Gonorrhea reporting in Union County is 39% lower than the US average. If you've had a recent risk, or simply test on a regular schedule, in Myrtle, Mississippi, you can choose from clinics that bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, or private labs that let you pay a flat self-pay price. Look over your options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Myrtle, MS. The nearest, ARcare, is about 6.4 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.
ARcare in New Albany schedules appointments for STI testing (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and rapid HIV) so visits move without a wait. Bacterial infections can be treated the same day, and HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines are available on a sliding-scale fee accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance.
Languages
English
Tests offered
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
North Mississippi Health Services in New Albany tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C on a sliding-scale fee structure that accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. Bacterial infections are treated at the same visit; an appointment is required.
Many testing sites stop at the four-infection minimum (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia) and leave herpes and hepatitis B or C for a separate referral. North Mississippi Health Services runs all seven on one panel, so a complete picture of your status doesn't require a second appointment elsewhere.
Starting PrEP at North Mississippi Health Services means the clinic handles the baseline labs, writes the prescription, and schedules the follow-up HIV and kidney-function monitoring that the regimen requires. All within the same practice rather than split across multiple providers.
Plenty of clinics reach the limits of their Spanish capacity the moment a visit moves past check-in. North Mississippi Health Services delivers care in Spanish directly, so the clinical conversation (history, results, treatment options) stays intact without filtering through a workaround.
Languages
English, Spanish
Tests offered
Serves
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
A public safety-net rural health clinic about 7 miles from Myrtle. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
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 6 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Myrtle, 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 Union 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.
509 Hwy 15 South, New Albany, MS 38652
CMS-certified lab
216 Oxford Road, New Albany, MS 38652
CMS-certified lab
117 Fairfield Drive, New Albany, MS 38652
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Myrtle. 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, 144 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Myrtle. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 13 offer telehealth.
Leody Bautista, MD
OB-GYN · 726 Coulter Drive, New Albany
Samuel Holdiness, MD
Internal medicine · 400 Doctors Drive, New Albany
James Bullock, MD
Family medicine · 216 Oxford Road, New Albany
Stormi Valentine
Family medicine · 180 Park Plaza Drive, New Albany
Gregory Mitchell, MD
OB-GYN · 117 Fairfield Drive, New Albany
Samuel Metcalf, MD
Internal medicine · 118 Fairfield Drive, New Albany
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 Myrtle, MS 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.
Magnolia Drugs
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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 Myrtle, 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
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
$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
How reported STI rates in Union County, the county that includes Myrtle, compare with Mississippi and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~26% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#68 of 82 Mississippi counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 17% of the state
| Infection | Union County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 378.3 107 cases ▼ 46% | 700.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 109.6 31 cases ▼ 56% | 251.1 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 38.9 11 cases ▲ 29% | 30.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 14.1 4 cases ▼ 13% | 16.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 63.6 18 cases ▼ 2% | 64.8 | 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 Union County, chlamydia has fallen from 518.4 to 378.3 per 100,000 (27%), gonorrhea has fallen from 298.8 to 109.6 per 100,000 (63%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 10.8 to 38.9 per 100,000 (260%).
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 Union County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: Mississippi 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.
Union County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Union County residents living with HIV, 81.1% are in care · 73% 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 Union County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Heipsy Hills sits at the quieter edge of Myrtle, where younger adults are settling into early household life, some sharing space with family or roommates given the generous average household size here, others navigating relationships that are still taking shape. That life stage brings a real need for routine screening, and Myrtle's profile makes the practical side of that worth thinking through clearly. With nearly two-thirds of residents owning their homes and typical rents well under seven hundred dollars, housing costs here are genuinely modest by most measures. But just over one in eight households clears six figures, which means most families are budgeting carefully, and a fee that looks small on paper can still register.
Labor-force participation runs below the national norm, so the week's schedule may not follow a predictable nine-to-five pattern, either through part-time work, caregiving duties, or periods of job searching. For people in their late teens and twenties, who account for a meaningful share of Myrtle's population and represent the years when STI transmission peaks, an option that doesn't require rearranging childcare or borrowing a car twice becomes genuinely important. Knowing in advance which locations offer walk-in hours or sliding-scale fees, before you need the appointment, is what makes that drive happen once rather than get postponed indefinitely.
Getting there
At 3.28/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Myrtle 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 38650 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 38650 area around Myrtle: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Myrtle alone.
Myrtle sits in Union County, ZIP 38650. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Myrtle? 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 Union County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Mississippi 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 Myrtle-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 Myrtle 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 Mississippi 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 Mississippi, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Mississippi 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 MississippiSource: 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.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Union County reported ~378 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Mississippi average.
In Mississippi, 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.
Yes, site matters; oral/anal exposure needs a throat or rectal swab, which urine testing won't catch.
Reassuring if you tested after the window, just retest if it was early, and screen again with new partners.
Get treated, notify partners, pause sex until cleared, and follow up, the infection is manageable.
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