STD Testing in Goshen, AR: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Washington County, Arkansas reported chlamydia runs about 32% higher than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or test regularly in Goshen, Arkansas, clinics and private labs offer different advantages. Check our list below to weigh options for your needs.
7 testing options are listed for Goshen, AR. The nearest, Community Clinic, is about 6.5 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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Address
509 East Millsap Road, Fayetteville, AR 72703 8.2 miles away
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Community health center 6.5 miles
Community Clinic
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 40 reviews
Community Clinic in Fayetteville requires an appointment and covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C in a single visit, with bacterial infections treated the same day and fees adjusted on a sliding scale.
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Prevention Prescriptions Beyond the Test
Many testing-only practices hand prevention off to a separate provider entirely. Community Clinic carries both PrEP and PEP on-site, so someone who wants ongoing HIV prevention, or needs a post-exposure protocol, gets the prescription from the same clinical team that ran the test.
Herpes and Hepatitis Included in the Panel
Community Clinic tests for herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the standard four, which means infections that would otherwise go undetected at a narrower clinic show up in the same appointment. Giving the care team a complete picture before any treatment decisions are made.
Tests & treatsPrEP
Address
3729 North Crossover Road, Suite 107 Fayetteville, AR 72703
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
ARcare in Fayetteville extends federally qualified health center resources to patients paying cash, between providers, or navigating gaps in coverage. Sliding-scale fees tie to income, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening reachable without an appointment. No insurance required to walk in.
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 about 7 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Goshen, 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 Goshen, 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 Goshen. 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 Goshen, AR who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 339 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Goshen. 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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Shawn Brown, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 2127 North Ctr Street, 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 Goshen, AR
Compare the pharmacies closest to Goshen, AR. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
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 Goshen, 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 Goshen, 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.
#22
#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 Goshen, AR
Adults uninsured
9.8%
No routine checkup
24.4%
No transportation
9.1%
Binge drinking
16.9%
Frequent mental distress
18.4%
Depression
25.1%
Below poverty line
16%
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 →
Gilliam Mountain frames the eastern skyline for most of Goshen's households, and the community below it runs on a rhythm that's easy to read: nearly eight in ten adults here are married, households tend to be large, and the overwhelming majority own the homes they live in. That stability is real, but it doesn't make sexual-health screening automatic. It just changes the shape of the conversation. Younger adults in their late teens and twenties live inside that same settled fabric, and for them, routine testing is the kind of thing that quietly stalls when the nearest option means burning half a morning on a drive rather than a short walk.
That drive is the central fact of access in Goshen. The options listed on this page stretch across the region, so choosing one means matching its hours to a real window in the week. The good news: most households here carry the financial cushion to absorb a co-pay or a modest out-of-pocket fee without it becoming a reason to postpone. Starting from somewhere recognizable (the trailhead off Round Mountain, say) pull up the clinic list here, pick the closest slot, and book it before the drive home.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Goshen, AR
Walkability8.12 / 20 · Below average
At 8.12/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Goshen 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 72703 snapshot
Residents
35,964
Median age
32.9
Median income
$60,232
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 72703 area around Goshen: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Goshen alone.
Goshen sits in Washington County, ZIP 72703. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Gilliam Mountain
Trammel Mountain
Benson Mountain
Round Mountain
Lake Sequoyah Park
Harp Mountain
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Goshen, AR
Just outside Goshen? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Goshen, 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 Goshen-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 Goshen 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.
