About 83% more people in Union County report gonorrhea than average in the US. Whether experiencing symptoms or seeking peace of mind, you have options in Felsenthal, Arkansas: visiting a clinic lets a provider answer questions and start treatment, while an at-home kit lets you collect a sample on your own schedule and mail it in. See the list below for details.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Felsenthal, AR. The nearest, Arkansas Department of Health, is about 11.2 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.
Arkansas Department of Health in Crossett tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis C, treating bacterial STIs at the same visit on a sliding-scale fee open to all payers (Medicaid, Medicare, insurance, or direct pay) by appointment.
Without interpretation available at the point of care, a non-English speaker leaves Arkansas Department of Health in Crossett with test results but no real path through next steps. Treatment decisions, partner notification, follow-up timing. Interpretation services are part of the visit here, so that gap never opens.
Arkansas Department of Health in Crossett runs hepatitis C testing alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. A five-infection scope that matters most for someone paying cash or without a primary care relationship who needs a single appointment to cover the full picture rather than piecing it together across multiple visits.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Communihealth Services in Marion runs on a sliding scale and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, making the full panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB) available regardless of how you're paying. Appointments are required; bacterial STIs are treated the same visit.
Plenty of STI clinics test for the bacterial infections and HIV, then stop. Communihealth Services extends that panel to hepatitis B and hepatitis C, both tested on-site, and adds hepatitis A and B vaccination, so exposure history that points toward liver disease gets answered at the same appointment.
Communihealth Services in Marion delivers care in Spanish as a standing clinic capability, which matters most when you need to read your paperwork, discuss treatment decisions, or ask follow-up questions without anything filtered through a second step. For Spanish-speaking patients without a regular provider, that directness is the difference between care that sticks and care that doesn't.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Cabun Rural Health Services in Strong tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB, treating bacterial infections the same day, on a sliding-scale fee open to all, with appointments required.
Spanish is available directly at Cabun Rural Health Services, and interpretation services extend to additional non-English languages through staffed arrangements. That means conversations about symptoms, treatment plans, and follow-up instructions happen in the language a patient uses at home. Not routed through a separate call.
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, Cabun runs herpes testing and screens for hepatitis A, B, and C, plus TB, within the same appointment. Each of those tests is ordered, collected, and tracked on-site, so results from the full panel come back through one provider managing the whole picture.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · 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 Felsenthal, 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 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 Union 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.
411 West Hillsboro Street, El Dorado, AR 71730
CMS-certified lab
1601 North West Avenue, El Dorado, AR 71730
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Showing the nearest 2 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Felsenthal. 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, 35 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Felsenthal. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 4 offer telehealth.
Joseph Fakouri, MD
Family medicine · 201 Fairview Road, Crossett
Benjamin Walsh
Family medicine · 909 Unity Road, Crossett
Brent Witherington, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 304 Main Street, Crossett
Jeffery Mack, MD
Internal medicine · 1015 Unity Road, Crossett
Kenneth Prather, MD
General practice · 1015 Unity Road, Crossett
Steven Venters, MD
Internal medicine · 811 James Avenue, Farmerville
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 Felsenthal, 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.
Brookshires Pharmacy
12 mi
12 mi Matte's Pharmacy
12 miBakers Pharmacy
12 miNewsom Family Pharmacy
12 mi
13 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Felsenthal, 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 Felsenthal, 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
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
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 Union County, the county that includes Felsenthal, compare with Arkansas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~17% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#18 of 75 Arkansas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 76% of the state
| Infection | Union County | Arkansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 711.3 266 cases ▲ 23% | 579.6 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 328.9 123 cases ▲ 70% | 193.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 18.7 7 cases ▼ 36% | 29.2 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 8 3 cases ▼ 54% | 17.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 21.4 8 cases ▼ 55% | 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 Union County, chlamydia has fallen from 740 to 711.3 per 100,000 (4%), gonorrhea has risen from 325.2 to 328.9 per 100,000 (1%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.1 to 18.7 per 100,000 (267%).
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 Union 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.
Union County HIV care continuum (2023)
Union County recorded 19.3 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Union County residents living with HIV, 26.3% are in care · 22.8% 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 Union County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Felsenthal's pace is shaped by a labor force that represents only a small slice of the adult population: most households here are rooted, owner-occupied, and oriented around home life rather than a daily commute. That settled character has real strengths, but it also means the rhythms that typically make a clinic visit easy (a lunch break near a medical office, a quick stop after work) don't apply the same way. With nearly all households owning their homes at modest values and no high-income earners in the local profile, out-of-pocket testing costs carry genuine weight when deciding whether to follow through. Young adults in Felsenthal, people in their late teens and twenties navigating new relationships and shifting health needs, represent a smaller share of the community than in more urban places, but Union County's STI landscape is real regardless of local headcount.
Routine screening stays relevant precisely because this age group tends to experience infections without symptoms, and a missed test is simply a missed window. The honest access reality here is distance. That makes appointment-planning matter more than it would in a denser place, knowing the nearest clinic's hours before you leave home is the practical difference between a round trip that works and one that doesn't.
Getting there
At 3.6/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Felsenthal 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 71747 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 71747 area around Felsenthal: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Felsenthal alone.
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Felsenthal? 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 Union 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 Felsenthal-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 Felsenthal 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.
Nearest is Arkansas Department of Health, about 11.2 mi away; 3 are within 30 miles. An at-home kit shipped to 71747 also works.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
Public health clinics nearby provide free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Union County reported ~711 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the Arkansas average.
In Arkansas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
At-home kits mail to 71747: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
A positive means treatment is the next step; many STIs are cured with antibiotics, and all are treatable.
Your results are part of your HIPAA-protected medical record; you can ask any clinic about its own privacy practices.
Use condoms, test regularly, get the HPV and hep B vaccines, and ask about PrEP for HIV.
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