Mahoning County reports about 172 gonorrhea cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. If you're in Youngstown, Ohio, and need testing for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, visiting a clinic provides immediate support, while an at-home kit offers convenience and flexibility. See the options below.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Youngstown, OH. The nearest, Youngstown City Health District, is about 0.3 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.
Youngstown City Health District tests for gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, and HIV, along with herpes, with appointments required and all services provided at no fee, including same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and hepatitis A and B vaccines.
The Health District funds its full menu of STI testing, treatment, vaccines, and HIV counseling without billing patients at any income level. The budget is structured so that clinical staff deliver care and no transaction ever takes place at the point of service.
Youngstown City Health District tests for herpes in addition to gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, and HIV, which means a single appointment can identify an infection that would otherwise go undetected and unaddressed until symptoms prompted a separate visit elsewhere.
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Youngstown Community Health Center, serving Youngstown, carries federal qualification that anchors its sliding-scale fee structure: costs adjust to your income, and inability to pay isn't a barrier. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
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Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio in Youngstown requires an appointment and covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and rapid HIV testing on a sliding-scale fee; bacterial STIs are treated the same visit, with HPV vaccination and PrEP available on-site.
Youngstown's Planned Parenthood coordinates interpretation services directly through the clinic rather than leaving non-English speakers to navigate care alone: meaning the clinical conversation, test explanation, and treatment discussion all happen with language support built into the scheduled appointment itself.
Title X funding means the clinic is legally required to provide confidential family planning services to minors: a concrete protection that keeps sensitive care, including STI testing and contraception, off a parent's insurance statement and out of household records.
Every week without PrEP is a week of unprotected risk, and Planned Parenthood of Greater Ohio in Youngstown prescribes and manages both PrEP and PEP on-site, including covering PrEP costs for uninsured patients, so that gap never has to open.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
RISE Recovery in Youngstown welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified status ties its fees to a sliding scale set by household income, and a single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing in one stop.
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Meridian HealthCare - Meridian Road Campus in Youngstown welcomes walk-ins for STI screening, no appointment needed. Federally qualified and NHSC-designated, it ties fees to income on a sliding scale. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing.
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3999 Belmont, in Youngstown, earns its federally qualified designation by tying STI screening fees directly to each patient's income: meaning syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing slides to what you can actually pay, with no appointment needed to get started.
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Southwoods Health in Campbell takes walk-in visits, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and TB: same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, sliding-scale fees, and insurance including Medicaid and Medicare accepted, with care available in Spanish.
When care stops at the front desk (a question left half-answered, a treatment plan never fully explained) the clinical work becomes incomplete. At Southwoods Health, Spanish-language care runs through the full visit, so nothing that matters gets deferred to a follow-up or left to chance.
Many walk-in STI clinics cap their panel at the bacterial four plus HIV, which means herpes and hepatitis B and C often go untested unless you push for them elsewhere. Southwoods Health builds both into its panel: herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C tested on the same walk-in visit.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Valley Health Services - Belmont, in Youngstown, welcomes walk-in patients for STI screening without an appointment. Sliding-scale fees, tied to income, apply to the standard panel of syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. Meaning a single drop-in visit can cover all three.
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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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Youngstown, 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 Mahoning 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.
1044 Belmont Avenue, Emer Department, Youngstown, OH 44501
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1044 Belmont Avenue, Youngstown, OH 44504
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1044 Belmont Avenue, Youngstown, OH 44504
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 324, Youngstown, OH 44504
CMS-certified lab
3499 Belmont Avenue, Youngstown, OH 44505
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Youngstown. 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, 588 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Youngstown. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 219 offer telehealth.
Compton Girdharry, MD
OB-GYN · 726 Wick Avenue, Youngstown
Indra Limbu, MD
Infectious disease · 345 Oak Hill Avenue, Youngstown
Nicole Chahine
Internal medicine · 1001 Belmont Avenue, Youngstown
Simon Fensterszaub, DO Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1216 5th Avenue, Youngstown
Jesse Drapekin Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1044 Belmont Avenue, Youngstown
Angela Aquino, MD
Internal medicine · 1044 Belmont Avenue, Youngstown
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 Youngstown, 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.
Harness Health Pharmacy
1.2 miBel Park Pharmacy
1.3 mi
1.9 mi 
2.5 mi Showing the 4 closest pharmacies to Youngstown, 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 Youngstown, 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 Mahoning County, the county that includes Youngstown, compare with Ohio and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~29% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#9 of 88 Ohio counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 90% of the state
| Infection | Mahoning County | Ohio | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 473.9 1,069 cases ▲ 3% | 461.7 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 171.5 387 cases ▲ 2% | 168 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 8.4 19 cases ▼ 48% | 16.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 4.4 10 cases ▼ 52% | 9.2 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 12.9 29 cases ▼ 19% | 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 Mahoning County, chlamydia has fallen from 545.5 to 473.9 per 100,000 (13%), gonorrhea has fallen from 309.3 to 171.5 per 100,000 (45%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 8.3 to 8.4 per 100,000 (1%).
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 Mahoning County.
Local HIV snapshot
Mahoning County HIV care continuum (2023)
Mahoning County recorded 8.3 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 8.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Mahoning County residents living with HIV, 74.3% are in care · 66.3% 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 Mahoning County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Smokey Hollow carries the kind of daily rhythm that shapes how people approach their health: corner stores, familiar faces, and a housing stock where more than four in ten households rent at some of the lowest monthly costs in the state. That affordability reflects a city where home values run modest and a significant share of working-age adults are outside the labor force at any given time, meaning discretionary time and spending aren't distributed evenly. With fewer than one in fourteen households reaching six-figure earnings, out-of-pocket medical costs, even routine ones, can sit low enough on the mental list that they simply don't happen. That calculus matters most for young adults, people in their late teens and twenties who account for a meaningful slice of Youngstown's population and who are statistically most likely to acquire or transmit an STI without knowing it.
Mahoning County's STI figures, visible elsewhere on this page, make the case plainly. Quarterly rhythms and annual checkups can slip when employment is uncertain or when a household is running on one income shared across several people, which is the reality for many of Youngstown's average-sized households. For anyone near Youngstown State University, the nearest listed clinic is worth checking first: confirm whether it accepts sliding-scale fees before the appointment, so cost isn't the thing that stops you.
Getting there
At 7.37/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Youngstown 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.
Youngstown sits in Mahoning County. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Youngstown? 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 Mahoning 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 Youngstown-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 Youngstown 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.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
Public clinics serve people without insurance, often on a sliding scale.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Mahoning County reported ~474 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the Ohio average.
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.
Your results are part of your HIPAA-protected medical record; you can ask any clinic about its own privacy practices.
Negative is good news, just retest later if the test was soon after a possible exposure.
A blood draw screens for syphilis, with a confirmatory test if it's reactive.
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