Residents of Claiborne see about 85% fewer cases of gonorrhea than the US average. If you have symptoms or want reassurance in Howard Quarter, Tennessee, clinics are open to walk-ins for same-day testing, or you can plan around your schedule with labs or at-home kits.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Howard Quarter, TN. The nearest, Tennessee Department of Health, is about 9.7 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.
Tennessee Department of Health in New Tazewell tests for HIV, hepatitis C, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and TB, treating bacterial STIs and TB in the same visit on a sliding scale. With every service ultimately available at no fee. Appointments are required.
When cost becomes the reason someone delays care, untreated infections don't wait: they spread, complicate, and eventually cost far more. Tennessee Department of Health in New Tazewell absorbs that pressure entirely: every service on its menu, from testing through treatment, is available at no charge.
A missed diagnosis often isn't a testing failure, it's a communication failure that went unaddressed. Tennessee Department of Health in New Tazewell offers Spanish-language services and broader interpretation access, so the clinical conversation at every step carries the same weight it would in English.
Tennessee Department of Health in New Tazewell prescribes DoxyPEP, the post-exposure antibiotic protocol shown to reduce bacterial STI transmission, giving patients an actionable layer of protection they can carry into higher-risk situations rather than waiting to treat what might have been preventable.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Stone Mountain Health Services in Ewing tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee structure that also accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. Bacterial infections can be treated the same visit, and HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines are available. An appointment is required.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Sneedville Medical Center in Sneedville answers the need for anyone paying out-of-pocket, between providers, or simply without coverage. Federally qualified status means fees slide with income. Walk-ins can access syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening without an appointment.
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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 10 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Howard Quarter, 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.
Also in the area
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Claiborne 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.
1850 Old Knoxville Road, Tazewell, TN 37879
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
209 Irish Cemetery Road, Tazewell, TN 37879
CMS-certified lab
170 Beech Street, Suite 1, Harrogate, TN 37752
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Howard Quarter. 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, 178 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Howard Quarter. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 34 offer telehealth.
Scott Matson, DO Telehealth
OB-GYN · 1720 Church Street, Tazewell
Ronald Fejeran, DO
Internal medicine · 1442 North Broad Street, Tazewell
Holly Blankenship, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 902 Buchanan Road, New Tazewell
Jeffrey Garland, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 606 North Broad Street, New Tazewell
Luis Pannocchia, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 424 North Broad Street, New Tazewell
Joshua Yeary, DO
Family medicine · 1446 Dr Thomas Walker Road, Ewing
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 Howard Quarter, 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.
Value RX
8.9 miHome Town Pharmacy
9.3 miK -VA -T Food Stores
9.4 miTazewell Drug & Health
9.8 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Howard Quarter, 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 Howard Quarter, 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
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
$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 Claiborne County, the county that includes Howard Quarter, compare with Tennessee and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~19% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#92 of 95 Tennessee counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 3% of the state
| Infection | Claiborne County | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 128.6 42 cases ▼ 75% | 517.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 27.6 9 cases ▼ 85% | 186.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 21.4 7 cases ▲ 45% | 14.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 15.3 5 cases ▲ 33% | 11.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | — no data | 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 Claiborne County, chlamydia has fallen from 234.1 to 128.6 per 100,000 (45%), gonorrhea has fallen from 71.8 to 27.6 per 100,000 (62%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 3.1 to 21.4 per 100,000 (590%).
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 Claiborne County.
Local HIV snapshot
Claiborne County HIV care continuum (2023)
Claiborne County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 14.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Claiborne County residents living with HIV, 87.5% are in care · 75% 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 Claiborne County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Newmans Ridge cuts through a landscape where owning your home is the norm, most households here have roots planted deep enough to put a deed on the wall. That stability shapes daily life in Howard Quarter in meaningful ways, but it doesn't dissolve the practical barriers that make routine health care harder to reach. The workforce picture adds another layer. Just over half of residents are actively working, and among those who are, schedules can run long and irregular. When a $749 monthly rent sits against other household costs, out-of-pocket testing fees get weighed carefully.
The options listed here span a range of fee structures precisely because that calculation looks different for everyone, whether you're a renter budgeting tightly or an owner managing a mortgage on a modest home value. Married adults make up a significant share of Howard Quarter households, yet STI exposure doesn't track neatly with relationship status. Transmission moves through networks regardless. The practical upside of a page like this one: knowing that options exist near Jackson Hill or Big Hollow Hill means you're not starting from zero when you decide to go.
Getting there
At 5.93/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Howard Quarter 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 37879 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 37879 area around Howard Quarter: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Howard Quarter alone.
Howard Quarter sits in Claiborne County, ZIP 37879. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Howard Quarter? 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 Claiborne 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 Howard Quarter-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 Howard Quarter 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.
There are 6 options within a 30-mile drive.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
Tennessee Department of Health, about 9.7 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Claiborne County reported ~129 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.
Use condoms, test regularly, get the HPV and hep B vaccines, and ask about PrEP for HIV.
Yes, chlamydia and gonorrhea can infect the throat, often with no symptoms, so ask for a throat swab if you had oral exposure.
Yes, syphilis is cured with antibiotics (usually penicillin), and earlier treatment prevents long-term damage.
Many STIs are fully cured with antibiotics; others, like HIV and herpes, are well managed with treatment.
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