In Pulaski County, reported syphilis runs about 18% lower than the US average. Whether you need testing after a possible exposure or as part of routine care in Hooker, Missouri, you can visit a clinic for immediate answers and treatment or use an at-home kit for your own convenience. Options are listed below.
Available testing centers
6 testing options are listed for Hooker, MO. The nearest, Four Rivers Community Health Center, is about 5.5 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.
Four Rivers Community Health Center in Saint Robert runs on a sliding-scale fee structure and accepts Medicaid and insurance, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, rapid and conventional HIV, and hepatitis A, B, and C. With same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs and appointments required. PrEP and PEP are both available.
Plenty of testing sites leave HIV prevention medication to infectious-disease offices or primary care referrals. Four Rivers prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, keeping ongoing HIV prevention, whether a standing daily regimen or a post-exposure course, inside the same appointment where testing happens.
Four Rivers treats hepatitis C on-site, which means a confirmed diagnosis doesn't end with a lab result and a waiting game. The treatment relationship starts at the same clinic. Patients move from viral detection to a managed care plan without changing providers or navigating a separate specialty system.
Four Rivers tests for herpes and all three hepatitis strains (A, B, and C) alongside the standard gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV screen. That seven-pathogen panel means a single appointment surfaces exposures that a narrower clinic would simply leave undetected.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Mercy in Saint Robert pairs same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs like gonorrhea and chlamydia with a panel that extends beyond the basics to include herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB. Appointments are required, fees slide with income, and Medicare and Medicaid are accepted.
Post-exposure doxycycline for STI prevention, DoxyPEP, remains unavailable at most sexual health clinics, which still treat it as a specialist concern. Mercy prescribes it directly, meaning the gap between exposure and prevention doesn't require a separate appointment elsewhere.
Mercy's testing extends to herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB alongside the standard bacterial and HIV tests. Each of those additional pathogens has its own specimen type, detection window, and follow-up pathway. Staffing that workup in-house means results and next steps come from the same clinical team.
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Phelps Health in Waynesville requires an appointment for STI care, so scheduling ahead is the move, but that single visit covers the standard panel for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and fees scaled to income with Medicaid and insurance accepted.
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
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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 6 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Hooker, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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 Pulaski 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.
304 West Washington Avenue, Richland, MO 65556
CMS-certified lab
700 Gw Lane, Waynesville, MO 65583
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Hooker. 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, 82 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Hooker. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 19 offer telehealth.
James Eikermann, DO
Family medicine · 165 Park Drive, Saint Robert
Saima Jabeen, MD
Internal medicine · 608 Old Route 66, Saint Robert
Linda Morgan-Evans, MD
Family medicine · 881 Old Route 66, Saint Robert
Jerry Seiler, MD
Family medicine · 4430 Missouri Avenue, Fort Leonard Wood
Benny Thomas, DO
Family medicine · 215 North Street, Waynesville
Sellas Coble, DO
Internal medicine · 600 Blues Lake Parkway, Rolla
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 Hooker, 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.
5.6 mi Mercy Pharmacy Services
6.0 miMedley Pharmacy
8.9 miThe Health Pals Company
9.1 miHometown Pharmacy
9.3 miRPCS
9.6 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Hooker, 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 Hooker, 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
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
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 Pulaski County, the county that includes Hooker, compare with Missouri and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~23% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#21 of 115 Missouri counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 82% of the state
| Infection | Pulaski County | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 407 219 cases ▼ 18% | 498.6 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 92.9 50 cases ▼ 54% | 201.9 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 13 7 cases ▼ 40% | 21.5 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 9.3 5 cases ▼ 25% | 12.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 20.4 11 cases ▼ 40% | 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 Pulaski County, chlamydia has fallen from 572.7 to 407 per 100,000 (29%), gonorrhea has fallen from 155.7 to 92.9 per 100,000 (40%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 3.7 to 13 per 100,000 (251%).
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 Pulaski 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.
Pulaski County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Pulaski County residents living with HIV, 75% are in care · 65.6% 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 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 Pulaski County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
US Historic 66 threads through this corner of Pulaski County past Uranus and the Circus Sideshow Museum, a stretch where nearly three-quarters of households own their homes and typical rents stay well below $600 a month. Affordable by most measures, though a labor-force participation rate that leaves nearly half of adults outside regular employment means schedules here don't always follow a nine-to-five pattern. That workforce reality shapes when and how people can realistically pursue routine health care. For young adults in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI transmission tends to peak, the practical barrier isn't usually cost or coverage awareness; it's distance and timing.
Ozark Mountain Ranch and Lost Hill sit within a county that tracks STI trends carefully, and the single listed clinic reflects just how rural this corridor genuinely is. Almost half of adult residents are married, and household life here tends to run multigenerational and rooted, which makes periodic screening a reasonable expectation rather than an exception, whatever someone's relationship status. Knowing the drive before you need to make it is the practical first step.
Getting there
At 3.69/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Hooker 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 65550 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 65550 area around Hooker: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Hooker alone.
Hooker sits in Pulaski County, ZIP 65550. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Hooker? 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 Pulaski 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 Hooker-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 Hooker 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.
There are 4 options within a 30-mile drive.
Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
Public clinics serve people without insurance, often on a sliding scale.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Pulaski County reported ~407 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Missouri average.
At-home kits mail to 65550: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
In Missouri, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
No, symptoms mean test now; the window period only applies to symptom-free screening.
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