In Washington County, Pennsylvania, reported chlamydia runs about 54% lower than the national average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Wickerham Manor-Fisher, Pennsylvania, decide whether you prefer the guidance of a provider at a clinic, or doing the sample collection yourself with an at-home kit. Below, find your options.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Wickerham Manor-Fisher, PA. The nearest, Centerville Clinics, 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.
Centerville Clinics in Charleroi tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee structure, with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted. Bacterial infections treated same visit; HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines available. An appointment is required.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Cornerstone Care Community Health Center of Clairton charges for STI screening on a sliding scale tied to income, so cost is never a barrier to care. Walk-ins are welcome, no appointment needed, for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening at this federally qualified health center in Clairton.
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McKeesport Downtown Housing, in McKeesport, earned its federally qualified health center designation by tying fees directly to household income: meaning syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening stays within reach no matter where a patient falls on the pay scale.
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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 3 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Wickerham Manor-Fisher, 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 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 Washington 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.
1163 Country Club Road, Monongahela, PA 15063
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1163 Country Club Road, Monongahela, PA 15063
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
155 Wilson Avenue, Washington, PA 15301
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Wickerham Manor-Fisher. 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, 1,635 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Wickerham Manor-Fisher. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 639 offer telehealth.
Howard Gold, MD
Internal medicine · 1163 Country Club Road, Monongahela
Robert Smith, MD
Internal medicine · 1163 Country Club Road, Monongahela
Baher Wahba, MD
Internal medicine · 1163 Country Club Road, Monongahela
Girish Ribadiya, MD
Internal medicine · 1163 Country Club Road, Monongahela
Chayakrit Krittanawong, MD
Internal medicine · 1163 Country Club Road, Monongahela
Walter Cox, MD
OB-GYN · 1163 Country Club Road, Monongahela
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 Wickerham Manor-Fisher, PA 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.
Penn Highlands Mon Valley
0.5 miGiant Eagle Pharmacy
0.5 miJanosiks Pharmacy
1.5 miUnion Prescription Center
1.7 miDierken's Pharmacy
1.7 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Wickerham Manor-Fisher, PA.
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 Wickerham Manor-Fisher, 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 $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
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 Washington County, the county that includes Wickerham Manor-Fisher, compare with Pennsylvania and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~7% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#34 of 67 Pennsylvania counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 49% of the state
| Infection | Washington County | Pennsylvania | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 225.5 474 cases ▼ 46% | 421.2 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 62.3 131 cases ▼ 57% | 144.7 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 0.5 1 cases ▼ 95% | 9.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 1.4 3 cases ▼ 86% | 10.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 0.5 1 cases ▼ 96% | 11.4 | 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 Washington County, chlamydia has fallen from 259.4 to 225.5 per 100,000 (13%), gonorrhea has fallen from 72.1 to 62.3 per 100,000 (14%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 1.9 to 0.5 per 100,000 (74%).
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 Washington County.
Local HIV snapshot
Washington County HIV care continuum (2023)
Washington County recorded 3.9 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 8.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Washington County residents living with HIV, 82.5% are in care · 69.5% 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 Washington County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Monessen sits at the quieter residential edge of Wickerham Manor-Fisher, where the majority of households own their homes outright and have for years. The kind of tenure that anchors routines deeply in place. That stability is real, but so is the fact that a large share of the adult population sits outside the labor force entirely, and those who do work often carry schedules built around employers rather than personal appointments. For younger adults still forming relationships and navigating new partners, the years when STI transmission runs highest, that schedule tension is exactly where routine screening tends to get crowded out.
Getting tested here means getting in a car. Monthly rents hovering near $792 make Wickerham Manor-Fisher genuinely affordable by most measures, but that affordability is stretched across households where a single income can anchor everything, so a clinic with transparent, low-cost options matters more than it might seem from the outside. With the testing options listed on this page, the range of hours and fees is real and worth comparing. Someone driving in from the Monongahela side along PA 88 has different options than someone coming down from Donora, the clinic cards and distance details above are the fastest way to find the one that's actually reachable on a Thursday.
Getting there
At 7.57/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Wickerham Manor-Fisher 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 15063 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 15063 area around Wickerham Manor-Fisher: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Wickerham Manor-Fisher alone.
Wickerham Manor-Fisher sits in Washington County, ZIP 15063. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Wickerham Manor-Fisher? 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 Washington County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Pennsylvania 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 Wickerham Manor-Fisher-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 Wickerham Manor-Fisher 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 Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Pennsylvania 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 PennsylvaniaSource: 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 Centerville Clinics (2.6 mi); 7 options are within 30 miles.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing.
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 226 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Pennsylvania average.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
In Pennsylvania, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Medical records are protected under federal HIPAA law, ask the clinic how it handles your information.
Checking for sexually transmitted infections with a urine sample, a swab, or a blood draw, often before any symptoms appear.
The sore can disappear on its own even though the infection remains; only testing confirms it's gone.
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