Gonorrhea in Blair County is reported about 78% lower than the US average. If you need STI testing in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, whether after a possible exposure or routine care, know that clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while private labs often let you pay a flat self-pay price. Here are your options.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Roaring Spring, PA. The nearest, Logan Medical Building -UPMC Altoona, is about 7.7 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.
Crossroads Pregnancy Center in Altoona charges nothing for any of its services (no sliding scale, no insurance required) and offers gonorrhea and chlamydia testing with treatment available on-site. An appointment is required to be seen.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Primary Health Network in Altoona runs a panel covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis C, and TB: fees scale to income and insurance is accepted, with treatment for bacterial infections available and an appointment required to be seen.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Umpc, in Altoona, schedules appointments for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis testing, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, sliding-scale fees accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and insurance, and Spanish-language care available throughout.
Many clinics hand off language access to an outside service that neither knows your chart nor stays on the line long enough. At Umpc, Spanish is a native capacity of the care itself: the conversation about symptoms, history, and next steps happens directly, in Spanish, with the people actually treating you.
Umpc carries Ryan White funding, which means HIV testing doesn't terminate at a result: it opens a pathway to ongoing, funded HIV treatment and management within the same system. For someone establishing care, that continuity is built into how the clinic operates.
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Listing verified May 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 about 8 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Roaring Spring, 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 Blair 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.
105 Nason Drive, Roaring Spring, PA 16673
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
2525 9th Avenue Suite 2B, Altoona, PA 16602
CMS-certified lab
1321 11th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Roaring Spring. 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, 290 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Roaring Spring. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 58 offer telehealth.
Stephen Bisacco, MD
OB-GYN · 878 Pine Heights Street, Roaring Spring
Fred Heaton, DO
Family medicine · 100 Nason Drive, Roaring Spring
Bethany Claar, DO
Family medicine · 365 Ward Street, Claysburg
James Frommer, DO
Family medicine · 125 Carson Valley Road, Duncansville
Suzanne Dib, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 800 South Logan Boulevard, Hollidaysburg
Cameron Murphy, MD
Family medicine · 800 South Logan Boulevard, Hollidaysburg
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 Roaring Spring, 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.
0.4 mi Giant Eagle Pharmacy 0079
0.4 mi
3.1 mi James Drug Store - Martinsburg
4.0 miDuncansville Pharmacy
6.4 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Roaring Spring, 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 Roaring Spring, 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 $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
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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 Blair County, the county that includes Roaring Spring, compare with Pennsylvania and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~31% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#24 of 67 Pennsylvania counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 64% of the state
| Infection | Blair County | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 255.3 307 cases ▼ 39% | 421.2 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 39.1 47 cases ▼ 73% | 144.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 1.7 2 cases ▼ 81% | 9.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 1.7 2 cases ▼ 83% | 10.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 5 6 cases ▼ 56% | 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 Blair County, chlamydia has fallen from 317.5 to 255.3 per 100,000 (20%), gonorrhea has fallen from 40.7 to 39.1 per 100,000 (4%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 2.4 to 1.7 per 100,000 (29%).
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 Blair County.
Local HIV snapshot
Blair County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Blair County residents living with HIV, 74.6% are in care · 68.6% 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 Blair County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
Roaring Spring's working life runs steady, the trades, the shifts, the seasons that pull people into routines they count on. When life moves at that pace, health care needs to fit without friction. STI testing in and around Roaring Spring is available through providers listed on this page, and the confidentiality built into that care holds particular value here, where many families have owned their homes for generations and know their neighbors by name. A screening test is straightforward, quick enough to slip into a workday, and results stay yours alone.
Young adults in their twenties and thirties make up a real presence in the community, and for that age group especially, routine screening during health transitions (a new relationship, a checkup before settling in) becomes part of ordinary care. The affordability that draws people to stay in Roaring Spring extends to the clinics and urgent care settings where testing happens; cost is rarely the barrier it can be elsewhere. What matters most here is that testing feels like a normal next step, not an intrusion. Whether you're looking for a confidential conversation or just need to know your status, the providers listed work with the rhythm of a town where people value their privacy and their health in equal measure.
Getting there
At 7.93/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Roaring Spring 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 16673 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 16673 area around Roaring Spring: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Roaring Spring alone.
Roaring Spring sits in Blair County, ZIP 16673. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Roaring Spring? 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 Blair 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 Roaring Spring-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 Roaring Spring 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.
Logan Medical Building -UPMC Altoona, about 7.7 mi away, with 6 options within 30 miles.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Crossroads Pregnancy Center, about 10.1 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Blair County reported ~255 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Pennsylvania average.
At-home kits mail to 16673: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
In Pennsylvania, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Usually urine or a swab for chlamydia/gonorrhea, and blood for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis.
No, symptoms mean test now; the window period only applies to symptom-free screening.
Go to an ER or call RAINN (800-656-4673); they provide testing, PEP, and support right away.
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