In Morgan County, Missouri, reported cases of chlamydia are around 57% lower than the US average. If you live in Laurie, Missouri, and need an STI test for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. The list below compares options.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Laurie, MO. The nearest, Central Ozarks Medical Center, is about 0.8 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.
Central Ozarks Medical Center in Gravois Mills runs by appointment, so scheduling ahead secures same-visit bacterial treatment alongside rapid and conventional HIV testing, hepatitis A/B/C, syphilis, herpes, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and TB. All on a sliding scale, with all services provided at no fee.
The no-fee structure at Central Ozarks Medical Center isn't limited to HIV testing: it extends to the complete slate: hepatitis treatment, TB care, STI treatment, PrEP, PEP, DoxyPEP, and both HPV and hepatitis vaccines. That single policy eliminates cost as a variable across every service on the clinic's list.
Central Ozarks Medical Center provides interpretation services for non-English languages as part of the clinical encounter itself: meaning medication adherence counseling, substance abuse treatment, and HIV/AIDS medical management are each conducted with language access present, not arranged after the fact.
Coordinating PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP across separate providers introduces gaps where coverage lapses. Central Ozarks Medical Center prescribes all three, so a prevention plan that requires more than one of those drugs doesn't require multiple stops to build it.
Languages
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
Tests offered
Serves
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Lake Regional Health System in Osage Beach accepts Medicaid and private insurance, with a fee schedule for others, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, rapid and conventional HIV, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB. By appointment, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections.
Plenty of testing-only clinics stop well short of prevention prescriptions, sending patients elsewhere to actually start PrEP or access PEP. Lake Regional Health System writes and manages both, PrEP for ongoing HIV prevention and PEP for post-exposure intervention, without redirecting patients to a separate provider.
Lake Regional Health System's panel adds herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C to the core gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV tests. Meaning a single appointment captures viral infections that a narrower panel would leave undetected and unaddressed.
Languages
English
Tests offered
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
COMC Hy-Vee Clinic in Osage Beach carries federally qualified health center standing, which means STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) is priced on a sliding scale tied to income. No appointment is needed to walk in and access that fee structure.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
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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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Laurie, 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 range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 76 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Laurie. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 9 offer telehealth.
Brandon Brown, MD
Family medicine · 156 Missouri Boulevard, Gravois Mills
Elizabeth Bowman, DO
Family medicine · 401 North Main Street, Gravois Mills
Kevin Byrne, DO
Internal medicine · 1075 Nichols Road, Osage Beach
James Neill, MD
Family medicine · 54 Hospital Drive, Osage Beach
Kevin Sidhu, DO
Family medicine · 54 Hospital Drive, Osage Beach
Virginia Nagy, MD
Family medicine · 54 Hospital Drive, Osage Beach
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 Laurie, 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.
Unlimited Endeavors
0.8 miEvans Drugs Sunrise Beach
5.8 miLake Ozark Pharmacy
9.9 miHy-Vee
10.0 miThe Lime in the Coconut Specialty Compounding Pharmacy
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12 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Laurie, 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 Laurie, 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.
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
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 Morgan County, the county that includes Laurie, compare with Missouri and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~10% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#66 of 115 Missouri counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 43% of the state
| Infection | Morgan County | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 213.9 47 cases ▼ 57% | 498.6 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 13.7 3 cases ▼ 93% | 201.9 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 9.1 2 cases ▼ 58% | 21.5 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 12.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 13.7 3 cases ▼ 59% | 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 Morgan County, chlamydia has risen from 166.6 to 213.9 per 100,000 (28%), gonorrhea has fallen from 71.4 to 13.7 per 100,000 (81%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 4.7 to 9.1 per 100,000 (94%).
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 Morgan 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.
Morgan County HIV care continuum (2023)
Morgan County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 10.6 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Morgan County residents living with HIV, 66.7% are in care · 55.6% 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 Morgan County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
The stretch of MO-5 that doubles as South Main Street tells you most of what you need to know about getting around Laurie: there are no sidewalks to a clinic, no bus pulling up, just your car and however far you're willing to drive. For a town where nearly two-thirds of residents own their homes and many have put down genuine roots, that driving is simply the deal, and options listed on this page reflect how spread out this corner of Morgan County is. That rootedness, though, coexists with a labor-force picture worth understanding. With only about a third of residents actively working, the adults who are employed tend to carry full schedules, and younger adults in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI risk runs highest and routine screening is most consequential, are often juggling the most unpredictable hours.
Low rent keeps housing reachable, but a paycheck stretched thin leaves little room for an appointment that requires a long drive and time off. What makes that drive worthwhile is knowing the options listed here include varied hours and fee structures, so a worker whose schedule opens mid-week or on a Saturday morning can find something that actually lines up. Morgan County's STI landscape makes that kind of flexibility less a convenience than a practical necessity.
Getting there
At 5.27/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Laurie 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 65037 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 65037 area around Laurie: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Laurie alone.
Laurie sits in Morgan County, ZIP 65037. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Laurie? 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 Morgan 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 Laurie-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 Laurie 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
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.
Morgan County reported ~214 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Missouri average.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 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.
Your results are part of your HIPAA-protected medical record; you can ask any clinic about its own privacy practices.
No; "everything" means a panel of several tests, and some need a repeat later to be conclusive.
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