Washita County sees gonorrhea cases about 84% lower than the US average. If you live in Bessie, Oklahoma, and are wondering about testing options whether you have symptoms or want peace of mind, you can choose between visiting a clinic for immediate answers and treatment, or using an at-home kit for convenience. Both options are on this page.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Bessie, OK. The nearest, Variety Care Clinton, is about 8.8 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.
Variety Care Clinton, in Clinton, meets patients wherever they are financially (uninsured, between providers, or paying out of pocket) through its federally qualified standing, which ties fees to income. Walk-ins can access sliding-scale syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening without an appointment.
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Fees & payment
Oklahoma State Department of Health in Clinton tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis at no charge, with a sliding-scale structure that extends across every service: walk-ins welcome, no appointment needed, and same-visit treatment for bacterial infections.
Testing, treatment, vaccines, and counseling are all provided free of charge, which means a patient leaving with a gonorrhea treatment or an HPV vaccine series has nothing to settle at the front desk, no bill to expect in the mail.
Services at the Clinton location are available in Spanish, so conversations about symptoms, treatment plans, and prevention options happen in full. Without anything lost between a patient's words and a provider's understanding.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Indian Health Service in Clinton tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB, treating bacterial infections the same visit, on a fully sliding-scale basis, with appointments required and every service provided at no charge.
Sliding-scale clinics typically bottom out at a reduced charge rather than no charge at all. Indian Health Service in Clinton carries no fee for any service on the menu (testing, treatment, vaccines, PrEP, PEP, DoxyPEP) across the board.
Indian Health Service in Clinton prescribes PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP from the same clinic that handles your testing. Meaning ongoing prevention and post-exposure options are managed by providers who already know your full picture, without coordinating across separate practices.
A positive hepatitis C antibody result that can't be treated on-site means chasing a specialist, waiting for an opening, and risking a gap that lets active infection continue unchecked. Indian Health Service in Clinton treats hepatitis C directly, diagnosis and the antiviral course both stay with the same care team.
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · 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 9 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Bessie, 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 Washita 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.
1220 North Glenn English Street, Cordell, OK 73632
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Bessie. 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, 24 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Bessie. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 7 offer telehealth.
Bob Abernathy, DO
Family medicine · 1200 North Glenn English Street, Cordell
Mark Mann, MD
Family medicine · 90 North 30th Street, Clinton
Mayank Dave, MD
Family medicine · 100 North 30th Street, Clinton
Brian Bluth, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1315 North Washington Street, Weatherford
Mark Lipe, MD
Family medicine · 3701 East Main Street, Weatherford
Jonathon Long, MD
Family medicine · 3701 East Main Street, Weatherford
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 Bessie, OK 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.
Texoma Medical Services
8.6 miHaggard Pharmacy Services
8.8 miN/A
9.0 miFaithcare Pharmacy
10 miWeatherford Pharmacy
19 miAllen Pharmacy
19 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Bessie, OK.
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 Bessie, 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
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
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 Washita County, the county that includes Bessie, compare with Oklahoma and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~28% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#67 of 77 Oklahoma counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 13% of the state
| Infection | Washita County | Oklahoma | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 242.2 26 cases ▼ 49% | 471.3 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 27.9 3 cases ▼ 84% | 170.3 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 18.6 2 cases ▼ 33% | 27.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 17.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 9.3 1 cases ▼ 77% | 39.7 | 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 Washita County, chlamydia has fallen from 375.3 to 242.2 per 100,000 (35%), gonorrhea has fallen from 247.2 to 27.9 per 100,000 (89%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 28 to 18.6 per 100,000 (34%).
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 Washita County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: Oklahoma 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.
Washita County HIV care continuum (2023)
Washita County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.4 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Washita County residents living with HIV, 88.9% are in care · 55.6% 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 Washita County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Bessie sits in Washita County, where STI rates tracked at the county level signal real transmission happening in communities exactly like this one, and for younger adults here, the calendar and the commute can make addressing that easy to defer. With most households owning their homes and a significant share carrying mortgages on modest values, discretionary spending is tight; the roughly one-in-three households that rent are stretching budgets that leave little room for unplanned medical visits, even when the visit itself is low-cost. The labor picture adds its own wrinkle. With well under two-thirds of residents in the workforce and a household that averages more than three people, many adults are balancing caregiving alongside jobs.
Meaning a clinic appointment requires coordinating schedules, not just finding a slot. For people in their late teens and twenties, who represent a meaningful slice of Bessie's population and face the sharpest risk during these years of forming new relationships, that coordination cost is often what tips a good intention into nothing at all. Checking hours and telehealth availability before heading out ensures the drive to the nearest clinic is one you make once, not twice.
Getting there
At 4.04/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Bessie 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 73622 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 73622 area around Bessie: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Bessie alone.
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Bessie? 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 Washita County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Oklahoma 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 Bessie-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 Bessie 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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) is potentially allowable in Oklahoma: it is not expressly authorized, but not prohibited either. Ask your provider whether they will prescribe treatment for a partner without a separate visit.
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 OklahomaSource: 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.
There are 6 options within a 30-mile drive.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
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.
Washita County reported ~242 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Oklahoma average.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Oklahoma, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
Herpes isn't curable, but daily or as-needed antiviral medicine controls outbreaks and lowers the chance of passing it on.
A urine test or swab finds trichomoniasis, one of the most treatable STIs.
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