Tishomingo County experiences reported gonorrhea cases about 70% lower than the United States average. If you live or visit Paden, Mississippi, for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, options include local clinics which may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, and many private labs which let you pay a flat self-pay price. Find your best match from the choices below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Paden, MS. The nearest, North Mississippi Primary Health Care, is about 2.3 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.
North Mississippi Primary Health Care in Tishomingo runs HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and TB testing free or on a sliding scale, with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance accepted; bacterial STIs are treated same visit, and an appointment is required.
Every service at North Mississippi Primary Health Care (testing, treatment, PrEP, PEP, hepatitis B and C management, TB care) is staffed and dispensed on-site, with providers who prescribe, monitor labs, and adjust treatment rather than hand off elsewhere. The fee structure reflects that depth: nothing owed at the door.
North Mississippi Primary Health Care offers Spanish services and interpretation for other languages directly through the clinic, which means symptom histories and medication instructions are exchanged with precision. Reducing the chance that a missed detail delays the right diagnosis or dosing.
Without a clinic that holds both PrEP and PEP on its own formulary, a gap between exposure and medication, or between a negative result and prevention, can stretch into weeks. North Mississippi Primary Health Care in Tishomingo prescribes, initiates, and follows both, so neither prevention pathway stalls waiting for a second provider.
Languages
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Care services
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Fees & payment
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
North Mississippi Health Services in Iuka is a full-service health network where STI care sits alongside primary and preventive medicine: meaning gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing, same-visit bacterial treatment, and sliding-scale fees are all handled by appointment, with Spanish-language care on staff.
Beyond the four standard infections, North Mississippi Health Services tests for herpes simplex, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C: each ordered and resulted through the clinic's own lab workflow, so a clinician reviews the fuller picture and can move directly to treatment or ongoing management without routing those results to a separate provider.
North Mississippi Health Services carries PrEP and PEP as standing clinical services: meaning anyone who needs a prescription, regular monitoring labs, or a provider to manage an ongoing PrEP regimen has a single appointment-based home for all of it, whether or not they have a regular doctor elsewhere.
Spanish-language services at North Mississippi Health Services are delivered by staff directly involved in clinical care, not routed through an on-call service, so patients discussing symptoms, treatment plans, or prevention options in Spanish are communicating with the same people documenting and acting on that information.
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English, Spanish
Tests offered
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Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
A public safety-net rural health clinic about 11 miles from Paden. 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 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Paden, 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 Tishomingo 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.
302 Kaki, Iuka, MS 38852
CMS-certified lab
296 Hwy 72, Burnsville, MS 38833
CMS-certified lab
1777 Curtis Drive, Iuka, MS 38852
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Paden. 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, 63 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Paden. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 13 offer telehealth.
Jennifer Thompson-Davis, MD
Family medicine · 1771 Curtis Drive, Iuka
Mai Ho, MD
Family medicine · 1777 Curtis Drive, Iuka
Nathaniel Sparks, MD
Family medicine · 1777 Curtis Drive, Iuka
Kelly Segars, MD
Family medicine · 1507 West Quitman Street, Iuka
Bradley Murray, MD
Family medicine · 302 Kaki Street, Iuka
Ben Kitchens, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 302 Kaki Street, Iuka
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 Paden, 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.
Gatlins Pharmacy
2.4 mi
10 mi Iuka Pharmacy Services
11 miSquare Pharmacy and Gifts of Belmont
11 miBurns
11 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Paden, 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 Paden, 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 Tishomingo County, the county that includes Paden, compare with Mississippi and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~35% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#80 of 82 Mississippi counties for chlamydia, among the lowest in the state
| Infection | Tishomingo County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 216.1 40 cases ▼ 69% | 700.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 54 10 cases ▼ 78% | 251.1 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 27 5 cases ▼ 10% | 30.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 16.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 43.2 8 cases ▼ 33% | 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 Tishomingo County, chlamydia has fallen from 217.5 to 216.1 per 100,000 (1%), gonorrhea has fallen from 106.1 to 54 per 100,000 (49%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.3 to 27 per 100,000 (409%).
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 Tishomingo 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.
Tishomingo County HIV care continuum (2022)
Tishomingo County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 21.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Tishomingo County residents living with HIV, 77.8% are in care · 66.7% 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 Tishomingo County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
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Local context
Paden's homeowner-heavy neighborhoods sit quietly off Main Street, where most households run large: multiple people under one roof, a mix of working and non-working adults navigating a labor market where a significant share of residents aren't currently employed. That economic pressure is real, and it shapes how people weigh anything that costs time or money, including preventive health care. With roughly a third of Paden's population in the years when STI transmission peaks, late teens and twenties on through their early thirties, accessible screening matters.
The small slice of households earning comfortably means cost is a live concern for most families, and when work schedules are irregular, a reality for a community with high unemployment and a labor force that skews part-time or seasonal, weekday clinic hours can be a genuine obstacle. The options listed on this page span a range of hours, fees, and distances from Paden, and that range is the point: someone living near the Hwy 30 corridor who can only leave on a weekend afternoon and someone stretched thin on rent both have different constraints. listed options, varying cost structures and appointment windows, means the search for the right fit along MS 25 doesn't have to start and end in the same dead end.
Getting there
At 3.02/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Paden 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 38873 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 38873 area around Paden: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Paden alone.
Paden sits in Tishomingo County, ZIP 38873. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Paden? 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 Tishomingo 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 Paden-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 Paden 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, and public clinics are free either way.
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.
Tishomingo County reported ~216 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Mississippi average.
At-home kits mail to 38873: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
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.
Often, yes, especially throat and rectal infections, which is why site-specific testing matters.
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