Chlamydia is reported in Washington County, Mississippi about 39% higher than the US average. If you need testing for a one-time concern or regular check-ups in Arcola, Mississippi, you might visit a clinic or use an at-home kit: a provider can answer questions and start treatment at a clinic but you collect the sample on your own schedule at home.
Available testing centers
6 testing options are listed for Arcola, MS. The nearest, Delta Health System, is about 0.2 miles away. Compare 3 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.
A community safety-net rural health clinic in Arcola. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Delta Health Center in Hollandale runs a full bacterial STI panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis) alongside rapid and conventional HIV testing, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. Appointments are required; fees run on a sliding scale and Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance are all accepted.
Prevention prescriptions rarely come out of the same office where you got tested, most clinics hand STI care one direction and send HIV prevention somewhere else entirely. Delta Health Center writes and manages both PrEP and PEP in-house, so the conversation about ongoing HIV prevention happens with the same providers who know your full picture.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Delta Health Alliance in Leland weaves STI testing into community health work that extends well beyond the exam room: rapid and conventional HIV tests, gonorrhea, and chlamydia on a sliding-scale fee, with HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines, STI treatment, and walk-in access.
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Listing verified Jul 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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Arcola, 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 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.
1467 Hwy 1 South, Greenville, MS 38701
CMS-certified lab
521 Fairview, Greenville, MS 38701
CMS-certified lab
1502 South Colorado Street, Greenville, MS 38703
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Arcola. 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, 31 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Arcola. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 1 offer telehealth.
Dominick Trinca, MD
General practice · 100 East Washington Street, Hollandale
David Weber, MD
Family medicine · 201 Baker Boulevard, Leland
James Beckham, MD
OB-GYN · 1693 Fairgrounds Road, Greenville
Luther Oakes, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1600 South Colorado Street, Greenville
Joe Pulliam, MD
Family medicine · 1467 Hwy 1 South, Greenville
Anuj Marya, MD
Family medicine · 1727 East Union Street, Greenville
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 Arcola, MS 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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12 mi Freds Pharmacy 3658
12 miTrinca Pharmacy
12 miBrown's Main Street Pharmacy
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13 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Arcola, MS.
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 Arcola, 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 Washington County, the county that includes Arcola, compare with Mississippi and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~13% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#38 of 82 Mississippi counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 54% of the state
| Infection | Washington County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 684.2 287 cases ▼ 2% | 700.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 324.2 136 cases ▲ 29% | 251.1 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 28.6 12 cases ▼ 5% | 30.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 4.8 2 cases ▼ 71% | 16.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 104.9 44 cases ▲ 62% | 64.8 | 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 1340.1 to 684.2 per 100,000 (49%), gonorrhea has fallen from 906 to 324.2 per 100,000 (64%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 66.8 to 28.6 per 100,000 (57%).
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
Federal priority area: Mississippi is one of the U.S. jurisdictions prioritized under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative: targeted federal funding to expand local HIV testing, PrEP, and prevention.
Washington County HIV care continuum (2023)
Washington County recorded 23.2 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 21.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Washington County residents living with HIV, 69% are in care · 57.5% 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
Arcola's position within Washington County places it inside a rural STI landscape where chlamydia and gonorrhea rates run high enough to make routine screening genuinely consequential, yet for younger adults here, the scheduling math is already difficult. With unemployment running well above typical rural averages and fewer than half of working-age residents in the labor force at all, household budgets are stretched thin, and a $558 monthly rent can claim an outsized share of what comes in. When a clinic visit means burning gas on a highway drive out of the county just to get there, that trip becomes something you postpone. Large households are common in Arcola: the kind where multiple adults share space, share schedules, and share the logistics of a single car.
Only about a quarter of adults are married, meaning a lot of those households are built around extended family or roommate arrangements, which can actually complicate private medical appointments more than a solo living situation would. For people in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI exposure peaks and when the habit of regular testing either forms or doesn't, low-barrier access isn't a convenience; it's often the only version that works. None of the options listed on this page sit inside Arcola itself. The most practical move: before making the drive out along the county highway, call ahead to confirm hours and ask directly about sliding-scale fees.
Getting there
At 4.45/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Arcola 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 38722 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 38722 area around Arcola: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Arcola alone.
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Arcola? 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 Mississippi 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 an Arcola-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 Arcola 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Mississippi 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 MississippiSource: 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 Delta Health System (0.2 mi); 3 options are within 30 miles.
Private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
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 684 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Mississippi average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Mississippi, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, test after the window period, and if HIV exposure is a concern, ask about PEP within 72 hours.
HPV and hepatitis B vaccines prevent those infections, ask a provider if you're due.
An exam can spot some signs, but most STIs are invisible without a lab test, an exam alone can't rule them out.
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