Lonoke County has reported chlamydia about 22% lower than the US average. Whether you're getting tested before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care in Carlisle, Arkansas, weigh whether you need immediate answers and treatment or the flexibility of mailing in an at-home sample collected at your convenience. See your options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Carlisle, AR. The nearest, ARcare, is about 1.0 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.
ARcare in Carlisle runs on a sliding scale open to everyone, with insurance and Medicaid also accepted; fees for PrEP are covered for the uninsured. The clinic tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and an appointment required. Interpretation services are available for non-English languages.
ARcare treats hepatitis C on-site in Carlisle, not just confirms it. That means a reactive test doesn't leave a patient holding a diagnosis while waiting for a separate specialist referral, the treatment relationship starts at the same clinic that ran the antibody work.
Leaving ARcare with only a test result and no prevention plan creates an open window: one that fills with logistics, delays, and out-of-pocket cost at a second provider. ARcare prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, and covers PrEP costs for uninsured patients, closing that gap before it opens.
Interpretation services for non-English languages are available at ARcare in Carlisle, which means a patient's ability to understand their results, their medication instructions, and their prevention options doesn't depend on how much English they speak.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Fees & payment
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Baptist Health in Lonoke accepts Medicare and major insurance, with sliding-scale fees covering those who pay out of pocket, and its panel reaches beyond the standard bacterial four to include rapid and conventional HIV testing alongside hepatitis B and C screening. Appointments are required.
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English
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Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Jun 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
A safety-net rural health clinic about 9 miles from Carlisle. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
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 1 mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Carlisle, 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 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 Lonoke 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.
205 Westport Drive, Suite 1, Cabot, AR 72023
CMS-certified lab
203 B Plaza Boulevard, Cabot, AR 72023
CMS-certified lab
130 J F Boulevard, Lonoke, AR 72086
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Carlisle. 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, 169 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Carlisle. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 19 offer telehealth.
Timothy Killough, MD
Family medicine · 821 East Park Street, Carlisle
Zoe Weeks, MD
Internal medicine · 130 J F Boulevard, Lonoke
Elton Cleveland, MD
Family medicine · 757 Southeast Front Street, Lonoke
Christopher Morgan, MD
Internal medicine · 1010 North Ctr Street, Lonoke
Rhonda Parks, MD
Family medicine · 1503 Main Street, Des Arc
James Reeves, MD
Family medicine · 906 South Pine Street, Cabot
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 Carlisle, 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.
Arcare Pharmacy 15
1.0 miPrescription Shop
8.9 mi
9.1 mi Arcare Pharmacy 125
9.3 miLyons Drug Store
9.3 miPalace Drug
19 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Carlisle, 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 Carlisle, 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.
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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
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
How reported STI rates in Lonoke County, the county that includes Carlisle, compare with Arkansas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~20% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#44 of 75 Arkansas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 41% of the state
| Infection | Lonoke County | Arkansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 385.8 293 cases ▼ 33% | 579.6 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 127.7 97 cases ▼ 34% | 193.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 11.9 9 cases ▼ 59% | 29.2 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 4 3 cases ▼ 77% | 17.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 18.4 14 cases ▼ 62% | 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 Lonoke County, chlamydia has risen from 385.1 to 385.8 per 100,000 (0%), gonorrhea has fallen from 216.2 to 127.7 per 100,000 (41%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 17.6 to 11.9 per 100,000 (32%).
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 Lonoke 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.
Lonoke County HIV care continuum (2022)
Lonoke County recorded 8 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 11.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Lonoke County residents living with HIV, 14.3% are in care · 14.3% 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 Lonoke County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
US 70 threads through Carlisle as both East Park Street and West Park Street, bisecting a town where half of all adults are married and households average three people. A family-scaled community where health decisions rarely happen in isolation. When one person schedules a test, there's often a partner or child in the picture, which shapes both the motivation and the logistics of getting it done. That household character sits alongside a workforce reality worth noting: fewer than six in ten residents are in the labor force, yet those who are employed are almost universally working.
Unemployment here is negligible. That means the people most likely to need screening are often locked into fixed shifts with little midday flexibility. Add the fact that Carlisle's layout requires a car for nearly every errand, and getting to a clinic listed on this page becomes a planned trip rather than a spontaneous stop, especially for renters whose modest monthly costs still leave limited slack for anything unexpected. Young adults in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI transmission concentrates most sharply, are navigating all of this alongside everyone else.
Lonoke County's STI figures give residents real reason to stay current rather than defer. For someone living along the US 70 corridor, knowing where the nearest option sits and what it costs is simply useful information to have before the need becomes urgent.
Getting there
At 6.38/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Carlisle 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 72024 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 72024 area around Carlisle: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Carlisle alone.
Carlisle sits in Lonoke County, ZIP 72024. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Major routes
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Carlisle? 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 Lonoke 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 Carlisle-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 Carlisle 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
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.
Lonoke County reported ~386 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Arkansas average.
In Arkansas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
At-home kits mail to 72024: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Your results are part of your HIPAA-protected medical record; you can ask any clinic about its own privacy practices.
Negative is good news, just retest later if the test was soon after a possible exposure.
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