Pearl River County reports syphilis cases at about 42% higher than the US average. If you're considering testing before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care in Poplarville, Mississippi, you'll find public clinics offer lower costs, private labs provide faster results, and at-home kits skip the clinic visit. See the options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Poplarville, MS. The nearest, Children's International, is about 1.5 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.
A public safety-net rural health clinic about 2 miles from Poplarville. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Southeast Mississippi Rural Health Initiative in Lumberton accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance, with a sliding-scale fee that adjusts for income: covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and both rapid and conventional HIV testing, by appointment.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Louisiana Department of Health in Bogalusa waives fees entirely, every service, every visit, no sliding scale to navigate. The standard panel covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and rapid or conventional HIV testing, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. An appointment is required.
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Listing verified Jun 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Our Lady of the Angels Hospital in Bogalusa accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, with a standard fee schedule for the uninsured, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B and C, TB, and both rapid and conventional HIV testing. By appointment, with Spanish-language care on-site.
Without Spanish-language care at the point of treatment, a diagnosis can stall. A follow-up question goes unanswered, a medication instruction lands wrong, a second visit never happens. At Our Lady of the Angels Hospital, Spanish is carried through counseling and clinical care, so nothing requiring follow-through gets lost between languages.
Testing positive for hepatitis C at a clinic that can only hand off the result leaves a patient to navigate treatment independently. Our Lady of the Angels Hospital closes that gap: hepatitis C treatment is delivered on-site, keeping diagnosis and ongoing viral management connected.
A stripped-down panel stops at gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. Leaving herpes and hepatitis unaddressed unless a patient knows to ask elsewhere. Our Lady of the Angels Hospital runs a wider screen, adding herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB to the standard panel in a single appointment.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A public safety-net rural health clinic about 20 miles from Poplarville. 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 Poplarville, 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 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 Pearl River 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.
305 West Moody Street, Poplarville, MS 39470
CMS-certified lab
1407 South Main Street, Poplarville, MS 39470
CMS-certified lab
6353 Hwy 11N, Picayune, MS 39466
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Poplarville. 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, 47 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Poplarville. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 15 offer telehealth.
Brett Robbins, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1407 South Main Street, Poplarville
Rebecca Lauderdale, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 6941 Hwy 11, Carriere
Keisha Harvey, MD
Family medicine · 2781 South Columbia Street, Bogalusa
Kevin Plaisance, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 2781 South Columbia Street, Bogalusa
Garland Anderson Ii, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1416 Gobbler Head Drive, Bogalusa
Gary Agena, MD
OB-GYN · 433 Plaza Street, Bogalusa
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 Poplarville, 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.
Pearl River Drug
1.0 miBoones Pharmacy
1.3 miFamily Drug Mart of Poplarville
2.0 miJohns' Discount Drugs
12 miSumralls Pharmacy
19 miNielsens Pharmacy
20 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Poplarville, 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 Poplarville, 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 $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or 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 Pearl River County, the county that includes Poplarville, compare with Mississippi and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~49% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#73 of 82 Mississippi counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 11% of the state
| Infection | Pearl River County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 338.1 196 cases ▼ 52% | 700.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 129.4 75 cases ▼ 48% | 251.1 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 22.4 13 cases ▼ 26% | 30.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 1.7 1 cases ▼ 90% | 16.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 32.8 19 cases ▼ 49% | 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 Pearl River County, chlamydia has fallen from 443.5 to 338.1 per 100,000 (24%), gonorrhea has fallen from 240.4 to 129.4 per 100,000 (46%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 3.6 to 22.4 per 100,000 (522%).
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 Pearl River 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.
Pearl River County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Pearl River County residents living with HIV, 70.3% are in care · 64% 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 Pearl River County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Poplarville's college district pulls in a steady stream of young adults whose schedules rarely follow a predictable pattern: early classes, part-time shifts, and the kind of informal household arrangements that come with nearly half the town renting rather than owning. Those renters, many of them people in their late teens and twenties, tend to cycle through the area on shorter timelines, making it easy for routine health care to go unscheduled. That transience pairs with a workforce picture worth noting: fewer than half of residents are in the labor force at any given time, which sounds like flexibility but often means irregular hours and no employer-based health plan nudging anyone toward a clinic visit. With rent staying modest and households running large, the financial pressure to skip anything that feels optional is real.
Even when a chlamydia or gonorrhea test is anything but. The harder truth for Poplarville is that the options listed on this page require getting in a car. MS 53 heading south or US 11 in either direction will carry you to the nearest available sites, and the range listed here (varying by cost, hours, and services offered) means someone with a free morning can find a different fit than someone squeezing in a lunch break. The variety matters precisely because the drive is non-negotiable.
Getting there
At 6.94/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Poplarville 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 39470 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 39470 area around Poplarville: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Poplarville alone.
Poplarville sits in Pearl River County, ZIP 39470. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Poplarville? 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 Pearl River 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 Poplarville-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 Poplarville 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.
There are 6 options within a 30-mile drive.
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.
Pearl River County reported ~338 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.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
Herpes isn't in standard panels unless you have symptoms, a sore can be swabbed, or a blood test discussed with a provider.
A urine test or swab finds trichomoniasis, one of the most treatable STIs.
Go to an ER or call RAINN (800-656-4673); they provide testing, PEP, and support right away.
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