STD Testing in Carthage, MS: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
In Leake County, the rate of reported gonorrhea runs about 89% higher than the US average. Whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind in Carthage, Mississippi, you can choose between visiting a clinic, where a provider can answer questions and start treatment, or an at-home kit, letting you collect a sample on your own schedule and mail it in.
9 testing options are listed for Carthage, MS. The nearest, G. A. Carmichael Family Health Center, is about 0.4 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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Community health center 0.4 miles
G. A. Carmichael Family Health Center
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G. A. Carmichael Family Health Center in Carthage welcomes walk-ins for STI screening, no appointment needed. Sliding-scale fees, tied to income, apply to federally qualified health center services. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing in one stop.
Mississippi State Department of Health in Carthage delivers STI testing (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV) through a public health department where same-visit bacterial treatment, HPV and hepatitis A/B vaccines, and sliding-scale fees are standard. Appointments are required.
Baptist Medical Group in Carthage pairs gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, all by appointment. Fees are billed through Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance, with a standard fee schedule for those paying directly.
East Central Mississippi Health Care in Walnut Grove tests for gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, chlamydia, and HIV, treating bacterial infections the same visit on a sliding-scale fee accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance. Appointments are required. HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines are available on-site, as is substance-use treatment.
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Substance-Use Treatment Runs Concurrently With STI Care
East Central Mississippi Health Care carries a substance-use treatment program within the same clinical structure as its STI services. That integration means a single care relationship can address both conditions without separate enrollment, separate providers, or separate scheduling tracks.
Herpes Testing Extends the Standard Panel
The clinic's panel includes herpes testing beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, which matters because herpes status directly shapes how clinicians counsel on transmission risk and whether suppressive therapy becomes part of a patient's ongoing plan.
A safety-net rural health clinic about 11 miles from Carthage. 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 Carthage, 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
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 Carthage, MS
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Leake 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 Carthage. 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 Carthage, MS who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 44 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Carthage. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 3 offer telehealth.
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 Carthage, MS
No pharmacy near Carthage, 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.
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 Carthage, 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
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 Leake County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Leake County, the county that includes Carthage, compare with Mississippi and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~26% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#17
#17 of 82 Mississippi counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 79% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Leake County vs Mississippi vs U.S.
Leake CountyMississippiU.S.▲▼ = Leake County vs the state average
Infection
Leake County
Mississippi
United States
Chlamydia
940.8200 cases▲ 34%
700.9
492.2
Gonorrhea
338.772 cases▲ 35%
251.1
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
4.71 cases▼ 84%
30.1
15.8
Syphilis (early)
9.42 cases▼ 42%
16.3
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
32.97 cases▼ 49%
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 Leake County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 6% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Leake County, chlamydia has risen from 921.3 to 940.8 per 100,000 (2%), gonorrhea has fallen from 521.7 to 338.7 per 100,000 (35%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 51.7 to 4.7 per 100,000 (91%).
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 Carthage, MS
Adults uninsured
13.8%
No routine checkup
18.8%
No transportation
13.9%
Binge drinking
13.3%
Frequent mental distress
18.2%
Depression
19.6%
Below poverty line
22.3%
Primary-care ratio
4,239 : 1
Leake County
Primary-care shortage score 24 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 36.2
Social Vulnerability Index · 96th 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 Leake County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Leake 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
409 / 100k
PrEP users / 100k
114
Leake County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Leake County residents living with HIV, 77.1% are in care · 62.9% 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 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 Leake County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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McMillian Park sits at the quiet center of Carthage's daily life, the kind of place where you notice how spread out everything actually is: errands here mean a car, not a sidewalk, and getting to any health appointment is no different. For the younger adults and people in their late twenties who make up a meaningful slice of this community, that distance isn't just inconvenient; it's the thing that turns an intention into a postponed errand. The household picture here adds texture to that reality. Average households run larger than the national norm, and nearly half of residents rent rather than own. At a typical rent that leaves little slack in a monthly budget for an out-of-pocket clinic visit.
With just over half the working-age population in the labor force and unemployment running higher than state and national averages, discretionary time and discretionary income are both tight. That combination shapes whether screening happens at all, not as an abstract concern but as a practical one you feel on a Wednesday afternoon in Leake County. The options listed on this page don't require residents to navigate Pleasant Hill Church Road and back on a lunch break that barely stretches. Several offer telehealth intake or extended hours specifically because the people most likely to use them, working adults with irregular schedules and real commutes, need appointments that survive contact with an actual workweek.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Carthage, MS
Walkability4.4 / 20 · Least walkable
At 4.4/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Carthage 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 39051 snapshot
Residents
15,242
Median age
40.6
Median income
$45,777
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 39051 area around Carthage: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Carthage alone.
Carthage sits in Leake County, ZIP 39051. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
McMillian Park
Pleasant Hill Church
Nearby cities & towns
Nearby cities and towns near Carthage, MS
Just outside Carthage? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Carthage, MS: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Leake 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 when
CDC 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 Carthage-area provider.
Medicare 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 Carthage 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 Mississippi
Minor 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.
