Reported syphilis cases in Johnson County run about 70% higher than the US average. If you live in Coal Hill, Arkansas and you want to get tested whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, you may prefer the convenience of a walk-in clinic or the flexibility of at-home kits and labs. Options are listed below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Coal Hill, AR. The nearest, RVPCS - Coal Hill Family Clinic, is about 0.2 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.
RVPCS - Coal Hill Family Clinic in Coal Hill carries federally qualified health center standing, which translates directly into sliding-scale fees tied to household income for STI screening. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing are available without an appointment, and what you pay adjusts to what you earn.
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River Valley Primary Care Services in Coal Hill schedules appointments for STI care, meaning your visit is structured around you: gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B and C, and TB testing, with bacterial infections treated the same day and fees adjusted on a sliding scale.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Mercy in Ozark tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and both hepatitis A and C on a sliding-scale fee with Medicaid and Medicare accepted; bacterial infections are treated the same visit, and appointments are required.
Plenty of clinics cap their panel at HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, and nothing else. Mercy extends that lineup to include herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C testing, so infections that routinely go undetected elsewhere get checked at the same appointment.
DoxyPEP, doxycycline taken after a potential bacterial exposure, requires an active prescribing relationship, not just information. Mercy's clinical staff evaluate candidacy, write the prescription, and monitor ongoing use, keeping the full protocol inside one practice rather than scattered across providers.
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Listing verified Nov 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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Coal Hill, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & up
Best range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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 Johnson 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.
201 South Rogers Street, Clarksville, AR 72830
CMS-certified lab
601 West Mckennon Street, Clarksville, AR 72830
CMS-certified lab
23 Professional Park Drive, Clarksville, AR 72830
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Coal Hill. 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, 34 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Coal Hill. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 4 offer telehealth.
Robert Ferguson, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 201 South 7th Street, Ozark
Hannah Eveld, MD
Family medicine · 801 West River Street, Ozark
Douglas Buckley, MD
Family medicine · 500 East Academy Street, Paris
Robert Noonan, MD
Family medicine · 25 Professional Park Drive, Clarksville
Joseph Dunaway, DO
Family medicine · 23 Professional Park Drive, Clarksville
Shannon Case, MD
OB-GYN · 1100 East Poplar Street, Clarksville
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 Coal Hill, 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.
Coal Hill Community Pharmacy
0.2 mi
0.5 mi Village Pharmacy / Village Health Services
9.9 miOzark Family Pharmacy
10 miMedi Quik Pharmacy
10 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Coal Hill, 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 Coal Hill, 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.
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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
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 Johnson County, the county that includes Coal Hill, compare with Arkansas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~18% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#46 of 75 Arkansas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 39% of the state
| Infection | Johnson County | Arkansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 336.8 88 cases ▼ 42% | 579.6 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 45.9 12 cases ▼ 76% | 193.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 26.8 7 cases ▼ 8% | 29.2 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 3.8 1 cases ▼ 78% | 17.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 7.7 2 cases ▼ 84% | 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 Johnson County, chlamydia has risen from 233 to 336.8 per 100,000 (45%), gonorrhea has fallen from 85.4 to 45.9 per 100,000 (46%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 23.3 to 26.8 per 100,000 (15%).
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 Johnson 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.
Johnson County HIV care continuum (2023)
Johnson County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Johnson County residents living with HIV, 16.7% are in care. 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 Johnson County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Coal Hill City Park sits at the quiet center of a town where most households have deep roots, nearly three-quarters of residents own their homes, many in the same modest houses that have held families for decades. That stability is real, but it doesn't make getting tested any easier when a car and a stretch of US 64 stand between you and the nearest clinic. Every option listed on this page requires a drive, and for a community where only a slim share of households clear six figures, taking time off and paying out of pocket for anything health-related is a genuine calculation, not a casual decision. That calculation lands hardest on people in their late teens and twenties, who are most likely to need screening and least likely to have flexible jobs or robust coverage.
With labor-force participation relatively low across the town, many residents work arrangements that don't offer paid leave. Meaning a weekday appointment isn't simply inconvenient, it may cost a shift's pay. Rent here is among the lowest you'll find anywhere in the region, which tells you something about what incomes support: a household budget built around $397 a month has very little margin. For renters in that range, often younger adults or smaller households, the sliding-scale and low-cost options flagged on the clinic cards listed here are worth looking at closely before assuming testing is out of reach.
Getting there
At 4/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Coal Hill 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 72840 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 72840 area around Coal Hill: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Coal Hill alone.
Coal Hill sits in Johnson County, ZIP 72840. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Coal Hill? 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 Johnson 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 Coal Hill-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 Coal Hill 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.
Possibly, Altus, AR is close; compare it by distance against RVPCS - Coal Hill Family Clinic.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
Yes, public clinics in the area offer free or low-cost testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 337 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Arkansas average.
In Arkansas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Community health centers and family-planning clinics serve all patients, and many offer LGBTQ-affirming care, ask the site directly.
That's a myth; STIs need sexual contact to spread, not surfaces.
Public health clinics, family-planning clinics, and many school or campus health centers test teens and young adults, often free.
Roughly 2–6 weeks by test type; a 3-month retest gives full confidence in a negative.
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