Auglaize County reported gonorrhea runs about 90% lower than the US average. Whether you're proactively getting tested before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care in Wapakoneta, Ohio, you'll find both clinics that may bill insurance, and private labs that let you pay a flat self-pay price. This list compares options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Wapakoneta, OH. The nearest, Auglaize County Health Department, is about 1.2 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.
Auglaize County Health Department in Wapakoneta delivers STI testing (syphilis, rapid HIV, and TB) through a public health department, where sliding-scale fees and insurance keep costs manageable. HPV, hepatitis A, and adult hepatitis B vaccines are available, and appointments are required.
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Dr. Gene Wright Community Health Center in Lima welcomes patients paying cash, between providers, or working without insurance coverage. Federally qualified status anchors a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening genuinely reachable. No appointment needed to get started.
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A public STD-testing location about 11 miles from Wapakoneta.
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Equitas Health in Lima requires an appointment and covers HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis C testing in a single visit: all at no charge, with HIV test counseling and STI prevention education included alongside Spanish-language care.
Sliding-scale clinics still leave some people calculating what they can afford that week. At Equitas Health Lima, the fee structure doesn't slide. It disappears entirely. HIV testing, syphilis testing, hepatitis C, counseling, education: none of it generates a bill.
For Spanish-speaking patients without a regular provider, navigating a health visit in a second language means losing nuance exactly where nuance matters. Equitas Health Lima delivers care in Spanish directly (counseling, education, and the full visit) not as a workaround but as a built-in service.
Many testing sites run HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia and consider the screen complete. Equitas Health Lima adds a rapid hepatitis C test to the panel, broadening what a single appointment actually rules out.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Allen County Health Department in Lima requires an appointment, and a single visit covers rapid HIV testing, full bacterial STI panel, TB screening, and same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. All on a sliding scale, with HIV testing offered free.
A cost that stops someone from returning for treatment, or from completing a full panel, is a gap in care itself. Allen County Health Department in Lima eliminates that by providing all services at no fee, so the panel gets run, the prescription gets filled, and nothing goes unfinished because of price.
Allen County Health Department in Lima has interpretation services in place for non-English languages, available at every appointment. For anyone whose primary language isn't English, that standing capability means counseling, treatment decisions, and prevention education all happen with full comprehension, not partial.
Many clinical settings can't guarantee that a minor's STI care or family planning visit stays off a parent's explanation of benefits. Allen County Health Department in Lima operates under Title X, which legally protects the confidentiality of those services for minors. A protection most general practices simply don't carry.
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Listing verified Dec 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
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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 1 mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Wapakoneta, 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 Auglaize 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.
03920 Southland Road, New Bremen, OH 45869
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
200 St Clair Street, St Marys, OH 45885
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Wapakoneta. 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, 224 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Wapakoneta. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 35 offer telehealth.
Venkata Chalasani, MD
Internal medicine · 812 Redskin Trail, Wapakoneta
Mathew Jose, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1015 South Blackhoof Street, Wapakoneta
Parmie Herman, MD
Family medicine · 1007 West Auglaize Street, Wapakoneta
Mark Mueller, MD
Family medicine · 2751 Fort Amanda Road, Lima
Sirin Foster Telehealth
Family medicine · 2751 Fort Amanda Road, Lima
Padmaja Chalasani, MD
Internal medicine · 1140 South Knoxville Avenue, Saint Marys
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 Wapakoneta, 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.
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0.8 mi Schwieterman Pharmacy
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8.5 mi Showing the 4 closest pharmacies to Wapakoneta, 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 Wapakoneta, 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 Auglaize County, the county that includes Wapakoneta, compare with Ohio and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~25% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#64 of 88 Ohio counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 27% of the state
| Infection | Auglaize County | Ohio | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 202 93 cases ▼ 56% | 461.7 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 17.4 8 cases ▼ 90% | 168 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | — no data | 16.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 6.5 3 cases ▼ 29% | 9.2 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 2.2 1 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 Auglaize County, chlamydia has fallen from 232.6 to 202 per 100,000 (13%), gonorrhea has fallen from 36.6 to 17.4 per 100,000 (52%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 6.5 to 6.5 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 Auglaize County.
Local HIV snapshot
Auglaize County HIV care continuum (2023)
Auglaize County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 8.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Auglaize County residents living with HIV, 90.5% are in care · 81% 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 Auglaize County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Willipie Street cuts through a Wapakoneta where most residents own their homes and typical rents sit well below what you'd find in larger Ohio cities, a cost structure that speaks to a genuinely modest local economy. With fewer than one in six households clearing six figures, discretionary spending gets weighed carefully, and that calculus applies to healthcare too, including screening that people quietly put off not from indifference but from the everyday math of time and money. That math matters most for the younger adults living here, people in their late teens and twenties who are statistically in the highest years for STI transmission and who also tend to be earlier in careers, more likely to be among the renters, and less anchored to a single employer's benefits schedule.
A household size just above average and a strong majority of married adults suggests a community built around family stability, yet the relational transitions that precede that stability, new partners, changing circumstances, are exactly when routine screening does real protective work. Knowing which sites offer sliding-scale fees before you leave the house narrows that drive to the one that actually fits your budget.
Getting there
At 6.48/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Wapakoneta 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 45895 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 45895 area around Wapakoneta: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Wapakoneta alone.
Wapakoneta sits in Auglaize County, ZIP 45895. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Reference
Everything to know before you test in Auglaize 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 Wapakoneta-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 Wapakoneta 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.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
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.
Auglaize County reported ~202 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Ohio average.
At-home kits mail to 45895: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
In Ohio, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Untreated chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and fertility problems, caught early, it's cured with antibiotics.
Herpes isn't curable, but daily or as-needed antiviral medicine controls outbreaks and lowers the chance of passing it on.
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