Chlamydia is reported in Osage County about 30% less often than the US average. Whether you're in Pawhuska, Oklahoma looking to start a new relationship or maintaining your sexual health, you have options for STI testing. Some places let you drop in for same-day service, while labs and home kits offer scheduling flexibility.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Pawhuska, OK. The nearest, Oklahoma State Department of Health, is about 0.5 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.
Oklahoma State Department of Health in Pawhuska tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee structure, with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted. Bacterial STIs are treated same visit, and an appointment is required.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Fairfax Medical Facilities in Hominy tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis on a sliding-scale fee accepted by Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance. Bacterial infections are treated the same visit; an appointment is required.
Fairfax Medical Facilities tests for hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the standard bacterial and viral panel, which means liver-affecting infections get screened at the same appointment rather than requiring a separate referral pathway. Vaccines for hepatitis A and B are also available on site.
Spanish-language care at Fairfax Medical Facilities runs through the clinical encounter itself (history, results, and treatment discussion) so nothing gets compressed or lost in translation when it matters most.
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
HWC Provider+ Bartlesville, a federally qualified health center in Bartlesville, welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Fees follow a sliding scale tied to income, keeping syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing within reach for patients across a wide range of financial situations.
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Fairfax Medical Facilities, Inc. serves patients in Fairfax who are between providers, paying cash, or working without insurance coverage, and its federally qualified standing means STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia runs on a sliding-scale fee tied directly to household income.
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CHC/OK Bartlesville Clinic in Bartlesville meets people where they are (uninsured, paying out of pocket, or between providers) through federally qualified standing that anchors sliding-scale fees to income. STI screening here covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no appointment required to get started.
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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 Pawhuska, 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 value: single tests
$49 & up
Best range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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 Osage 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.
1101 East 15th Street, Pawhuska, OK 74056
CMS-certified lab
316 East Main Street, Pawhuska, OK 74056
CMS-certified lab
40 Hospital Road, Fairfax, OK 74637
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Pawhuska. 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, 78 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Pawhuska. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 26 offer telehealth.
John Chiaffitelli, DO
Internal medicine · 1101 East 15th Street, Pawhuska
Laurie Mclemore, MD
Family medicine · 119 West Main Street, Hominy
Neal Brockbank, MD
Family medicine · 212 North Main Street, Fairfax
Frances Horn, DO
Family medicine · 1223 Swan Drive, Bartlesville
Cory Ciccone
Internal medicine · 3201 Rushmore Street, Bartlesville
Brett Nedich, DO
Internal medicine · 40 Hospital Road, Fairfax
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 Pawhuska, OK 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.
Weigants Pharmacy
0.5 miHominy Drug and Gift
18 miJ&M Drug at Homeland
21 miBoulevard Pharmacy
21 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Pawhuska, OK.
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 Pawhuska, 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
$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
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 Osage County, the county that includes Pawhuska, compare with Oklahoma and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~32% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#40 of 77 Oklahoma counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 48% of the state
| Infection | Osage County | Oklahoma | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 346.8 160 cases ▼ 26% | 471.3 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 104.1 48 cases ▼ 39% | 170.3 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 19.5 9 cases ▼ 30% | 27.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 6.5 3 cases ▼ 62% | 17.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 36.9 17 cases ▼ 7% | 39.7 | 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 Osage County, chlamydia has fallen from 430 to 346.8 per 100,000 (19%), gonorrhea has fallen from 235.7 to 104.1 per 100,000 (56%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 17.5 to 19.5 per 100,000 (11%).
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 Osage County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: Oklahoma is one of the U.S. jurisdictions prioritized under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative: targeted federal funding to expand local HIV testing, PrEP, and prevention.
Osage County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Osage County residents living with HIV, 83.6% are in care · 71.2% 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 Osage County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Williams Park sits at the kind of quiet center that makes Pawhuska feel like a place where not much needs to rush, but the logistics of staying on top of sexual health here require some real planning. That matters especially for younger adults still figuring out relationships and routines, who make up a meaningful share of Pawhuska's population and face the steepest incidence risk. The workforce picture adds another layer: with fewer than six in ten residents in the labor force and unemployment running notably high, schedules can be unpredictable in both directions: too little steady work to afford time off, or too much irregular work to plan around clinic hours along Veterans Memorial Highway or farther out.
The cost side is where the picture sharpens most for renters here. With typical rent at $632 a month and household incomes heavily clustered below six figures, fewer than one in fifteen households clears that threshold, sliding-scale and no-cost options among the clinics listed on this page aren't a convenience; they're what makes screening financially realistic. For someone paying that rent on an inconsistent paycheck, knowing a visit can cost nothing at all is the detail that determines whether it happens.
Getting there
At 4.63/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Pawhuska 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 74056 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 74056 area around Pawhuska: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Pawhuska alone.
Pawhuska sits in Osage County, ZIP 74056. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Pawhuska? 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 Osage County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Oklahoma 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 Pawhuska-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 Pawhuska 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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) is potentially allowable in Oklahoma: it is not expressly authorized, but not prohibited either. Ask your provider whether they will prescribe treatment for a partner without a separate visit.
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 OklahomaSource: 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.
The closest is Oklahoma State Department of Health (0.5 mi); 8 options are within 30 miles.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
Public clinics nearby offer free HIV testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 347 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Oklahoma average.
In Oklahoma, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Likely yes, if you were past the window period; otherwise retest, and keep up routine screening with new partners.
A urine sample or a swab (genital, throat, or rectal) detects gonorrhea, often tested alongside chlamydia.
Start treatment, tell recent partners so they can test, avoid sex until cleared, and retest if advised, most STIs resolve with care.
There's no cure, but antivirals manage symptoms well and reduce transmission.
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