STD Testing in Bowie, MS: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Forrest County reports about 396 gonorrhea cases per 100,000 residents, well above the US average. If you are considering STI testing in Bowie, Mississippi before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care, you'll find public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. Explore your options below.
6 testing options are listed for Bowie, MS. The nearest, Mississippi State Department of Health, is about 3.9 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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Mississippi State Department of Health in Hattiesburg tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV on a sliding scale, with the HIV test free regardless of income. HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines round out the visit, and bacterial infections are treated same day; an appointment is required. All services carry no fee.
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Zero Cost Across Every Service Offered
Sliding-scale billing typically leaves a remaining balance even after adjustments: copays, minimums, or line items that survive the discount. At Mississippi State Department of Health in Hattiesburg, the fee schedule bottoms out at zero across the board: testing, treatment, vaccines, and counseling alike.
Spanish-Language Care Without Workarounds
Many clinics handle Spanish through add-on arrangements that fragment the visit: one person takes your history, another steps in for explanation, and continuity suffers. Mississippi State Department of Health in Hattiesburg delivers care directly in Spanish, keeping the clinical conversation whole from start to finish.
Southern Women's Health in Hattiesburg tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, and treats bacterial infections the same day rather than scheduling a follow-up. Sliding-scale fees keep costs tied to what you actually earn.
Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative in Hattiesburg requires an appointment, so scheduling ahead is the move: one visit covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C testing, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. Every service is provided at no fee.
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Every Service Here Costs Nothing
Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative carries the full cost of care for everyone who walks through, testing, STI treatment, PrEP prescriptions, all of it. That standing policy means someone paying out of pocket, without a regular provider, or stretching a tight budget gets the same complete visit as anyone else, with no portion left to settle afterward.
Spanish-Speaking Staff, Not a Workaround
When a clinic can't deliver STI care in Spanish, appointments stretch into follow-up visits, instructions get misread, and treatment stalls. Real delays with real consequences for infections that move fast. At Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative in Hattiesburg, Spanish is a working clinical language, so nothing about a diagnosis, a prescription, or a prevention plan gets lost between languages.
PrEP and PEP Prescribed and Monitored On-Site
PrEP at Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative means an ongoing clinical relationship: the prescription itself, the required HIV and kidney-function labs, and the follow-up visits built into the protocol. PEP is similarly managed on-site, the course is prescribed and tracked here rather than handed off, keeping the whole prevention regimen under one clinical team.
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 4 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Bowie, 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 Bowie, MS
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Forrest 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.
Forrest General Hospital
6051 US Hwy 49 South, Hattiesburg, MS 39401
CMS-certified labAccredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing 6 of the CLIA-certified labs in Forrest County.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Bowie. 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 Bowie, MS who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 194 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Bowie. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 79 offer telehealth.
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Mihaela Missel, DO
Internal medicine · 6051 U South Hwy 49, Hattiesburg
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 Bowie, MS
Compare the pharmacies closest to Bowie, MS. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
3.4 mi
Rx pickupOTC HIV self-testAt-home STI kitsPrEP/PEP fillsHPV & Hep B vaccinesCondoms / EC
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 Bowie, 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
Wisp
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions 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 Forrest County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Forrest County, the county that includes Bowie, compare with Mississippi and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~38% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#12 of 82 Mississippi counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 85% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Forrest County vs Mississippi vs U.S.
Forrest CountyMississippiU.S.▲▼ = Forrest County vs the state average
Infection
Forrest County
Mississippi
United States
Chlamydia
1079.2844 cases▲ 54%
700.9
492.2
Gonorrhea
396.4310 cases▲ 58%
251.1
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
99.778 cases▲ 231%
30.1
15.8
Syphilis (early)
44.835 cases▲ 175%
16.3
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
72.957 cases▲ 13%
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 Forrest County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 6% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Forrest County, chlamydia has fallen from 1195 to 1079.2 per 100,000 (10%), gonorrhea has fallen from 840.6 to 396.4 per 100,000 (53%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 90.8 to 99.7 per 100,000 (10%).
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 Bowie, MS
Adults uninsured
12.9%
No routine checkup
19.6%
No transportation
16.6%
Binge drinking
13.7%
Frequent mental distress
19.7%
Depression
20.6%
Below poverty line
30.7%
Primary-care ratio
1,145 : 1
Forrest County
Primary-care shortage score 22 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 52.5
Social Vulnerability Index · 95th 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 Forrest County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Forrest 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
690 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
32cases countywide
PrEP users / 100k
70 · PnR 1.44
Forrest County HIV care continuum (2023)
Forrest County recorded 48.7 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 21.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Forrest County residents living with HIV, 77.7% are in care · 69.4% 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.
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 Forrest 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 →
Bowie's homeownership rate tells one story (settled neighborhoods like Country Club Estates and West Hills, modest home values, a community with roots) but the majority of residents here rent, and at nearly a thousand dollars a month, that monthly commitment shapes every other budget decision. When rent absorbs that much, a clinic visit can feel like a line item that competes with groceries, not a routine errand. The workforce picture adds another layer.
With a meaningful share of adults outside the labor force and unemployment running notably above the national average, schedules aren't always structured around a standard workweek: they're irregular, unpredictable, or squeezed between multiple part-time obligations. Younger adults in Bowie, those in their late teens and twenties who face the sharpest risk of STIs, often have the least flexibility to carve out a weekday morning for a clinic on the far side of Evelyn Gandy Parkway. The testing options listed here span different hours, costs, and locations precisely because no single clinic serves every corner of this city: knowing which one sits closest to Wardwell, or which offers evening slots, is the practical detail that closes the gap.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Bowie, MS
Walkability8.76 / 20 · Below average
At 8.76/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Bowie 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 39401 snapshot
Residents
41,916
Median age
30.3
Median income
$40,287
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 39401 area around Bowie: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Bowie alone.
Bowie sits in Forrest County, ZIP 39401. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Neighborhoods & communities
Country Club Estates
West Hills
Wardwell
Major routes
I 59 (Lance Corporal Roy M Wheat Memorial Highway)
MS 42 (Evelyn Gandy Parkway)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Bowie, MS
Just outside Bowie? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Bowie, MS: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Forrest 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 Bowie-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 Bowie 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.
