In Bledsoe County Tennessee, gonorrhea cases run about 78% lower than the US average. If you live in Pikeville, Tennessee, and you want testing whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, some clinics take walk-ins for same-day testing, while labs and at-home kits let you plan around your own time. Browse your options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Pikeville, TN. The nearest, Tennessee Department of Health, is about 0.7 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 Pikeville operates within public health infrastructure, which means gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing sit alongside TB care, family planning, and vaccination. Walk-ins welcome, sliding-scale fees, with all services provided at no fee.
For anyone without insurance, between providers, or simply paying out of pocket, the Tennessee Department of Health in Pikeville charges nothing: not for testing, not for STI treatment, not for the Mpox or HPV vaccine. The fee schedule starts and ends at zero, no exceptions buried in the fine print.
Many clinics field Spanish-speaking patients through workarounds that stop at the front desk. At the Tennessee Department of Health in Pikeville, Spanish extends through the full clinical encounter: counseling, prevention education, and partner notification services included.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Bledsoe County Primary Care CTR. in Pikeville welcomes walk-in patients for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified status anchors its sliding-scale fees, calibrated to income, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing available to anyone who walks through the door.
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Erlanger Health System in Pikeville tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB, with fees on a sliding scale accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance: appointments are required, and bacterial STIs are treated the same visit.
Spanish-language services at Erlanger Pikeville are built into clinical delivery: counseling, treatment planning, and STI education are conducted directly in Spanish by staff, meaning medical detail isn't filtered or simplified through an intermediary. That operational fact matters when you're working through a treatment decision or a prevention conversation.
The panel at Erlanger Pikeville extends to herpes simplex and hepatitis A, B, and C: in addition to HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. Hepatitis C diagnosis here connects directly to the clinic's own treatment capacity rather than ending at detection, and TB testing and treatment are also available on-site.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Apr 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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Pikeville, 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 Bledsoe 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.
71 Wheelertown Avenue, Pikeville, TN 37367
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing the nearest 1 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Pikeville. 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, 66 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Pikeville. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 12 offer telehealth.
Julie Brewer, MD
Family medicine · 3625 Main Street, Pikeville
Melissa Ashman-Brown, MD
Family medicine · 136 Wheelertown Avenue, Pikeville
Andrew Smith
Internal medicine · 116 Wheelertown Avenue, Pikeville
Xavier Palacios, MD
Internal medicine · 71 Wheelertown Avenue, Pikeville
Christopher Horton, MD
Family medicine · 7693 Rhea County Highway, Dayton
Lee Logan, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 8845 Rhea County Highway, Dayton
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 Pikeville, 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.
Standefer Drugcenter
0.5 mi
13 mi 
13 mi Food City Pharmacy
13 miStans Pharmacy
13 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Pikeville, 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 Pikeville, 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
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
$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 Bledsoe County, the county that includes Pikeville, compare with Tennessee and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~37% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#10 of 95 Tennessee counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 89% of the state
| Infection | Bledsoe County | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 617.5 93 cases ▲ 19% | 517.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 39.8 6 cases ▼ 79% | 186.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 46.5 7 cases ▲ 214% | 14.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 11.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 212.5 32 cases ▲ 705% | 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 Bledsoe County, chlamydia has fallen from 643.7 to 617.5 per 100,000 (4%), gonorrhea has fallen from 147.5 to 39.8 per 100,000 (73%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 6.7 to 46.5 per 100,000 (594%).
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 Bledsoe County.
Local HIV snapshot
Bledsoe County HIV care continuum (2023)
Bledsoe County recorded 37.2 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 14.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Bledsoe County residents living with HIV, 76.9% are in care · 53.8% 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 Bledsoe County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
US 127 cuts through Pikeville as both Main Street and Grove Street, a small-town doubling that fits a place where most households know their neighbors and roughly half of adults are married. Decisions about health, including whether to get tested, often move through a family conversation rather than a solo calendar check. With an average household of more than three people and a majority of residents renting at modest monthly costs, most budgets here are stretched thin enough that an unexpected medical bill carries real weight. That economic tightness is compounded by unemployment running well above typical rural benchmarks, meaning a significant share of working-age adults are juggling irregular schedules or stretched between gigs.
The kind of week where a clinic appointment can lose out to a shift pickup or a car repair. For younger adults still building relationships and navigating new partners, that distance and cost calculus is exactly where routine testing quietly stalls out. Bledsoe County's STI figures make staying current more than a general-wellness thought. When someone lives here (in a household that's already close-knit, already watching the budget) knowing their status is simply part of understanding what they're carrying into those daily, connected lives.
Getting there
At 2.78/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Pikeville 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 37367 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 37367 area around Pikeville: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Pikeville alone.
Pikeville sits in Bledsoe County, ZIP 37367. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Pikeville? 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 Bledsoe 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 Pikeville-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 Pikeville 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 4 options within a 30-mile drive.
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.
Bledsoe County reported ~618 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.
A blood draw screens for syphilis, with a confirmatory test if it's reactive.
Many STIs are fully cured with antibiotics; others, like HIV and herpes, are well managed with treatment.
Yes, most STIs cause no symptoms for a long time, which is exactly why routine screening matters.
Use condoms, test regularly, get the HPV and hep B vaccines, and ask about PrEP for HIV.
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