In Summit County, Ohio, there are about 526 chlamydia cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. To be tested for STIs in Montrose-Ghent, Ohio, if you've had a recent risk or are testing on a regular schedule, choose between community clinics, which are often low cost or free, and private labs, which tend to offer faster results. Compare options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Montrose-Ghent, OH. 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.
Summit County Public Health in Akron screens for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis B and C, all at no charge, on a sliding-scale basis that extends to every patient. Bacterial STIs are treated the same visit; an appointment is required.
Sliding-scale clinics commonly carry a floor, a minimum charge that survives even the lowest income bracket. Summit County Public Health in Akron charges nothing: every test, treatment, and vaccination on its menu is provided at no fee, full stop.
For anyone navigating STI care without strong English fluency, Summit County Public Health in Akron provides interpretation services on-site. Meaning the clinical conversation, not just intake paperwork, happens in a language the patient can fully engage with.
Many STI clinics draw the line at the four-infection bacterial panel and a rapid HIV screen. Summit County Public Health in Akron extends its testing to herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Infections that often go untested at clinics with a narrower menu.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Equitas Health in Akron runs entirely on a sliding-scale fee structure, with HIV testing free outright, covering the full panel of HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and TB, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. Appointments are required.
The free HIV test at Equitas Health isn't a loss-leader, it's the shape of how the whole clinic operates. Every service, from the standard panel to PrEP to hepatitis treatment, is covered by the same sliding-scale structure, with no service category carved out at a higher tier.
Many testing-only clinics hand off prevention prescribing to primary care or ID specialists. Equitas Health in Akron writes PrEP and manages PEP directly, keeping both prevention pathways inside the same clinical relationship as your testing and treatment.
Equitas Health prescribes direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C on-site and carries the treatment through to completion, including the viral-load monitoring that confirms clearance. The prescribing clinician and the follow-up care stay under the same roof rather than splitting across specialists.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
AxessPointe Community Health Centers in Akron runs STI care through the full infrastructure of a community health center: rapid and conventional HIV testing, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis panels, sliding-scale fees, same-visit bacterial treatment, and appointments required; interpretation services are available.
AxessPointe makes interpretation services available across all its care: not limited to check-in logistics but present through testing, results, and counseling. When medication adherence education is part of a visit, that conversation happens in the language the patient uses to understand their own health.
Without on-site PrEP and PEP prescribing, patients face a broken chain: a positive risk assessment at one clinic, a prescription hunt at another, and a gap where prevention stalls. AxessPointe in Akron closes that chain directly, managing both PrEP and PEP, including PrEP for uninsured patients, within its own care.
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, AxessPointe tests for herpes and all three hepatitis strains (A, B, and C) meaning exposures that a narrower panel would leave unexamined get caught at the same appointment rather than surfacing later through separate testing.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio in Akron tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee, with Medicaid and insurance accepted. Appointments are required; same-visit treatment is available for bacterial infections.
Without interpretation support, a language barrier can mean a missed diagnosis, a misunderstood treatment plan, or an untreated infection that compounds. Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio in Akron integrates interpretation services directly into appointments, so the clinical conversation (symptoms, results, next steps) lands with full clarity.
Without a Title X provider, a minor seeking STI care often faces disclosure risks that stop them from seeking care at all. Leaving infections undiagnosed and untreated. Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio in Akron holds Title X designation, which means legally confidential family planning and STI services for minors, with no parental notification required by law.
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio in Akron prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, meaning a patient can leave the appointment with an active prevention strategy rather than waiting on an outside provider to pick up the thread.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Cleveland Clinic in Akron accepts Medicaid and most insurance, with a fee schedule for other payers, covering the full panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C) plus same-visit bacterial treatment; appointments required.
Tenofovir/emtricitabine (Truvada or its generics) is the backbone of PrEP at Cleveland Clinic Akron, paired with the required HIV and kidney-function monitoring built into the prescription cycle. PEP is also prescribed on-site, meaning both ends of HIV prevention, ongoing daily prophylaxis and post-exposure response, are covered by the same clinical team.
Many clinics run a hepatitis C antibody test and stop there, leaving patients to find a specialist elsewhere for direct-acting antivirals. Cleveland Clinic Akron treats hepatitis C on-site: the rapid test and the cure sit in the same practice, eliminating the gap between knowing and resolving.
A standard STI panel typically covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, and no further. Cleveland Clinic Akron adds herpes, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C to that baseline, so a single appointment produces a picture that accounts for infections most clinics simply don't test for.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Montrose-Ghent, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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 Summit 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.
4125 Medina Road, Akron, OH 44333
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
4125 Medina Road, Akron, OH 44333
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
3557 Embassy Parkway, Akron, OH 44333
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
2820 West Market Street, #210, Fairlawn, OH 44333
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
471 North Cleveland-Massillon Road, Akron, OH 44333
CMS-certified lab
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Montrose-Ghent. 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, 2,510 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Montrose-Ghent. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 889 offer telehealth.
Cecilia Ellis, DO
OB-GYN · 605 North Cleveland Massillon Road, Akron
Joong Shin, MD
Internal medicine · 3557 Embassy Parkway, Fairlawn
Paul Coleman
Family medicine · 275 Springside Drive, Akron
Josephine Doughman, MD
Family medicine · 150 Springside Drive, Fairlawn
Alexander Batchev, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 3618 West Market Street, Fairlawn
Jennifer Grabenstetter, MD
OB-GYN · 4125 Medina Road, Akron
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 Montrose-Ghent, 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.
Acme Pharmacy
1.2 miSams Pharmacy 10
1.3 mi
1.3 mi Giant Eagle Pharmacy
1.3 miMedcare Pharmacy
1.8 miColonial Pharmacy
2.4 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Montrose-Ghent, 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 Montrose-Ghent, 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
$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
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or 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 Summit County, the county that includes Montrose-Ghent, compare with Ohio 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.
#7 of 88 Ohio counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 92% of the state
| Infection | Summit County | Ohio | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 525.8 2,817 cases ▲ 14% | 461.7 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 198.8 1,065 cases ▲ 18% | 168 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 31.4 168 cases ▲ 93% | 16.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 10.3 55 cases ▲ 12% | 9.2 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 15.1 81 cases ▼ 6% | 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 Summit County, chlamydia has fallen from 571.6 to 525.8 per 100,000 (8%), gonorrhea has fallen from 350.6 to 198.8 per 100,000 (43%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 11.8 to 31.4 per 100,000 (166%).
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 Summit County.
Local HIV snapshot
Summit County HIV care continuum (2023)
Summit County recorded 7.6 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 8.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Summit County residents living with HIV, 83.1% are in care · 73.4% 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 Summit County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Many who live here have settled in for the long term, raising families in neighborhoods like Bath Township and Fairlawn while building lives around steady work and established routines. That stability brings its own rhythm, the familiar drive past Hale Farm & Village, the weekend patterns, the sense of knowing the landscape. Yet young adults moving through or rooted in Montrose-Ghent often face a practical question: where to get tested for sexually transmitted infections without disrupting that sense of privacy or routine. Testing services in and around Montrose-Ghent listed on this page offer exactly what that moment requires, straightforward, discreet care that fits into real life without fanfare. Confidentiality here isn't about hiding; it's about respect for the ordinary fact that sexual health belongs to you alone.
Clinics and urgent care centers serving the area understand that people testing in their twenties or thirties, whether newly partnered or establishing patterns, need assurance that results and visits stay sealed. The community's comfort and relative prosperity mean fewer barriers to access (insurance coverage is common, appointments are available without long waits) yet that same closeness can make discretion feel essential. Whether you're between relationships, establishing a new partnership, or simply staying current with health maintenance, testing here is uncomplicated. Providers understand the local context and offer the privacy and clinical competence that matter most.
Getting there
At 7.9/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Montrose-Ghent 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 44333 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 44333 area around Montrose-Ghent: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Montrose-Ghent alone.
Montrose-Ghent sits in Summit County, ZIP 44333. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Montrose-Ghent? 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 Summit 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 Montrose-Ghent-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 Montrose-Ghent 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.
Possibly, Akron, OH is close; compare it by distance against Quest Diagnostics.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
Yes, Summit County Public Health (4.5 mi) offers free testing, and public clinics serve the uninsured.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 526 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above 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.
Start treatment, tell recent partners so they can test, avoid sex until cleared, and retest if advised, most STIs resolve with care.
Resistance is rising, which is why the CDC advises a particular treatment; don't self-treat, get tested and treated correctly.
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