STD Testing in Blytheville, AR: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Mississippi County reports about 1076 chlamydia cases per 100,000 residents, well above the US average. If you've had a recent risk or keep a regular testing schedule in Blytheville, Arkansas, you might consider community clinics for cost effectiveness or private labs for quick results and flexible scheduling. See the full list of options below.
9 testing options are listed for Blytheville, AR. The nearest, East Arkansas Family Health Center, is about 0.1 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.
Closest to you 0.1 miles
East Arkansas Family Health Center
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East Arkansas Family Health Center in Blytheville tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee structure, with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted. Bacterial infections are treated the same visit, and appointments are required.
A safety-net federally qualified health center in Blytheville. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Arkansas Department of Health in Blytheville carries STI care within a public health department framework, pairing the standard panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, rapid and conventional HIV) with sliding-scale fees, same-visit bacterial treatment, and appointment-based scheduling, with services available in Spanish.
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Spanish-Language Care Stays In This Building
When STI care can't happen in Spanish at the point of contact, the gap rarely closes cleanly. A second visit, a missed treatment window, a question that never got asked. At Arkansas Department of Health in Blytheville, Spanish-language services are part of the clinical encounter itself, so nothing essential gets deferred to another appointment or another office.
Herpes and Hepatitis Testing Alongside the Core Panel
For someone without a regular primary care provider, or paying cash and wanting a single comprehensive visit, Arkansas Department of Health in Blytheville tests for herpes and both hepatitis B and C in addition to the four bacterial STIs and HIV, so a thorough picture of sexual health doesn't require splitting the workup across multiple providers.
A public safety-net rural health clinic about 1 mile from Blytheville. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
A safety-net rural health clinic about 1 mile from Blytheville. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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 less than a mile away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Blytheville, 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 Blytheville, AR
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Mississippi 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.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Blytheville. 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 Blytheville, AR who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 53 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Blytheville. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 10 offer telehealth.
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Susan Ward Jones, MD
Internal medicine · 605 North 2nd Street, Blytheville
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 Blytheville, AR
Compare the pharmacies closest to Blytheville, AR. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Blytheville, AR.
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 Blytheville, 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 Mississippi County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Mississippi County, the county that includes Blytheville, compare with Arkansas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~25% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#5 of 75 Arkansas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 93% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Mississippi County vs Arkansas vs U.S.
Mississippi CountyArkansasU.S.▲▼ = Mississippi County vs the state average
Infection
Mississippi County
Arkansas
United States
Chlamydia
1076416 cases▲ 86%
579.6
492.2
Gonorrhea
328.5127 cases▲ 70%
193.4
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
126.749 cases▲ 334%
29.2
15.8
Syphilis (early)
3112 cases▲ 79%
17.3
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
142.355 cases▲ 196%
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.
Reported STD rates in Mississippi County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 12% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Mississippi County, chlamydia has risen from 1017.6 to 1076 per 100,000 (6%), gonorrhea has fallen from 395.7 to 328.5 per 100,000 (17%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 14.7 to 126.7 per 100,000 (762%).
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 Blytheville, AR
Adults uninsured
11.7%
No routine checkup
19.4%
No transportation
13.3%
Binge drinking
13.1%
Frequent mental distress
19.9%
Depression
24%
Below poverty line
19.3%
Primary-care ratio
2,833 : 1
Mississippi County
Primary-care shortage score 19 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 61.1
Social Vulnerability Index · 93rd 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 Mississippi County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Mississippi County (2023)
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.
People living with HIV
98 / 100k
PrEP users / 100k
67
Mississippi County HIV care continuum (2021)
Mississippi County recorded 27.9 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2021), against 11.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Mississippi County residents living with HIV, 25.8% are in care · 25.8% 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.
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 Mississippi County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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US Highway 61, which threads through Blytheville as both North 6th Street and Chickasawba Avenue, puts most of the options listed on this page within a manageable drive, though reaching the nearest clinic still means getting in a car and committing to the trip. That distance matters more here because rent averaging well under seven hundred dollars a month reflects a local economy where spare time and spare gas money both carry weight, and a clinic visit that requires half a day off work is a real calculation, not a trivial one. Blytheville sits at almost exactly a fifty-fifty split between owners and renters, which means a substantial share of residents are navigating housing costs alongside everything else in a household averaging close to three people.
With fewer than two in five adults married, a meaningful portion of those households include young adults, roommates, or single-parent arrangements, all of which tend to involve people in their late teens and twenties who are forming new relationships and are precisely the group for whom routine screening catches infections before symptoms or complications develop. An unemployment rate that leaves a noticeable share of working-age residents outside the labor force compounds the scheduling reality: "available during clinic hours" is not guaranteed for anyone here. For a household stretching a modest monthly rent across nearly three people, low-cost or sliding-scale appointments listed here are worth sorting by fee before distance.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Blytheville, AR
Walkability7.07 / 20 · Below average
At 7.07/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Blytheville 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 72315 snapshot
Residents
20,100
Median age
37.8
Median income
$54,297
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 72315 area around Blytheville: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Blytheville alone.
Blytheville sits in Mississippi County, ZIP 72315. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Eaker Site
United States Highway 61 Arch
Delta Gateway Museum
Founders Park
Blytheville Greyhound Bus Depot
First Plaza
Major routes
US 61 (North 6th Street)
East Ash Street
West Main Street
Northwest Ash Street
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Blytheville, AR
Just outside Blytheville? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Blytheville, AR: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Mississippi 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.
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 Blytheville-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 Blytheville 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 ArkansasMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
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).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In Arkansas, 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)
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.
