Syphilis in Guernsey County is 84% less common than the US average. When you need STI testing in Quaker City, Ohio, whether it's your first time or a regular check-up, you can choose from public clinics, private labs, and at-home options: each with different trade-offs regarding cost, speed, and convenience. We list them here.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Quaker City, OH. The nearest, Ohio Hills Health Services, is about 0.2 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.
Ohio Hills Health Services in Quaker City runs appointments for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing, treats bacterial infections the same visit, and extends that care to hepatitis C on-site. Fees run on a sliding scale accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance.
Without on-site hepatitis C treatment, a positive result becomes a starting point for a second appointment at a specialist weeks or months away. Time during which the infection continues its work on the liver. Ohio Hills Health Services closes that gap: the diagnosis and the treatment happen in the same clinic, with the same care team.
Ohio Hills Health Services tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis C in a single appointment. A range that suits anyone managing their own health without a primary care provider tracking hepatitis exposure. Cash-pay patients and those on Medicaid or Medicare alike get the full panel without a separate referral to a lab or specialist.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A safety-net rural health clinic about 13 miles from Quaker City. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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A community safety-net rural health clinic about 14 miles from Quaker City. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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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 Quaker City, 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 Guernsey 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.
126 North 9th Street, Cambridge, OH 43725
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
1341 North Clark Street, Laboratory, Cambridge, OH 43725
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
841 Steubenville Avenue, Cambridge, OH 43725
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Quaker City. 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, 73 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Quaker City. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 10 offer telehealth.
Victor Kopyev
Internal medicine · 639 West Main Street, Barnesville
Sunita Jayakumar, MD
Internal medicine · 639 West Main Street, Barnesville
Lauren Wooten
Family medicine · 101 East Main Street, Barnesville
David Ray, DO
Internal medicine · 61353 Southgate Road, Cambridge
Benjamin Gibson, MD
Urology · 1225 Woodlawn Avenue, Cambridge
Melissa Nau, MD
Family medicine · 1210 Clark Street, Cambridge
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 Quaker City, 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.
Ohio Hills Health Centers
6.5 miCheffy Drugs
6.5 mi
7.5 mi 
7.5 mi Belmont County Health Services
14 mi
15 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Quaker City, 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 Quaker City, 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 Guernsey County, the county that includes Quaker City, compare with Ohio and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~20% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#11 of 88 Ohio counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 88% of the state
| Infection | Guernsey County | Ohio | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 396.4 151 cases ▼ 14% | 461.7 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 39.4 15 cases ▼ 77% | 168 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 2.6 1 cases ▼ 84% | 16.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 9.2 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 2.6 1 cases ▼ 84% | 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 Guernsey County, chlamydia has risen from 343.4 to 396.4 per 100,000 (15%), gonorrhea has fallen from 91.1 to 39.4 per 100,000 (57%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 2.6 to 2.6 per 100,000.
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 Guernsey County.
Local HIV snapshot
Guernsey County HIV care continuum (2023)
Guernsey County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 8.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Guernsey County residents living with HIV, 80.6% are in care · 77.4% 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 Guernsey County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Quaker City sits deep enough in Guernsey County's rural spread that getting anywhere (a grocery run, a doctor's office, a clinic) means getting in a car and driving. For young adults here who are settling into early relationships, that distance is the first practical hurdle between intending to get tested and actually doing it, especially when the options listed on this page may require real highway time to reach. The economic picture sharpens that reality. With a majority of households owning rather than renting, Quaker City has a settled feel, but the rental side of town runs on tight budgets, and fewer than one in fourteen households clears six figures in income. A $759 monthly rent doesn't leave much buffer for out-of-pocket health costs, which makes the fee and insurance details on the clinic cards above worth reading carefully before making the drive.
The workforce here also skews toward those who are in it or out of it, labor-force participation leaves a meaningful share of adults outside employer-sponsored coverage entirely. Households in Quaker City run close to three people on average, and nearly two in five adults are married. Meaning STI screening is often a couples' concern rather than a solo one. For an uninsured renter deciding whether a long drive and an unknown copay are worth it, the sliding-scale and no-cost options listed here carry the most weight.
Getting there
At 3.62/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Quaker City 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 43773 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 43773 area around Quaker City: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Quaker City alone.
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Quaker City? 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 Guernsey 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 Quaker City-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 Quaker City 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.
Public clinics serve people without insurance, often on a sliding scale.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Guernsey County reported ~396 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Ohio average.
In Ohio, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
A kit ships to your address; you collect a urine, swab, or finger-stick sample, mail it to the lab, and get results online in a few days.
Untreated chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and fertility problems, caught early, it's cured with antibiotics.
Go to an ER or call RAINN (800-656-4673); they provide testing, PEP, and support right away.
No, symptoms mean test now; the window period only applies to symptom-free screening.
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