Getting there
At 6.13/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Lodi 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 44254 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 44254 area around Lodi: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Lodi alone.
Lodi sits in Medina County, ZIP 44254. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Lodi? 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 Medina 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 Lodi-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 Lodi 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.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
Public clinics nearby offer free HIV testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 147 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Ohio average.
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.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
Community health centers and family-planning clinics serve all patients, and many offer LGBTQ-affirming care, ask the site directly.
That's a myth; STIs need sexual contact to spread, not surfaces.
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