New HIV diagnoses in Benton County run about 40% lower than the US average. If you're in Bella Vista, Arkansas and need testing after a possible exposure or as part of routine care, weigh the convenience of an at-home kit against the support of a clinic provider. Find your options below.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Bella Vista, AR. The nearest, Mercy-GoHealth Urgent Care, is about 3.9 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.
Mercy-GoHealth Urgent Care in Bella Vista runs STI testing through urgent-care infrastructure, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB on a walk-in basis with no appointment needed, fees billed to insurance or charged at standard urgent-care rates.
Chasing a herpes or hepatitis diagnosis through a second provider means another copay, another wait, and an untreated stretch in between. Mercy-GoHealth Urgent Care in Bella Vista tests for herpes and all three hepatitis strains alongside the core bacterial panel, so one visit produces the full picture rather than a partial answer that sends you elsewhere.
Many urgent-care settings leave non-English-speaking patients to manage critical health information on their own after the clinical moment has passed. Mercy-GoHealth Urgent Care in Bella Vista has interpretation services available throughout the visit, so the conversation about results, treatment, and next steps lands clearly the first time.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community Clinic in Centerton covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, conventional HIV, and TB testing, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. All on a sliding scale. An appointment is required, and every service runs without a fee.
When a fee stands between a person and treatment, an infection often goes unaddressed. Not because care wasn't available, but because cost made the next step impossible. Community Clinic charges nothing for any of its services, so the visit, the test, and the treatment all land at the same final number.
When a clinic can't deliver care in a patient's primary language, critical details (symptom timelines, treatment instructions, prevention options) get lost or misread, and that gap can mean a missed diagnosis or incomplete treatment. Community Clinic provides services directly in Spanish, keeping the clinical conversation intact from first question to follow-up.
Community Clinic prescribes both daily oral PrEP and PEP directly, meaning the medication decision, not a forwarded chart, comes out of this clinic. Sustained PrEP use requires consistent monitoring, and having the prescribing relationship on-site keeps that continuity in one place.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
ARcare in Pea Ridge runs on a sliding scale open to everyone, with Medicaid and private insurance also accepted. Appointments cover the full panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines on-site.
Without on-site hepatitis C treatment, a confirmed diagnosis becomes the start of a separate referral process: a new provider to find, a new intake to complete, and weeks of delay before antiviral therapy begins. ARcare in Pea Ridge closes that gap: treatment starts here, with the same clinical team that made the diagnosis.
ARcare prescribes both PrEP and PEP on-site, which means ongoing HIV prevention, including coverage for uninsured patients seeking PrEP, is built into the same visit as testing, without routing through a separate prescriber.
When language support isn't available at the point of care, a diagnosis can leave a patient without a clear treatment plan: the clinical detail gets lost, adherence suffers, and follow-through breaks down. ARcare in Pea Ridge offers interpretation services so that counseling, treatment instructions, and medication education land fully, not partially.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Northwest Physicians in Bentonville runs by appointment, so visits are structured around your time: one scheduled session covers the full standard panel, sliding-scale fees, same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs like gonorrhea and chlamydia, plus HPV and hepatitis vaccines.
For anyone paying out of pocket or without an established provider, Northwest Physicians holds both PrEP and PEP as standing services. Not a bridge to somewhere else. The clinic can initiate, prescribe, and continue both medications without requiring a referral to an outside infectious disease practice.
Northwest Physicians carries hepatitis C treatment beyond the diagnostic step: antiviral therapy is prescribed and monitored in-house, with follow-up managed by the same clinical staff who ordered the initial test. That continuity, from hepatitis C antibody screen through viral load tracking and treatment response, stays within one practice.
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, Northwest Physicians tests specifically for herpes, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Each requiring its own collection method or serology. The clinic also runs TB testing, so a single appointment can clear a wider picture than the four-infection standard.
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Listing verified Jun 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Infinity Care Solutions in Bentonville answers the call for anyone between providers, paying cash, or working without insurance coverage. Federally qualified and bound by sliding-scale fee schedules tied to income, it offers STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia with no appointment required.
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McDonald County Health Department in Pineville runs appointments-only STI care covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis C, and TB, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections: all on a sliding scale and, for HIV and STI testing, at no charge.
HIV and STI testing are free outright, and the fee structure for every other service at McDonald County Health Department runs through a sliding scale. Meaning no service carries a fixed price that excludes anyone. Vaccines, TB screening, family planning: each falls under the same no-floor cost framework.
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, McDonald County Health Department tests for hepatitis C antibodies and runs TB screening. Infections whose detection typically requires a separate clinical visit elsewhere. Both are built into the appointment alongside the conventional HIV test, so a single scheduled visit produces results across six distinct pathogen categories.
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Mercy in Rogers tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis on a sliding-scale fee structure that accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance: appointments are required, and bacterial infections can be treated the same visit.
Plenty of sexual health providers still send patients elsewhere to access doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis: Mercy in Rogers prescribes DoxyPEP directly, keeping bacterial STI prevention under the same roof as testing and treatment.
Mercy tests for herpes and all three hepatitis strains alongside the standard bacterial and HIV screen, which means infections that would otherwise require a separate visit or order get caught and documented in one appointment.
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
A safety-net rural health clinic about 12 miles from Bella Vista. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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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 4 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Bella Vista, 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 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 Benton 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.
1 Mercy Way, Bella Vista, AR 72714
CMS-certified lab
9521 Sunset Drive, Bella Vista, AR 72715
CMS-certified lab
643 East Third Street, Gentry, AR 72734
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Bella Vista. 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, 390 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Bella Vista. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 121 offer telehealth.
David Estes, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1 Mercy Way, Bella Vista
Mayela Milanes Arauz, MD
Family medicine · 3493 Bella Vista Way, Bella Vista
Avin Rekhi, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 3000 Northwest A Street, Bentonville
Megan Busch, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1401 North Walton Boulevard, Bentonville
Alan Schumacher, MD
Family medicine · 2103 Slack Street, Pea Ridge
Danny Drew, MD
Family medicine · 314 East Centerton Boulevard, Centerton
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 Bella Vista, 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.
Bella Vista Pharmacy
1.5 miMedicap Pharmacy
2.7 mi
2.7 mi 
2.9 mi Cornerstone Pharmacy of Bella Vista
2.9 mi
4.0 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Bella Vista, 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 Bella Vista, 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 $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
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
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 Benton County, the county that includes Bella Vista, compare with Arkansas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~17% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#48 of 75 Arkansas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 36% of the state
| Infection | Benton County | Arkansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 329.6 1,025 cases ▼ 43% | 579.6 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 81.7 254 cases ▼ 58% | 193.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 10 31 cases ▼ 66% | 29.2 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 10.9 34 cases ▼ 37% | 17.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 12.9 40 cases ▼ 73% | 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 Benton County, chlamydia has risen from 274 to 329.6 per 100,000 (20%), gonorrhea has risen from 76.3 to 81.7 per 100,000 (7%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 3.5 to 10 per 100,000 (186%).
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 Benton 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.
Benton County HIV care continuum (2023)
Benton County recorded 8.2 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Benton County residents living with HIV, 38.3% are in care · 27.9% 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 Benton County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
People move to Bella Vista for the trails around Lake Avalon Park, the schools, the sense of permanence that comes with owning land here. That stability is real, but it also means that confidentiality around sexual health becomes its own kind of weight. Young adults in established households, whether partnered or single, often find that getting tested quietly matters more in a town where people stay put and run into each other at the grocery store or the community center. STI testing in and around Bella Vista, listed on this page, serves exactly this need: the ability to know your status without broadcasting it in a place where privacy isn't guaranteed by anonymity alone. The clinics and providers available locally understand what matters to residents here: straightforward screening, quick results, and discretion built into how they work.
You're not walking into a waiting room where half the town might recognize you; the clinical settings are designed with that reality in mind. Whether you're checking in as part of routine care or because a specific concern brought you in, the process stays between you and your provider. Access to testing removes one barrier that keeps people from getting answers. In Bella Vista, where many residents have built their lives deliberately and carefully, that access is part of what allows you to maintain the health information you need without it becoming neighborhood knowledge.
Getting there
At 6.55/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Bella Vista 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 72715 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 72715 area around Bella Vista: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Bella Vista alone.
Bella Vista sits in Benton County, ZIP 72715. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Bella Vista? 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 Benton 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 a Bella Vista-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 Bella Vista 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.
The closest is Mercy-GoHealth Urgent Care (3.9 mi); 12 options are within 30 miles.
Public clinics are free; 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 330 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Arkansas average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Arkansas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Likely yes, if you were past the window period; otherwise retest, and keep up routine screening with new partners.
A urine sample or a swab (genital, throat, or rectal) detects gonorrhea, often tested alongside chlamydia.
Start treatment, tell recent partners so they can test, avoid sex until cleared, and retest if advised, most STIs resolve with care.
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