Gonorrhea infections in Madison County currently run about 51% higher than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Jackson, Tennessee, consider that some clinics take walk-ins for same-day testing, while labs and at-home kits let you plan around your own time. See your options below.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Jackson, TN. The nearest, Tennessee Department of Health, is about 0.2 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 Jackson tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis C, and TB on a sliding-scale fee, with HIV testing free: appointments required, bacterial STIs treated same visit, and all services provided at no fee.
When cost enters the equation, an untreated infection is the quiet result. The appointment skipped, the follow-up never scheduled. At Tennessee Department of Health in Jackson, every service carries no fee, so the gap between a positive result and completed treatment never opens for financial reasons.
Many clinics route Spanish-speaking patients through workarounds that slow the conversation and flatten the details. At Tennessee Department of Health in Jackson, care is delivered directly in Spanish (counseling, results, treatment) without a layer between the clinician and the patient.
Leaving hepatitis C off the panel means a second appointment somewhere else, or, more often, no second appointment at all. Tennessee Department of Health in Jackson includes hepatitis C testing alongside the bacterial panel, so a single visit surfaces infections that a narrower screen would have missed entirely.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
East Jackson Women's Health Center in Jackson welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified status anchors a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income, making a single visit for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening financially within reach across a wide range of budgets.
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East Jackson Health Center, in Jackson, earned its federally qualified designation by tying fees to what patients actually earn. No one turned away for inability to pay. Walk-ins can access sliding-scale STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia without an appointment.
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A safety-net rural health clinic about 10 miles from Jackson. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Henderson Health Center in Henderson welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified status anchors its sliding-scale fee structure, so cost adjusts to income. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing under one visit without scheduling ahead.
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A community safety-net federally qualified health center about 28 miles from Jackson. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Hardeman County Community Health Center Women & Children's Center, in Bolivar, welcomes walk-in patients for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified status anchors its sliding-scale fees, calibrated to income, covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing in a single visit.
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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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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 Jackson, 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 Madison 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.
Attention Laboratory Director, Jackson, TN 38301
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
367 Hospital Boulevard, Jackson, TN 38305
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
620 Skyline Drive, 5th & 6th Floors, Jackson, TN 38301
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
2863 Hwy 45 Bypass, Jackson, TN 38305
CMS-certified lab
145 Innovation Drive, Jackson, TN 38305
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 Jackson. 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, 198 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Jackson. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 16 offer telehealth.
Mechelle Taylor Moragne, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 460 North Parkway, Jackson
Lisa Rogers, MD
OB-GYN · 2859 Hwy 45 Byp, Jackson
Rebecca Nass, MD
Family medicine · 828 North Parkway, Jackson
Taylor Potts, DO
Family medicine · 135 Otter Creek Drive, Jackson
Kellie Wallace-Wilding, MD
Family medicine · 145 Innovation Drive, Jackson
Ezekiel Adetunji, MD
Family medicine · 150 Murray Guard Drive, Jackson
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 Jackson, 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.
0.5 mi Advance Pharmacy Services
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1.3 mi Sams Pharmacy 10
1.3 miJackson Clinic Pharmacy
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1.3 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Jackson, 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 Jackson, 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 $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
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
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 Madison County, the county that includes Jackson, compare with Tennessee and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~30% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#3 of 95 Tennessee counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | Madison County | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 912.4 905 cases ▲ 76% | 517.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 270.2 268 cases ▲ 45% | 186.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 13.1 13 cases ▼ 11% | 14.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 7.1 7 cases ▼ 38% | 11.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 24.2 24 cases ▼ 8% | 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 Madison County, chlamydia has risen from 887.4 to 912.4 per 100,000 (3%), gonorrhea has fallen from 481.7 to 270.2 per 100,000 (44%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 15.2 to 13.1 per 100,000 (14%).
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 Madison County.
Local HIV snapshot
Madison County HIV care continuum (2023)
Madison County recorded 25.1 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 14.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Madison County residents living with HIV, 82.4% are in care · 67.6% 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 Madison County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Northwood Avenue Historic District sits close enough to downtown that the older bungalows and modest lots feel lived-in rather than gentrified, and that texture carries through to the numbers: homes here are priced well below national medians, rents stay in modest territory, yet fewer than one in five households clears six figures. That economic reality shapes the rhythm of daily life across Jackson, where a near-even split between owners and renters, combined with a labor-force participation rate that leaves a meaningful share of adults outside standard nine-to-five schedules, means healthcare appointments often compete with second jobs, childcare for households averaging more than three people, and bus routes that may not line up with clinic hours.
For people in their late teens and twenties, that competition matters most. Jackson's young-adult population is large enough that any gap between knowing you should get screened and actually doing it has real consequences at the county level. The options listed on this page span the area around East Main Street and out along corridors like Airways Boulevard and North Highland Avenue, so reaching one typically means a car trip, making appointment times and sliding-scale fees the deciding factors for anyone working irregular hours or managing a tight monthly budget.
With most residents either renting or carrying mortgages on modestly valued homes, out-of-pocket costs stay a real consideration, and the clinics listed here reflect that range from free to low-cost visits worth comparing before you call.
Getting there
At 6.85/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Jackson 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 38305 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 38305 area around Jackson: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Jackson alone.
Jackson sits in Madison County, ZIP 38305. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Jackson? 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 Madison 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 Jackson-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 Jackson 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.
The closest is Tennessee Department of Health (0.2 mi); 11 options are within 30 miles.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Yes, community and public clinics test the uninsured, with sliding-scale fees.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 912 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Tennessee average.
In Tennessee, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
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.
Just note your exposure dates and symptoms; for urine tests, hold off urinating ~1 hour before.
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