STD Testing in Clay, KY: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Gonorrhea cases in Webster County are about 34% lower than the national average. If you live in Clay, Kentucky, and want to get tested whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, you can go to a local clinic to speak with a provider or collect a sample yourself with an at-home kit. Both options have our listings below.
7 testing options are listed for Clay, KY. The nearest, Regional Health Care Affiliates, Inc. Dba. Health First Community Health Center- Clay, is about 0.1 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
How to read these listings
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.
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3.2(11)?
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Rated 3.2 out of 5 from 11 reviews
Address
925 South Green River Road, Evansville, IN 47715 38.1 miles away
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Community health center 0.1 miles
Regional Health Care Affiliates, Inc. Dba. Health First Community Health Center- Clay
4.7(34)?
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 34 reviews
Health First Community Health Center–Clay, in Clay, welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified status anchors a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing available to patients across the pay spectrum in a single visit.
Regional Health Care Affiliates, Inc. Dba. Health First Community Health Center - Providence
4.5(133)?
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 from 133 reviews
Health First Community Health Center in Providence welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified status anchors its sliding-scale fee structure, so costs adjust to income. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing. No scheduling hurdles between you and results.
Administrative Services in Providence carries federally qualified health center status, which ties its STI screening fees to a sliding scale based on income. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with no one turned away because of an inability to pay.
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 less than a mile away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Clay, 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.
Local clinicians
Clinicians near Clay, KY who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 129 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Clay. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 22 offer telehealth.
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Eric Weber, MD
Family medicine · 215 East Main Street, Providence
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 Clay, KY
Compare the pharmacies closest to Clay, KY. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
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 Clay, 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 Webster County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Webster County, the county that includes Clay, compare with Kentucky and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~36% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#33 of 120 Kentucky counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 73% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Webster County vs Kentucky vs U.S.
Webster CountyKentuckyU.S.▲▼ = Webster County vs the state average
Infection
Webster County
Kentucky
United States
Chlamydia
290.737 cases▼ 24%
381.9
492.2
Gonorrhea
117.915 cases▼ 12%
134.4
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
23.63 cases▲ 67%
14.1
15.8
Syphilis (early)
7.91 cases▼ 46%
14.5
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
—
18.9
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 Webster County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 41% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Webster County, chlamydia has risen from 276.6 to 290.7 per 100,000 (5%), gonorrhea has fallen from 122.9 to 117.9 per 100,000 (4%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 23.6 to 23.6 per 100,000.
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 Clay, KY
Adults uninsured
9.2%
Webster County
Below poverty line
14.5%
Primary-care ratio
6,407 : 1
Webster County
Primary-care shortage score 21 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 50
Social Vulnerability Index · 71st 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 Webster County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Webster County (2023)
Federal priority area: Kentucky 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.
People living with HIV
123 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
0cases countywide
PrEP users / 100k
66
Webster County HIV care continuum (2023)
Webster County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 10.4 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Webster County residents living with HIV, 100% are in care · 100% 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 Webster County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Compiled and checked by EasySTD's editorial team against CDC and public-health sources. This is educational information, not a substitute for advice from a licensed clinician. Our editorial guidelines →
KY 109 threads through Clay past Clifty Hill and Nesbit Hill, and the people living along those stretches (many of them in their twenties, navigating new relationships and a tight rental market) often carry the kind of schedule that makes a routine health appointment genuinely hard to keep. With fewer than half of residents in the labor force and most households built around families rather than solo living, the rhythms here aren't city rhythms: the week fills fast, and personal healthcare can sit in a long queue. The homeownership picture tells something useful about this community. Roughly a third of households rent, and at around $700 a month that's modest by most measures, but when incomes are compressed and high earners are rare, even affordable rent leaves little budget flex.
For young adults still sorting out coverage and costs, a low-fee or sliding-scale option matters more than it might elsewhere, and the listings on this page reflect that range. There are no sidewalks leading to a clinic, no bus to catch down Main Street. Getting tested means getting in a car and driving, and for the options listed on this page that drive is a real one. Knowing the nearest site before you need it (hours, distance, what they charge) is what makes the trip something you actually plan for.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Clay, KY
Walkability4.75 / 20 · Least walkable
At 4.75/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Clay 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 42404 snapshot
Residents
2,268
Median age
37.3
Median income
$51,750
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 42404 area around Clay: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Clay alone.
Clay sits in Webster County, ZIP 42404. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Clifty Hill
Nesbit Hill
Major routes
KY 109 (Main Street)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Clay, KY
Just outside Clay? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Clay, KY: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Webster County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Kentucky 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 Clay-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 Clay 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 KentuckyMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
Two things that actually depend on Kentucky 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 Kentucky, 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)
Kentucky 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.
