Crittenden County reports about 528 gonorrhea cases per 100,000 residents, well above the US average. Whether it's your first STI test or a routine screening in West Memphis, Arkansas, community and public clinics offer lower costs, while private labs may provide quicker results and more scheduling options.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for West Memphis, AR. The nearest, East Arkansas Family Health Center South, is about 0.7 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.
East Arkansas Family Health Center South, in West Memphis, welcomes walk-in patients without an appointment for federally qualified sliding-scale STI screening. A single visit can cover testing for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with fees adjusted to income so cost is rarely a barrier to getting tested.
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ARcare Positive Connections in West Memphis carries federal FQHC standing and Ryan White HIV care funding, making it a strong fit for people navigating HIV services or needing syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV screening on a sliding-scale fee tied to their income.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
East Arkansas Family Health Center in West Memphis delivers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing alongside same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs, all on a sliding-scale fee, and every service is provided at no charge.
Leaving a clinic with an untreated infection often comes down to one thing: a bill that made the follow-up appointment feel optional. East Arkansas Family Health Center charges nothing for any service it provides, so STI treatment, vaccines, and counseling all happen without a cost barrier intervening between diagnosis and resolution.
Ryan White funding at East Arkansas Family Health Center means HIV care doesn't stop at a positive result: the clinic prescribes and monitors antiretroviral therapy on-site, tracking adherence through dedicated counseling and medication education so patients stay in continuous, managed care rather than cycling back to square one.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Arkansas Department of Health in West Memphis tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B and C, and TB on a sliding scale, with free HIV testing and the full panel available by appointment. All services carry no fee.
When cost sits between a person and follow-through, gaps open. An untreated bacterial infection, a skipped hepatitis result, a vaccine deferred. At Arkansas Department of Health in West Memphis, every service on the menu, from the initial test to STI treatment to the mpox vaccine, is provided at no fee.
Across many clinics, Spanish-speaking patients navigate their care through workarounds that slow the visit and flatten the conversation. Arkansas Department of Health in West Memphis delivers services directly in Spanish, so the clinical exchange happens in full, not in fragments.
Missing a hepatitis B or C result means a separate appointment somewhere else, or, more often, no follow-up at all. Arkansas Department of Health in West Memphis builds hepatitis B and C testing into the same visit as the standard STI panel, closing that gap before it opens.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Memphis Health Center in Memphis tests for HIV, syphilis, hepatitis C, gonorrhea, and more on a sliding-scale fee, with appointments required. Same-visit treatment is available for bacterial STIs, and the full panel includes herpes and TB.
Memphis Health Center maintains Spanish-speaking staff and interpretation services for other languages, meaning every clinical conversation, from test counseling to treatment planning, happens in the language a patient speaks at home. For anyone navigating a new diagnosis or an ongoing medication regimen without English fluency, that continuity is the difference between following through and falling through.
Ryan White funding at Memphis Health Center supports the full arc of HIV care, from rapid and conventional testing through sustained medical treatment and medication adherence counseling, so a patient who tests positive doesn't need to find a separate HIV specialist to start care.
Memphis Health Center prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, with dedicated coverage for uninsured patients seeking PrEP, so prevention medication is a clinical relationship managed here rather than a prescription sent elsewhere without follow-up.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Mar 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 West Memphis, 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 Crittenden 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.
2100 North 7th Street, West Memphis, AR 72301
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
944 State Highway 77, Marion, AR 72364
CMS-certified lab
108 West Tyler, West Memphis, AR 72301
CMS-certified lab
924 State Hwy 77, Marion, AR 72364
CMS-certified lab
306 South Rhodes Street, West Memphis, AR 72301
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near West Memphis. 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, 805 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of West Memphis. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 141 offer telehealth.
Carol Whitehorn, DO
Family medicine · 301 West Polk Avenue, West Memphis
Shakeb Hashmi, MD
Internal medicine · 710 North Missouri Street, West Memphis
Koyia Figures, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 304 South Rhodes Street, West Memphis
Monam Awan, MD
Family medicine · 2100 North 7th Street, West Memphis
Stefanie Rust, DO
Family medicine · 2100 North 7th Street, West Memphis
Sean Koch, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 924 State Hwy 77, Marion
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 West Memphis, 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.
East Arkansas Family Health Center Pharmacy
0.6 miQuess Pharmacy
0.6 mi
0.6 mi Medipharm Pharmacy
0.9 mi
1.0 mi 
1.2 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to West Memphis, 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 West Memphis, 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.
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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 Crittenden County, the county that includes West Memphis, compare with Arkansas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~28% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#1 of 75 Arkansas counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | Crittenden County | Arkansas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1468 692 cases ▲ 153% | 579.6 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 528.2 249 cases ▲ 173% | 193.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 25.5 12 cases ▼ 13% | 29.2 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 19.1 9 cases ▲ 10% | 17.3 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 188.8 89 cases ▲ 293% | 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 Crittenden County, chlamydia has risen from 1191.8 to 1468 per 100,000 (23%), gonorrhea has fallen from 608.4 to 528.2 per 100,000 (13%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 10.4 to 25.5 per 100,000 (145%).
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 Crittenden 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.
Crittenden County HIV care continuum (2023)
Crittenden County recorded 44.6 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Crittenden County residents living with HIV, 37.6% are in care · 24.8% 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 Crittenden County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Grimsley Park sits on the west side of town the way parks do in places where people have stayed put, but the economic reality underneath that calm is real: unemployment running high, fewer than two in three residents in the labor force, and most households renting rather than owning. That combination shapes how STI screening actually happens here. A household paying rent at West Memphis levels has little financial cushion left for a clinic visit that feels optional, and a schedule interrupted by job searching or shift gaps can make a daytime appointment easy to skip. Those pressures land hardest on younger adults, people in their late teens and twenties who make up a substantial share of the city along Blues Highway and out toward the Mid-America Center corridor.
That age group sees the sharpest STI transmission rates, and in a city where the majority of residents rent and household size runs above three people per home, privacy and scheduling flexibility both matter when it comes to actually following through on testing. With fewer than one in nine households clearing six figures, out-of-pocket fees are not a minor footnote. The low-cost and sliding-scale clinics listed deserve a close look first, particularly for an uninsured renter whose $707 rent already claims a large share of a modest income.
Getting there
West Memphis scores 12.39/20 on the EPA walkability index, so many trips are walkable or a short ride, though a car still gives you the widest choice of testing centers.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 72301 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 72301 area around West Memphis: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not West Memphis alone.
West Memphis sits in Crittenden County, ZIP 72301. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside West Memphis? 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 Crittenden 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 West Memphis-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 West Memphis 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, Marion, AR is close; compare it by distance against East Arkansas Family Health Center South.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
Yes, ARcare Positive Connections (1 mi) offers free testing, and public clinics serve the uninsured.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 1,468 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Arkansas average.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 72301; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Arkansas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, partners should test and be treated together to avoid passing it back and forth.
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