In Henry County, Tennessee, reported gonorrhea runs about 47% lower than the US average. Whether it's your first STI test or a routine screening in Paris, Tennessee, you can choose between clinics that take walk-ins for same-day testing and labs or at-home kits that let you plan around your own time.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Paris, TN. The nearest, Tennessee Department of Health, 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.
Tennessee Department of Health in Paris requires an appointment, so scheduling ahead secures testing for HIV, gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia, plus same-visit bacterial treatment, HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, and family planning. All provided at no fee.
The clinic runs on a structure where every service (testing, treatment, vaccines, family planning counseling) is absorbed at the point of care. Sliding-scale assessment still occurs, but it bottoms out at zero across the board, with no service tier requiring out-of-pocket payment.
Spanish is listed as a service language at the Paris clinic, meaning clinical conversations (risk counseling, treatment instructions, follow-up planning) happen directly in Spanish. That operational capacity shapes how accurately a patient's history is gathered and how clearly a care plan is understood.
Beyond antibody detection, the Tennessee Department of Health in Paris maintains on-site hepatitis C treatment. Meaning providers prescribe and monitor antiviral therapy directly, rather than handing off a diagnosis to a separate specialist. The treatment relationship stays within the same clinic.
Languages
English, Spanish
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
A safety-net rural health clinic about 18 miles from Paris. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
A safety-net rural health clinic about 20 miles from Paris. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Calloway County Health Department in Murray runs by appointment and covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, hepatitis C, and TB in a single visit: with bacterial infections treated the same day, vaccines administered on-site, and every service provided at no fee.
Without a regular provider or insurance, the full cost of testing, treatment, and vaccination lands directly on the individual, and Calloway County Health Department answers that squarely by charging nothing for any service it provides. Whether you're paying cash for everything else in your life or simply uninsured, no bill is generated here.
Anyone wanting a genuinely complete picture, rather than a partial one, will find that Calloway County Health Department tests for herpes and hepatitis C in addition to HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. For someone whose risk profile or symptoms call for broader answers, this panel delivers them in one appointment.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
A safety-net federally qualified health center about 22 miles from Paris. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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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 Paris, 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 Henry 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.
301 Tyson Avenue, Paris, TN 38242
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1290 Kelley Drive, Paris, TN 38242
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Paris. 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, 80 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Paris. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 19 offer telehealth.
Megan Tuttle, DO Telehealth
Internal medicine · 300 Hospital Circle, Paris
Vince Tusa, MD
Internal medicine · 305 Tyson Avenue, Paris
Pamela Evans, MD
OB-GYN · 239 Tyson Avenue, Paris
John Beddies, MD
Urology · 1002 Cornerstone Drive, Paris
Philip Nanney, MD
Family medicine · 1323 East Wood Street, Paris
Vivian Ekechukwu, DO Telehealth
Internal medicine · 301 Tyson Avenue, Paris
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 Paris, 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.
Vital Care of Paris
0.4 miJims Discount Pharmacy
0.5 mi
0.7 mi Perkins Drugs and Gifts
1.2 miPhipps Pharmacy
17 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Paris, 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 Paris, 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.
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
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
How reported STI rates in Henry County, the county that includes Paris, compare with Tennessee and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~25% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#32 of 95 Tennessee counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 66% of the state
| Infection | Henry County | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 334.8 109 cases ▼ 35% | 517.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 95.2 31 cases ▼ 49% | 186.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | — no data | 14.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 6.1 2 cases ▼ 47% | 11.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 9.2 3 cases ▼ 65% | 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 Henry County, chlamydia has fallen from 347.8 to 334.8 per 100,000 (4%), gonorrhea has fallen from 220.5 to 95.2 per 100,000 (57%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 6.2 to 21.6 per 100,000 (248%).
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 Henry County.
Local HIV snapshot
Henry County HIV care continuum (2022)
Henry County recorded 21.5 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 14.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Henry County residents living with HIV, 81.3% are in care · 75% 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 Henry County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Tyson Avenue cuts through a Paris where home values stay modest and monthly rents sit low enough that housing costs rarely crowd out a medical co-pay the way they do in pricier Tennessee markets. That affordability has a flip side, though: with fewer than one in ten households clearing six figures, there is not much financial cushion when an unexpected fee or a half-day off work enters the picture. For the roughly four in ten residents who rent rather than own, leases tend to turn over more often, relationships shift, and the case for routine STI screening becomes more practical than precautionary. Labor-force participation here runs well below the national norm, which means a significant share of adults are outside the standard nine-to-five structure entirely, whether retired, caregiving, or between jobs.
For younger adults still forming relationships, that irregular schedule can cut either way: fewer rigid work conflicts, but also fewer employer-sponsored health plans pushing annual checkups. Paris sits in a county where STI rates are tracked and visible, and the population of people in their late teens and twenties, concentrated near Fountain Park and along the US 641 corridor, is exactly where transmission tends to cluster. Knowing the nearest listed clinic is a manageable drive out along Mineral Wells Avenue makes the next step a straightforward errand rather than a project.
Getting there
At 6.53/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Paris 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 38242 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 38242 area around Paris: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Paris alone.
Paris sits in Henry County, ZIP 38242. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Paris? 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 Henry 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 Paris-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 Paris 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.
The closest is Tennessee Department of Health (0.4 mi); 7 options are within 30 miles.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
Yes, Tennessee Department of Health (0.4 mi) offers free testing, and public clinics serve the uninsured.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 335 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Tennessee average.
In Tennessee, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 38242; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
Public health clinics, family-planning clinics, and many school or campus health centers test teens and young adults, often free.
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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