In Medina County, reported chlamydia runs about 70% lower than the US average. If you need testing in Wadsworth, Ohio, whether after a possible exposure or for routine care, clinics versus private labs offer different payment structures. See your options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Wadsworth, OH. The nearest, Faithful Servants Care Center, is about 0.9 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.
Faithful Servants Care Center in Wadsworth covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and rapid or conventional HIV testing with no fee for any service. Donations are welcome but never required. Appointments are needed, and same-visit treatment is available for bacterial STIs.
Fee schedules, income verification, and balance statements are fixtures at most sexual health clinics. Faithful Servants Care Center in Wadsworth operates without any of them. Every test, every vaccine, every treatment is provided at no charge, sustained entirely by donations rather than patient payments.
Faithful Servants Care Center prescribes and manages PrEP alongside its testing and treatment services, which means ongoing HIV prevention stays coordinated with the same provider tracking the rest of a patient's sexual health.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Medina County Health Department in Wadsworth runs a panel covering rapid and conventional HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C on a sliding-scale fee open to everyone; appointments are required, and same-visit treatment is available for bacterial infections. Interpretation services extend that access across languages.
Where a standard panel stops, Medina County Health Department continues: herpes swab or serology and individual antibody tests for hepatitis A, B, and C are drawn at the same appointment as the bacterial and HIV workup. A single visit produces results across that full range without splitting the request across separate orders or facilities.
Without on-site PrEP and PEP prescribing, a patient leaves Medina County Health Department with an unresolved prevention need and a separate appointment to track down. Because both medications are managed here, the gap between a clinical conversation and an active prescription closes at the same visit.
Medina County Health Department in Wadsworth arranges interpretation for non-English languages as part of the appointment structure itself: meaning medication counseling, PrEP education, and test results are conveyed with a working interpreter present, not summarized afterward through a secondary contact.
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 4 miles from Wadsworth. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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AxessPointe Community Health Centers in Barberton runs on a sliding-scale fee structure and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, rapid and conventional HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB. By appointment, with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs.
Plenty of clinics will run the hepatitis C antibody test and hand the result back without a path forward, treatment requires a specialist, a new referral, weeks of waiting. AxessPointe manages hepatitis C treatment on-site in Barberton, so a confirmed diagnosis moves directly into a care plan without leaving the building.
AxessPointe prescribes both PrEP and PEP, including PrEP coverage for uninsured patients, and pairs that with on-site medication adherence education and counseling, which means the prescription doesn't arrive without the ongoing support that makes it work.
Without a provider who can communicate directly, STI care at AxessPointe in Barberton risks becoming incomplete care. A patient who can't fully express symptoms or ask questions about a PrEP regimen leaves with gaps. The clinic delivers services in American Sign Language, Spanish, Chinese, Haitian Creole, and Tagalog, plus broader interpretation services, so the clinical conversation is complete from the first appointment.
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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
Summit County Public Health in Akron screens for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis B and C, all at no charge, on a sliding-scale basis that extends to every patient. Bacterial STIs are treated the same visit; an appointment is required.
Sliding-scale clinics commonly carry a floor, a minimum charge that survives even the lowest income bracket. Summit County Public Health in Akron charges nothing: every test, treatment, and vaccination on its menu is provided at no fee, full stop.
For anyone navigating STI care without strong English fluency, Summit County Public Health in Akron provides interpretation services on-site. Meaning the clinical conversation, not just intake paperwork, happens in a language the patient can fully engage with.
Many STI clinics draw the line at the four-infection bacterial panel and a rapid HIV screen. Summit County Public Health in Akron extends its testing to herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Infections that often go untested at clinics with a narrower menu.
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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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Wadsworth, 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 Medina 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.
195 Wadsworth Road, Wadsworth, OH 44281
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
4065 Center Road, Suite 214, Brunswick, OH 44212
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
5133 Ridge Road #3, Sharon Center, OH 44274
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Wadsworth. 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, 1,160 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Wadsworth. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 322 offer telehealth.
Aruna Rao, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 147 Garfield Street, Wadsworth
Joshua Raines, DO
Family medicine · 251 Leatherman Road, Wadsworth
Gregory Kovacevich, MD
OB-GYN · 195 Wadsworth Road, Wadsworth
Dai Kohara, DO
Family medicine · 1 Park Centre Drive, Wadsworth
Douglas Wenger, MD
Family medicine · 860 Broad Street, Wadsworth
Samantha Clark, MD
OB-GYN · 400 Collier Drive, Doylestown
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 Wadsworth, 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.
0.6 mi 
1.2 mi Giant Eagle Pharmacy 4677
1.5 miDiscount Drug Mart
1.6 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Wadsworth, 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 Wadsworth, 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.
$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
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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 Medina County, the county that includes Wadsworth, compare with Ohio and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~27% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#80 of 88 Ohio counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 9% of the state
| Infection | Medina County | Ohio | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 146.7 270 cases ▼ 68% | 461.7 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 25.5 47 cases ▼ 85% | 168 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 2.7 5 cases ▼ 83% | 16.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 2.2 4 cases ▼ 76% | 9.2 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 2.2 4 cases ▼ 86% | 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 Medina County, chlamydia has fallen from 182.5 to 146.7 per 100,000 (20%), gonorrhea has fallen from 50.4 to 25.5 per 100,000 (49%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 1.6 to 2.7 per 100,000 (69%).
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 Medina County.
Local HIV snapshot
Medina County HIV care continuum (2023)
Medina County recorded 3.8 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 8.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Medina County residents living with HIV, 81.7% are in care · 77.1% 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 Medina County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Many Wadsworth residents start their week or weekend running errands along Wadsworth Road, moving between work, home, and the familiar shops that line the community. That same corridor and the neighborhoods branching from it hold clinics and urgent care facilities where STI testing happens without fanfare, a straightforward health service as routine as any other screening. The testing venues listed on this page operate during hours that fit a working schedule, and staff at each are accustomed to handling these visits with directness and discretion. Young adults living here (whether newly settled, building careers, or raising families) often value the ability to know their status without complicated logistics or long waits. Wadsworth's character as a community of people who stay put, who own homes and build lives here, means that privacy in a health decision carries real weight.
Testing results remain confidential; a clinic visit doesn't ripple through your social world or workplace. The clinics and urgent care centers serving Wadsworth offer straightforward testing without requiring you to travel far or to navigate an unfamiliar system. Whether you're due for routine screening, concerned about a specific exposure, or simply want peace of mind, the providers in and around Wadsworth handle these visits as part of their regular practice. No judgment, no complications.
Getting there
At 6.7/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Wadsworth 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 44281 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 44281 area around Wadsworth: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Wadsworth alone.
Wadsworth sits in Medina County, ZIP 44281. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Wadsworth? 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 Medina 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 Wadsworth-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 Wadsworth 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.
Summit County Public Health, about 10.2 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Medina County reported ~147 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Ohio average.
At-home kits mail to 44281: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
In Ohio, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
Chlamydia is checked with a simple urine sample or a swab; lab results usually come back in a day or two.
Yes, site matters; oral/anal exposure needs a throat or rectal swab, which urine testing won't catch.
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