Hinds County reports about 33 syphilis cases per 100,000 residents, well above the US average. If you live in Bolton, Mississippi, and need testing for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, you can consider both same-day walk-in clinics and labs or at-home kits that fit your schedule.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Bolton, MS. The nearest, Minor Med Care, is about 6.8 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.
A safety-net rural health clinic about 7 miles from Bolton. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center in Edwards is a community health center, meaning STI care sits alongside primary and preventive medicine: appointments required, sliding-scale fees for all, same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and care available in Spanish.
Leaving hepatitis off a panel means a second appointment, a second intake, and a gap where an active infection goes unaddressed. Jackson-Hinds tests for hepatitis A, B, and C in the same visit as gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, so nothing requires a separate trip to close out.
PrEP at Jackson-Hinds means a prescribing provider, the follow-up labs, HIV testing and kidney function, built into ongoing care, and PEP available through the same clinical relationship. Both medications are managed by staff who already hold your medical history, not coordinated across separate providers.
Many clinics handle Spanish through external services that sit between patient and provider, flattening the clinical conversation. At Jackson-Hinds in Edwards, Spanish is a language of direct care: the kind where a provider and patient can work through symptoms, treatment options, and follow-up without a layer in between.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Central Mississippi Health Services in Jackson tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV alongside TB screening, pairing same-visit bacterial STI treatment with HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccination on a sliding-scale fee schedule. Appointments are required.
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English
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Listing verified Jul 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 7 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Bolton, 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 range: couples & full panels
$79 & up
Best value: single tests
$49 & 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 Hinds 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.
570 East Woodrow Wilson, Jackson, MS 39216
CMS-certified lab
2510 Lakeland Drive, Flowood, MS 39232
CMS-certified lab
1225 North State Street, Jackson, MS 39202
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Bolton. 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, 374 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Bolton. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 65 offer telehealth.
Kristina Vaughn, MD
Internal medicine · 120 West Main Street, Raymond
Shinita Dudley, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 509 Springridge Road, Clinton
Julie Sawyer, DO
OB-GYN · 504 Clinton Ctr Drive, Clinton
David Wheat, MD
Family medicine · 309 A Morrison Drive, Clinton
Patrick Bynum, MD
Family medicine · 4890 Hwy 18 West, Jackson
Joel Flynt, MD
OB-GYN · 1860 Chadwick Drive, Jackson
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 Bolton, MS 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.
Raymond Drug Store
6.9 miCustom Care Pharmacy
7.6 miParkway Pharmacy
7.6 mi
7.8 mi 
7.9 mi Clinton Pharmacy
7.9 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Bolton, MS.
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 Bolton, 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
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions 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 Hinds County, the county that includes Bolton, compare with Mississippi and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~23% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#8 of 82 Mississippi counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 90% of the state
| Infection | Hinds County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1392.9 2,993 cases ▲ 99% | 700.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 586.4 1,260 cases ▲ 134% | 251.1 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 32.6 70 cases ▲ 8% | 30.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 34.4 74 cases ▲ 111% | 16.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 106.6 229 cases ▲ 65% | 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.
Between 2020 and 2023 in Hinds County, chlamydia has risen from 1389.3 to 1392.9 per 100,000 (0%), gonorrhea has fallen from 869.4 to 586.4 per 100,000 (33%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 35.1 to 32.6 per 100,000 (7%).
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 Hinds County.
Local HIV snapshot
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.
Hinds County HIV care continuum (2023)
Hinds County recorded 44.9 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 21.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Hinds County residents living with HIV, 73.6% are in care · 54.4% 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 Hinds County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Bolton sits far enough from the nearest clinic that getting tested means clearing a stretch of highway, not a quick errand between stops, and for young adults here still sorting out new relationships or first jobs, that distance is the first real obstacle. Hinds County's STI rates reflect the strain that puts on the people most likely to need routine screening: those in their late teens and twenties, for whom a round-trip drive on a work morning is a genuine scheduling problem, not a minor inconvenience. The town's household profile adds texture to that picture. With an average of nearly four people per household and fewer than two in five adults married, many Bolton residents are navigating shared or transitional living arrangements.
Exactly the circumstances where staying current on sexual health tends to fall to individual initiative rather than any built-in prompt. The labor-force numbers suggest a meaningful share of working-age adults are either between jobs or outside the formal workforce entirely, which shifts the calculus around both time and cost. The options listed on this page require leaving Bolton, so it's worth being specific about who the cost piece hits hardest. Typical rents here are low enough that even a modest clinic fee can feel proportional to a week's housing cost, and for anyone without coverage, the uninsured pricing column on those clinic cards is the number that will determine whether the appointment gets made at all.
Getting there
At 3.73/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Bolton 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 39041 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 39041 area around Bolton: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Bolton alone.
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Bolton? 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 Hinds 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.
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 Bolton-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 Bolton 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 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).
In Mississippi, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
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.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in MississippiSource: 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.
Nearest is Minor Med Care, about 6.8 mi away; 7 are within 30 miles. An at-home kit shipped to 39041 also works.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it.
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.
Hinds County reported ~1,393 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the Mississippi average.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Mississippi, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Reputable kits use the same lab methods as clinics; any positive should be confirmed and treated by a provider.
Untreated chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and fertility problems, caught early, it's cured with antibiotics.
Herpes isn't in standard panels unless you have symptoms, a sore can be swabbed, or a blood test discussed with a provider.
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