Jackson County reports about 16 syphilis cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. If you are in Pascagoula, Mississippi and concerned about STIs, whether for a one-time check-up or regular testing, you have options. Public clinics offer low-cost testing, private labs deliver faster results, and at-home kits provide convenience but require patience for results. Check the list below for more information on what Pascagoula, Mississippi offers.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Pascagoula, MS. The nearest, Mississippi State Department of Health, is about 0.3 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.
Mississippi State Department of Health in Pascagoula tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, treating bacterial infections the same visit when results warrant it. Fees run on a sliding scale with Medicaid and private insurance also accepted. An appointment is required.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Singing River in Pascagoula runs STI testing and treatment through a full-service health system, folding gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, rapid and conventional HIV, hepatitis B and C, and TB into one sliding-scale visit: no appointment required, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and PrEP and PEP on offer.
Testing-only clinics rarely carry the clinical infrastructure to prescribe PrEP or PEP, those conversations typically get handed off elsewhere. Singing River writes both prescriptions in-house, so prevention and testing happen at the same address with the same care team.
Singing River treats hepatitis C on-site, which means a positive result doesn't stall out waiting for a specialist referral. The path from diagnosis to treatment stays within the same clinic.
Singing River tests for hepatitis B and C alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, so chronic viral infections that share transmission routes get screened in the same visit. Catching conditions that a narrower panel would leave unexamined.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Coastal Family Health Center in Moss Point runs on sliding-scale fees with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance accepted, covering a broad panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB) by appointment, with care available in Spanish.
Many clinics cap their testing at the four-infection standard (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia) and leave patients to sort out the rest elsewhere. Coastal Family Health Center extends the panel to herpes, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, so a single appointment covers exposures that often go unchecked.
Coastal Family Health Center prescribes and manages both PrEP and PEP on-site, which means ongoing prevention medication is a clinic relationship rather than a separate errand. Patients can build adherence support directly into the same appointments where they test.
For a patient whose primary language is Spanish (navigating a new diagnosis, working through a medication plan, or simply lacking a regular English-speaking provider) Coastal Family Health Center delivers the full clinical visit in Spanish, keeping every conversation direct and clinically precise.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Vancleave Health Center, in Vancleave, welcomes walk-in patients for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified status anchors its sliding-scale fee structure, adjusting costs to income across the board. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing for anyone who needs it.
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A community safety-net rural health clinic about 13 miles from Pascagoula. 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 Pascagoula, 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 Jackson 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.
2809 Denny Avenue, Pascagoula, MS 39581
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
3101 Denny Avenue, 3rd Floor/Radiology, Pascagoula, MS 39581
CMS-certified lab
819 Desoto Street, Ocean Springs, MS 39564
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Pascagoula. 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, 141 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Pascagoula. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 37 offer telehealth.
Juan Del Cid Fratti, MD
Internal medicine · 3616 Hospital Street, Pascagoula
Gregory Fox, MD
Family medicine · 4211 Hospital Street, Pascagoula
Raymond Beiner, DO
Family medicine · 2809 Denny Avenue, Pascagoula
Rolando Barnes, DO
Family medicine · 2819 Denny Avenue, Pascagoula
Fang Weng, MD
OB-GYN · 4507 Hospital Street, Pascagoula
Laura Sanford, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 4603 Hospital Street, Pascagoula
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 Pascagoula, 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.
RX Express Pharmacy of Pascagoula
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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 Pascagoula, 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 Jackson County, the county that includes Pascagoula, compare with Mississippi and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~27% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#48 of 82 Mississippi counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 41% of the state
| Infection | Jackson County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 567.7 831 cases ▼ 19% | 700.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 196.1 287 cases ▼ 22% | 251.1 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 15.7 23 cases ▼ 48% | 30.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 6.1 9 cases ▼ 63% | 16.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 22.5 33 cases ▼ 65% | 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 Jackson County, chlamydia has fallen from 598.2 to 567.7 per 100,000 (5%), gonorrhea has fallen from 467.7 to 196.1 per 100,000 (58%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 23 to 15.7 per 100,000 (32%).
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 Jackson 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.
Jackson County HIV care continuum (2023)
Jackson County recorded 13.7 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 21.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Jackson County residents living with HIV, 72.3% are in care · 65.3% 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 Jackson County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Moss Point residents making the drive up US 90 into Pascagoula tend to clock long days when they work, because with more than four in ten households renting at rates well under the national average and an unemployment picture that leaves a meaningful share of working-age adults outside the labor force entirely, schedules here are shaped less by nine-to-five predictability and more by shift availability, gig hours, and stretches of economic uncertainty. That kind of week leaves little room for appointments that require careful planning around a single window. Those pressures land hardest on Pascagoula's younger adults, the people in their late teens and twenties who are statistically most likely to encounter chlamydia, gonorrhea, or syphilis during the years they are most sexually active.
Jackson County's STI figures reflect that reality, and a city where most households are small and fewer than four in ten adults are married means a substantial share of those younger residents are navigating relationships, new partners, and reproductive health decisions without the household stability that sometimes makes routine care easier to prioritize. Someone catching a midday gap near Downtown Plaza Park and someone with a tight budget in a rental near MS 613 are likely looking at different best fits, and the range here makes finding one genuinely workable.
Getting there
At 7.45/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Pascagoula 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 39581 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 39581 area around Pascagoula: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Pascagoula alone.
Pascagoula sits in Jackson County, ZIP 39581. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Pascagoula? 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 Jackson 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 Pascagoula-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 Pascagoula 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.
Possibly, Biloxi, MS is close; compare it by distance against Mississippi State Department of Health.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
Yes, public clinics in the area offer free or low-cost testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 568 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Mississippi average.
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.
There's no cure, but antivirals manage symptoms well and reduce transmission.
It's cured with antibiotics; treating partners together prevents reinfection.
Yes, test after the window period, and if HIV exposure is a concern, ask about PEP within 72 hours.
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