Reported syphilis in Jefferson County runs about 70% lower than the US average. In Mount Pleasant, Ohio, residents may seek testing after a possible exposure or, if they are sexually active, during routine care. Community clinics are often low-cost or free, but private labs usually offer speedier results and more scheduling flexibility. The list below outlines testing options in the area.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Mount Pleasant, OH. The nearest, Southeast Healthcare, is about 6.9 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.
Southeast Healthcare in Martins Ferry runs on a sliding-scale fee, accepts Medicaid and most insurance, and tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and hepatitis C. With same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and an appointment required to be seen.
Southeast Healthcare in Martins Ferry treats hepatitis C on-site, which means a confirmed diagnosis moves directly into a managed treatment plan without sending patients elsewhere to find a specialist or start over with a new provider.
Chasing prevention medications across multiple providers means gaps, a delayed PrEP start, a DoxyPEP prescription that never materializes. Southeast Healthcare prescribes and manages PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP from a single practice, so none of the three require a separate referral chain to access.
Southeast Healthcare in Martins Ferry has interpretation services available for non-English languages as a staffed part of care: meaning the clinical conversation, history-taking, and treatment discussion all move through a live interpreter rather than a workaround assembled after the fact.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Belmont County Health Department in Saint Clairsville runs STI care through a public health infrastructure that covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and herpes testing, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, sliding-scale fees accepted alongside Medicaid and Medicare, and appointment-based scheduling. Title X family planning, including legally confidential services for minors, is part of the core program.
Belmont County tests for herpes alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, which means a single appointment can surface an infection that would otherwise go unnamed and unmanaged until symptoms forced the question.
Federal Title X designation isn't a label, it funds specific staff positions and program protocols that make legally confidential family planning services available to minors without parental billing or disclosure. That infrastructure is built into how the clinic operates, not handled case by case.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department runs on scheduled appointments, so arriving with a plan means leaving with answers: rapid and conventional HIV testing, the standard bacterial panel, same-visit gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis treatment, HPV and hepatitis vaccines. All at no cost to you.
A fee that arrives weeks later, or a balance that quietly stops someone from returning, is a real outcome at plenty of clinics. At Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department, the entire service menu, from rapid HIV testing to STI treatment to mpox vaccination, carries no charge, period.
Many health departments field a Spanish-speaking caller with a callback number and a hope. Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department delivers services directly in Spanish (counseling, prevention education, and partner notification included) so nothing gets compressed or lost in the handoff.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · 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 about 7 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Mount Pleasant, 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 Jefferson 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.
4100 Johnson Road, Suite 200, Steubenville, OH 43952
CMS-certified lab
3204 Johnson Road, Steubenville, OH 43952
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
423 South Street, Steubenville, OH 43952
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Mount Pleasant. 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, 215 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Mount Pleasant. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 51 offer telehealth.
Timothy Knierim, MD
Family medicine · 222 North 5th Street, Martins Ferry
Renato Dela Cruz, MD
Internal medicine · 92 North 4th Street, Martins Ferry
Monina Jao, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 92 North 4th Street, Martins Ferry
Michelle Semins, MD Telehealth
Urology · 68 State Route 7, Bridgeport
Bobby Malik, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 68222 Commercial Drive, Bridgeport
Stacey Brown-Brocklehurst, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 51339 National Road, Saint Clairsville
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 Pleasant, 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.
Dillonvale Pharmacy
1.9 mi
5.1 mi Griffiths Pharmacy
6.7 miDefelicecare
6.8 mi
6.9 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Mount Pleasant, 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 Mount Pleasant, 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 $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
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 Jefferson County, the county that includes Mount Pleasant, compare with Ohio and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~16% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#40 of 88 Ohio counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 55% of the state
| Infection | Jefferson County | Ohio | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 251.5 161 cases ▼ 46% | 461.7 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 96.8 62 cases ▼ 42% | 168 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 4.7 3 cases ▼ 71% | 16.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 1.6 1 cases ▼ 83% | 9.2 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 1.6 1 cases ▼ 90% | 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 Jefferson County, chlamydia has fallen from 309.6 to 251.5 per 100,000 (19%), gonorrhea has fallen from 122.6 to 96.8 per 100,000 (21%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 1.5 to 4.7 per 100,000 (213%).
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 Jefferson County.
Local HIV snapshot
Jefferson County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Jefferson County residents living with HIV, 65.3% are in care · 49.3% 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 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 Jefferson County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
The Concord Hicksite Friends Meeting House has stood along these roads long enough that Mount Pleasant itself can feel more settled than urgent: a place where nearly nine in ten households own their homes, most families share a roof with close to three people, and over half of adults are married. The options listed on this page serve residents in and around Mount Pleasant, but reaching them means carving out drive time that a household juggling work schedules and a near-nine-percent unemployment rate doesn't always have on hand. For younger adults still in the relationship-forming years, the stretch of life when STI rates run highest nationally, that drive is often the thing that tips an intention into a postponement.
Jefferson County's STI picture makes routine screening genuinely worth the trip, not a precaution reserved for perceived risk. The cost side deserves a direct look too. In a community where incomes skew modest and fewer than one in seven households clears six figures, the sliding-scale and low-cost options among listed sites aren't a footnote, for a renting household paying around $645 a month, knowing the actual out-of-pocket before you drive out on Colerain Road matters.
Getting there
At 4.89/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Mount Pleasant 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 43939 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 43939 area around Mount Pleasant: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Mount Pleasant alone.
Mount Pleasant sits in Jefferson County, ZIP 43939. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Mount Pleasant? 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 Jefferson 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 Mount Pleasant-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 Pleasant 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.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Yes, Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department (8.7 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 252 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Ohio average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Ohio, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
HPV and hepatitis B vaccines prevent those infections, ask a provider if you're due.
Yes, rectal symptoms can come from chlamydia or gonorrhea; ask for a rectal swab if you had anal exposure.
A retest around 3 months after treatment is recommended for chlamydia and gonorrhea.
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