STD Testing in Johnson City, TN: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
In Washington County, syphilis rates run about 45% lower than the US average. If you're in Johnson City, Tennessee for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, you can get tested at a local clinic or private lab. Clinics may bill your insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. See the testing options below.
12 testing options are listed for Johnson City, TN. The nearest, Tennessee Department of Health, is about 0.7 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
How to read these listings
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.
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Quest Diagnostics
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Rated 3.8 out of 5 from 72 reviews
Address
1321 Sunset Drive, Johnson City, TN 37604 1.2 miles away
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Closest to you 0.7 miles
Tennessee Department of Health
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Tennessee Department of Health in Johnson City runs appointments for the full bacterial and viral panel (chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis C, and TB) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections on a sliding-scale fee, and every service here carries no charge.
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Every Service Runs at Zero Cost
Tennessee Department of Health in Johnson City charges nothing for any service it provides (testing, treatment, vaccines, PrEP) which means a patient can follow through on every recommended next step without trimming the plan to fit a budget.
Care Conducted in Your Preferred Language
Interpretation services are available for non-English languages at Tennessee Department of Health in Johnson City, so a nuanced clinical conversation (symptoms, treatment options, prevention planning) stays precise rather than compressed into whatever English a patient can manage.
PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP Available on Appointment
Tennessee Department of Health in Johnson City prescribes PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP directly. Making it a practical option for anyone without a regular provider who needs ongoing HIV or bacterial STI prevention managed in one place rather than tracked down across separate appointments.
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
Tests offered
Hepatitis C
TB
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Chlamydia
Conventional HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
American Indian or Alaska Native persons
Asian or Pacific Islander persons
Black or African American persons
Gay Men
Health Professionals
Hispanic or Latino persons
LGBTQ
Care services
Family Planning
Medication Adherence Education and Counseling
Mpox Vaccine
TB Treatment
STI Treatment
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
Hepatitis C Treatment
Hepatitis A Vaccine
Adult Hepatitis B Vaccine
Prevention services
TB Prevention/Education
STI Prevention/Education
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Hepatitis Prevention/Education
Condom Distribution
Fees & payment
Free Mpox Vaccine
Medicaid Accepted
PrEP for uninsured
Insurance Accepted
Free HIV Test
Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community health center 1.8 miles
East Tennessee State University
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East Tennessee State University in Johnson City tests for HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia on a sliding-scale fee accepted by Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance. Appointments are required, bacterial STIs are treated the same visit, and HPV and hepatitis vaccines are available alongside PrEP and PEP.
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Ryan White Funding Covers HIV Care End-to-End
Ryan White funding at ETSU means someone managing HIV without a consistent care relationship, or carrying the cost of antiretroviral treatment out of pocket, has a single address for everything from initial testing through ongoing medical management. The program's structure ties financial assistance directly to clinical services, so medication access and monitoring don't depend on assembling separate resources.
PrEP and PEP Where Most Clinics Only Test
Plenty of STI clinics run a panel and stop there, leaving prevention medication to a separate provider visit. ETSU prescribes both PrEP and PEP on-site, which means ongoing HIV prevention and post-exposure treatment live in the same clinical setting as the testing that informs them.
Hepatitis C Treatment Delivered On-Site
ETSU carries hepatitis C care through to treatment, direct-acting antivirals and the monitoring that accompanies them happen within the clinic rather than requiring a separate gastroenterology or infectious disease referral. For hepatitis B, the same on-site treatment capability applies, alongside prevention education and vaccine access.
Tests & treatsRyan White HIV carePrEP
Address
615 North State Of Franklin Road, Johnson City, TN 37604
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community health center 2.0 miles
Johnson City Downtown Day Center
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Johnson City Downtown Day Center, serving Johnson City, carries federal community health center standing that ties STI screening costs directly to each patient's income. Walk-ins are welcome, no appointment needed, for sliding-scale syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing across the full income spectrum.
Johnson City Community Health Center welcomes walk-ins for STI screening, no appointment needed. Backed by federal FQHC funding, it ties fees to income on a sliding scale. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing for patients across the income spectrum.
East Tennessee State University College of Nursing
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East Tennessee State University College of Nursing, in Johnson City, calibrates its fees to each patient's income. The federal health center model that ensures cost never bars care. Walk-in STI screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia without an appointment needed.
RHSC Medical Center at Jonesborough earned its federal qualification by committing to serve patients regardless of ability to pay: uninsured residents, cash payers, and those between providers all qualify for its sliding-scale STI screening. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing is available without an appointment.
Bluff City Medical Center, in Bluff City, ties its STI screening fees to patient income. Federal health center status means no one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening, with costs scaled to what you actually earn.
Dry Creek Medical Center in Erwin welcomes walk-in patients without an appointment, making same-day STI care straightforward. Federally qualified status backs a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income, and a single visit can cover screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
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.
The nearest testing center is less than a mile away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Johnson City, 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 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
Quest Diagnostics
$79 & up
Panel:
8-infection panel incl. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis & herpes: single tests too
Sample:
Quest Mobile: a phlebotomist collects your sample at home
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
Other CLIA-certified labs near Johnson City, TN
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Washington 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.
Franklin Woods Community Hospital Laboratory
300 Med Tech Parkway, Johnson City, TN 37604
CMS-certified labAccredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing 6 of the CLIA-certified labs in Washington County.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Johnson City. 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
Clinicians near Johnson City, TN who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 465 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Johnson City. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 77 offer telehealth.
DC
David Chism, MD
Internal medicine · 378 Marketplace Boulevard, Johnson City
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
Pharmacies near Johnson City, TN
Compare the pharmacies closest to Johnson City, TN. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Johnson City, TN.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
PrEP, prevention & online treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Johnson City, 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.
PrEP & DoxyPEP
Q Care Plus
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
STDs & HIV in Washington County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Washington County, the county that includes Johnson City, 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.
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#38 of 95 Tennessee counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 60% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Washington County vs Tennessee vs U.S.
Washington CountyTennesseeU.S.▲▼ = Washington County vs the state average
Infection
Washington County
Tennessee
United States
Chlamydia
302418 cases▼ 42%
517.4
492.2
Gonorrhea
131.5182 cases▼ 29%
186.4
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
8.712 cases▼ 41%
14.8
15.8
Syphilis (early)
10.815 cases▼ 6%
11.5
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
10.815 cases▼ 59%
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.
Reported STD rates in Washington County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 17% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Washington County, chlamydia has fallen from 439.1 to 302 per 100,000 (31%), gonorrhea has fallen from 230.1 to 131.5 per 100,000 (43%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.3 to 8.7 per 100,000 (64%).
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
What shapes testing access in and around Johnson City, TN
Adults uninsured
11.3%
No routine checkup
31.6%
Binge drinking
20.4%
Frequent mental distress
29.8%
Depression
37.9%
Primary-care ratio
539 : 1
Washington County
Primary-care shortage score 19 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 58
Social Vulnerability Index · 59th percentile nationally
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 Washington County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Washington County (2023)
People living with HIV
229 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
8cases countywide
PrEP users / 100k
94 · PnR 14.13
Washington County HIV care continuum (2023)
Washington County recorded 6.6 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 14.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Washington County residents living with HIV, 91.1% are in care · 84.5% 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.
Pregnant or planning to be?Congenital syphilis is the fastest-rising STI: what to test, and when
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 Washington County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Compiled and checked by EasySTD's editorial team against CDC and public-health sources. This is educational information, not a substitute for advice from a licensed clinician. Our editorial guidelines →
North Roan Street cuts through the commercial spine of Johnson City, and the households lining the roads off it tell a story worth understanding before you think about health access. Roughly half of residents rent, with typical monthly payments well under a thousand dollars, which means budgets are often managed month to month. With fewer than one in five households earning six figures, a surprise medical bill can genuinely reshape a family's finances, and health decisions here tend to get weighed alongside other pressing costs rather than in isolation. That calculus matters most for younger adults, still in their twenties or just past it, who make up an outsized share of Johnson City's population.
For people at that stage, forming relationships and navigating new insurance situations at the same time, a testing appointment that's inconvenient or expensive is one that simply doesn't happen. Washington County carries STI rates that reflect statewide patterns across Tennessee, where chlamydia and gonorrhea remain consistently underdiagnosed. For anyone living here, staying current on screening is less about alarm and more about the ordinary math of a community where nearly half of adults are renting, budgeting carefully, and making health decisions in that context.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Johnson City, TN
Walkability9.5 / 20 · Below average
At 9.5/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Johnson City 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 37601 snapshot
Residents
38,622
Median age
38.9
Median income
$49,658
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 37601 area around Johnson City: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Johnson City alone.
Johnson City sits in Washington County, ZIP 37601. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Rotary Park
Civitan Park
Master Knob
Carver Park
Lions Park
Powell Square Park
Neighborhoods & communities
Towne Acres
Greenfields
North Hills
Camelot
Charbray
Fairlawn
Greenacres
Tanglewood
Major routes
US 11E (North Roan Street)
James H. Quillen Parkway
US 11E (John Exum Parkway)
Bristol Highway
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Johnson City, TN
Just outside Johnson City? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Johnson City, TN: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Washington 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.
Who should test, and whenCDC screening schedule + each infection's detection window
Who should get tested, and how often
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
When to test: STD detection windows
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Johnson City-area provider.
What each STD test costsMedicare reference prices per lab test, a benchmark before you pay out of pocket
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Johnson City 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.
Confidentiality & consent in TennesseeMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
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).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In Tennessee, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
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.
