Jackson County reports about 46 syphilis cases per 100,000 residents, above the US average. If you've had a recent risk, or you test regularly, consider your options in McKee, Kentucky, to weigh if you prefer the medical support of a clinic or the convenience of an at-home kit.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for McKee, KY. The nearest, White House Clinics, is about 0.3 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.
White House Clinics in McKee requires an appointment and covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB on a sliding-scale fee. With same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs and care available in Spanish.
White House Clinics carries both PrEP and PEP as standing prevention services, which means a patient starting PrEP leaves with the prescription and the counseling to use it correctly. No separate prescriber visit required.
For anyone without a primary care provider, or simply without the time for multiple appointments, White House Clinics handles hepatitis C treatment on-site, so a confirmed diagnosis moves directly to a treatment plan rather than a follow-up referral to a specialist.
White House Clinics delivers care in Spanish, which matters most for someone who needs to weigh medication options or understand a treatment plan with precision. The clinical conversation, not just the check-in, happens in the language they reason in every day.
Languages
English, Spanish
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Cumberland Valley District Health Department in McKee requires an appointment and covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, rapid and conventional HIV, and hepatitis C testing in a single visit: with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs, HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, and all services provided at no fee.
Medicaid, Medicare, and insurance are accepted, and the sliding scale covers anyone else: meaning the department's public health funding structure is what actually zeroes out the bill across testing, treatment, and vaccines, not a per-visit waiver process patients have to navigate.
Both a rapid hepatitis C test and a conventional lab version are available here alongside HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, so someone whose risk history involves hepatitis C exposure leaves with a complete picture rather than a partial one.
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English
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
A safety-net rural health clinic about 8 miles from McKee. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
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 McKee, 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 value: single tests
$49 & up
Best range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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 Jackson 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.
25 State Hwy 290, Mc Kee, KY 40447
CMS-certified lab
78 Hwy 3444, Annville, KY 40402
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near McKee. 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, 124 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of McKee. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 23 offer telehealth.
Sarah Helphinstine, DO
Family medicine · 1010 Main Street South, Mc Kee
Lillian Decosimo, MD
OB-GYN · 11217 Hwy 421 South, Tyner
Gary Turner, MD
Family medicine · 826 Ky Hwy 11 North, Booneville
Dennis Ulrich, MD
Family medicine · 1655 East Hwy 3094, East Bernstadt
David Hays
Family medicine · 2659 North Laurel Road, East Bernstadt
Jeffery Prater, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 48 Ctr Street, Beattyville
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 McKee, KY 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.
RX Discount Pharmacy
0.3 miThompson Drug McKee
0.3 miCampbells Drug
0.9 mi
4.1 mi McKee Family Pharmacy
4.1 miHometown Pharmacy
4.2 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to McKee, KY.
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 McKee, 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
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
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 Jackson County, the county that includes McKee, compare with Kentucky and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~22% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#79 of 120 Kentucky counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 34% of the state
| Infection | Jackson County | Kentucky | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 183.2 24 cases ▼ 52% | 381.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 30.5 4 cases ▼ 77% | 134.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 45.8 6 cases ▲ 225% | 14.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 15.3 2 cases ▲ 6% | 14.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 7.6 1 cases ▼ 60% | 18.9 | 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 Jackson County, chlamydia has fallen from 239.3 to 183.2 per 100,000 (23%), gonorrhea has fallen from 77.2 to 30.5 per 100,000 (60%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 7.7 to 45.8 per 100,000 (495%).
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 Jackson County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: Kentucky is one of the U.S. jurisdictions prioritized under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative: targeted federal funding to expand local HIV testing, PrEP, and prevention.
Jackson County HIV care continuum (2023)
Jackson County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 10.4 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Jackson County residents living with HIV, 90.9% are in care · 81.8% 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 Jackson County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
US 421 runs straight through the center of McKee, and for most residents, any clinic visit means getting onto it and driving. There's no walking to a test here. That reality sits alongside a housing picture that's almost entirely rental: the overwhelming majority of households lease rather than own, and typical rents here are low enough to signal just how compressed the local economy is. With fewer than one in forty households clearing six figures and unemployment running well above typical national levels, out-of-pocket costs and unpredictable schedules aren't minor inconveniences.
They're the actual conditions people navigate every week. That context matters for younger adults and people in their late teens and twenties, a meaningful slice of McKee's population, because the years when STI exposure is most common often overlap with the years when car access, work schedules, and insurance coverage are least stable. The options listed on this page include telehealth and low-cost formats that don't require arranging a half-day around a single appointment, which, on US 421 out past Bond Memorial Park and toward the county line, is a practical consideration, not a minor one. McKee households average just over three people, and more than a third of adults are married.
Meaning a positive result rarely stays a private matter for long. Routine screening, done before symptoms appear, is simply the version of care that keeps the rest of the household from catching up.
Getting there
At 2.26/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in McKee 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 40447 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 40447 area around McKee: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not McKee alone.
McKee sits in Jackson County, ZIP 40447. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside McKee? 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 Jackson County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Kentucky 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 McKee-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 McKee 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 Kentucky 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 Kentucky, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Kentucky 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 KentuckySource: 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, Berea, KY is close; compare it by distance against White House Clinics.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
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 183 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Kentucky average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Kentucky, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 40447; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
Community health centers and family-planning clinics serve all patients, and many offer LGBTQ-affirming care, ask the site directly.
That's a myth; STIs need sexual contact to spread, not surfaces.
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