Summit County reports about 526 chlamydia cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. Whether you're in Tallmadge, Ohio starting a new relationship or managing ongoing sexual health, cost, speed, and convenience vary by option. Consider your priorities, and look below for your choices.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Tallmadge, OH. The nearest, Faithful Servants Care Center, is about 0.7 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.
Faithful Servants Care Center in Tallmadge runs entirely on a no-fee model, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and rapid or conventional HIV testing with no cost to anyone who walks through the door. Appointments are required, and same-visit treatment is available for bacterial STIs.
Faithful Servants Care Center carries no billing structure at all, donations are welcome, but nothing is charged for any service. For someone without insurance, between jobs, or simply unwilling to let a copay become the reason they skip care, that standing policy means the full range of testing, treatment, and prevention is available without a financial calculation entering the picture.
Faithful Servants Care Center prescribes and manages PrEP directly, which means the required HIV testing, medication authorization, and follow-up monitoring happen within the clinic rather than across multiple providers. PEP is also available as a prevention option for circumstances that call for it, handled through the same clinical relationship.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Summa Health in Akron provides HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis C testing at no charge: Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance accepted, with free testing available regardless. Walk-ins welcome; same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs.
The no-fee structure at Summa Health covers not just testing but the full range of services: STI treatment, PrEP, HIV medical management, and hepatitis and HPV vaccination. No service on the menu carries a charge, regardless of what brings someone in.
Prevention prescriptions, PrEP specifically, often require a separate appointment at a different provider, or a referral to an infectious disease practice. Summa Health writes and manages PrEP in-house, and extends that access to uninsured patients at no cost.
Herpes testing and hepatitis C antibody testing sit on the standard panel at Summa Health, two infections that frequently go undetected because they aren't included in a basic four-pathogen screen. That broader coverage means exposure events don't require a separate appointment or a specialized lab order.
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
ICHC - Akron earns its federally qualified standing partly by tying what patients pay to what they earn: meaning STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia slides down the cost scale rather than staying fixed, and no appointment is needed to get started.
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AxessPointe Community Health Centers in Kent tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis on a sliding-scale fee open to all, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections; appointments are required, and services are conducted in American Sign Language, Spanish, Chinese, Haitian Creole, and Tagalog.
AxessPointe carries six spoken languages (Spanish, Chinese, Haitian Creole, Tagalog, and additional interpretation) alongside American Sign Language as a direct service capacity. That breadth means clinical conversations about dosing schedules, exposure history, and medication adherence happen in the language the provider actually delivers care in, not routed through an outside service.
Without PrEP or PEP available at AxessPointe in Kent, a patient needing ongoing HIV prevention would face a separate specialist referral, a coverage gap, and potential delays in starting or maintaining a prevention regimen. Both are prescribed and managed here, and uninsured patients can access PrEP through a dedicated program.
AxessPointe runs herpes testing alongside hepatitis A, B, and C antibody screening. Infections a four-pathogen panel would miss entirely. Hepatitis A and B vaccines are administered on-site, so a reactive antibody result moves directly into a vaccination or monitoring conversation without leaving the clinic.
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American Sign Language, Chinese, English, Haitian Creole, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish, Tagalog
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio in Kent offers HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and herpes testing on a sliding-scale fee, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and HPV vaccination; appointments are required and Spanish-language care is available on-site.
Spanish is a working clinical language at this Kent location, not routed through an external service, and interpretation is available for additional non-English languages. That means clinical conversations about dosing, symptoms, and follow-up happen directly, without a third party mediating the exchange.
As a Title X clinic, Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio provides family planning services that are legally confidential for minors, meaning a young person's visit, results, and treatment are protected by federal program rules. Not just policy.
Without a clinic that prescribes and manages both PrEP and PEP in one place, prevention often collapses into a chain of referrals. Primary care, infectious disease, pharmacy navigation. Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio in Kent handles both prescribing and ongoing PrEP management directly, closing that gap before it opens.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · 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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Tallmadge, 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 Summit 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.
65 Community Road Suite A, Tallmadge, OH 44278
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
1558 Brittain Road, Akron, OH 44310
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
66 South Miller Road, Suite 102, Fairlawn, OH 44333
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Tallmadge. 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, 2,358 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Tallmadge. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 840 offer telehealth.
Kevin Mineo, MD
Internal medicine · 116 East Avenue, Tallmadge
Bradley Crombie, MD
Internal medicine · 65 Community Road, Tallmadge
Thomas Schmeiser, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 145 West Avenue, Tallmadge
Rachel Hummel, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 33 North Avenue, Tallmadge
Jaclyn Flickinger, DO
OB-GYN · 121 Northwest Avenue, Tallmadge
Taryn Parks, DO Telehealth
Internal medicine · 563 Colony Park Drive, Tallmadge
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 Tallmadge, 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.
Lally Health Mart
0.9 mi
0.9 mi Giant Eagle Pharmacy 4030
1.5 mi
1.6 mi Acme Pharmacy
1.6 mi
1.9 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Tallmadge, 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 Tallmadge, 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 Summit County, the county that includes Tallmadge, 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.
#7 of 88 Ohio counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 92% of the state
| Infection | Summit County | Ohio | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 525.8 2,817 cases ▲ 14% | 461.7 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 198.8 1,065 cases ▲ 18% | 168 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 31.4 168 cases ▲ 93% | 16.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 10.3 55 cases ▲ 12% | 9.2 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 15.1 81 cases ▼ 6% | 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 Summit County, chlamydia has fallen from 571.6 to 525.8 per 100,000 (8%), gonorrhea has fallen from 350.6 to 198.8 per 100,000 (43%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 11.8 to 31.4 per 100,000 (166%).
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 Summit County.
Local HIV snapshot
Summit County HIV care continuum (2023)
Summit County recorded 7.6 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 8.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Summit County residents living with HIV, 83.1% are in care · 73.4% 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 Summit County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Apartments along the Northeast Avenue corridor near SR 261 tend to come with tight budgets: Tallmadge's rental market sits well below regional averages, which sounds like good news until that margin is already spoken for by utilities, a car payment, and gaps in coverage that follow a job change or a parent's plan aging out. That financial tightrope is worth keeping in mind when thinking about routine screening: for younger adults navigating new relationships and shifting insurance, a $0-or-low-cost clinic visit matters in a way it simply doesn't for the household that's owned its home near Tallmadge Town Square for a decade. Tallmadge skews heavily toward homeowners and married-couple households, which shapes the texture of daily life here: most adults are settled, and a majority of the workforce is employed.
But that stability doesn't erase the slice of the population in their late teens and twenties, the very years when STI rates nationally run highest and when testing habits are still being formed. With 24 tested options listed on this page, many offering evening or weekend hours, there's real flexibility to find something that lines up with a Tuesday shift or a Thursday with the car free.
Getting there
At 7.14/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Tallmadge 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 44278 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 44278 area around Tallmadge: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Tallmadge alone.
Tallmadge sits in Summit County, ZIP 44278. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Tallmadge? 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 Summit 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 Tallmadge-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 Tallmadge 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.
There are 9 options within a 30-mile drive.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Yes, free HIV testing is available at public clinics in the area.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Summit County reported ~526 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above 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.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
A urine test or swab finds trichomoniasis, one of the most treatable STIs.
Herpes isn't in standard panels unless you have symptoms, a sore can be swabbed, or a blood test discussed with a provider.
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