In Westmoreland County, reported gonorrhea runs about 75% lower than the US average. If you live in Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania, and need testing after a possible exposure or as part of routine care, community and public clinics often provide low-cost or free options, while private labs may offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. Look through your options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Lower Burrell, PA. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, is about 2.0 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.
Community Health Clinic in New Kensington carries federal qualification that anchors its sliding-scale fee structure: what you pay tracks your income, and inability to pay turns no one away. Walk-in STI screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia without an appointment required.
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Community Health Clinic, Inc. – Vandergrift Location 1 in Vandergrift meets patients where they are (uninsured, paying cash, or caught between providers) through its federally qualified status, which anchors sliding-scale fees to income. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening without an appointment.
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Women's Choice Network in Monroeville delivers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and rapid HIV testing with same-visit bacterial treatment (all at no fee, by appointment) through a care model built around reproductive and sexual health from the ground up.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
East Liberty Family Health Care in Pittsburgh runs on a sliding-scale fee structure and accepts Medicaid and Medicare, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, conventional HIV, and hepatitis C testing. With hepatitis C treatment available on-site, not passed elsewhere. Appointments are required.
East Liberty Family Health Care treats hepatitis C on-site after diagnosis, which means the care relationship that surfaces the infection is the same one that manages its cure. No handoff to a separate specialist practice to begin antiviral therapy.
Substance-use treatment is a named clinical service at East Liberty Family Health Care, which means patients whose STI risk is entangled with active drug use can have both addressed within the same care setting. The STI panel and the addiction medicine work through the same provider relationship rather than separate programs.
Beyond the four-pathogen baseline, East Liberty Family Health Care tests for hepatitis C and offers hepatitis A and adult hepatitis B vaccines. Meaning all three hepatitis strains fall within a single clinical encounter, which sharpens the picture for patients whose exposure history touches more than one route of transmission.
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Primary Care Health Services, Inc. Dr. Robert G. Edwards Medical Associates in Pittsburgh welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federal qualification backs its sliding-scale fees, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing available at a cost tied to what each patient actually earns.
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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 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Lower Burrell, 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 Westmoreland 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.
508 South Church Street, Suite 202, Mount Pleasant, PA 15666
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
508 South Church Street, Mount Pleasant, PA 15666
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
6321 Route 30, 3rd Floor, Greensburg, PA 15601
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Lower Burrell. 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, 1,746 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Lower Burrell. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 705 offer telehealth.
Mark Morrissey, MD
Family medicine · 2500 Leechburg Road, Lower Burrell
Ashwini Dhokte, MD
OB-GYN · 2500 Leechburg Road, Lower Burrell
Ateq Rahman, MD
Family medicine · 303 East 10th Avenue, Tarentum
Michael Joseph, DO Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1301 Carlisle Street, Natrona Heights
William Bailey, DO
Internal medicine · 1301 Carlisle Street, Natrona Heights
Donald Middleton, MD
Internal medicine · 1072 5th Avenue, New Kensington
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 Lower Burrell, 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.
Giant Eagle Pharmacy
0.4 mi
0.6 mi Burrell Healthmart Pharmacy
0.8 mi
1.8 mi Giant Eagle Pharmacy 8
2.1 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Lower Burrell, 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 Lower Burrell, 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
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
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 Westmoreland County, the county that includes Lower Burrell, compare with Pennsylvania and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~19% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#38 of 67 Pennsylvania counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 43% of the state
| Infection | Westmoreland County | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 196.2 689 cases ▼ 53% | 421.2 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 45 158 cases ▼ 69% | 144.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 3.4 12 cases ▼ 63% | 9.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 2 7 cases ▼ 81% | 10.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 0.9 3 cases ▼ 92% | 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 Westmoreland County, chlamydia has fallen from 228.7 to 196.2 per 100,000 (14%), gonorrhea has fallen from 50.8 to 45 per 100,000 (11%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 1.7 to 3.4 per 100,000 (100%).
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 Westmoreland County.
Local HIV snapshot
Westmoreland County HIV care continuum (2021)
Westmoreland County recorded 2.3 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2021), against 8.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Westmoreland County residents living with HIV, 85.6% are in care · 67.1% 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 Westmoreland County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Most Lower Burrell residents who work are out the door on a schedule that doesn't bend easily, and with well over half the adult population in the labor force, squeezing a clinic visit into a Tuesday afternoon isn't straightforward for most households. That reality shapes everything about how sexual health screening actually gets used here, and why the range of the clinics listed on this page, many offering extended or weekend hours, matters more than the raw count suggests. The city's deep homeownership culture tells a quieter story too. When more than four in five households own their home and most are raising families together, conversations about routine STI screening can feel optional rather than essential.
But younger adults in their late teens and twenties (the years when chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis circulate most actively) live inside that same community, and their relationship patterns don't pause for small-town assumptions. Westmoreland County's STI rates make clear that geography is no buffer. Getting to a clinic here means driving: Leechburg Road and Tarentum Bridge Road are the practical routes, and there's no walking to a nearby option from Pleasantville or Compton. With typical rents running low and many households carrying a mortgage on a modest home, cost shouldn't be the obstacle that stands in the way; listed clinics offer sliding-scale fees that fit a $752-a-month renter's budget as easily as a homeowner's.
Getting there
At 8.69/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Lower Burrell 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 15068 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 15068 area around Lower Burrell: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Lower Burrell alone.
Lower Burrell sits in Westmoreland County, ZIP 15068. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Lower Burrell? 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 Westmoreland 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 a Lower Burrell-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 Lower Burrell 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.
Possibly, New Kensington, PA is close; compare it by distance against Quest Diagnostics.
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 196 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Pennsylvania average.
In Pennsylvania, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
It means an infection was found; a provider confirms it and starts treatment, most STIs are curable or manageable.
Medical records are protected under federal HIPAA law, ask the clinic how it handles your information.
They can, swollen groin nodes can accompany herpes, syphilis, or early HIV, so mention them when you test.
HPV and hepatitis B vaccines prevent those infections, ask a provider if you're due.
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