STD Testing in Barton, MS: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Marshall County reports about 18 syphilis cases per 100,000 residents, so getting tested is important for a one-time concern or regular check-ups in Barton, Mississippi. Community and public clinics are often low-cost or free, while private labs tend to offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. Options are listed below.
7 testing options are listed for Barton, MS. The nearest, Northeast Mississippi Health Care, is about 6.4 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
How to read these listings
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.
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American Esoteric Laboratories
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3.2(16)?
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2120 Exeter Road, Germantown, TN 38138 10.9 miles away
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Community health center 6.4 miles
Northeast Mississippi Health Care
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Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 62 reviews
Northeast Mississippi Health Care in Byhalia accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance, with a sliding-scale fee for those who qualify: covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and conventional HIV testing alongside TB testing, STI treatment, and HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines. Appointments are required.
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Spanish-Language Care Without the Second Stop
When a diagnosis requires immediate follow-up questions (about treatment, about next steps, about what the result actually means) a language gap at Northeast Mississippi Health Care means those questions go unasked and unanswered. Spanish-speaking patients get that conversation here, fully, without needing to seek out a separate appointment elsewhere to fill in what was missed.
Memphis Health Center in Rossville is a community health center where STI care (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, rapid and conventional HIV, and hepatitis A, B, and C) runs on a sliding-scale fee with same-visit bacterial treatment; appointments are required, and Spanish and interpretation services are available.
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Spanish and Interpretation Built Into Every Visit
Memphis Health Center offers Spanish-language services and interpretation for other languages, which means test results, medication instructions, and prevention counseling reach patients in full, not in outline, reducing the chance that something critical gets lost between the exam room and home.
PrEP and PEP Available Without a Separate Referral Appointment
Without PrEP and PEP available at the same clinic handling your STI care, prevention medications become a separate errand. Another provider, another wait, another gap. Memphis Health Center prescribes both, keeping prevention and testing in the same clinical relationship, with PrEP covered for uninsured patients.
Hepatitis C Treatment Prescribed and Monitored On-Site
At Memphis Health Center, a hepatitis C diagnosis leads directly to treatment: antiviral medication is prescribed and the treatment course is monitored by the clinic's own staff, so the path from a reactive test to viral clearance stays within one care team rather than handed off elsewhere.
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
Tests offered
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
TB
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
Chlamydia
Rapid HIV
Conventional HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
American Indian or Alaska Native persons
Asian or Pacific Islander persons
Black or African American persons
Gay Men
Hispanic or Latino persons
LGBTQ
Low Income Persons
Care services
Medication Adherence Education and Counseling
TB Treatment
STI Treatment
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
HIV/AIDS Medical Treatment
Hepatitis C Treatment
Hepatitis B Treatment
Hepatitis A Vaccine
Adult Hepatitis B Vaccine
Prevention services
TB Prevention/Education
STI Prevention/Education
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Hepatitis Prevention/Education
Condom Distribution
Fees & payment
Medicaid Accepted
PrEP for uninsured
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community health center 9.7 miles
Rossville Health Center
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Rossville Health Center in Rossville meets people where they are (between providers, paying cash, or working without insurance) through federally qualified standing that ties fees to income. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening is available on a sliding scale, no appointment needed.
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.
The nearest testing center is about 6 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Barton, 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 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
Quest Diagnostics
$79 & up
Panel:
8-infection panel incl. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis & herpes: single tests too
Sample:
Quest Mobile: a phlebotomist collects your sample at home
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
Other CLIA-certified labs near Barton, MS
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Marshall 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.
Methodist Healthcare - Olive Branch Hospital
4250 Bethel Road, Olive Branch, MS 38654
CMS-certified labAccredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing 6 of the CLIA-certified labs in Marshall County.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Barton. 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
Clinicians near Barton, MS who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 804 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Barton. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 142 offer telehealth.
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Frank Anderson, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 853 West Poplar Avenue, Collierville
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
Pharmacies near Barton, MS
Compare the pharmacies closest to Barton, MS. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
PrEP, prevention & online treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Barton, 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.
Online treatment
Nurx
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
STDs & HIV in Marshall County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Marshall County, the county that includes Barton, compare with Mississippi and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~26% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#52 of 82 Mississippi counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 37% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Marshall County vs Mississippi vs U.S.
Marshall CountyMississippiU.S.▲▼ = Marshall County vs the state average
Infection
Marshall County
Mississippi
United States
Chlamydia
550.9188 cases▼ 21%
700.9
492.2
Gonorrhea
228.678 cases▼ 9%
251.1
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
17.66 cases▼ 42%
30.1
15.8
Syphilis (early)
5.92 cases▼ 64%
16.3
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
4415 cases▼ 32%
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.
Reported STD rates in Marshall County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 36% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Marshall County, chlamydia has fallen from 915.5 to 550.9 per 100,000 (40%), gonorrhea has fallen from 385.2 to 228.6 per 100,000 (41%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.9 to 17.6 per 100,000 (198%).
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
What shapes testing access in and around Barton, MS
Adults uninsured
8.3%
No routine checkup
18.4%
No transportation
7.7%
Binge drinking
15.3%
Frequent mental distress
15.4%
Depression
19.3%
Below poverty line
5.7%
Primary-care ratio
6,745 : 1
Marshall County
Primary-care shortage score 23 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 26.7
Social Vulnerability Index · 87th percentile nationally
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 Marshall County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Marshall County (2023)
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.
People living with HIV
315 / 100k
PrEP users / 100k
89
Marshall County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Marshall County residents living with HIV, 76.4% are in care · 68.5% 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 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.
Pregnant or planning to be?Congenital syphilis is the fastest-rising STI: what to test, and when
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 Marshall County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Compiled and checked by EasySTD's editorial team against CDC and public-health sources. This is educational information, not a substitute for advice from a licensed clinician. Our editorial guidelines →
Barton leans heavily toward homeowners, the vast majority of residents here have roots planted rather than leases running out, and that stability shapes the town in quiet ways, including who tends to have the flexibility to plan ahead for health needs and who doesn't. The smaller renter population, paying rents that run well over a thousand dollars a month, is navigating tighter monthly margins while still needing access to the same preventive care everyone else does. That matters especially for younger adults, people in their late teens and twenties, who are forming new relationships and face the highest likelihood of STI exposure regardless of zip code. Barton's heavily married, mid-size-household makeup means that demographic can feel invisible here, but they're present, and the county's STI picture reflects real transmission happening in communities that look exactly like this one.
With most working-age residents in the labor force and unemployment low, people aren't sitting idle: schedules are full, and MS 302 is the main artery connecting Barton to almost everything outside it. Because the town offers essentially no walking access to services, every errand, including a screening appointment, means getting in a car and driving. The clinics listed on this page exist precisely to give that drive somewhere worth going, whether you're passing Braybourne Park or heading out on Goodman Road toward Marshall County's wider network of care.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Barton, MS
Walkability5.94 / 20 · Below average
At 5.94/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Barton 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 38654 snapshot
Residents
57,334
Median age
38.1
Median income
$99,481
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 38654 area around Barton: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Barton alone.
Barton sits in Marshall County, ZIP 38654. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Braybourne Park
Major routes
MS 302 (Goodman Road)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Barton, MS
Just outside Barton? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Barton, MS: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Marshall 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.
Who should test, and whenCDC screening schedule + each infection's detection window
Who should get tested, and how often
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
When to test: STD detection windows
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Barton-area provider.
What each STD test costsMedicare reference prices per lab test, a benchmark before you pay out of pocket
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Barton 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.
Confidentiality & consent in MississippiMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
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).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In Mississippi, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
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.
