STD Testing in Camelot, TN: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Syphilis cases in Knox County are about 13% higher than the US average. If you're in Camelot, Tennessee, whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, you'll need to balance getting results fast with testing on your own schedule. Some places take walk-ins for same-day testing, while labs and at-home kits let you plan around your own time.
7 testing options are listed for Camelot, TN. The nearest, Labcorp, is about 3.2 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
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2531 Willow Point Way, Knoxville, TN 37931 3.2 miles away
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Maltman Medical Center
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Maltman Medical Center in Knoxville runs appointment-based STI care covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C: bacterial infections treated same visit, fees on a sliding scale with Medicaid and insurance accepted, and hepatitis C managed through on-site treatment.
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Hepatitis C Treatment Happens Inside Maltman
Maltman Medical Center carries a full hepatitis C care pathway (antibody testing, confirmatory RNA testing, and direct-acting antiviral treatment) without routing the patient to a specialist elsewhere. That continuous relationship also supports medication adherence counseling, which matters for multi-week antiviral regimens.
Herpes and Hepatitis Added to the Standard Panel
Beyond the core bacterial and HIV tests, Maltman's panel includes herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C. Meaning the same appointment that checks for gonorrhea and chlamydia also captures infections that a narrower panel would leave unexamined. Each of those hepatitis tests is drawn and processed within the same visit structure.
Tests & treatsSliding-scale
Address
9051 Executive Park Drive, Suite 500 Knoxville, TN 37923
Knox County Health Department in Knoxville accepts walk-ins, so a single visit covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and TB testing (with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, vaccines, and sliding-scale fees) all at no cost.
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Herpes and Hepatitis Tested Alongside the Standard Four
Knox County Health Department tests for herpes and both hepatitis B and C in addition to gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. That wider scope means a single visit produces a complete picture: infections that often go undetected elsewhere are caught, named, and addressed before they compound.
Sliding Scale Applied Across Every Line Item
The sliding-scale fee schedule at Knox County Health Department covers the full visit (testing, treatment, vaccines, and counseling) not a curated subset. Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance are all accepted, and for patients without coverage, the hepatitis C test carries no fee at any income level.
Clinical Services Run Fully in Spanish
Spanish is a direct service language at Knox County Health Department in Knoxville: counseling, STI prevention education, and HIV test counseling are conducted in Spanish by staff, not routed through a secondary channel. That operational capacity means the clinical conversation about results and next steps happens in full, not in summary.
Tests & treatsSliding-scale
Address
9000 Executive Park Drive, Suite A301B Knoxville, TN 37923
Summit Medical Group in Knoxville pairs bacterial STI diagnosis with same-visit treatment, so gonorrhea and chlamydia are addressed before you leave. The standard panel covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia on a fee-based scale with Medicare and insurance accepted; appointments are required.
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PrEP and PEP Prescribed Directly Here
Summit Medical Group prescribes both PrEP and PEP on-site, meaning the provider who reviews your panel can initiate either medication in the same clinical relationship. No separate referral chain to navigate before a prescription is written.
Hepatitis A, B, and C Testing Alongside the Core Panel
For anyone without a regular primary care provider, or paying out of pocket and consolidating visits, Summit Medical Group's panel extends to hepatitis A, B, and C testing alongside the standard four, covering liver-affecting infections and bacterial STIs in a single appointment.
Tests & treatsPrEP
Address
11130 Kingston Pike, Stes 7 And 8 Knoxville, TN 37934
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.
The nearest testing center is about 3 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Camelot, 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 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
Quest Diagnostics
$79 & up
Panel:
8-infection panel incl. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis & herpes: single tests too
Sample:
Quest Mobile: a phlebotomist collects your sample at home
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
Other CLIA-certified labs near Camelot, TN
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Knox 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.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Camelot. 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
Clinicians near Camelot, TN who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 692 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Camelot. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 162 offer telehealth.
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
Pharmacies near Camelot, TN
Compare the pharmacies closest to Camelot, TN. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
1.2 mi
Rx pickupOTC HIV self-testAt-home STI kitsPrEP/PEP fillsHPV & Hep B vaccinesCondoms / EC
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
PrEP, prevention & online treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Camelot, 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.
PrEP & DoxyPEP
Mistr
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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
STDs & HIV in Knox County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Knox County, the county that includes Camelot, compare with Tennessee and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~26% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#18 of 95 Tennessee counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 81% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Knox County vs Tennessee vs U.S.
Knox CountyTennesseeU.S.▲▼ = Knox County vs the state average
Infection
Knox County
Tennessee
United States
Chlamydia
456.62,286 cases▼ 12%
517.4
492.2
Gonorrhea
183.2917 cases▼ 2%
186.4
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
17.889 cases▲ 20%
14.8
15.8
Syphilis (early)
7.839 cases▼ 32%
11.5
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
24.8124 cases▼ 6%
26.4
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.
Reported STD rates in Knox County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 10% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Knox County, chlamydia has fallen from 501.7 to 456.6 per 100,000 (9%), gonorrhea has fallen from 241.1 to 183.2 per 100,000 (24%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 8.6 to 17.8 per 100,000 (107%).
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
What shapes testing access in and around Camelot, TN
Adults uninsured
9%
No routine checkup
22.2%
Binge drinking
16.8%
Frequent mental distress
18.2%
Depression
30.4%
Below poverty line
6.5%
Primary-care ratio
915 : 1
Knox County
Primary-care shortage score 19 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 53.6
Social Vulnerability Index · 37th percentile nationally
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 Knox County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Knox County (2023)
People living with HIV
263 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
48cases countywide
On PrEP (coverage)
47.6%
Knox County HIV care continuum (2023)
Knox County recorded 11.2 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 14.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Knox County residents living with HIV, 72.2% are in care · 62.6% 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.
Pregnant or planning to be?Congenital syphilis is the fastest-rising STI: what to test, and when
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 Knox County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Imperial Estates sits at the quieter, residential end of Camelot's character. The kind of neighborhood where most households own their homes and have lived there long enough to know their neighbors' routines. That stability shapes the whole community: a majority of adults here are married, households run a little larger than the national average, and a meaningful share of earners clear six figures. None of that insulates anyone from the need for routine STI screening, but it can create a false sense that testing is for somewhere else. What actually shapes access here is geography and schedule.
Something that quietly adds up when two-thirds of adults are working and unemployment is genuinely low. For people in their late teens and twenties, that friction of coordinating a car trip around a work shift is often what turns a low-priority task into a skipped one. Rent running around $1,450 a month means cost-sensitive decisions are real for the roughly three-in-ten households who don't own, and fee structures matter. The clinics listed on this page include options along both major corridors, making it possible to fold a test into a trip you're already taking past Bull Run Park or through Karns rather than building a separate errand around it.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Camelot, TN
Walkability5.85 / 20 · Below average
At 5.85/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Camelot 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 37931 snapshot
Residents
31,149
Median age
38.2
Median income
$91,284
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 37931 area around Camelot: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Camelot alone.
Camelot sits in Knox County, ZIP 37931. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Airplane Service Station
Bull Run Park
Roy Arthur Park
Knox County Sportspark
Hidden Meadows Park
Tennesse Rugby Park
Neighborhoods & communities
Alysha's Vineyard
Imperial Estates
Carpenter Ridge
Karns
Painter Farms
Northhampton Acres
Brookhaven
Golden Meadows
Major routes
SR 62 (Oak Ridge Highway)
US 25W (Clinton Highway)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Camelot, TN
Just outside Camelot? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Camelot, TN: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Knox County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Tennessee law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Who should test, and whenCDC screening schedule + each infection's detection window
Who should get tested, and how often
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
When to test: STD detection windows
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Camelot-area provider.
What each STD test costsMedicare reference prices per lab test, a benchmark before you pay out of pocket
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Camelot 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.
Confidentiality & consent in TennesseeMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
Two things that actually depend on Tennessee 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).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In Tennessee, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
Tennessee 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.
