STD Testing in Fayetteville, AR: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Washington County sees about 26% more syphilis cases than the US average. If you live in Fayetteville, Arkansas, whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, consider your options: clinics let you ask questions and start treatment, whereas at-home kits handle your schedule. We list both options below.
12 testing options are listed for Fayetteville, AR. The nearest, Northwest Arkansas Equality, is about 0.5 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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Quest Diagnostics
Most popular Results in 1–2 days
3.8(227)?
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EasySTD5
Rated 3.8 out of 5 from 227 reviews
Address
7 East Appleby Road, Fayetteville, AR 72703 2.5 miles away
Today's offer: $10 off any test panel, applied automatically at checkout.
Closest to you 0.5 miles
Northwest Arkansas Equality
4.4(10)?
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Rated 4.4 out of 5 from 10 reviews
Northwest Arkansas Equality in Fayetteville bases its fees on income, ensuring no one is turned away for inability to pay. Appointments are required for STI screening that covers syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV testing. A panel matched to what you can afford to pay.
Address
179 North Church Avenue, Suite 101 Fayetteville, AR 72701
Welcome Health Northwest Arkansas Free Health Center
4.3(48)?
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Rated 4.3 out of 5 from 48 reviews
Welcome Health Northwest Arkansas Free Health Center in Fayetteville runs entirely on a no-fee model (donations accepted, Medicaid and most insurance welcome) and tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, with HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines also on offer. Appointments are required.
Vector Health and Wellness in Fayetteville requires an appointment, so scheduling ahead means arriving ready: a single visit covers the full panel, same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs, sliding-scale fees, and vaccines, with Spanish and interpretation services on hand.
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Spanish Spoken Here, Not Patched Through
Plenty of clinics treat language access as an afterthought, a number to call, a voice on a speaker. Vector Health and Wellness in Fayetteville staffs Spanish directly and extends interpretation to other languages, so the conversation about symptoms, results, and next steps happens in real time, in the room.
PrEP and PEP Managed Where You Already Test
Vector Health and Wellness prescribes both PrEP and PEP, which means ongoing HIV prevention and post-exposure management stay with the same provider who runs your panel. Continuity that makes adherence counseling a natural extension of the visit rather than a separate errand.
Herpes and Hepatitis Caught at the First Appointment
Leaving herpes or hepatitis B and C off the initial panel means a second appointment, a second wait, and a window where an undetected infection keeps moving. Vector Health and Wellness in Fayetteville builds those tests into the same visit, hepatitis C included, so nothing gets kicked to a later date.
Tests & treatsPrEP
Address
1267 North Steamboat Drive, Suite 3 Fayetteville, AR 72704
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
Tests offered
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
Chlamydia
Rapid HIV
Conventional HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
American Indian or Alaska Native persons
Asian or Pacific Islander persons
Black or African American persons
Gay Men
Hispanic or Latino persons
LGBTQ
Low Income Persons
Care services
Family Planning
Medication Adherence Education and Counseling
STI Treatment
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
HIV/AIDS Medical Treatment
Prevention services
STI Prevention/Education
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Hepatitis Prevention/Education
Condom Distribution
Fees & payment
Medicaid Accepted
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community health center 2.4 miles
ARcare Positive Connections
5.0(5)?
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Rated 5 out of 5 from 5 reviews
ARcare Positive Connections in Fayetteville channels community health center resources into HIV testing and Ryan White-funded HIV care, with fees tied directly to income on a sliding scale. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening rounds out the STI services available here.
Ryan White HIV care
Address
2894 Mckee Circle, Room 101 Fayetteville, AR 72703
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
Tests offered
Rapid HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
American Indian or Alaska Native persons
Asian or Pacific Islander persons
Black or African American persons
Gay Men
Hispanic or Latino persons
LGBTQ
Low Income Persons
Prevention services
STI Prevention/Education
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Hepatitis Prevention/Education
Condom Distribution
Fees & payment
PrEP for uninsured
No Fee
Free HIV Test
Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community health center 2.6 miles
Community Clinic Fayetteville Medical
4.7(523)?
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 523 reviews
Community Clinic Fayetteville Medical, in Fayetteville, carries federal qualification that anchors its sliding-scale fee structure: what you pay is tied to income, and no one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-in STI screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
Sliding-scale
Address
3162 West Martin Luther King Jr Blvd # 13And14, Fayetteville, AR 72704
Community Clinic in Fayetteville weaves STI care into its broader community health model, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing on a sliding-scale fee with appointments. Same-visit treatment is available for bacterial infections, and care is delivered in Spanish.
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Spanish Spoken Through Every Clinical Step
Community Clinic provides care directly in Spanish, which means clinical conversations (symptom history, treatment instructions, follow-up plans) happen in the same language, with no lag between what's said and what's understood.
PrEP and PEP Without a Specialist Referral
Community Clinic prescribes both PrEP and PEP on-site, making it a practical option for anyone who needs ongoing HIV prevention medication but doesn't have a dedicated infectious-disease provider. Costs adjust to income through the sliding scale.
Tests & treatsSliding-scalePrEP
Address
3126 West Martin Luther King Boulevard, Suite 13 & 14 Fayetteville, AR 72704
TruHealth Family Care in Fayetteville earns its federally qualified designation partly by tying fees to each patient's income, no one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-in STI screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia under that same sliding-scale structure.
Sliding-scale
Address
2630 East Citizens Drive, Suite 3, Fayetteville, AR 72703
Arkansas Department of Health in Fayetteville operates STI testing through the state's public health infrastructure, meaning gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing sit alongside TB care, family planning, and vaccination programs. With every service provided at no fee.
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Zero-Fee Care Backed by State Funding
Because the clinic runs on Arkansas Department of Health funding, the fee structure isn't a discount program applied at checkout. It's the baseline. No invoice is generated for testing, treatment, vaccines, or counseling; the state funding model removes the billing layer entirely.
Hepatitis Testing Rounds Out the STI Panel
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, the clinic also tests for hepatitis C, which means someone managing sexual health can surface a hepatitis C infection in the same appointment rather than scheduling a separate visit at a different facility.
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 Fayetteville, 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 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
Quest Diagnostics
$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 Fayetteville, AR
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Washington 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.
Northwest Arkansas Pathology Associates
390 East Longview Street, Fayetteville, AR 72703
CMS-certified labAccredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing 6 of the CLIA-certified labs in Washington County.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Fayetteville. 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 Fayetteville, AR who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 344 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Fayetteville. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 113 offer telehealth.
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William Swindell, MD
Internal medicine · 1125 North College Avenue, Fayetteville
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 Fayetteville, AR
Compare the pharmacies closest to Fayetteville, AR. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 4 closest pharmacies to Fayetteville, AR.
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 Fayetteville, 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.
PrEP & DoxyPEP
Mistr
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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 Washington County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Washington County, the county that includes Fayetteville, compare with Arkansas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~45% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#22 of 75 Arkansas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 71% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Washington County vs Arkansas vs U.S.
Washington CountyArkansasU.S.▲▼ = Washington County vs the state average
Infection
Washington County
Arkansas
United States
Chlamydia
647.71,694 cases▲ 12%
579.6
492.2
Gonorrhea
146.1382 cases▼ 24%
193.4
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
19.952 cases▼ 32%
29.2
15.8
Syphilis (early)
17.245 cases▼ 1%
17.3
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
25.667 cases▼ 47%
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.
Reported STD rates in Washington County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 2% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Washington County, chlamydia has risen from 577.5 to 647.7 per 100,000 (12%), gonorrhea has fallen from 187.9 to 146.1 per 100,000 (22%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 20.7 to 19.9 per 100,000 (4%).
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 Fayetteville, AR
Adults uninsured
9.1%
No routine checkup
25.5%
No transportation
7.7%
Binge drinking
18.2%
Frequent mental distress
18.1%
Depression
25%
Below poverty line
8.9%
Primary-care ratio
1,250 : 1
Washington County
Primary-care shortage score 19 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 61
Social Vulnerability Index · 77th 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 Washington County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Washington County (2023)
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.
People living with HIV
80 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
25cases countywide
On PrEP (coverage)
50.3%
Washington County HIV care continuum (2023)
Washington County recorded 11.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Washington County residents living with HIV, 20.1% are in care · 15.9% 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 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.
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 Washington County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Compiled and checked by EasySTD's editorial team against CDC and public-health sources. This is educational information, not a substitute for advice from a licensed clinician. Our editorial guidelines →
That distance calculation matters more here than the address alone. What makes Fayetteville's profile distinctive is how much of it is in motion. Close to two-thirds of residents rent rather than own, many of them younger adults in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI transmission runs highest, managing budgets around typical rents that leave little slack for unexpected medical costs. With only about one in three households married and an average household size that points toward roommates and shared arrangements more than nuclear families, the social landscape here is genuinely fluid.
Screening that costs little and books fast isn't a luxury in that context; it's the version people can actually use. Labor-force participation here means a large share of adults are working, often across irregular hours, which is exactly when daytime clinic windows close before anyone gets there. The testing options listed on this page include varied hours and fee structures, so a student heading south on South College Avenue after class or a shift worker near Covington Park both have a realistic path to follow through.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Fayetteville, AR
Walkability5.28 / 20 · Least walkable
At 5.28/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Fayetteville 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 72701 snapshot
Residents
48,964
Median age
24.1
Median income
$50,413
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 72701 area around Fayetteville: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Fayetteville alone.
Fayetteville sits in Washington County, ZIP 72701. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Strengthen the Arm of Liberty Monument
Clinton House Museum
Mount Sequoyah
Jackson House
Agricultural Park
Archias Mountain
Neighborhoods & communities
Maple Valley
Westview Meadows
Covington Park
Major routes
North College Avenue
South College Avenue
South Nelson Hackett Boulevard
South School Avenue
AR 180 (West Martin Luther King Junior Boulevard)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Fayetteville, AR
Just outside Fayetteville? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Fayetteville, AR: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Washington 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.
Who should test, and whenCDC 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 Fayetteville-area provider.
What each STD test costsMedicare 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 Fayetteville 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 ArkansasMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
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).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In Arkansas, 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)
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.
