Syphilis reports in Fayette County run about 85% lower than the US average. If you're looking for one-time or regular STI testing in Oakland, Tennessee, you have options that can save money, prioritize speed, or skip the clinic visit to check for syphilis and other STIs. To compare them, see the list below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Oakland, TN. The nearest, Tennessee Department of Health, is about 10.7 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 Somerville takes walk-ins for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and TB testing. No appointment needed to access the full panel. Sliding-scale fees apply, and all services are provided at no fee.
Tennessee Department of Health in Somerville operates under a no-fee structure for its entire service menu: testing, STI treatment, TB treatment, vaccines including HPV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and mpox, plus counseling and partner notification. That zero extends to HIV testing specifically, without a separate enrollment or eligibility step.
Interpretation services are available for non-English languages at Tennessee Department of Health in Somerville, which means counseling, partner notification conversations, and treatment instructions all move through the same language. Not just the check-in form.
Alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, Tennessee Department of Health in Somerville includes herpes testing in its panel. A fifth infection that requires a discrete test of its own and that many public-health testing sites do not carry.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Rossville Health Center in Rossville meets people where they are (between providers, paying cash, or working without insurance) through federally qualified standing that ties fees to income. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening is available on a sliding scale, no appointment needed.
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Memphis Health Center in Rossville is a community health center where STI care (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, rapid and conventional HIV, and hepatitis A, B, and C) runs on a sliding-scale fee with same-visit bacterial treatment; appointments are required, and Spanish and interpretation services are available.
Memphis Health Center offers Spanish-language services and interpretation for other languages, which means test results, medication instructions, and prevention counseling reach patients in full, not in outline, reducing the chance that something critical gets lost between the exam room and home.
Without PrEP and PEP available at the same clinic handling your STI care, prevention medications become a separate errand. Another provider, another wait, another gap. Memphis Health Center prescribes both, keeping prevention and testing in the same clinical relationship, with PrEP covered for uninsured patients.
At Memphis Health Center, a hepatitis C diagnosis leads directly to treatment: antiviral medication is prescribed and the treatment course is monitored by the clinic's own staff, so the path from a reactive test to viral clearance stays within one care team rather than handed off elsewhere.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Music City PrEP Clinic in Memphis covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis A, B, and C testing on a sliding-scale fee, with Medicaid and private insurance accepted. Appointments are required, bacterial STIs are treated same visit, and all services are provided at no fee.
Every service at Music City PrEP Clinic carries no charge, and that ceiling means PrEP, PEP, HIV medical treatment, and counseling are all reachable without weighing cost against care. Sliding-scale and insurance coverage remain in place, but no one reaches a service door that cost alone closes.
Plenty of clinics test and refer prevention conversations somewhere else entirely. Music City PrEP Clinic prescribes both PrEP and PEP on-site in Memphis, so the full range of HIV prevention medication, daily and time-sensitive, lives in the same place as the testing that informs it.
The clinic runs separate tests for hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the bacterial panel, with results informing vaccination timing for A and B and on-site management for C. That operational range means clinicians can respond to a positive hepatitis C result directly rather than building a separate referral chain.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare in Memphis accepts insurance and charges a standard fee for its STI panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections; appointments are required, and care is available in Spanish.
Hepatitis C care at Methodist Le Bonheur moves from antibody test to treatment without sending patients elsewhere, prescribers on staff initiate antiviral therapy and monitor viral response over the treatment course, keeping the clinical relationship in one place rather than fragmenting it.
Prevention prescribing stops at testing and counseling at many clinics, with PrEP handled by a separate provider. Methodist Le Bonheur writes and manages PrEP prescriptions on-site and also provides PEP, making it one of fewer Memphis clinics where the full prevention-to-treatment continuum stays in a single clinical home.
Services at Methodist Le Bonheur are available in Spanish, which means clinical history, treatment instructions, and follow-up plans are communicated directly. Patients get the same depth of exchange on medication adherence and prevention that English-speaking patients receive.
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Listing verified Jun 2026 · 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 11 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Oakland, 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 Fayette 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.
201 Lakeview Rd Suite A, Somerville, TN 38068
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Oakland. 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, 720 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Oakland. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 132 offer telehealth.
Marthinus Zeeman, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 14690 Hwy 194, Oakland
David Seaton, MD
Family medicine · 16530 US Hwy 64, Somerville
Stephanie Connelly, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 2961 Canada Road, Lakeland
Karl Rhea, MD
Family medicine · 17310 US Hwy 64, Somerville
Shangeetha Balakumar, MD
Family medicine · 272 Keisie Lane, Collierville
Andrenette Fleming, MD
OB-GYN · 9005 Hwy 64, Arlington
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 Oakland, 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.
Betterx
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0.8 mi Freds Pharmacy 3794
1.1 miBetterx Pharmacy
1.2 mi
1.4 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Oakland, 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 Oakland, 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 Fayette County, the county that includes Oakland, compare with Tennessee and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~21% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#19 of 95 Tennessee counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 80% of the state
| Infection | Fayette County | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 450.5 199 cases ▼ 13% | 517.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 115.4 51 cases ▼ 38% | 186.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 2.3 1 cases ▼ 84% | 14.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 4.5 2 cases ▼ 61% | 11.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 38.5 17 cases ▲ 46% | 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 Fayette County, chlamydia has fallen from 490.6 to 450.5 per 100,000 (8%), gonorrhea has fallen from 254.8 to 115.4 per 100,000 (55%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 16.7 to 2.3 per 100,000 (86%).
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 Fayette County.
Local HIV snapshot
Fayette County HIV care continuum (2022)
Fayette County recorded 18.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 14.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Fayette County residents living with HIV, 84.7% are in care · 71.8% 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 Fayette County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Oakland's position in Fayette County means residents share a county-level STI landscape that younger adults here, people in their late teens and twenties still building relationships and routines, navigate largely by car, across distances that make a quick midday appointment genuinely inconvenient. What shapes Oakland specifically is how settled it is. Nearly nine in ten households own their home, and the majority of adults here are married with kids in the house. The kind of stable domestic picture that can make STI screening feel like someone else's concern.
But younger residents who do live here are often early in that same arc: new couples, newly mobile, still in the years when routine screening is simply good medicine. The town's low unemployment means most people are working full schedules, which makes evening or weekend clinic hours, several of the listed options offer them, less of a convenience and more of a necessity. At $1,502 a month, the relatively small renter population here faces real cost pressure that can crowd out anything perceived as optional. Clinics on this page that offer sliding-scale fees or free testing remove that friction from the decision entirely, leaving only the drive.
Getting there
At 4.87/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Oakland 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 38060 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 38060 area around Oakland: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Oakland alone.
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Oakland? 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 Fayette 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 an Oakland-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 Oakland 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.
Nearest is Tennessee Department of Health, about 10.7 mi away; 9 are within 30 miles. An at-home kit shipped to 38060 also works.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
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.
Fayette County reported ~451 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Tennessee average.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
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.
Reputable kits use the same lab methods as clinics; any positive should be confirmed and treated by a provider.
Chlamydia is checked with a simple urine sample or a swab; lab results usually come back in a day or two.
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