Fayette County reports about 451 chlamydia cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. Whether you're seeking one-time peace of mind or regular check-ups in Gallaway, Tennessee, weigh the convenience of same-day testing versus planning your own time. Your options await below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Gallaway, TN. The nearest, Music City PrEP Clinic, is about 13.3 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.
Music City PrEP Clinic in Memphis covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis A, B, and C testing on a sliding-scale fee, with Medicaid and private insurance accepted. Appointments are required, bacterial STIs are treated same visit, and all services are provided at no fee.
Every service at Music City PrEP Clinic carries no charge, and that ceiling means PrEP, PEP, HIV medical treatment, and counseling are all reachable without weighing cost against care. Sliding-scale and insurance coverage remain in place, but no one reaches a service door that cost alone closes.
Plenty of clinics test and refer prevention conversations somewhere else entirely. Music City PrEP Clinic prescribes both PrEP and PEP on-site in Memphis, so the full range of HIV prevention medication, daily and time-sensitive, lives in the same place as the testing that informs it.
The clinic runs separate tests for hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the bacterial panel, with results informing vaccination timing for A and B and on-site management for C. That operational range means clinicians can respond to a positive hepatitis C result directly rather than building a separate referral chain.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Tennessee Department of Health in Somerville takes walk-ins for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and TB testing. No appointment needed to access the full panel. Sliding-scale fees apply, and all services are provided at no fee.
Tennessee Department of Health in Somerville operates under a no-fee structure for its entire service menu: testing, STI treatment, TB treatment, vaccines including HPV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and mpox, plus counseling and partner notification. That zero extends to HIV testing specifically, without a separate enrollment or eligibility step.
Interpretation services are available for non-English languages at Tennessee Department of Health in Somerville, which means counseling, partner notification conversations, and treatment instructions all move through the same language. Not just the check-in form.
Alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, Tennessee Department of Health in Somerville includes herpes testing in its panel. A fifth infection that requires a discrete test of its own and that many public-health testing sites do not carry.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Stanton Health Center, in Stanton, carries federal qualification as a community health center. A designation that ties STI screening costs directly to each patient's income. Walk-ins are welcome for sliding-scale syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, making routine screening a realistic option across income levels.
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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 about 13 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Gallaway, 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 Fayette 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.
5150 Airline Road, Arlington, TN 38002
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
11870 Cranston Dr Suite 104, Arlington, TN 38002
CMS-certified lab
5150 Airline Rd Suite 300, Arlington, TN 38002
CMS-certified lab
5389 Airline Road, Arlington, TN 38002
CMS-certified lab
5580 Airline Road, Arlington, TN 38002
CMS-certified lab
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Gallaway. 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, 724 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Gallaway. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 130 offer telehealth.
Marthinus Zeeman, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 14690 Hwy 194, Oakland
Stephanie Connelly, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 2961 Canada Road, Lakeland
Jerry Holley, MD
Internal medicine · 8131 Rebecca Woods Drive, Bartlett
Andrenette Fleming, MD
OB-GYN · 9005 Hwy 64, Arlington
Mahmood Ali, MD
Internal medicine · 3021 Brunswick Road, Bartlett
Kiran Nagarajan
Family medicine · 3522 Golden Valley Lane, Bartlett
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 Gallaway, TN 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.
4.5 mi Arlington Apothecary
4.7 miSugarspoon Hometown Pharmacy
7.2 miBetterx
8.3 mi
8.3 mi Freds Pharmacy 3794
8.4 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Gallaway, TN.
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 Gallaway, 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.
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
$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
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 Fayette County, the county that includes Gallaway, compare with Tennessee and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~29% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#19 of 95 Tennessee counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 80% of the state
| Infection | Fayette County | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 450.5 199 cases ▼ 13% | 517.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 115.4 51 cases ▼ 38% | 186.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 2.3 1 cases ▼ 84% | 14.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 4.5 2 cases ▼ 61% | 11.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 38.5 17 cases ▲ 46% | 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.
Between 2020 and 2023 in Fayette County, chlamydia has fallen from 490.6 to 450.5 per 100,000 (8%), gonorrhea has fallen from 254.8 to 115.4 per 100,000 (55%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 16.7 to 2.3 per 100,000 (86%).
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 Fayette County.
Local HIV snapshot
Fayette County HIV care continuum (2022)
Fayette County recorded 18.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 14.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Fayette County residents living with HIV, 84.7% are in care · 71.8% 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 Fayette County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Gallaway moves to the rhythms of work that demand physical presence (construction trades, manufacturing, seasonal labor) and the kind of schedule where a health appointment has to fit between shifts and daylight. That reality shapes how people here think about medical care: efficiency, privacy, and no unnecessary delays matter. STI testing in and around Gallaway is available through clinics and providers listed on this page, many of whom understand the need to work around the unpredictable calendar of working life. A significant number of young adults in Gallaway, people in their late teens through their thirties, move through the town in phases: training for a trade, taking on first jobs, building households. For this group especially, confidential screening for sexually transmitted infections is straightforward preventive care, as ordinary as any other health decision.
The clinics serving Gallaway offer that testing without ceremony or judgment. What makes testing accessible here isn't proximity alone; it's the understanding that what you discuss with a health provider stays between you and that provider. Gallaway residents can seek screening, get results, and move forward with their lives without concern that word will travel. That assurance (the actual practice of discretion, not just the promise of it) is what allows people to take care of themselves in a town where everyone eventually crosses paths.
Getting there
At 4.34/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Gallaway 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 38002 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 38002 area around Gallaway: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Gallaway alone.
Gallaway sits in Fayette County, ZIP 38002. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Gallaway? 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 Fayette 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.
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 Gallaway-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 Gallaway 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 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).
In Tennessee, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
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.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in TennesseeSource: 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.
Nearest is Music City PrEP Clinic, about 13.3 mi away; 7 are within 30 miles. An at-home kit shipped to 38002 also works.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Yes, free HIV testing is available at public clinics in the area.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Fayette County reported ~451 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Tennessee average.
In Tennessee, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
Yes, site matters; oral/anal exposure needs a throat or rectal swab, which urine testing won't catch.
Reassuring if you tested after the window, just retest if it was early, and screen again with new partners.
Get treated, notify partners, pause sex until cleared, and follow up, the infection is manageable.
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