Chlamydia cases are about 59% higher in Bradley County than the US average. If you're in Warren, Arkansas and considering testing after an exposure or for routine care, your options each have different advantages. Some public clinics offer lower costs, other choices prioritize speed, and some tests can be done at home.
Available testing centers
6 testing options are listed for Warren, AR. The nearest, Bradley County Medical Center, 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 safety-net rural health clinic in Warren. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Mainline Health Systems in Warren pairs gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, TB, and conventional HIV testing with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs and TB, on a sliding-scale fee accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. By appointment, with Spanish-language care available.
Plenty of clinics manage Spanish-speaking patients through third-party lines or scheduled interpreters, arrangements that fragment the conversation and slow the visit. At Mainline Health Systems in Warren, Spanish is a language of direct care, meaning the clinical exchange itself happens without an intermediary in the room or on a screen.
When substance-use issues go unaddressed at an STI clinic, a patient leaves with one problem treated and another still compounding it. Often indefinitely. Mainline Health Systems in Warren closes that gap by offering substance-use treatment alongside STI care, so both issues move forward in the same course of treatment.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Arkansas Department of Health in Monticello delivers STI testing (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and both rapid and conventional HIV) through a public health department, where TB screening and treatment sit alongside the standard panel. Fees run on a sliding scale, with Medicaid, Medicare, and insurance all accepted. Appointments are required.
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English
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Mainline Health Systems, Inc. Specialty Services, in Monticello, earns its federal community health center designation partly by tying STI screening fees to each patient's actual income. Walk-ins are welcome, and no one is turned away for inability to pay. The standard panel covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Cabun Rural Health Services in Hampton tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C on a sliding-scale fee accepted by Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance. Bacterial STIs are treated the same visit; appointments are required.
Cabun carries Spanish-language capacity on staff and arranges interpretation for other languages as part of scheduling: meaning clinical conversations, consent, and follow-up instructions happen in the language the appointment is built around, not added on after the fact.
After a hepatitis C antibody test confirms infection, Cabun's clinical team prescribes and monitors antiviral treatment on-site. The full course managed here rather than handed off to a specialist for initiation.
The testing panel at Cabun spans eight infections: gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, TB, and hepatitis A, B, and C. Herpes serology and all three hepatitis markers are included by default, conditions that narrower panels routinely omit.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified May 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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Warren, 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 Bradley 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.
404 South Bradley Street, Warren, AR 71671
CMS-certified lab
1012 East Church Street, Warren, AR 71671
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Warren. 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, 45 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Warren. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit.
Ladonna George, MD
Family medicine · 302 North Main Street, Warren
Michelle Weaver, MD
Family medicine · 404 South Bradley Street, Warren
Mohamed Elsherief, MD
Family medicine · 404 South Bradley Street, Warren
Russell Gregory, MD
Family medicine · 404 South Bradley Street, Warren
John Beatty, MD
Family medicine · 1012 East Church Street, Warren
Kerry Pennington, MD
Family medicine · 210 Scoby Drive, Warren
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 Warren, AR 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.
The Medicine Cabinet
0.2 miGannaway Drug
0.3 mi
0.3 mi Dolores' Family Pharmacy
1.1 miClinic Pharmacy of Monticello
15 mi
15 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Warren, AR.
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 Warren, 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 Bradley County, the county that includes Warren, compare with Arkansas 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.
#15 of 75 Arkansas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 80% of the state
| Infection | Bradley County | Arkansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 781.9 79 cases ▲ 35% | 579.6 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 237.5 24 cases ▲ 23% | 193.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 19.8 2 cases ▼ 32% | 29.2 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 17.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 19.8 2 cases ▼ 59% | 48 | 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 Bradley County, chlamydia has risen from 663.8 to 781.9 per 100,000 (18%), gonorrhea has risen from 237.1 to 237.5 per 100,000 (0%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 9.6 to 19.8 per 100,000 (106%).
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 Bradley County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: Arkansas 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.
Bradley County HIV care continuum (2023)
Bradley County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Bradley County residents living with HIV, 62.5% are in care · 50% 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 Bradley County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
West Central Street cuts through a Warren that's more working households than any single demographic snapshot captures: nearly half of residents rent at rates low enough to keep budgets tight in other ways, and a labor-force participation rate well below the national norm means many people here are managing caregiving, disability, or irregular work rather than clocking a standard nine-to-five. That scheduling reality shapes everything, including when and whether health appointments actually get made. That matters especially for younger adults still forming relationships and navigating new partners, the years when STI transmission runs highest and when testing most often gets shelved, not from indifference but from a calendar that doesn't cooperate.
Knowing that several of the listed options carry low or no fees removes that hesitation before it takes hold. The household picture here (larger-than-average families, a meaningful share of single or unmarried adults) reflects a community where people's health decisions ripple outward to others in the same home. Routine screening, found at a clinic you can reach off North Martin Street without burning half a day, is how Warren residents stay ahead of something that rarely announces itself with obvious symptoms.
Getting there
At 5.94/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Warren 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 71671 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 71671 area around Warren: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Warren alone.
Warren sits in Bradley County, ZIP 71671. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Major routes
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Warren? 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 Bradley County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Arkansas 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 Warren-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 Warren 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 Arkansas 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 Arkansas, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Arkansas 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 ArkansasSource: 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, Monticello, AR is close; compare it by distance against Bradley County Medical Center.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
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 782 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Arkansas average.
In Arkansas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
A retest around 3 months after treatment is recommended for chlamydia and gonorrhea.
It's curable with antibiotics; catching it early avoids serious complications.
Screening checks when you have no symptoms; diagnostic testing confirms a cause when you do. The lab tests are often the same.
Yes, test after the window period, and if HIV exposure is a concern, ask about PEP within 72 hours.
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