In Ouachita Parish, there are about 35 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 residents. If you are in Sterlington, Louisiana and need a one-time concern or regular check-ups, choose from local clinics or private labs. Clinics may bill insurance, while labs offer flat self-pay pricing.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Sterlington, LA. The nearest, Morehouse General Hospital, is about 10.2 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 community safety-net rural health clinic about 10 miles from Sterlington. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
CommuniHealth Services - Behavioral Health Wellness Clinic, in Bastrop, welcomes walk-in patients for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified standing backs its sliding-scale fees, so a single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing with costs adjusted to your income.
Tests offered
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A public safety-net rural health clinic about 10 miles from Sterlington. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Louisiana Department of Health in Bastrop tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee, with Medicaid and private insurance also accepted. Bacterial STIs treated same visit, and appointments are required.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Communihealth Services in Bastrop runs rapid and conventional HIV testing alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB screening, all on a sliding-scale fee accepted by Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance. Appointments are required, and care is delivered in Spanish.
Communihealth Services tests for both hepatitis B and hepatitis C, extending the panel well past gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. Hepatitis B vaccination is also available on-site, so a reactive antibody result doesn't leave a gap in what comes next.
Spanish-language care at Communihealth Services is staffed into the clinical encounter itself: counseling, STI prevention education, and treatment discussions happen in Spanish as a primary operational mode, not routed through a secondary channel after the visit begins.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
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 10 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Sterlington, 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 value: single tests
$49 & up
Best range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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 Ouachita Parish, 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.
3401 Magnolia Cove, Monroe, LA 71203
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
503 Mcmillan Road, West Monroe, LA 71291
CMS-certified lab
1691 Bienville Drive, Monroe, LA 71201
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Sterlington. 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, 125 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Sterlington. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 14 offer telehealth.
Tonya Hunter, MD
OB-GYN · 8649 Hwy 165 North 1, Monroe
Brian Calhoun, MD
Family medicine · 4400 Old Sterlington Road, Monroe
David Barnes, MD
Family medicine · 3400 Medical Park Drive, Monroe
Joe Henry, MD
Family medicine · 3424 Medical Park Drive, Monroe
Michael Watson, MD
Family medicine · 3510 Magnolia Cv, Monroe
James Stockstill, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 3510 Magnolia Cv, Monroe
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 Sterlington, LA 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.
Medic Pharmacy of Bastrop
0.2 miVital Care of Northeast la
8.4 miBrookshire's Pharmacy
8.4 mi
8.4 mi 
9.6 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Sterlington, LA.
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 Sterlington, 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
$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
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 Ouachita Parish, the parish that includes Sterlington, compare with Louisiana and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~25% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#16 of 64 Louisiana counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 75% of the state
| Infection | Ouachita Parish | Louisiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 899.3 1,417 cases ▲ 13% | 792.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 346.5 546 cases ▲ 20% | 288.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 52.7 83 cases ▲ 102% | 26.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 22.2 35 cases ▲ 13% | 19.6 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 99 156 cases ▲ 88% | 52.6 | 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 Ouachita Parish, chlamydia has risen from 763.9 to 899.3 per 100,000 (18%), gonorrhea has fallen from 438.4 to 346.5 per 100,000 (21%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 23.1 to 52.7 per 100,000 (128%).
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 Ouachita Parish.
Local HIV snapshot
Ouachita Parish HIV care continuum (2023)
Ouachita Parish recorded 34.5 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 22.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Ouachita Parish residents living with HIV, 78.3% are in care · 67.8% 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 Ouachita Parish tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
Sterlington Recreation Center anchors the kind of town where most households are raising children together: larger families, a majority of adults married, and a community split almost evenly between owners and renters. That tenure mix matters: the renters here, many managing tight monthly budgets at rents that still consume a real share of take-home pay, face the same cost calculations around healthcare that renters everywhere do, and a bill for an unexpected clinic visit can quietly tip the scales against going at all. The options listed on this page include several low- and no-cost choices that remove that particular hesitation.
Ouachita Parish's STI numbers give context to why access counts locally. Younger adults, people in their late teens and twenties forming new relationships or navigating transitions, represent a meaningful slice of Sterlington's population, and they're the ones for whom a complicated trip or an inconvenient schedule most often means a test simply doesn't happen. The labor-force participation rate here means many residents are working; options listed on this page include evening and weekend hours, so the drive along US 165 can fit a day that's already full.
Getting there
At 6.02/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Sterlington 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 71280 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 71280 area around Sterlington: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Sterlington alone.
Sterlington sits in Ouachita Parish, ZIP 71280. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Sterlington? 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 Ouachita Parish: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Louisiana 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 Sterlington-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 Sterlington 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 Louisiana 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 Louisiana, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Louisiana 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 LouisianaSource: 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.
Closest is Morehouse General Hospital (10.2 mi), or order an at-home kit to 71280.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Yes, community and public clinics test the uninsured, with sliding-scale fees.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 899 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Louisiana average.
In Louisiana, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
Likely yes, if you were past the window period; otherwise retest, and keep up routine screening with new partners.
A urine sample or a swab (genital, throat, or rectal) detects gonorrhea, often tested alongside chlamydia.
Start treatment, tell recent partners so they can test, avoid sex until cleared, and retest if advised, most STIs resolve with care.
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