In Newton County, Missouri, the rate of reported syphilis runs about 27% lower than the US average. Whether you're starting a new relationship or managing ongoing care in Redings Mill, Missouri, you have options to weigh. Local clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. Find your choices below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Redings Mill, MO. The nearest, Mercy, is about 0.9 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.
Mercy in Joplin accepts Medicaid and most insurance, with fees for uninsured patients on a sliding scale, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB. Appointment required, same-visit treatment for bacterial infections.
Mercy carries both PrEP, daily tenofovir-based regimens that reduce HIV transmission risk when taken consistently, and PEP for post-exposure prevention. Ongoing PrEP monitoring, including the required HIV and kidney-function labs, is managed here rather than handed off elsewhere.
Leaving herpes or hepatitis undetected means a separate appointment at a separate facility, and a gap where transmission continues. Mercy tests for herpes simplex, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C alongside the standard bacterial panel, closing that gap in one visit.
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Lafayette House in Joplin welcomes walk-ins for STI screening, meaning no appointment stands between anyone and same-day care. Backed by federal FQHC standing, it applies a sliding-scale fee structure so cost adjusts to income. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing.
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Community Clinic of Southwest Missouri in Joplin tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee (Medicare, Medicaid, and insurance all accepted) with walk-ins welcome and same-visit treatment available for bacterial infections.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
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 Redings Mill, 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 Newton 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.
1102 West 32nd Street, Joplin, MO 64804
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
3415 Mcintosh Circle, Joplin, MO 64804
CMS-certified lab
1801 West 32nd St B101, Joplin, MO 64804
CMS-certified lab
2829 South Jackson Avenue, Joplin, MO 64804
CMS-certified lab
3401 Mcintosh Circle, Suite 200, Joplin, MO 64804
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Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Redings Mill. 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, 164 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Redings Mill. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 29 offer telehealth.
Maria Fe Bruce, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 202 East 50th Street, Joplin
Samuel Turner, DO Telehealth
Internal medicine · 702 East 34th Street, Joplin
Namrata Susarla, MD
Internal medicine · 702 East 34th Street, Joplin
Uwe Schmidt, MD
Infectious disease · 3315 Mcintosh Circle, Joplin
Asad Al-Rawashdeh, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 522 West 32nd Street, Joplin
Brandon Gibson, DO
Internal medicine · 3202 Mcintosh Circle, Joplin
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 Redings Mill, MO 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.
Mercy Pharmacy Joplin
1.2 mi
2.4 mi 
2.4 mi Family Pharmacy
2.5 miOzark Center Pharmacy Ii
2.5 miSCPG Missouri
2.6 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Redings Mill, MO.
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 Redings Mill, 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 $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
$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 Newton County, the county that includes Redings Mill, compare with Missouri and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~36% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#27 of 115 Missouri counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 77% of the state
| Infection | Newton County | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 352.7 214 cases ▼ 29% | 498.6 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 90.6 55 cases ▼ 55% | 201.9 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 11.5 7 cases ▼ 47% | 21.5 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 6.6 4 cases ▼ 47% | 12.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 19.8 12 cases ▼ 41% | 33.8 | 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 Newton County, chlamydia has risen from 317.1 to 352.7 per 100,000 (11%), gonorrhea has fallen from 127.9 to 90.6 per 100,000 (29%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 15.3 to 11.5 per 100,000 (25%).
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 Newton County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: Missouri 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.
Newton County HIV care continuum (2023)
Newton County recorded 9.9 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 10.6 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Newton County residents living with HIV, 87% are in care · 84.8% 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 Newton County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Redings Mill traces its identity to the mill operations that once powered the community along its waterways, a legacy visible in how the town is laid out and in the conversations longtime residents still have about the area's working past. That practical, straightforward character carries into how health care happens here. Residents tend to value direct access and honest information when it comes to medical needs, including STI testing. The clinics and providers listed on this page serve people who want to know their status without fanfare, and confidentiality is simply how the work gets done.
Young adults in their late teens through their thirties make up a meaningful part of Redings Mill's population, and many of them approach sexual health with the same matter-of-fact attitude the town itself embodies. Routine testing (whether someone is starting a relationship, switching partners, or simply being thorough) fits naturally into regular health care for people at that stage of life. Testing in and around Redings Mill reflects that reality: straightforward, accessible, and treated as ordinary preventive care rather than a crisis response. When someone decides to get tested, the process is quick and the results stay private.
Providers here understand that people have different reasons for seeking screening, different schedules, and different comfort levels with where they go. That flexibility, combined with the town's general no-nonsense approach to practical matters, means testing happens on terms that work for each person.
Getting there
At 7.78/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Redings Mill 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 64804 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 64804 area around Redings Mill: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Redings Mill alone.
Redings Mill sits in Newton County, ZIP 64804. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Redings Mill? 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 Newton County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Missouri 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 Redings Mill-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 Redings Mill 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 Missouri 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 Missouri, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Missouri 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 MissouriSource: 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 Mercy (0.9 mi); 7 options are within 30 miles.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
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 353 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Missouri average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Missouri, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
HPV and hepatitis B vaccines prevent those infections, ask a provider if you're due.
Yes, test after the window period, and if HIV exposure is a concern, ask about PEP within 72 hours.
Screening checks when you have no symptoms; diagnostic testing confirms a cause when you do. The lab tests are often the same.
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