Chlamydia cases in Oneida County run about 30% lower than the national average. If you need a one-time test or regular check-ups in Rome, New York, consider your time preferences: some clinics take walk-ins for same-day testing, while labs and at-home kits let you plan around your own schedule. We list your options below.
Available testing centers
11 testing options are listed for Rome, NY. The nearest, Labcorp, is about 2.4 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.
Planned Parenthood of Greater New York's Rome location runs by appointment and covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and rapid HIV testing on a sliding-scale fee, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and HPV and hepatitis B vaccination available.
Interpretation services are available for non-English languages across appointments, not just intake forms. That access carries through testing conversations, treatment instructions, and counseling, so nothing medically important gets condensed or skipped when English isn't a patient's first language.
As a Title X-funded clinic, Planned Parenthood of Greater New York in Rome is federally required to provide confidential family planning services to minors. Meaning those services cannot be disclosed to a parent or guardian without the patient's consent. That protection is built into the funding structure, not left to clinic discretion.
For someone managing HIV prevention without a regular primary care provider, or paying out of pocket and needing prescriptions consolidated, this clinic holds PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP in one place. Ongoing PrEP monitoring, post-exposure PEP, and doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis are all prescribable here, on the sliding-scale fee schedule.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
The Mary Rose Clinic in Oneida schedules every visit by appointment, so there's no waiting-room lottery: one confirmed slot covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B and C, and TB testing, with bacterial STIs treated the same day, all at no fee.
The Mary Rose Clinic charges nothing for any service it provides, testing, treatment, vaccines, family planning. That zero-dollar baseline means a patient can add hepatitis screening or an HPV vaccine series to an STI visit without weighing what to skip.
Beyond the standard bacterial and HIV panel, The Mary Rose Clinic tests for both hepatitis B and hepatitis C. infections with different transmission routes and clinical consequences. Catching either through the same appointment that handles gonorrhea or syphilis closes a gap that a narrower panel would leave open.
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Upstate Family Health Center, a family practice in Utica, runs every service (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C testing) on a sliding scale with Medicaid and insurance accepted, and HIV and hepatitis B and C tests free; walk-ins welcome, same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs.
When cost creates a gap between a diagnosis and its treatment, infections persist and spread. At Upstate Family Health Center, no service generates a bill that stops someone from following through: testing, treatment, PrEP, PEP, and hepatitis management are all covered under free, sliding-scale, or insurance billing.
When a clinic can't communicate in a patient's own language, follow-up instructions get missed and treatment slips. Upstate Family Health Center provides care directly in American Sign Language, Haitian Creole, Chinese, and French (alongside Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese) so nothing critical gets lost between appointment and outcome.
Upstate Family Health Center prescribes and manages both PrEP, including the Truvada and Descovy regimens that require regular HIV and kidney monitoring, and PEP, keeping the required follow-up labs and refills within the same family practice rather than across separate providers.
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American Sign Language, Chinese, English, French, Haitian Creole, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Portuguese, Spanish, Tagalog, Vietnamese
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Mosaic Health Utica, in Utica, earns its federal qualification by anchoring care for people paying cash, between providers, or priced out of standard clinical fees. Sliding-scale costs adjust to income, and STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) is available without an appointment.
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A public safety-net rural health clinic about 24 miles from Rome. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Mosaic Health Ilion, serving Ilion, anchors its STI services in a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income. Meaning cost adjusts to what patients can actually pay. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening at this federally qualified health center.
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A public safety-net rural health clinic about 28 miles from Rome. 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 about 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Rome, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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 Oneida 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.
1500 North James Street, Rome, NY 13440
CMS-certified lab
91 Perimeter Road Suite 120, Rome, NY 13441
CMS-certified lab
125 Brookley Road, Rome, NY 13441
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Rome. 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, 297 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Rome. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 93 offer telehealth.
Jennifer Lavesa-Cesana, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 91 Perimeter Road, Rome
Mario Wassel, MD
Family medicine · 7845 Rome Westernville Road, Rome
Gurdarshan Sandhu, MD
Internal medicine · 1 Elsie Street, Rome
Adrita Nourin Mou
Internal medicine · 801 North James Street, Rome
Courtney Pineau
OB-GYN · 7900 Turin Road, Rome
Brian Alessi, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 7900 Turin Rd/Route 26 North, Rome
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 Rome, NY 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.
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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 Rome, 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
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
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 Oneida County, the county that includes Rome, compare with New York and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~26% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#18 of 62 New York counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 71% of the state
| Infection | Oneida County | New York | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 343.2 781 cases ▼ 39% | 558.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 91.8 209 cases ▼ 61% | 235.6 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 4 9 cases ▼ 73% | 14.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 2.6 6 cases ▼ 89% | 23.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 8.3 19 cases ▼ 67% | 25.2 | 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 Oneida County, chlamydia has risen from 299.8 to 343.2 per 100,000 (14%), gonorrhea has fallen from 149.5 to 91.8 per 100,000 (39%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 2.6 to 4 per 100,000 (54%).
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 Oneida County.
Local HIV snapshot
Oneida County HIV care continuum (2023)
Oneida County recorded 4.7 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 14.1 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Oneida County residents living with HIV, 70.1% are in care · 62.6% 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 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 Oneida County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
Rome's rent levels sit well below what most upstate cities ask, yet when a household is running on a single income or piecing together part-time hours, even a modest co-pay or an afternoon off work can quietly tip the scale against following through on a screening appointment. That calculus is worth naming here, because close to half of Rome residents rent rather than own, and the households that tend toward renting (younger, less financially cushioned, more likely to be between jobs in a city where labor-force participation runs lower than the state average) are exactly the people for whom a skipped test turns into a longer gap in care. The younger adults moving around Erie Boulevard West or out toward Liberty Gardens are in the years when STI transmission is most concentrated, and their schedules don't always bend around clinic hours.
The testing options listed on this page vary enough in hours and fees that one of them can realistically fit a shift worker's Tuesday just as well as someone's open Friday afternoon. Oneida County's STI picture makes routine screening a practical priority rather than a precaution reserved for when something feels wrong, and in Rome, the clinics are there to make that straightforward.
Getting there
Rome scores 13.82/20 on the EPA walkability index, so many trips are walkable or a short ride, though a car still gives you the widest choice of testing centers.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 13440 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 13440 area around Rome: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Rome alone.
Rome sits in Oneida County, ZIP 13440. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Rome? 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 Oneida County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under New York 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 Rome-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 Rome 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 New York 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 New York, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
New York 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 New YorkSource: 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.
Possibly, Whitesboro, NY is close; compare it by distance against Labcorp.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Yes, community and public clinics test the uninsured, with sliding-scale fees.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 343 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the New York average.
In New York, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
Expedited partner therapy lets a provider treat a partner without an exam, where state law allows.
Just note your exposure dates and symptoms; for urine tests, hold off urinating ~1 hour before.
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