Washington Parish reports about 33 syphilis cases per 100,000 residents, well above the US average. When deciding whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind in Franklinton, Louisiana, clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. See the list below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Franklinton, LA. The nearest, Louisiana Department of Health, 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.
Louisiana Department of Health in Franklinton runs the standard bacterial panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis) alongside rapid and conventional HIV testing, with fees on a sliding scale and Medicaid and Medicare accepted; appointments are required.
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, Louisiana Department of Health in Franklinton includes herpes testing. Meaning a single appointment can return results across infections rather than requiring a separate specialist visit for HSV.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 1 mile from Franklinton. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Family Health Care Clinic in Tylertown runs on appointments, so each visit is structured around your needs: gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing alongside STI treatment, family planning, and HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, with fees on a sliding scale and Medicaid and Medicare accepted.
Family Health Care Clinic operates under Title X, which means family planning services for minors are legally confidential, so a young person can seek care, including STI testing and treatment, without that visit appearing on a parent's insurance or records.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
A public safety-net rural health clinic about 17 miles from Franklinton. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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A public safety-net rural health clinic about 17 miles from Franklinton. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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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 Franklinton, 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 Washington Parish, 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.
1900 South Main Street, Franklinton, LA 70438
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
433 Plaza Street,1st Floor, Main Building, Bogalusa, LA 70427
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 Franklinton. 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, 209 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Franklinton. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 56 offer telehealth.
Nika Vinson, MD
OB-GYN · 806 Riverside Drive, Franklinton
Joe Ward, MD
Family medicine · 130 East Lexie Road, Tylertown
Victoria Blossman, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 82525 Hwy 25, Folsom
Shayna Walker, MD
Family medicine · 3 Laird Pittman Road, Tylertown
Tucker Madden, MD
Family medicine · 420 Ave F, Bogalusa
Purnachandra Yerneni, MD
Internal medicine · 1011 Ave F, Bogalusa
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 Franklinton, LA 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.
Thrifty Drugs
0.2 mi
0.4 mi Ideal Drug Store of Franklinton
1.1 miSumrall's Ideal Pharmacy
1.1 miWilliams Family Pharmacy, L.L.C.
1.6 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Franklinton, LA.
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 Franklinton, 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
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
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 Washington Parish, the parish that includes Franklinton, compare with Louisiana and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~19% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#24 of 64 Louisiana counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 63% of the state
| Infection | Washington Parish | Louisiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 824.7 370 cases ▲ 4% | 792.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 178.3 80 cases ▼ 38% | 288.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 33.4 15 cases ▲ 28% | 26.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 13.4 6 cases ▼ 32% | 19.6 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 17.8 8 cases ▼ 66% | 52.6 | 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 Washington Parish, chlamydia has risen from 655.5 to 824.7 per 100,000 (26%), gonorrhea has fallen from 268.4 to 178.3 per 100,000 (34%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 8.8 to 33.4 per 100,000 (280%).
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 Washington Parish.
Local HIV snapshot
Washington Parish HIV care continuum (2023)
Washington Parish recorded 18.7 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 22.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Washington Parish residents living with HIV, 83.8% are in care · 72.9% 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.
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 Parish tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Franklinton sits far enough from the nearest hospital hub that quick walk-in testing isn't always practical, yet close enough that drive-times remain manageable. Testing availability in and around Franklinton reflects the trade-offs of a small Louisiana town: what you find listed on this page may require planning ahead or a short trip out, but the clinics and providers that serve the area understand that people here value straightforward, affordable care without fuss. Young adults in Franklinton, a significant presence across the community, often have reasons to get tested: new relationships, routine health habits, job requirements, or simple peace of mind. The modest cost of living here means that out-of-pocket expenses, when they arise, can weigh on household budgets.
Single and independent households make up much of the town's makeup, which means testing decisions rest entirely on your own terms, without family pressure or household complications. Confidentiality in a place where people recognize faces matters differently than it does in larger cities. The providers and clinics available to Franklinton residents take that seriously: test results stay confidential by law, and the care itself is designed to be straightforward and judgment-free. Getting tested isn't about broadcasting anything; it's about knowing your status so you can move forward with clarity.
Getting there
At 5.24/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Franklinton 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 70438 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 70438 area around Franklinton: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Franklinton alone.
Franklinton sits in Washington Parish, ZIP 70438. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Franklinton? 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 Washington Parish: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Louisiana 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 Franklinton-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 Franklinton 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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Louisiana 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 LouisianaSource: 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
Yes, free HIV testing is available at public clinics in the area.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Washington Parish reported ~825 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the Louisiana average.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
In Louisiana, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
At-home kits mail to 70438: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Your results are part of your HIPAA-protected medical record; you can ask any clinic about its own privacy practices.
Many STIs are fully cured with antibiotics; others, like HIV and herpes, are well managed with treatment.
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