Gonorrhea in Smith County runs about 30% higher than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or prefer regular testing, Sylvarena, Mississippi has options: community clinics that are often low-cost or free, and private labs that may offer faster results with more flexible scheduling. See the list below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Sylvarena, MS. The nearest, Jasper General Hospital, is about 5.7 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 6 miles from Sylvarena. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Mississippi State Department of Health in Bay Springs tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, and treats bacterial STIs at the same appointment: with sliding-scale fees, Medicaid and insurance accepted, and HIV testing available at no charge. Appointments are required.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Family Health Care Clinic in Raleigh tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, HIV, hepatitis A, C, and TB, treating bacterial STIs the same visit, on a sliding scale accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. Appointments are required.
When hepatitis C care requires a separate specialist, weeks pass between a positive result and the first dose of treatment, and some patients never close that gap. Family Health Care Clinic carries treatment on-site, so the conversation about antivirals happens at the same practice where the diagnosis is made.
Family Health Care Clinic's panel extends to herpes and hepatitis A and C alongside HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. A standing capability that serves anyone without a regular provider who needs a thorough picture rather than a partial one, all on a sliding-scale fee structure.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
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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 6 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Sylvarena, 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 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 Smith 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.
15 South Sixth Street, Bay Springs, MS 39422
CMS-certified lab
347 Magnolia Drive, Raleigh, MS 39153
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Sylvarena. 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, 79 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Sylvarena. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 17 offer telehealth.
A. Lay, MD
Family medicine · 27 South 6th Street, Bay Springs
Jasmeet Kaur, DO
Internal medicine · 342 Magnolia Drive, Raleigh
Zinat Khandekar, MD
Family medicine · 226 Whiteoak Avenue, Raleigh
Meredith Sloan, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 300 3rd Avenue Southeast, Magee
Benjamin Moore, MD
OB-GYN · 360 Simpson Hwy 149, Magee
Charles Pruitt, MD
Family medicine · 376 Simpson Hwy 149, Magee
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 Sylvarena, 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.
Standard Drug Store
5.7 miLittles Pharmacy
8.4 miFreds Xpress
13 miRandys House of Medicine
13 miT&H Healthcare Solutions
13 miK's Discount Drugs
21 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Sylvarena, 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 Sylvarena, 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
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
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 Smith County, the county that includes Sylvarena, compare with Mississippi and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~22% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#49 of 82 Mississippi counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 40% of the state
| Infection | Smith County | Mississippi | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 567.4 80 cases ▼ 19% | 700.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 234.1 33 cases ▼ 7% | 251.1 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 28.4 4 cases ▼ 6% | 30.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 7.1 1 cases ▼ 56% | 16.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 28.4 4 cases ▼ 56% | 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 Smith County, chlamydia has fallen from 612.3 to 567.4 per 100,000 (7%), gonorrhea has fallen from 443.4 to 234.1 per 100,000 (47%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 28.2 to 28.4 per 100,000 (1%).
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 Smith 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.
Smith County HIV care continuum (2021)
Smith County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2021), against 21.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Smith County residents living with HIV, 85.2% are in care · 70.4% 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 Smith County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Sylvarena's Jesus Name Church community anchors a town where nearly everyone owns their home, households run large, and neighbors tend to know each other across generations. That rootedness shapes daily rhythms in ways that matter for health: with more than half of working-age adults outside the formal labor force and a substantial share of households earning well above the county median, the population here spans a wide range of schedules and financial situations. Some with flexibility, others without.
What that mix means practically is that younger adults, people in their late teens and twenties building relationships and navigating new independence, may have very different windows for getting screened depending on whether they're working full-time, managing a household of nearly four people, or relying on a single vehicle down Highway 18. None of that makes screening less important, Smith County's STI figures reflect real transmission happening in communities just like this one. The most useful move for anyone in Sylvarena is to check the closest listed option for telehealth or mail-based testing, since both eliminate the Highway 18 drive altogether and fit within whatever hours the week actually holds.
Getting there
At 7.33/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Sylvarena 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 39422 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 39422 area around Sylvarena: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Sylvarena alone.
Sylvarena sits in Smith County, ZIP 39422. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Sylvarena? 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 Smith 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 Sylvarena-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 Sylvarena 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
Mississippi State Department of Health, about 6.1 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Smith County reported ~567 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Mississippi average.
At-home kits mail to 39422: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
In Mississippi, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Untreated chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and fertility problems, caught early, it's cured with antibiotics.
Usually urine or a swab for chlamydia/gonorrhea, and blood for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis.
Go to an ER or call RAINN (800-656-4673); they provide testing, PEP, and support right away.
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