In Phelps County, reported chlamydia runs about 43% lower than the US average. Whether you're preparing for a new relationship or managing ongoing care in Rolla, Missouri, you have options: community and public clinics may offer lower costs but private labs might provide faster results and more convenient scheduling. See the list below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Rolla, MO. The nearest, Pediatric Dentistry of the Ozarks, is about 0.4 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 federally qualified health center in Rolla. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Phelps-Maries County Health Department in Rolla runs on a sliding-scale fee structure and accepts both Medicaid and Medicare, making the standard panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV) reachable across income levels. Walk-ins are welcome, and same-visit treatment is available for bacterial infections.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Four Rivers Community Health Center in Rolla pairs rapid and conventional HIV testing with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis) on a sliding-scale fee accepted alongside Medicaid and private insurance. Appointments are required; PrEP and PEP are available on-site.
Four Rivers writes PrEP prescriptions and handles the follow-up lab work, the regular HIV and kidney-function monitoring that keeping a PrEP regimen safe actually requires. PEP is available as well, with the clinical staff to assess and prescribe rather than redirect.
For someone without a specialist or paying out of pocket, the gap between a positive hepatitis C antibody and access to direct-acting antivirals is often where care stalls. Four Rivers closes that gap, treatment is managed here, by the same clinical team that runs the diagnosis.
People who want clarity on more than gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV will find it here: Four Rivers tests for herpes and all three hepatitis strains, which is the right fit for anyone whose exposure history or symptoms point outside the standard panel.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Planned Parenthood Great Rivers in Rolla covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C testing on a sliding-scale fee, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and appointments required. Spanish and interpretation services available throughout.
Planned Parenthood Great Rivers offers Spanish-language services alongside broader interpretation access for other languages: meaning conversations about testing, results, and ongoing prevention happen in full, without compression or gaps that come from working across a language barrier.
As a Title X-funded site, Planned Parenthood Great Rivers provides legally confidential family planning and STI services to minors. A federal designation with real legal weight, not a clinic policy that can be revised, meaning a minor's care cannot be disclosed without their consent.
Tracking down PrEP or PEP through a separate provider often means delays, duplicate intake, and gaps in the medication timeline that matter. Planned Parenthood Great Rivers prescribes both on-site, so prevention stays continuous within the same care relationship handling your testing and treatment.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A safety-net rural health clinic about 2 miles from Rolla. 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 Rolla, 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 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 Phelps 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.
1000 West 10th, Rolla, MO 65401
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
1605 Martin Springs Drive, Suite 110B, Rolla, MO 65401
CMS-certified lab
10101 Stoltz Drive, Rolla, MO 65401
CMS-certified lab
814 South Bishop Avenue, Rolla, MO 65401
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Rolla. 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, 87 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Rolla. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 20 offer telehealth.
Sarfaraz Jasdanwala, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1003 Hauck Drive, Rolla
Oluyomi Olusanya, MD
Internal medicine · 1081 East 18th Street, Rolla
Anthony Kaczmarek, MD
Urology · 1428 Hwy 72 East, Rolla
Bohdan Lebedowicz, MD
Internal medicine · 1000 West 10th Street, Rolla
Ashish Moonat, MD
Internal medicine · 1000 West 10th Street, Rolla
Mohammad Daaif, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1000 West 10th Street, Rolla
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 Rolla, 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.
Sinks Pharmacy
0.8 mi
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0.9 mi South Central Missouri Community Health Center
1.0 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Rolla, 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 Rolla, 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
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
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions 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 Phelps County, the county that includes Rolla, compare with Missouri and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~46% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#44 of 115 Missouri counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 62% of the state
| Infection | Phelps County | Missouri | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 282.7 128 cases ▼ 43% | 498.6 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 81.7 37 cases ▼ 60% | 201.9 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 11 5 cases ▼ 49% | 21.5 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 4.4 2 cases ▼ 65% | 12.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 22.1 10 cases ▼ 35% | 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 Phelps County, chlamydia has risen from 268.8 to 282.7 per 100,000 (5%), gonorrhea has fallen from 121 to 81.7 per 100,000 (32%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 2.2 to 11 per 100,000 (400%).
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 Phelps 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.
Phelps County HIV care continuum (2020)
Phelps County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2020), against 10.6 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Phelps County residents living with HIV, 81.6% are in care · 73.7% 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 Phelps County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Along North Bishop Avenue, the apartment complexes filling the corridors between campus and town mark where a large share of Rolla's population lands first: students, young workers, and anyone piecing together a life on a tight income. With well over half of residents renting, many at the affordable end of the market, budgets leave little cushion for anything that feels optional. A $737-a-month rental near Kingshighway or out toward Blackberry Patch Subdivision doesn't leave much after groceries and utilities, which means a clinic visit with an out-of-pocket fee gets weighed against competing costs rather than scheduled automatically. The labor picture adds another layer.
Just over half of residents are in the workforce at all, and unemployment is real enough that irregular schedules and gig-style work are common. Making standard Monday-through-Friday clinic hours a genuine obstacle rather than a minor inconvenience. Younger adults navigating all of this (new partners, shifting living situations, coverage gaps) are exactly the people for whom a streamlined, low-cost testing option removes the most barriers. The options listed here vary by hours, fees, and distance precisely so that geography doesn't become the reason a test gets skipped entirely.
Getting there
At 6.23/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Rolla 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 65401 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 65401 area around Rolla: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Rolla alone.
Rolla sits in Phelps County, ZIP 65401. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Rolla? 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 Phelps 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 Rolla-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 Rolla 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.
Possibly, St. James, MO is close; compare it by distance against Pediatric Dentistry of the Ozarks.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Public clinics nearby offer free HIV 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 283 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Missouri average.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 65401; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
In Missouri, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
It depends: a blood draw covers HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis, while urine or a swab covers chlamydia and gonorrhea.
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