In Arkansas County, reported chlamydia runs about 18% lower than the US average. If you live in Grady, Arkansas and want STI testing before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care, you can choose between walk-in clinics for same-day testing or labs and at-home kits that let you plan around your schedule. See what's available below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Grady, AR. The nearest, MCHC-Gould, is about 10.3 miles away. Compare 3 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.
MCHC-Gould, in Gould, earns its federally qualified designation by anchoring STI care for residents who are uninsured, paying out of pocket, or caught between providers. Sliding-scale fees adjust to income, and no appointment is needed to access syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening.
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Fees & payment
Mainline Health Systems in Star City screens for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines available. All services provided at no fee, appointment required.
The no-fee policy at Mainline Health Systems covers the entire visit (gonorrhea and chlamydia testing, syphilis screening, HIV testing, STI treatment, and vaccination) not a curated subset. That coverage extends to family planning and TB services on the same visit, so cost doesn't determine which concerns get addressed.
Mainline Health Systems conducts STI prevention education and HIV test counseling directly in Spanish. That means risk conversations, test results, and treatment instructions are delivered in the same language. Nothing filtered through a secondary step.
Mainline Health Systems carries substance abuse treatment as a staffed program, not a community referral list. Clinicians who manage STI care and those overseeing substance-use treatment operate within the same facility, which means both conditions can be documented, monitored, and adjusted in a single appointment structure.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Arkansas Department of Health in Star City tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, and treats bacterial STIs the same visit rather than sending you elsewhere. Fees follow a sliding scale, with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted. An appointment is required.
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Listing verified Apr 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 10 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Grady, 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 value: single tests
$49 & 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.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 61 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Grady. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 8 offer telehealth.
Caroline May, MD
OB-GYN · 407 South Gould Avenue, Gould
Sarah Franklin, MD
Family medicine · 811 Hwy 65 South, Dumas
Sadeem Mahmood, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 7200 South Hazel Street, Pine Bluff
John Dedman, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1220 West 42nd Avenue, Pine Bluff
Simmie Armstrong, MD
Family medicine · 1400 West 43rd Avenue, Pine Bluff
Maaman Bashir, MD
Internal medicine · 1420 West 43rd Avenue, Pine Bluff
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 Grady, 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.
Beard Drug
12 miStar City Drug Mart
13 miWhitehall Pharmacy
13 miLee's Super Drug
18 miMeador Pharmacy
18 miDumas Family Pharmacy
18 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Grady, 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 Grady, 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 Lincoln County, the county that includes Grady, compare with Arkansas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~12% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#40 of 75 Arkansas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 47% of the state
| Infection | Lincoln County | Arkansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 403.2 52 cases ▼ 30% | 579.6 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 116.3 15 cases ▼ 40% | 193.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 23.3 3 cases ▼ 20% | 29.2 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 15.5 2 cases ▼ 10% | 17.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 54.3 7 cases ▲ 13% | 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 Lincoln County, chlamydia has fallen from 417.3 to 403.2 per 100,000 (3%), gonorrhea has risen from 108.2 to 116.3 per 100,000 (7%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 7.7 to 23.3 per 100,000 (203%).
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 Lincoln 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.
Lincoln County HIV care continuum (2023)
Lincoln County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Lincoln County residents living with HIV, 28.6% are in care · 28.6% 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 Lincoln County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Grady sits deep in Lincoln County's rural spread, where getting anywhere means a drive, and for younger adults still sorting out work schedules, relationships, and what their twenties actually look like, that distance shapes almost every health decision they make. With labor-force participation notably low and fewer than three in a hundred households clearing six figures, discretionary time and money are both tight. The nearly half of residents who rent here pay modest amounts by most standards, but when earnings are limited and jobs are scarce, even a low monthly rent leaves little cushion for an unplanned clinic visit that requires gas money and half a day off.
Those realities land hardest on people in their late teens and twenties, the years when sexual health screening is most consequential and most likely to get deferred when the highway out of town is the only route to care. The options listed on this page span in and around Grady, so knowing in advance which ones offer sliding-scale fees or accept Medicaid can mean the difference between scheduling an appointment and quietly talking yourself out of one. For the roughly half of Grady households that rent, often single adults or smaller households without a second income to absorb costs, a no-cost or low-cost option from the list here is worth identifying before a need becomes urgent.
Getting there
At 4.78/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Grady 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 71644 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 71644 area around Grady: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Grady alone.
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Grady? 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 Lincoln 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 Grady-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 Grady 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.
Closest is MCHC-Gould (10.3 mi), or order an at-home kit to 71644.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
Yes, community and public clinics test the uninsured, with sliding-scale fees.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Herpes, Trichomoniasis, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 403 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Arkansas average.
In Arkansas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Medical records are protected under federal HIPAA law, ask the clinic how it handles your information.
It's reassuring, but if you tested early in the window period, retest a few weeks later to be sure.
Most STIs have no symptoms, so testing is the only way to know your status, get early treatment, and avoid passing one on.
The sore can disappear on its own even though the infection remains; only testing confirms it's gone.
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