In Scioto County, the reported chlamydia rate runs about 43% lower than the US average. If you’re in Portsmouth, Ohio, and looking for STI testing before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care, note that community and public clinics are often low-cost or free, while private labs tend to offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. Below are some options.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Portsmouth, OH. The nearest, Compass Community Health, is about 1.9 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.
Compass Community Health, in Portsmouth, welcomes walk-in patients through its federally qualified structure, pairing income-based sliding-scale fees with STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. No appointment needed to get tested and know your status in a single visit.
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Broadway Street Clinic in Portsmouth welcomes walk-ins for STI screening, no appointment needed. Federally qualified status anchors its sliding-scale fees, adjusting costs to income so a single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing for virtually any budget.
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A community safety-net rural health clinic about 2 miles from Portsmouth. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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PrimaryPlus in South Shore requires an appointment, so scheduling ahead is the move: that visit covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, HIV, and TB testing, with STI treatment, HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, and family planning on a sliding-scale fee.
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Equitas Health in Portsmouth covers syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis C testing with same-visit antibiotic treatment for bacterial infections: every service runs on a sliding-scale fee, and HIV and hepatitis C testing carry no charge at all. Appointments are required.
Sliding-scale pricing is common; a clinic where the scale bottoms out at nothing for every single service is not. At Equitas Health in Portsmouth, testing, counseling, and prevention services all run at no cost. The fee structure doesn't carve out exceptions by service type.
Ryan White Program funding at Equitas Health in Portsmouth connects a reactive HIV test directly to antiretroviral prescribing and ongoing viral-load monitoring: the same funding stream that covers the test covers the provider, the labs, and the medication management that follows.
Equitas Health in Portsmouth prescribes and manages PrEP directly, which means a patient leaves with an actual prescription, and a provider relationship for follow-up labs and refills, rather than a name to look up later.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · 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 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Portsmouth, 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 Scioto 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.
840 Gallia Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
1901 Argonne Road, Portsmouth, OH 45662
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1825 Oakland Avenue Mccormick Building, Portsmouth, OH 45662
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1805 27th Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
916 11th Street, Portsmouth, OH 45662
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 Portsmouth. 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, 181 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Portsmouth. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 52 offer telehealth.
Ryan Sandlin, DO Telehealth
OB-GYN · 1805 27th Street, Portsmouth
Gregory Karasik, MD
OB-GYN · 1735 27th Street, Portsmouth
Arrika Mains
OB-GYN · 1735 27th Street, Portsmouth
Jennifer Roberts, DO
OB-GYN · 1735 27th Street, Portsmouth
Philip Roberts, DO
Family medicine · 1735 27th Street, Portsmouth
Charles Woolums, MD Telehealth
Urology · 1735 27th Street, Portsmouth
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 Portsmouth, 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.
Blackburns Pharmacy
0.5 mi
0.6 mi Morton Hilltop Pharmacy
1.7 miMorton's Hilltop Pharmacy
1.7 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Portsmouth, 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 Portsmouth, 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 Scioto County, the county that includes Portsmouth, compare with Ohio 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.
#30 of 88 Ohio counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 66% of the state
| Infection | Scioto County | Ohio | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 279.3 201 cases ▼ 40% | 461.7 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 76.4 55 cases ▼ 55% | 168 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 5.6 4 cases ▼ 66% | 16.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 9.2 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 9.7 7 cases ▼ 39% | 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 Scioto County, chlamydia has risen from 271.6 to 279.3 per 100,000 (3%), gonorrhea has fallen from 104 to 76.4 per 100,000 (27%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 9.5 to 5.6 per 100,000 (41%).
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 Scioto County.
Local HIV snapshot
Scioto County HIV care continuum (2020)
Scioto County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2020), against 8.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Scioto County residents living with HIV, 82.6% are in care · 73.9% 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 Scioto County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Along Gallia Street, where US 52 threads through the center of Portsmouth, the daily pace is shaped less by office hours than by the irregular rhythms of a workforce where fewer than half of adults hold steady jobs and unemployment runs well above national norms. Meaning "finding time to get tested" can mean something genuinely different from week to week. That unpredictability actually argues for a wider spread of clinic options, and the providers listed on this page reflect exactly that range of hours and walk-in availability. The cost side matters here, too.
Rent averaging around $600 a month in a city where most households rent rather than own leaves little cushion for anything that feels optional, and screening can start to feel optional when budgets are tight. Younger adults in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI rates climb steeply, are often in the thinnest financial position of their lives, navigating shared households and entry-level jobs that don't come with paid sick leave or flexible afternoons off. That's the group most likely to delay a test they genuinely intend to schedule. Knowing which of those providers offers weekend slots or sliding-scale fees before you drive across town is the kind of detail that makes the difference between a visit that happens this week and one that gets quietly rescheduled into next month.
Getting there
At 7.44/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Portsmouth 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 45662 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 45662 area around Portsmouth: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Portsmouth alone.
Portsmouth sits in Scioto County, ZIP 45662. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Portsmouth? 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 Scioto 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 Portsmouth-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 Portsmouth 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
Equitas Health, about 2.7 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Scioto County reported ~279 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.
Use condoms, test regularly, get the HPV and hep B vaccines, and ask about PrEP for HIV.
Yes, test even without symptoms, and tell the provider which infection so they can treat or retest appropriately.
Sexually active people, especially under 25 or with new/multiple partners; everyone 13–64 should test for HIV at least once.
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