Scott County, Tennessee reported syphilis rates of about 72% lower than the US average. Whether you need STI testing in Huntsville, Tennessee for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, you can choose between visiting a local provider who can answer questions and start treatment if needed, or mailing in a sample with an at-home kit on your own schedule. Clinics and home kits are both options.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Huntsville, TN. The nearest, Mountain Peoples Health Councils, is about 0.9 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.
Mountain Peoples Health Councils in Huntsville is a community health council, folding STI testing and treatment into broader primary care on a sliding-scale fee. Appointments are required; gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis are treated same-visit, with Spanish-language care available.
For someone navigating treatment, results, or prevention without a regular English-speaking provider, Mountain Peoples Health Councils delivers care directly in Spanish. Not patched together at the desk but through the clinical encounter itself. That means counseling, treatment decisions, and follow-up all happen in the language that makes medical nuance land.
Without a primary care provider running routine labs, gaps in hepatitis status can go undetected for years. Mountain Peoples Health Councils tests for hepatitis A, B, and C alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and TB, and carries hepatitis A and B vaccines on-site for those whose results show they need them.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Tennessee Department of Health in Huntsville charges nothing for any service it provides, with sliding-scale fees and Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted. Appointments are required for testing that covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis C, and TB, with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs and HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines on-site.
When cost stops someone from returning for treatment or a follow-up test, an infection stays active and spreads. At Tennessee Department of Health in Huntsville, every service (testing, treatment, vaccines, counseling) is provided at no fee, so a bill never becomes the reason care stops.
When care happens through an intermediary rather than directly in a patient's own language, nuance gets lost and follow-through suffers. Tennessee Department of Health in Huntsville delivers STI care, counseling, and prevention services directly in Spanish, keeping the full clinical conversation intact from first visit to treatment.
A positive hepatitis C result that requires a specialist referral can mean weeks of delay, additional costs, and appointments that never get made. Tennessee Department of Health in Huntsville treats hepatitis C on-site, so a diagnosis doesn't sit waiting for a separate provider to take it forward.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A safety-net federally qualified health center about 6 miles from Huntsville. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
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 Huntsville, 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 Scott 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.
950 Baker Highway, Suite 4, Huntsville, TN 37756
CMS-certified lab
18797 Alberta Street, Oneida, TN 37841
CMS-certified lab
17941 Alberta Street, Oneida, TN 37841
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Huntsville. 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, 40 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Huntsville. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 5 offer telehealth.
Robert Lowe, DO
Internal medicine · 2974 Baker Highway, Huntsville
Eric Penniman, DO
Family medicine · 950 Baker Highway, Huntsville
Edward Capparelli, MD
Family medicine · 460 Industrial Lane, Oneida
Stanley Swindell, MD
Internal medicine · 462 Industrial Lane, Oneida
Emily Lynch, DO
Family medicine · 140 John Mcghee Boulevard, Caryville
John Burrell, MD
Family medicine · 130 Independence Lane, La Follette
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 Huntsville, 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.
Scott County Pharmacy
1.0 miMarks Family Pharmacy
6.3 miDannys Drugs
7.5 miRoark's Pharmacy
8.2 mi
8.4 mi 
8.5 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Huntsville, 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 Huntsville, 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.
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
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
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 Scott County, the county that includes Huntsville, compare with Tennessee and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~34% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#79 of 95 Tennessee counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 17% of the state
| Infection | Scott County | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 175.9 39 cases ▼ 66% | 517.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 13.5 3 cases ▼ 93% | 186.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 4.5 1 cases ▼ 70% | 14.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 11.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 9 2 cases ▼ 66% | 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 Scott County, chlamydia has fallen from 297.5 to 175.9 per 100,000 (41%), gonorrhea has fallen from 45.8 to 13.5 per 100,000 (71%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 4.5 to 4.5 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
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 Scott County.
Local HIV snapshot
Scott County HIV care continuum (2022)
Scott County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 14.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Scott County residents living with HIV, 83.3% are in care · 83.3% 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 Scott County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Scott Highway runs through a Huntsville where households lean large and most adults share their lives with others, an average of more than three people under one roof shapes how health decisions get together made, often collectively rather than alone. Most residents here rent rather than own, and at rents well below state norms, cost pressure takes a different form: it's time and employment that are scarce. With only about a third of the adult population actively in the workforce and unemployment running notably high, the calendar constraints for someone juggling irregular hours or a long job search are real, and a clinic visit can get postponed simply because transportation along US 27 or out past Litton Hill has to be planned, not assumed. That planning matters especially for the large share of younger adults here, people in their late teens and twenties who are well represented in Huntsville's population and for whom routine screening catches infections before symptoms or complications appear.
In a household of three-plus people, one person's lapse in testing can affect others under the same roof, which reframes screening less as a personal errand and more as something the whole household benefits from. Scott County's STI figures reflect the kind of cumulative gap that builds when access requires effort. For someone living off Sheep Rock Mountain or along Howard H Baker Highway, knowing options listed on this page, and which accept walk-ins or offer sliding-scale fees, is simply the difference between a lapsed year and a current one.
Getting there
At 3.51/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Huntsville 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 37756 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 37756 area around Huntsville: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Huntsville alone.
Huntsville sits in Scott County, ZIP 37756. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Huntsville? 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 Scott 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 Huntsville-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 Huntsville 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.
Possibly, Oneida, TN is close; compare it by distance against Tennessee Department of Health.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
Yes, Tennessee Department of Health (0.9 mi) offers free testing, and public clinics serve the uninsured.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 176 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Tennessee average.
In Tennessee, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 37756; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
A clinic offers same-day answers and on-site treatment; an at-home kit trades that for privacy and convenience, both use real lab testing.
Yes, the CDC recommends STI screening early in pregnancy, since untreated infections can affect the baby.
Expedited partner therapy lets a provider treat a partner without an exam, where state law allows.
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