With gonorrhea cases in Washington County running about 72% lower than the US average consider your testing options in Lower Salem, Ohio whether you need testing after a possible exposure or as part of routine care. Community clinics can offer low-cost or free testing, while private labs may provide faster results and more scheduling flexibility. Explore your options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Lower Salem, OH. The nearest, Hopewell Health Centers--Marietta Clinic, is about 10.1 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.
Hopewell Health Centers--Marietta Clinic, serving Marietta, welcomes walk-in patients without an appointment. Federal qualification underpins its sliding-scale fee structure, keeping STI screening within reach across income levels. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with costs adjusted to what patients can pay.
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Marietta/Belpre Health Department tests for HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and TB on a sliding-scale fee with free HIV and hepatitis C testing: walk-ins welcome, and every service is provided at no charge.
When cost stops someone from following through on treatment or a second test, an infection stays unmanaged longer than it should. Marietta/Belpre Health Department charges nothing across its full range of services, not just for the HIV or hepatitis C test, but for every visit, every treatment, every vaccine.
Most public health clinics leave younger patients without a genuinely private path to family planning care. As a Title X clinic, Marietta/Belpre Health Department is legally required to provide confidential services to minors. Meaning a young person can access family planning without parental disclosure as a condition of care.
Marietta/Belpre Health Department prescribes both PrEP and PEP on-site, and carries dedicated funding to cover PrEP costs for patients without insurance. Meaning the drug that requires consistent daily adherence to work isn't gated behind a coverage gap or a separate enrollment process.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Noble County Health Department in Caldwell requires an appointment, and that single scheduled visit covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, and hepatitis testing alongside same-visit bacterial treatment. All on a sliding-scale fee accepted alongside Medicaid and private insurance.
Noble County operates under Title X, which means family planning services for minors are legally confidential. Their care stays off a parent's insurance explanation of benefits by law, not by policy preference.
Testing here covers herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C in addition to the standard four bacterial and viral infections, so a single appointment can map a more complete picture of someone's current status without scheduling a second visit elsewhere.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
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 10 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Lower Salem, 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 Washington 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.
799 Farson Street, 1st Floor, Belpre, OH 45714
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
401 Matthew Street, Marietta, OH 45750
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
27843 State Route 7, Marietta, OH 45750
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Lower Salem. 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, 164 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Lower Salem. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 33 offer telehealth.
Frederic Humphrey, DO Telehealth
Internal medicine · 4727 State Route 60, Marietta
Kelli Cawley, MD
Internal medicine · 1106 Colegate Drive, Marietta
Che-Fu Kuo
Internal medicine · 400 Matthew Street, Marietta
Siva Murthy, MD
Internal medicine · 400 Matthew Street, Marietta
Michael Beane, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 418 Colegate Drive, Marietta
Elizabeth Rutherford, MD
OB-GYN · 416 Colegate Drive, Marietta
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 Salem, 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.
9.9 mi Giant Eagle Pharmacy 6510
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11 mi Showing the 4 closest pharmacies to Lower Salem, 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 Lower Salem, 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 Washington County, the county that includes Lower Salem, compare with Ohio and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~36% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#55 of 88 Ohio counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 38% of the state
| Infection | Washington County | Ohio | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 215.1 126 cases ▼ 53% | 461.7 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 49.5 29 cases ▼ 71% | 168 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 3.4 2 cases ▼ 79% | 16.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 5.1 3 cases ▼ 45% | 9.2 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 15.4 9 cases ▼ 4% | 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 Washington County, chlamydia has fallen from 217.5 to 215.1 per 100,000 (1%), gonorrhea has fallen from 75.3 to 49.5 per 100,000 (34%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 3.3 to 3.4 per 100,000 (3%).
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 Washington County.
Local HIV snapshot
Washington County HIV care continuum (2023)
Washington County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 8.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Washington County residents living with HIV, 79.6% are in care · 74.1% 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 Washington County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Lower Salem is the kind of place where getting to a clinic means planning your day around a real drive: there's no walking over to a testing site, and the options listed on this page reflect that rural spread across Washington County. That practical distance lands differently depending on your situation: close to half of Lower Salem's households rent rather than own, many at a monthly cost that leaves limited room for unexpected medical bills, which can quietly shape whether someone follows through on routine care or lets it wait another month. The community's household structure tells another side of the story. With an average household running nearly four people and more than half of adults married, many residents are managing schedules built around family obligations rather than flexible solo routines.
Labor-force participation here sits on the lower side of average, meaning days off or available hours don't always line up the way clinic schedules assume. For younger adults (people still in their late teens and twenties, forming new relationships, often without an established primary-care connection) those combined pressures (distance, cost, timing) make low-barrier options genuinely worth seeking out rather than assuming a convenient one exists nearby. Washington County's STI figures carry real weight in a community where most residents know their neighbors. Staying current on screening isn't about alarm, it's what makes those numbers move in the right direction over time.
Getting there
At 4.14/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Lower Salem 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 45745 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 45745 area around Lower Salem: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Lower Salem alone.
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Lower Salem? 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 Washington 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 Lower Salem-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 Salem 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.
Marietta, OH is a nearby town with options, the listing shows each one's distance so you can pick the closest.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Yes, free HIV testing is available at public clinics in the area.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Washington County reported ~215 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Ohio average.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Ohio, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
At-home kits mail to 45745: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Public and community clinics test everyone; several provide LGBTQ-affirming services.
No, most STIs have no visible signs, so the only way to know is to test.
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