In Shelby County, syphilis cases occur approximately 96% more often than the national average. If you are in Memphis, Tennessee, considering STI testing whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, you'll find both clinics and private labs nearby. Clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. See your options below.
Available testing centers
11 testing options are listed for Memphis, TN. The nearest, Christ Community Health Services, is about 0.4 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.
Christ Community Health Services, a community health center in Memphis, extends its primary-care infrastructure into STI work: gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing on a sliding-scale fee, same-visit bacterial treatment, walk-ins welcome, with Ryan White-funded HIV care available on the same campus.
Ryan White Program funding underwrites a full clinical arc at Christ Community: from the initial HIV test through antiretroviral prescribing, lab monitoring, and ongoing medical management. That funding structure means the same site handling the test is also credentialed and resourced to carry HIV-positive patients forward in treatment, without routing care elsewhere.
Christ Community prescribes PrEP, including Truvada and Descovy, alongside the routine lab work and follow-up monitoring that daily oral prevention requires. Because the clinic is a community health center, PrEP management sits inside an existing primary-care relationship rather than as a standalone service, which keeps monitoring appointments and prescription renewals on the same chart.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Shelby County Health Department in Memphis runs its STI program through the county's public health infrastructure, pairing gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and rapid and conventional HIV testing with treatment, family planning, and HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines. All on a sliding-scale fee, by appointment.
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Warriors Center Residential Treatment Facility in Memphis holds federally qualified standing, anchoring sliding-scale STI screening for people paying out of pocket or between insurance coverage. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with fees adjusted to income so cost doesn't become a barrier to care.
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Friends for All Clinic in Memphis tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis A, B, and C on a sliding scale, with HIV and STI testing available at no charge; bacterial infections are treated the same visit, and appointments are required.
All services at Friends for All Clinic are provided at no fee, which means PrEP, STI treatment, and hepatitis testing don't arrive with a separate charge that undercuts the care itself.
Friends for All Clinic provides care directly in Spanish and supports additional non-English languages through on-site interpretation, so counseling, medication education, and test results are delivered without a lag or a relay between the patient and the clinician.
Friends for All Clinic prescribes and manages both PrEP and PEP directly, making it a practical anchor for anyone without a regular provider who needs ongoing HIV prevention medication: coverage, cost, and prescription all handled in one place.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Union Avenue Extended in Memphis carries federally qualified health center standing, meaning its sliding-scale fees adjust to income for anyone: insured, uninsured, or paying out of pocket. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening without an appointment.
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Oak Street Health in Memphis runs a nine-test panel (HIV (rapid and conventional), syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB) on a sliding-scale fee with appointments required, including same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and HPV and hepatitis A vaccines on site, with care available in Spanish.
Oak Street Health tests for herpes simplex and both hepatitis B and hepatitis C alongside the standard bacterial panel, infection types beyond the basic four. Herpes serology and hepatitis C antibody testing each require a separate order at many practices; here they share a single appointment, which means one set of results instead of two separate clinical encounters.
Without on-site PrEP prescribing, a patient who needs ongoing HIV prevention faces another provider, another intake, and another wait before the medication starts. A gap that is never zero-risk. Oak Street Health in Memphis carries both PrEP and PEP within its own care model, so prevention begins at the same clinic rather than somewhere down a referral chain.
Oak Street Health in Memphis delivers care directly in Spanish: meaning clinical history, test results, and treatment instructions move through one unbroken conversation rather than across an intermediary. Direct-language care reduces the likelihood that dosing details or follow-up instructions are lost between transmission points.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Planned Parenthood of Memphis accepts Medicaid, most insurance, and a sliding-scale fee that applies to everyone, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and rapid or conventional HIV testing. Plus same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. Appointments are required.
When a language barrier goes unaddressed, a diagnosis can stay unclear, a treatment plan can be misunderstood, and a follow-up appointment can be skipped. Planned Parenthood of Memphis staffs Spanish speakers and interpretation services so that clinical conversations (about results, medications, and next steps) land accurately the first time.
Planned Parenthood of Memphis is a Title X family planning site, which means its services for minors are legally confidential. A meaningful distinction for a young person without a regular provider or one managing care independently. The full STI panel, treatment, and prevention services are available under that same protection.
Planned Parenthood of Memphis prescribes PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP, which means a patient can establish and maintain a complete bacterial and viral prevention regimen at a single clinic, with uninsured PrEP covered, rather than splitting prescriptions across multiple providers.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
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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 Memphis, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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 Shelby 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.
1265 Union Avenue, 10th Floor, Thomas Wing, Memphis, TN 38104
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
6490 Mt Moriah Road Extended Suite 202, Memphis, TN 38115
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
3495 Hacks Cross Road, Memphis, TN 38125
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
5959 Park Avenue, Memphis, TN 38119
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
6409 North Quail Hollow Road, Memphis, TN 38120
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Memphis. 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, 817 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Memphis. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 145 offer telehealth.
Perry Rothrock, MD
Family medicine · 8309 Cordova Road, Cordova
Jason Mullenix, MD
OB-GYN · 6745 Wolf River Boulevard, Memphis
Riad Homsi, MD
OB-GYN · 80 Humphreys Ctr, Memphis
Mark Saslawsky, MD
Urology · 9950 South Yates Road, Memphis
Bonnie Barnes, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 3725 Champion Hills Drive, Memphis
Monica Warhaftig, MD
Family medicine · 4041 Knight Road, Memphis
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 Memphis, 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.
Christ Community Health Services, -Orange Mound Pharmacy
0.4 mi
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0.6 mi Friends for All - Pharmacy
1.5 miIke's
2.2 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Memphis, 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 Memphis, 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 $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
$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
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 Shelby County, the county that includes Memphis, 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.
#1 of 95 Tennessee counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | Shelby County | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1053.8 9,590 cases ▲ 104% | 517.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 429 3,904 cases ▲ 130% | 186.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 31 282 cases ▲ 109% | 14.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 30 273 cases ▲ 161% | 11.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 82 746 cases ▲ 211% | 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 Shelby County, chlamydia has risen from 986.1 to 1053.8 per 100,000 (7%), gonorrhea has fallen from 487.3 to 429 per 100,000 (12%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 27.1 to 31 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 Shelby County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: Shelby County is one of 48 U.S. counties prioritized under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative: targeted federal funding to expand local HIV testing, PrEP, and prevention.
Shelby County HIV care continuum (2023)
Shelby County recorded 47.2 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 14.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Shelby County residents living with HIV, 86.6% know their status · 79.4% are in care · 66.9% 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 Shelby County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Cooper-Young and Orange Mound are home to many of Memphis's younger adults navigating the stretch between school, early careers, and relationships that keep shifting shape. With most households here renting rather than owning, and typical rents well under the national average, the financial picture looks manageable on paper, but an unemployment rate running notably higher than the national norm means stretches between paychecks are real. For people in their late teens and twenties, that kind of income uncertainty is exactly the thing that nudges a routine health appointment further back on the calendar, even when the appointment itself costs little.
Shelby County's STI rates reflect what happens when that delay compounds across a population where nearly three in ten residents fall into the years when transmission risk peaks. With fewer than one in six households clearing six figures, cost sensitivity matters when weighing whether to walk into a clinic, and average households here run large, meaning a single person's health decision often ripples outward.
Lamar Avenue connects several Memphis neighborhoods to the options listed on this page, and for residents without reliable transit, that drive down US 78 is the practical hinge. A clinic that sits along a road someone already travels on a workday, rather than across town in the opposite direction, is the detail that converts a postponed intention into a kept appointment.
Getting there
Memphis scores 12.97/20 on the EPA walkability index, so many trips are walkable or a short ride, though a car still gives you the widest choice of testing centers.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
Memphis sits in Shelby County. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Memphis? 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 Shelby 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 Memphis-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 Memphis 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.
There are 11 options within a 30-mile drive.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Public clinics serve people without insurance, often on a sliding scale.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Shelby County reported ~1,054 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above 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.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
Usually urine or a swab for chlamydia/gonorrhea, and blood for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis.
Go to an ER or call RAINN (800-656-4673); they provide testing, PEP, and support right away.
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