With reported gonorrhea in Chickasaw County running about 45% higher than the US average, you may want to consider testing if you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Okolona, Mississippi. Public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. See the options listed below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Okolona, MS. The nearest, Mississippi State Department of Health, is about 0.2 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.
Mississippi State Department of Health in Okolona requires an appointment and covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and TB testing in a single visit (alongside STI treatment, TB care, and HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines) on a sliding-scale fee that runs to zero.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A public safety-net rural health clinic in Okolona. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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North Mississippi Health Services in Okolona accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, with a fee structure that scales to what you can pay. Appointments cover gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, rapid and conventional HIV, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and care is available in Spanish.
North Mississippi Health Services tests for herpes and both hepatitis B and C alongside the core bacterial and HIV panel, which means a single appointment can surface infections that a shorter panel would leave undetected and unaddressed.
Many testing sites hand off HIV prevention to outside providers entirely, leaving patients to navigate a separate system. North Mississippi Health Services prescribes both PrEP and PEP on-site, keeping ongoing prevention within the same clinical relationship.
Care at North Mississippi Health Services is available directly in Spanish, so every question about symptoms, results, and next steps moves through a real clinical exchange rather than compressed through translation gaps.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Access Administrative Support in Nettleton bases its fees on a sliding scale tied to income, so cost is never a barrier to care. As a federally qualified health center, it offers STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia to patients regardless of their ability to pay.
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A public safety-net rural health clinic about 10 miles from Okolona. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Okolona, 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 Chickasaw 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.
220 West Main Street, Okolona, MS 38860
CMS-certified lab
1002 East Madison Street, Houston, MS 38851
CMS-certified lab
1002 East Madison Street, Houston, MS 38851
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Okolona. 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, 184 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Okolona. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 16 offer telehealth.
Donald Smith, DO
Family medicine · 119 Robertson Street, Okolona
Edmund Miller, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 5062 Raymond Avenue, Tupelo
Pami Taylor, MD
Internal medicine · 1265 Cliff Gookin Boulevard, Tupelo
Ethan Collier, MD
Family medicine · 404 Gilmore Drive, Amory
Pamela Lacy, MD
OB-GYN · 900 Earl Frye Boulevard, Amory
William Morgan, MD
Family medicine · 208 Country Club Road, Houston
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 Okolona, 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.
Okolona Pharmacy
0.1 miTotal Care Pharmacy of Okolona
0.5 miSuper Sav-on-Drugs
0.5 miHome Town Market
9.0 miMcDuffie Drug
9.3 miAccess Community Pharmacy
13 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Okolona, MS.
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 Okolona, 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 Chickasaw County, the county that includes Okolona, compare with Mississippi and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~31% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#37 of 82 Mississippi counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 55% of the state
| Infection | Chickasaw County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 687.8 116 cases ▼ 2% | 700.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 260.9 44 cases ▲ 4% | 251.1 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 94.9 16 cases ▲ 215% | 30.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 17.8 3 cases ▲ 9% | 16.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 148.2 25 cases ▲ 129% | 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 Chickasaw County, chlamydia has fallen from 1064 to 687.8 per 100,000 (35%), gonorrhea has fallen from 613.8 to 260.9 per 100,000 (57%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.8 to 94.9 per 100,000 (1536%).
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 Chickasaw 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.
Chickasaw County HIV care continuum (2023)
Chickasaw County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 21.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Chickasaw County residents living with HIV, 81.6% are in care · 76.3% 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 Chickasaw County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Martin Luther King Drive carries most of the town's daily traffic, and the cost of living along that corridor reflects what the numbers behind Okolona confirm: housing here is genuinely affordable, with typical rents well below what most Mississippi cities ask. That economic breathing room matters, though it exists alongside a labor market where fewer than half of residents are working or actively job-seeking. A pattern that shapes when and how people can realistically carve out time for health appointments. Nearly three in ten households are married-couple arrangements, but average household size still runs above three people, which means a lot of Okolona residents are managing shared living (adult relatives, children, blended arrangements) on budgets that leave little margin.
For younger adults still building relationships and navigating new partnerships, that combination of constrained schedules and tight household finances can quietly make a routine screening feel like a lower-order task than it is. The catch is that early detection rarely announces itself, and the years when it matters most tend to be exactly the years when life feels too busy to slow down for it. Knowing that in advance, and booking before the need feels urgent, is what keeps Wilson Park Tuesdays from turning into missed-window months.
Getting there
At 4.93/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Okolona 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 38860 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 38860 area around Okolona: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Okolona alone.
Okolona sits in Chickasaw County, ZIP 38860. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Okolona? 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 Chickasaw 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 an Okolona-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 Okolona 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.
The closest is Mississippi State Department of Health (0.2 mi); 8 options are within 30 miles.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
Yes, Mississippi State Department of Health (0.2 mi) offers free testing, and public clinics serve the uninsured.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 688 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Mississippi average.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 38860; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Mississippi, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
Start treatment, tell recent partners so they can test, avoid sex until cleared, and retest if advised, most STIs resolve with care.
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