Campbell County reported gonorrhea runs about 74% lower than the US average. Those in La Follette, Tennessee looking for testing before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care have options: some clinics take walk-ins for same-day testing, while labs and at-home kits let you plan around your own time.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for La Follette, TN. The nearest, Community Health of East Tennessee, is about 2.2 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.
Community Health of East Inc. in La Follette welcomes walk-ins for STI screening, no appointment needed. Federal qualification under the FQHC program anchors a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income, covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing in a single visit.
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Tennessee Department of Health in Jacksboro operates through a public health department, which means the standard bacterial STI panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis) plus HIV and hepatitis C testing all run through a single appointment, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, on a sliding scale, at no cost.
Fee schedules and sliding-scale minimums still leave a balance at most clinics. Tennessee Department of Health in Jacksboro charges nothing, not for testing, not for treatment, not for vaccines. Every line on the service list carries the same price: zero.
Plenty of testing sites confirm a hepatitis C antibody and hand the outcome back to the patient to sort out next steps alone. Tennessee Department of Health in Jacksboro manages hepatitis C treatment directly, the diagnosis and the care that follows it stay with the same provider.
Skip hepatitis screening and a positive result found months later means a second appointment, a second provider, and time already lost. Tennessee Department of Health in Jacksboro tests for hepatitis C alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, so that gap doesn't open in the first place.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Dayspring Health in Jellico tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and HIV, treating bacterial infections the same visit on a sliding-scale fee open to everyone: appointments required, PrEP and PEP available on-site.
Dayspring Health's panel names herpes and both hepatitis B and C alongside the bacterial STIs and HIV, infection categories rather than four. That breadth means a single appointment can surface chronic viral infections that a narrower panel would leave undetected.
Dayspring Health treats hepatitis C on-site rather than stopping at the antibody result, which means a confirmed diagnosis doesn't stall out waiting for a specialist referral. The path from positive test to active treatment stays inside the same practice.
Dayspring Health prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, and carries PrEP coverage for uninsured patients. Making it a complete stop for someone who needs ongoing HIV prevention medication but doesn't have a primary care provider or insurance to navigate elsewhere.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Mountain Peoples Health Councils in Huntsville requires an appointment, so scheduling ahead means arriving to a visit that covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing alongside same-visit bacterial treatment, hepatitis and HPV vaccines, and sliding-scale fees. With Spanish-language care available.
Beyond the standard four, Mountain Peoples Health Councils tests for hepatitis A, B, and C alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. That six-pathogen scope means a single scheduled visit produces a complete picture of both sexual and blood-borne infection status, and hepatitis A and B vaccines are available on the same day.
Care at Mountain Peoples Health Councils is delivered in Spanish, which means test results, treatment instructions, and prevention counseling reach Spanish-speaking patients in full. Without loss of nuance at any stage of the visit.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
River Valley Health in Clinton runs on a sliding-scale fee structure with Medicaid and private insurance accepted, making the full panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB) available across income levels. Appointments are required; bacterial STIs are treated the same visit.
River Valley Health carries both PrEP and PEP as ongoing clinical services: meaning the prescribing, follow-up lab work, and medication management happen here, not through a separate provider. For someone without a regular doctor who needs consistent PrEP coverage or has an uninsured medication cost, the sliding-scale fee applies to the full course of care.
Hepatitis C treatment at River Valley Health is a fully staffed clinical service: antiviral medications are prescribed, viral load is monitored through follow-up labs, and the treatment course is managed by the clinic's own providers. Nothing in that sequence is handed off elsewhere.
River Valley Health in Clinton maintains interpretation services as part of the visit structure: meaning the clinician-patient exchange during counseling, test review, and medication instruction happens through a staffed interpreter integrated into the appointment, not as an add-on arranged after the fact.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
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 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to La Follette, 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 Campbell 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.
923 East Central Avenue, La Follette, TN 37766
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
Showing the nearest 1 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near La Follette. 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, 378 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of La Follette. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 103 offer telehealth.
Thomas Robbins, DO
Family medicine · 2212 Jacksboro Pike, La Follette
Murugesen Dhandapani, MD
Family medicine · 2425 Jacksboro Pike, La Follette
Suzanne Pearman
Family medicine · 905 East Central Avenue, La Follette
Sean Delair, MD
Urology · 905 East Central Avenue, La Follette
Christian Terzian, MD
Internal medicine · 919 East Central Avenue, La Follette
Elie Mansour, MD
Internal medicine · 919 East Central Avenue, 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 La Follette, 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.
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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 La Follette, 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.
$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
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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 Campbell County, the county that includes La Follette, compare with Tennessee and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~26% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#63 of 95 Tennessee counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 34% of the state
| Infection | Campbell County | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 216.3 87 cases ▼ 58% | 517.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 47.2 19 cases ▼ 75% | 186.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 9.9 4 cases ▼ 33% | 14.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 11.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 9.9 4 cases ▼ 62% | 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 Campbell County, chlamydia has risen from 208.8 to 216.3 per 100,000 (4%), gonorrhea has fallen from 122.2 to 47.2 per 100,000 (61%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.1 to 9.9 per 100,000 (94%).
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 Campbell County.
Local HIV snapshot
Campbell County HIV care continuum (2022)
Campbell County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 14.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Campbell County residents living with HIV, 83.9% are in care · 80.6% 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 Campbell County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
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Local context
Jackson Pike cuts through a La Follette where family ties run deep: average households here lean toward three people, and decisions about health, time, and money tend to be made collectively, with one person's schedule or budget shaping what everyone else can do. With fewer than four in ten adults married and just over half of residents renting at some of the lowest monthly rates in the state, the household picture is varied, stretching across single-parent arrangements, multigenerational setups, and roommates sharing tight quarters near West Central Avenue.
What shapes access to testing most sharply here is the labor reality. With labor-force participation sitting well below typical national levels, many residents aren't moving through a conventional nine-to-five week, and unemployment is strikingly high. That combination means irregular schedules, stretched household budgets, and a low share of six-figure earners to cushion unexpected costs. The options listed on this page include low-cost and sliding-scale sites that matter precisely because of that economic profile. Young adults in their late teens and twenties, who account for a meaningful slice of La Follette's population, are the years when STI exposure is statistically most concentrated, and irregular employment makes it easy for a routine screening to simply never get scheduled.
Campbell County's STI figures reflect pressures common to rural Appalachian communities, and for anyone living near High Knob or along Jacksboro Pike, staying current with testing is less about urgency and more about the quiet background of ongoing health, given what the county data consistently shows.
Getting there
At 3.61/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in La Follette 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 37766 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 37766 area around La Follette: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not La Follette alone.
La Follette sits in Campbell County, ZIP 37766. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside La Follette? 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 Campbell 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 La Follette-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 La Follette 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.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
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.
Campbell County reported ~216 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.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
Usually urine or a swab for chlamydia/gonorrhea, and blood for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis.
Most HIV tests detect infection about 2–6 weeks out depending on the test type; a later retest confirms a negative.
Go to an ER or call RAINN (800-656-4673); they provide testing, PEP, and support right away.
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