Pope County, Arkansas has 40% fewer chlamydia reports than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule, consider these options in Atkins, Arkansas. Public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. The list below has more.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Atkins, AR. The nearest, ARcare, 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.
ARcare in Atkins runs on a sliding scale open to everyone, accepts Medicaid and most insurance, and covers the full panel (HIV (rapid and conventional), syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis C, and TB) with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs. An appointment is required.
Plenty of clinics cap their testing at HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia and leave patients to sort out the rest elsewhere. ARcare's panel runs further, herpes and hepatitis C are both tested on-site, so a single visit can account for infections that a narrower clinic simply doesn't address.
ARcare prescribes and manages both PrEP and PEP directly, and maintains a dedicated PrEP program for uninsured patients. That means the medications, monitoring labs, and follow-up care stay with one provider rather than being split across separate practices.
Many STI clinics handle language access as an afterthought, routing patients through generic telephone services disconnected from their actual care. ARcare provides interpretation directly as part of its services, so clinical conversations (including sensitive counseling around HIV, hepatitis, and TB) happen with full comprehension in the room.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Arkansas Department of Health in Russellville runs STI care through the infrastructure of a state public health department: meaning the standard panel of HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis C, plus same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, all on a sliding scale with every service available at no fee.
When cost goes unresolved, treatment gets deferred. A bacterial infection left untreated, a follow-up visit skipped, a positive result that goes unmanaged. At Arkansas Department of Health in Russellville, every service on the menu carries no fee, so nothing between a diagnosis and its resolution is a financial decision.
Spanish-speaking patients at many clinics get a workaround: a patched-in voice, a delayed exchange, something that keeps a layer between them and the provider. Arkansas Department of Health in Russellville delivers care in Spanish directly, so the clinical conversation happens without friction.
For anyone without a regular provider (paying out of pocket, piecing together care, or simply overdue) Arkansas Department of Health in Russellville tests for hepatitis C alongside HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia in a single appointment, catching what a stripped-down panel would leave unexamined.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 12 miles from Atkins. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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A community safety-net rural health clinic about 13 miles from Atkins. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Healthy Connections in Russellville tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee, with appointments required; same-visit treatment is available for bacterial STIs, and HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines round out the visit.
Leaving Healthy Connections without a prevention plan means finding another prescriber, then another appointment, then another wait. A gap that quietly compounds. PrEP is available on-site, including for uninsured patients, and PEP is prescribed here, so the full prevention conversation and the prescription resolve in the same place.
Healthy Connections provides substance-use treatment within the same clinical setting as STI care, which means a patient managing both doesn't need to coordinate two separate care relationships. Follow-through on treatment tends to hold together when the support structure does too.
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Listing verified Jun 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
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 1 mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Atkins, 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 Pope 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.
220 North Sidney Street, Russellville, AR 72801
CMS-certified lab
101 Skyline Drive, Russellville, AR 72801
CMS-certified lab
209 South Portland, Russellville, AR 72801
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Atkins. 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, 79 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Atkins. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 8 offer telehealth.
Lavon Wood, MD
Family medicine · 1605 West Main Street, Russellville
James Carter, MD
Family medicine · 1600 West C Place, Russellville
David Nelson, MD
OB-GYN · 1808 West Main Street, Russellville
Suzanna Chatterjee, MD
OB-GYN · 2500 West Main Street, Russellville
Mary Pugh, MD
Family medicine · 2621 West Main Street, Russellville
Allan Kirkland, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1652 State Hwy 22 West, Dardanelle
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 Atkins, AR 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.
Elmo Haney's Pharmacy
0.6 miArcare Pharmacy 164
1.2 miPottsville Pharmacy
5.9 mi
9.3 mi 
10 mi 
11 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Atkins, AR.
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 Atkins, 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 $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
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 Pope County, the county that includes Atkins, compare with Arkansas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~27% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#53 of 75 Arkansas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 29% of the state
| Infection | Pope County | Arkansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 295.7 191 cases ▼ 49% | 579.6 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 82.1 53 cases ▼ 58% | 193.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 43.3 28 cases ▲ 48% | 29.2 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 24.8 16 cases ▲ 43% | 17.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 32.5 21 cases ▼ 32% | 48 | 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 Pope County, chlamydia has fallen from 400.8 to 295.7 per 100,000 (26%), gonorrhea has fallen from 179.9 to 82.1 per 100,000 (54%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 6.3 to 43.3 per 100,000 (587%).
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 Pope County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: Arkansas 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.
Pope County HIV care continuum (2022)
Pope County recorded 16.8 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 11.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Pope County residents living with HIV, 30.8% are in care · 23.1% 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 Pope County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
McLaren Park sits at the quieter end of town, but daily life in Atkins still runs on a car: US 64 is the thread that connects work, errands, and everything else, and for most households the margin between covering rent and covering an unexpected bill is a thin one. With typical rents well under seven hundred dollars and home values a fraction of the state's urban averages, this is a community where budgets are managed carefully, and a fee-based clinic visit competes directly with a week's groceries. That financial reality lands hardest on younger adults still figuring out careers and relationships, the age group where STIs circulate most actively, and Atkins doesn't make the logistics easy.
Households here tend to be larger than the national average, often two-income-or-more setups just keeping things stable. options listed on this page vary by cost, hours, and how far along US 64 you'd need to drive. Checking which one offers sliding-scale fees before you head out from McLaren Park's side of town is the most practical first step.
Getting there
At 6.75/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Atkins 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 72823 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 72823 area around Atkins: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Atkins alone.
Atkins sits in Pope County, ZIP 72823. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Atkins? 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 Pope County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Arkansas 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 Atkins-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 Atkins 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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Arkansas 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 ArkansasSource: 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+.
Arkansas Department of Health, about 9.5 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Pope County reported ~296 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Arkansas average.
At-home kits mail to 72823: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
In Arkansas, 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.
Get treated, notify partners, pause sex until cleared, and follow up, the infection is manageable.
Often, yes, especially throat and rectal infections, which is why site-specific testing matters.
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