Carroll County reports about 17 syphilis cases per 100,000 residents. Whether you need testing after a possible exposure or as routine care in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, you can choose from local clinics where a provider can answer questions and start treatment, or at-home kits allowing you to collect a sample on your own schedule and mail it in. See the options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Eureka Springs, AR. The nearest, Boston Mountain Rural Health Center, is about 2.4 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.
Boston Mountain Rural Health Center in Eureka Springs is a rural community health clinic where STI care (rapid and conventional HIV testing, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis C, and TB) is folded into full primary-care infrastructure, on a sliding scale, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, by appointment, and every service at no fee.
The no-fee structure here isn't a discount program layered onto billing, it runs through the clinic's federally qualified health center model, meaning the cost is absorbed institutionally across every service line, from the initial HIV rapid test to hepatitis C treatment to PrEP refills, without a separate eligibility screen for each one.
Boston Mountain Rural Health Center carries PrEP and PEP as standing clinical services: prescribed, monitored, and refilled by the same primary-care team that handles the rest of your care. For anyone paying cash or without a regular provider, that integration means prevention medication doesn't require navigating a separate specialty practice.
Hepatitis C care at Boston Mountain goes beyond antibody testing: the clinic prescribes and monitors antiviral treatment on-site, with the clinical staff tracking response and adjusting the regimen through the full course. The kind of ongoing management that requires a prescribing provider, not a diagnostic handoff.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Boston Mountain Rural Health Center - Berryville earns its federally qualified designation by anchoring sliding-scale fees to income, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening genuinely within reach regardless of insurance status. No appointment is needed to walk in and get tested in Berryville.
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Mercy in Berryville runs by appointment, so each visit is structured around your full picture: gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, rapid and conventional HIV, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB: with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, sliding-scale fees, and DoxyPEP available on-site.
Mercy tests for herpes simplex and all three hepatitis strains (A, B, and C) alongside the standard bacterial and HIV workup. That means a single scheduled visit produces results across infections, with hepatitis C antibody testing and herpes serology ordered directly through the clinic rather than requiring separate lab arrangements.
Without DoxyPEP access at the point of care, the window for post-exposure bacterial prevention closes while a patient tracks down a second appointment elsewhere. Mercy closes that gap by prescribing DoxyPEP directly, keeping doxycycline-based prevention part of the same visit where the conversation about exposure and risk already happens.
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
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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 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Eureka Springs, 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 Carroll 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.
24 Norris Street, Eureka Springs, AR 72632
CMS-certified lab
214 Carter Street, Berryville, AR 72616
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing the nearest 2 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Eureka Springs. 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, 238 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Eureka Springs. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 82 offer telehealth.
Stacey Burnett, MD
Family medicine · 146 Passion Play Road, Eureka Springs
Christopher Baranyk, DO
Family medicine · 4052 East Van Buren, Eureka Springs
Herbert Lewis, MD
Family medicine · 214 Carter Street, Berryville
Dayna Jett, MD
Family medicine · 210 Rice Street, Berryville
Charles Horton, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 207 Carter Street, Berryville
Thanh Le, MD
Family medicine · 16723 Hwy 62, Garfield
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 Eureka Springs, 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.
Medical Park Pharmacy
1.2 miSmith Drug & Company
1.3 miFreds Pharmacy 1881
3.3 miHoliday Island Pharmacy
3.3 miEconomy Drug
9.0 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Eureka Springs, 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 Eureka Springs, 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 $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
$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 $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 Carroll County, the county that includes Eureka Springs, compare with Arkansas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~16% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#55 of 75 Arkansas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 27% of the state
| Infection | Carroll County | Arkansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 260.3 75 cases ▼ 55% | 579.6 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 31.2 9 cases ▼ 84% | 193.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 17.4 5 cases ▼ 40% | 29.2 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 13.9 4 cases ▼ 20% | 17.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 13.9 4 cases ▼ 71% | 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 Carroll County, chlamydia has risen from 230 to 260.3 per 100,000 (13%), gonorrhea has fallen from 113.2 to 31.2 per 100,000 (72%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 7 to 17.4 per 100,000 (149%).
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 Carroll 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.
Carroll County HIV care continuum (2023)
Carroll County recorded 28.5 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Carroll County residents living with HIV, 28.6% are in care · 21.4% 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.
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 Carroll County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
US 62 winds through Eureka Springs past the 1886 Crescent Hotel & Spa and down toward Carnegie Spring Park, threading a town where the cost of living stays modest by most measures, yet a labor-force participation rate well below the national norm tells its own story. With barely more than half of adults actively working, many residents are either retired, seasonally employed in tourism, or juggling gig arrangements that don't come with predictable schedules or employer health benefits. That reality shapes when and whether routine screening actually happens. Nearly two in five households here rent, at monthly rates that leave little cushion for anything that feels optional, and preventive care often lands in that category first.
For young adults in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI exposure tends to peak, a test that requires driving Kings Highway out of town, taking time off an irregular shift, and covering an out-of-pocket fee can quietly become a test that never gets scheduled. The options listed on this page include lower-cost and sliding-scale sites, which changes that math considerably. Knowing which clinic is closest before that drive begins is the more useful starting point.
Getting there
At 7.95/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Eureka Springs 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 72632 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 72632 area around Eureka Springs: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Eureka Springs alone.
Eureka Springs sits in Carroll County, ZIP 72632. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Eureka Springs? 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 Carroll 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 an Eureka Springs-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 Eureka Springs 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, Berryville, AR is close; compare it by distance against Boston Mountain Rural Health Center.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Yes, community and public clinics test the uninsured, with sliding-scale fees.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 260 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Arkansas average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Arkansas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, from a reputable lab, confirm any positive with a clinician for treatment.
Yes, partners should test and be treated together to avoid passing it back and forth.
The CDC doesn't advise routine herpes testing without symptoms; if you have a sore, a swab of it is the most accurate test.
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