Rates of gonorrhea in Taney County run about 67% lower than the national average. Whether it's your first STI test or a routine screening in Forsyth, Missouri, you can choose between getting answers and treatment at a clinic, or collecting a sample when convenient with an at-home kit. Below are some options.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Forsyth, MO. The nearest, Taney County Health Department, is about 1.0 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.
Taney County Health Department in Forsyth runs testing and treatment by appointment, covering HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, all provided at no fee on a sliding scale.
The sliding scale at Taney County Health Department bottoms out at zero: every service on the menu, from the full STI panel to HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, is available at no charge. That pricing floor holds regardless of what you're there for.
Spanish-language care at Taney County Health Department is a direct service capacity: testing, counseling, treatment, and prevention education are all delivered in Spanish. For patients whose primary language is Spanish, every clinical conversation happens in that language from the first appointment.
Taney County Health Department tests for herpes and both hepatitis B and C alongside the core bacterial and viral STIs, meaning a single appointment can surface infections that a narrower panel would leave undetected, and treatment or management can begin without scheduling a separate visit elsewhere.
Languages
English, Spanish
Tests offered
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A public safety-net rural health clinic about 1 mile from Forsyth. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 3 miles from Forsyth. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Mercy in Branson runs STI testing on a sliding scale accepted by Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance, covering the full panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and DoxyPEP available by appointment.
Mercy prescribes DoxyPEP on-site, which means the antibiotic regimen for bacterial STI prevention is part of the same visit rather than a separate pharmacy chase. That continuity keeps the protocol intact from the moment it's discussed.
Mercy's standing capacity covers herpes simplex and hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the core bacterial and viral panel. Useful for anyone without a regular primary care provider who needs a single appointment to cover real clinical ground. Paying out of pocket, the sliding scale applies to the full panel.
Languages
English
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Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 7 miles from Forsyth. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
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 1 mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Forsyth, 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 Taney 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.
110 Business Park Drive Suite C, Branson, MO 65616
CMS-certified lab
448 State Hwy 248, Suite 150, Branson, MO 65616
CMS-certified lab
590 Birch St Suite 2C, Hollister, MO 65672
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Forsyth. 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, 169 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Forsyth. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 43 offer telehealth.
Robert Click, MD
Family medicine · 256 State Hwy Y, Forsyth
James Ganus, MD
Family medicine · 13852 US Hwy 160, Forsyth
Brian Dieterle
Internal medicine · 670 Branson Landing Boulevard, Branson
Arthur Hale, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 448 Hwy 248, Branson
Brenden Herrod, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 448 State Hwy 248, Branson
Chanchal Suthar, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 448 State Hwy 248, Branson
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 Forsyth, 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.
Kramer's Forsyth Pharmacy
1.0 miLakeland Pharmacy
1.0 miCountry Mart Pharmacy # 73
1.2 miFamily Pharmacy Partneship
1.8 miFamily Pharmacy
5.6 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Forsyth, 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 Forsyth, 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
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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 Taney County, the county that includes Forsyth, compare with Missouri and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~13% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#35 of 115 Missouri counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 70% of the state
| Infection | Taney County | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 320.6 182 cases ▼ 36% | 498.6 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 59.9 34 cases ▼ 70% | 201.9 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 26.4 15 cases ▲ 23% | 21.5 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 8.8 5 cases ▼ 29% | 12.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 38.7 22 cases ▲ 14% | 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 Taney County, chlamydia has fallen from 340.7 to 320.6 per 100,000 (6%), gonorrhea has fallen from 162.3 to 59.9 per 100,000 (63%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 3.6 to 26.4 per 100,000 (633%).
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 Taney 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.
Taney County HIV care continuum (2022)
Taney County recorded 10.3 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 10.6 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Taney County residents living with HIV, 83.1% are in care · 76.1% 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 Taney County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Getting tested for STIs in Forsyth means planning ahead. The town itself doesn't host a dedicated sexual health clinic, so residents typically travel to nearby Branson or Springfield to reach a testing facility. That distance is real, and the logistics (time off work, arranging transportation) matter when you're deciding whether to go. For people working service jobs or managing tight schedules, a trip outside town isn't always easy to fit in. The area draws retirees and people on fixed incomes, which shapes how healthcare gets talked about and accessed.
But Forsyth is also home to young adults in their late teens through thirties, the years when knowing your status becomes routine and straightforward. Confidentiality carries weight in a smaller place where faces repeat, and that's exactly why testing exists: to let you know what you need to know, privately, without the worry that results will circle back through town. Testing facilities in and around Forsyth, listed on this page, offer the same confidentiality standards as anywhere else. If distance or timing have kept you from getting tested, the information here can help you find a clinic that fits your schedule and needs.
Getting there
At 5.31/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Forsyth 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 65653 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 65653 area around Forsyth: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Forsyth alone.
Forsyth sits in Taney County, ZIP 65653. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Forsyth? 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 Taney 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 a Forsyth-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 Forsyth 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.
Possibly, Hollister, MO is close; compare it by distance against Taney County Health Department.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Yes, Taney County Health Department (1 mi) offers free testing, and public clinics serve the uninsured.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 321 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, partners should test and be treated together to avoid passing it back and forth.
Yes, from a reputable lab, confirm any positive with a clinician for treatment.
Likely yes, if you were past the window period; otherwise retest, and keep up routine screening with new partners.
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