Schuylkill County currently has new HIV diagnoses that run about 53% lower than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Mount Carbon, Pennsylvania, consider whether you need same-day results or prefer to plan around your schedule. Explore the listings below to find your best option.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Mount Carbon, PA. The nearest, Pennsylvania Department of Health, is about 0.9 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.
Pennsylvania Department of Health in Pottsville tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. With every test and treatment offered at no charge regardless of insurance status. HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines round out the visit; appointments are required.
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Co-County Wellness Services in Pottsville provides HIV, gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia testing at no charge to everyone, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and walk-in access. No appointment, no fee at any point in the process.
When cost sits between a person and treatment, bacterial infections go unaddressed and HIV goes unmanaged. At Co-County Wellness Services, every service (testing, counseling, and STI treatment) carries no charge, so the bill never becomes the reason care stops.
When language support has to be arranged separately, appointments fall apart, follow-up gets skipped, and treatment gaps open. Co-County Wellness Services provides Spanish-language services and interpretation directly, so counseling and care move forward without scheduling around a language barrier.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Primary Health Network in Minersville weaves STI care into its broader primary care practice, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, conventional HIV, hepatitis C, and TB on a sliding-scale fee with insurance accepted. Bacterial infections treated same visit, appointment required.
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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 Mount Carbon, 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 Schuylkill 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.
700 East Norwegian Street, Pottsville, PA 17901
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
529 Terry Reiley Way, Pottsville, PA 17901
CMS-certified lab
700 Schuylkill Manor Road Suite 7, Pottsville, PA 17901
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Mount Carbon. 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, 671 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Mount Carbon. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 249 offer telehealth.
Diana Lazur, DO
Internal medicine · 100 Schuylkill Medical Plz, Pottsville
Manish Mishra, MD
Internal medicine · 700 Schuylkill Manor Road, Pottsville
Walter Setlock, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 205 East Laurel Boulevard, Pottsville
Yulia Slonova, MD
Internal medicine · 700 East Norwegian Street, Pottsville
Nicholas Iaccarino, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 529 Terry Reiley Way, Pottsville
Farouk Talakshi, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1000 Schuylkill Manor Road, Pottsville
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 Mount Carbon, 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.
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1.2 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Mount Carbon, 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 Mount Carbon, 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 Schuylkill County, the county that includes Mount Carbon, compare with Pennsylvania and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~13% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#29 of 67 Pennsylvania counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 57% of the state
| Infection | Schuylkill County | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 229.5 330 cases ▼ 46% | 421.2 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 43.1 62 cases ▼ 70% | 144.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 2.1 3 cases ▼ 77% | 9.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 4.9 7 cases ▼ 52% | 10.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 7.7 11 cases ▼ 32% | 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 Schuylkill County, chlamydia has fallen from 244 to 229.5 per 100,000 (6%), gonorrhea has fallen from 55.2 to 43.1 per 100,000 (22%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 3.5 to 2.1 per 100,000 (40%).
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 Schuylkill County.
Local HIV snapshot
Schuylkill County HIV care continuum (2023)
Schuylkill County recorded 6.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 8.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Schuylkill County residents living with HIV, 72.3% are in care · 62.1% 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 Schuylkill County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Henry Clay Park sits at the center of Mount Carbon, where residents move through daily life in a community with a notable population of young adults. That same age group, late teens through their thirties, faces the clearest medical case for routine confidential STI screening, whether as part of annual care, before a new relationship, or simply as preventive practice. Testing available in and around Mount Carbon listed on this page reflects the straightforward health logic that early detection prevents complications and transmission; the clinics and providers here understand that confidentiality isn't negotiable, it's standard. The geography around Bunker Hill and Pottsville Boulevard keeps most testing sites within reasonable reach, and the clinical staff at these locations work without judgment. A person can walk in, get screened, and leave with results handled discreetly: no surprise calls to home, no records shared with employers or schools, no gossip.
That separation between your testing and everyone else's business is how it works. Testing is most useful when it happens regularly and without friction. Young adults in Mount Carbon who make screening routine (even once a year, or whenever circumstances shift) catch infections early and protect their partners. The providers listed here are equipped to make that happen.
Getting there
At 7.54/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Mount Carbon 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 17901 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 17901 area around Mount Carbon: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Mount Carbon alone.
Mount Carbon sits in Schuylkill County, ZIP 17901. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Mount Carbon? 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 Schuylkill 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 Mount Carbon-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 Mount Carbon 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Pennsylvania Department of Health, about 0.9 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Schuylkill County reported ~230 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Pennsylvania average.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
In Pennsylvania, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Reputable kits use the same lab methods as clinics; any positive should be confirmed and treated by a provider.
Untreated chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and fertility problems, caught early, it's cured with antibiotics.
A urine test or swab finds trichomoniasis, one of the most treatable STIs.
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