Syphilis reports in Lewis County are about 23% lower than the national average. Whether it's your first STI screening or routine, Weston, West Virginia, has public clinics that keep costs down, private labs that prioritize speed, and at-home kits that trade a clinic visit for convenience. You can weigh these options in the list below.
Available testing centers
8 testing options are listed for Weston, WV. The nearest, CareXpress of Weston, is about 2.6 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.
CareXpress of Weston welcomes walk-ins for STI screening, no appointment needed. Federally qualified status anchors a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income, making a single visit cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing for patients across the financial spectrum.
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Community Care of West Virginia in Weston tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C on a sliding-scale fee with Medicaid and Medicare accepted; bacterial STIs are treated the same visit, and an appointment is required.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
A public safety-net federally qualified health center about 3 miles from Weston. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Community Care Pediatrics of Buckhannon welcomes walk-in patients for STI screening, no appointment needed. Federal FQHC standing ties fees to a sliding scale tied to income, so cost adjusts to what you earn. A single visit covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing.
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West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources in Buckhannon tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB, treating bacterial STIs and TB at the same visit on a sliding-scale fee. With all services available at no cost.
For anyone managing care without a regular provider or paying entirely out of pocket, the West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources in Buckhannon operates with no fees attached to any service (testing, treatment, vaccines, DoxyPEP) so the full scope of what the clinic offers is actually within reach.
For patients whose primary language is Spanish, the clinic in Buckhannon delivers care in Spanish directly: meaning conversations about testing, results, and prevention happen without relying on a go-between, keeping the clinical relationship straightforward from start to finish.
West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources in Buckhannon prescribes DoxyPEP as a bacterial STI prevention strategy, which means eligible patients leave with a concrete, evidence-based tool rather than waiting to source it elsewhere.
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Listing verified Sep 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 about 3 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Weston, 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 Lewis 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.
230 Hospital Plaza, Weston, WV 26452
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
134 Industrial Park Road Suite 200, Jane Lew, WV 26378
CMS-certified lab
Showing the nearest 2 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Weston. 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, 139 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Weston. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 38 offer telehealth.
Matthew Fratczak, DO
Family medicine · 300 Minuteman Drive, Weston
Aimee Whitehair, MD
Family medicine · 358 Court Avenue, Weston
Robert Snuffer, DO
Family medicine · 25 Garton Plz, Weston
Jeremy Williams, MD
Family medicine · 1 Garton Plz, Weston
Michael Johnson, DO
Family medicine · 251 West 2nd Street, Weston
Frank Scattaregia, MD
Internal medicine · 786 /2 West 2nd Street, Weston
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 Weston, WV 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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6.4 mi Village Pharmacy
10 miFast & Friendly Pharmacy Buckhannon
13 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Weston, WV.
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 Weston, 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.
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
$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
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 Lewis County, the county that includes Weston, compare with West Virginia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~28% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#27 of 55 West Virginia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 51% of the state
| Infection | Lewis County | West Virginia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 200 33 cases ▼ 20% | 249 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 30.3 5 cases ▼ 45% | 54.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 12.1 2 cases ▲ 11% | 10.9 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 6.1 1 cases ≈ the state average | 6.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | — no data | 16.3 | 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 Lewis County, chlamydia has fallen from 293.5 to 200 per 100,000 (32%), gonorrhea has fallen from 64.6 to 30.3 per 100,000 (53%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 11.7 to 12.1 per 100,000 (3%).
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 Lewis County.
Local HIV snapshot
Lewis County HIV care continuum (2023)
Lewis County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 6.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Lewis County residents living with HIV, 80% are in care · 40% 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 Lewis County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Center Street runs through a downtown where more than half of residents own their homes, many of them modest properties valued well below the state median, and nearly half of all adults are married, making health decisions that ripple across households averaging just over three people. That kind of tight domestic fabric means a single person's lapse in screening can quietly affect a partner, a roommate, a family member sharing the same small address. With fewer than one in fourteen households reaching six-figure income and unemployment running well above national norms, the economics of routine care matter here in ways a bare rate table doesn't capture. For younger adults in their late teens and twenties, who are forming and re-forming relationships most actively, that drive plus the cost of time off from work can be the actual obstacle.
Just over half the working-age population is in the labor force, and the combination of stretched schedules and real travel distance means the options listed here that offer sliding-scale fees or extended hours carry weight that goes beyond convenience. Lewis County's STI figures aren't historical footnotes: they describe conditions that are current, and Weston's demographic and economic profile does nothing to insulate residents from them. Staying current on testing is simply what keeping an honest picture of one's health looks like from an address on East 3rd Street.
Getting there
At 5.83/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Weston 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 26452 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 26452 area around Weston: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Weston alone.
Weston sits in Lewis County, ZIP 26452. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Weston? 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 Lewis County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under West Virginia 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 Weston-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 Weston 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 West Virginia 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 West Virginia, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
West Virginia 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 West VirginiaSource: 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.
The closest is Community Care Connections of Weston (2.6 mi); 6 options are within 30 miles.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
Public clinics nearby offer free HIV testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 200 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the West Virginia average.
In West Virginia, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, HSV-1 from the mouth can spread to the genital area through oral sex.
It's cured with antibiotics; treating partners together prevents reinfection.
It depends: a blood draw covers HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis, while urine or a swab covers chlamydia and gonorrhea.
Yes, test after the window period, and if HIV exposure is a concern, ask about PEP within 72 hours.
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