Gonorrhea cases in Pike County run about 50% lower than the US average. If you need STI testing in Eolia, Missouri, for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, consider that community and public clinics are often low-cost or free, while private labs tend to offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. Your options are listed below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Eolia, MO. The nearest, Pike County Memorial Hospital, is about 11.4 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 community safety-net rural health clinic about 11 miles from Eolia. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Sliding-scale fees and accepted donations keep Pike County Health Department in Bowling Green within reach for nearly any budget, with testing covering HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis C, and TB: walk-ins welcome, and same-visit treatment available for bacterial STIs.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Mercy in Elsberry pairs testing (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, rapid and conventional HIV, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections on a sliding-scale fee, with appointments required.
DoxyPEP, the doxycycline regimen taken after potential bacterial STI exposure, gets prescribed at relatively few sexual health practices, where it still sits outside routine care. Mercy in Elsberry is one of the exceptions, offering it as a standing prevention service alongside the rest of its clinical work.
Mercy's panel runs to herpes simplex and hepatitis A, B, and C alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. Meaning a single appointment generates results across infections rather than the condensed four-pathogen sweep that most visits produce. Each test is drawn and processed within the same clinical encounter.
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
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 11 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Eolia, 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 Pike 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.
8 Town Center Drive, Bowling Green, MO 63334
CMS-certified lab
211 South 3rd Street, Louisiana, MO 63353
CMS-certified lab
2305 West Georgia, Louisiana, MO 63353
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 Eolia. 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, 52 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Eolia. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 9 offer telehealth.
Samuel Ferreri, MD
Family medicine · 905 Hwy 161, Bowling Green
Casey Jennings, DO
Family medicine · 1015 West Adams Street, Bowling Green
Andrew Milian, MD
Family medicine · 1420 South Business, Bowling Green
Pantelhs Varlas, MD
Family medicine · 2305 Georgia Street, Louisiana
Brandon Brown, MD
Family medicine · 211 South 3rd Street, Louisiana
Korhan Raif, MD
Internal medicine · 405 State Street, Pleasant Hill
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 Eolia, MO 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.
11 mi Niemann Foods
12 miFamily Health Pharmacies
12 miBowling Green Pharmacy
12 miThe Medicine Shoppe
13 miDejace Enterprises
13 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Eolia, MO.
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 Eolia, 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 Pike County, the county that includes Eolia, compare with Missouri and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~35% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#64 of 115 Missouri counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 44% of the state
| Infection | Pike County | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 217.5 39 cases ▼ 56% | 498.6 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 89.2 16 cases ▼ 56% | 201.9 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 11.2 2 cases ▼ 48% | 21.5 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 12.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | — no data | 33.8 | 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 Pike County, chlamydia has risen from 193.3 to 217.5 per 100,000 (13%), gonorrhea has risen from 62.5 to 89.2 per 100,000 (43%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 11.2 to 11.2 per 100,000.
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 Pike County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: Missouri 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.
Pike County HIV care continuum (2021)
Pike County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2021), against 10.6 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Pike County residents living with HIV, 96.2% are in care · 92.3% 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 Pike County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Springston Knob country draws families who have put down real roots here: three out of four households own their homes, and the average household runs to more than three people. That kind of settled, multigenerational texture shapes daily life in Eolia, but it also means the adults who are most likely to need STI screening, people in their late teens and twenties forming new relationships, are often sharing space with family rather than navigating things on their own.
The workforce picture adds another layer. More than four in ten adults are outside the labor force entirely, and those who do work carry schedules that aren't always flexible. Combining that with an unemployment rate that leaves some households watching every dollar, the low-cost and sliding-scale options listed on this page matter in a direct, practical way: a $788 monthly rent doesn't leave much room for an unexpected out-of-pocket clinic bill, and neither does a tight paycheck.
US 61, the Avenue of the Saints, is the thread that connects Eolia to the wider Pike County area, and every option listed here sits somewhere along or reachable from that corridor. The twelve choices span different hours, fee structures, and distances, so a resident near Tedlock Knob with a Thursday morning free and one closer to the Dale Knob end of the county with only a Saturday slot are both looking at realistic paths to getting screened.
Getting there
At 5.62/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Eolia 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 63344 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 63344 area around Eolia: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Eolia alone.
Eolia sits in Pike County, ZIP 63344. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Major routes
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Eolia? 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 Pike County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Missouri 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 an Eolia-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 Eolia 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 Missouri 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 Missouri, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Missouri 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 MissouriSource: 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.
Closest is Pike County Memorial Hospital (11.4 mi), or order an at-home kit to 63344.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
Public clinics nearby offer free HIV 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 218 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Missouri average.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
In Missouri, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, pelvic or lower-belly pain can be a sign of untreated chlamydia or gonorrhea spreading, so see a provider and test.
HPV and hepatitis B vaccines prevent those infections, ask a provider if you're due.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
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