Lewis County, Tennessee, has gonorrhea rates that run about 79% lower than the US average. You may want testing in Hohenwald, Tennessee, before starting a new relationship, or as part of your regular health maintenance. A clinic visit provides the chance to ask questions and start treatment, while an at-home kit allows self-collection and mailing in on your schedule. We list both options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Hohenwald, TN. The nearest, Tennessee Department of Health, is about 0.1 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.
Tennessee Department of Health in Hohenwald tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, HIV, and hepatitis, treats bacterial infections the same visit, and provides HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines: all on a sliding scale, with walk-ins welcome and every service provided at no fee.
Stopping care because of cost leaves bacterial infections untreated and hepatitis unvaccinated, a gap that compounds. At Tennessee Department of Health in Hohenwald, every service on the menu, from testing to treatment to vaccines, is provided at no fee, so cost is never the reason care gets deferred.
Tennessee Department of Health in Hohenwald delivers care in Spanish (counseling, test results, treatment instructions) without routing anything through a separate service. For someone navigating a herpes diagnosis or a hepatitis vaccine series without a regular English-speaking provider, that fluency is built into the appointment itself.
Skipping herpes or hepatitis testing means leaving infections undetected until symptoms force the issue, often after a second appointment somewhere else. Tennessee Department of Health in Hohenwald runs the full panel, including herpes and hepatitis A and B, so those gaps don't turn into delayed diagnoses.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Lewis Health Center in Hohenwald earns its federal qualification partly by tying fees to each patient's income, no one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-in STI screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with costs scaled to what you actually earn.
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A public safety-net rural health clinic about 2 miles from Hohenwald. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Perry County Medical Center in Linden carries federal FQHC designation, which means fees scale to income and no patient is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
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Waynesboro Primary Care, located in Waynesboro, operates under federal qualification that anchors its sliding-scale fee structure: what you pay is tied to your income, and no one is turned away for inability to pay. STI screening here covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
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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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Hohenwald, 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.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 117 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Hohenwald. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 18 offer telehealth.
Joseph Hensley, MD
Family medicine · 507 West Main Street, Hohenwald
Jawaid Kamal, MD
Internal medicine · 617 West Main Street, Hohenwald
Nancy Armetta, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 126 Redbud Lane, Waynesboro
Muhammad Mirza, MD
Family medicine · 150 East Swan Street, Centerville
Monam Awan, MD
Family medicine · 135 East Swan Street, Centerville
Stephen Averett, MD
Internal medicine · 62 Medical Drive, Linden
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 Hohenwald, 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.
Maury Regional Health Pharmacy at Hohenwald
0.4 miSaint Thomas Health
16 miLiberty Pharmacy
16 miVise's Pharmacy
17 mi
18 mi Kinzer Pharmacy
20 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Hohenwald, 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 Hohenwald, 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
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
$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
How reported STI rates in Lewis County, the county that includes Hohenwald, compare with Tennessee and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~22% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#82 of 95 Tennessee counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 14% of the state
| Infection | Lewis County | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 168.4 22 cases ▼ 67% | 517.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 38.3 5 cases ▼ 79% | 186.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 7.7 1 cases ▼ 48% | 14.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 11.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 7.7 1 cases ▼ 71% | 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 Lewis County, chlamydia has fallen from 413.3 to 168.4 per 100,000 (59%), gonorrhea has fallen from 373.5 to 38.3 per 100,000 (90%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 23.8 to 7.7 per 100,000 (68%).
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 Lewis County.
Local HIV snapshot
Lewis County HIV care continuum (2021)
Lewis County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2021), against 14.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Lewis County residents living with HIV, 83.3% are in care · 66.7% 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 Lewis County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
West Main Street stretches through the heart of Hohenwald the way most of small-town Tennessee does: unhurried, lined with the kind of modest storefronts that reflect a community where homeownership runs deep and rents stay genuinely affordable. That stability shapes daily life here: households are multigenerational, averaging more than three people, and the majority of adults are rooted in place rather than cycling through. For younger adults navigating early relationships and shared living situations along those corridors near Memorial Park or off North Park Street, that rootedness doesn't automatically translate into easy healthcare access. Fewer than half of Hohenwald's working-age residents are in the active labor force, which means schedules vary enormously.
Some people have flexibility, others are piecing together income in ways that make a midday appointment genuinely difficult to keep. With high-earner households representing a small slice of the community, out-of-pocket costs matter even when they seem modest, and the options listed on this page cover a range of fee structures that can make screening realistic rather than theoretical. What changes most about getting tested here is the drive itself.
Getting there
At 5.81/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Hohenwald 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 38462 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 38462 area around Hohenwald: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Hohenwald alone.
Hohenwald sits in Lewis County, ZIP 38462. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Hohenwald? 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 Lewis 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 Hohenwald-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 Hohenwald 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
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.
Lewis County reported ~168 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.
Negative is good news, just retest later if the test was soon after a possible exposure.
Your results are part of your HIPAA-protected medical record; you can ask any clinic about its own privacy practices.
Use condoms, test regularly, get the HPV and hep B vaccines, and ask about PrEP for HIV.
Yes, sores or ulcers can indicate herpes or syphilis and should be evaluated quickly, ideally while a sore is present.
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