Syphilis cases in Sumner County are about 82% lower than the US average. If you are considering STI testing in Portland, Tennessee before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care, weigh getting tested at a community clinic for lower cost, or at a private lab for quicker results and more scheduling options. We list your options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Portland, TN. The nearest, Sumner County Health Department, is about 1.9 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.
Sumner County Health Department in Portland operates with public health infrastructure behind its STI program, covering HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis C testing on a sliding scale, with HIV and STI tests free, same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and appointments required.
Every service at Sumner County Health Department carries no fee, which means cost never shapes which tests someone requests or whether they follow through on treatment. The full scope of care (testing, treatment, vaccines) stays available without financial editing.
Interpretation services are available for non-English languages at Sumner County Health Department, so the clinical conversation (symptoms, history, treatment instructions) happens with real precision rather than approximation. That accuracy carries directly into how well a patient can follow through on care.
Sumner County Health Department treats hepatitis C on-site, meaning a positive result leads to a prescription and a treatment plan within the same facility. Patients managing a chronic viral infection don't have to navigate a separate specialist to get from diagnosis to a cure.
Languages
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 8 miles from Portland. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Barren River District Health Department in Franklin tests for gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, and HIV, treating bacterial infections the same visit when results call for it, with every service provided at no fee, on a sliding scale, or billed to Medicaid and Medicare. Appointments are required.
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English
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 9 miles from Portland. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
HOPE Family Health, a family practice in Westmoreland, folds STI testing into ongoing primary care: meaning gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing sit alongside medication counseling and family planning, all on a sliding-scale fee structure, by appointment.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Jan 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 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Portland, 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 Sumner 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.
105 Redbud Dr-Er Lab, Portland, TN 37148
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
405 Steam Plant Road, Gallatin, TN 37066
CMS-certified lab
355 New Shackle Island Road, Hendersonville, TN 37075
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Portland. 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, 380 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Portland. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 99 offer telehealth.
Hal Jenkins, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 420 Hwy 52 West, Portland
Paul Porter, MD
Internal medicine · 934 South Broadway Street, Portland
Karuna Reddy, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1112 South Main Street, Franklin
Przemyslaw Borek, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 121 Memorial Drive, Franklin
Lindsey Brooks, MD
Family medicine · 1020 South Main Street, Franklin
David Napier, MD
Family medicine · 1020 South Main Street, Franklin
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 Portland, 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.
Pharmacy Express of Portland
0.5 miPortland Prescription Shop
0.9 mi
8.0 mi Riley White
8.3 mi
8.8 mi 
9.6 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Portland, 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 Portland, 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.
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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
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 Sumner County, the county that includes Portland, 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.
#37 of 95 Tennessee counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 61% of the state
| Infection | Sumner County | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 304.8 634 cases ▼ 41% | 517.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 93.8 195 cases ▼ 50% | 186.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 2.9 6 cases ▼ 80% | 14.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 4.3 9 cases ▼ 63% | 11.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 7.2 15 cases ▼ 73% | 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 Sumner County, chlamydia has fallen from 392.8 to 304.8 per 100,000 (22%), gonorrhea has fallen from 137.6 to 93.8 per 100,000 (32%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 8.7 to 2.9 per 100,000 (67%).
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 Sumner County.
Local HIV snapshot
Sumner County HIV care continuum (2023)
Sumner County recorded 4.6 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 14.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Sumner County residents living with HIV, 80.7% are in care · 75.8% 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 Sumner County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Portland City Park sits near the center of a town where most households are owner-occupied and, for nearly half of adults, health decisions tend to get made as a couple or a family rather than alone. That shared household life, with an average of more than three people per home, means one person's screening calendar can ripple outward quickly, and the relatively modest home values here reflect a community where budgets are watched carefully. Rent runs well under a thousand dollars a month for those who do rent, which keeps housing costs manageable, but only about one in six households clears six figures, so a clinic visit has to fit what's actually affordable, not just what's theoretically convenient.
Young adults in their late teens and twenties make up a meaningful share of Portland's population, and these are the years when STI transmission is most active and most likely to go unnoticed without routine screening. Sumner County's STI figures are already displayed above, and they reflect a regional picture that touches communities at every income level and household type. For a Portland resident whose family health decisions involve a partner or children under the same roof, knowing where those county numbers stand, and staying current with testing, is simply part of keeping the whole household informed.
Getting there
At 4.26/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Portland 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 37148 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 37148 area around Portland: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Portland alone.
Portland sits in Sumner County, ZIP 37148. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Major routes
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Portland? 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 Sumner 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 Portland-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 Portland 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 8 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.
Sumner County reported ~305 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Tennessee average.
In Tennessee, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
Pregnancy screening is standard; ask about an early-pregnancy STI panel.
Clinics give immediate care and treatment; home kits win on convenience and discretion. Either works.
Little prep is needed, bring an ID and insurance if you have it, and note your exposure dates and any symptoms; for a urine test, avoid peeing for about an hour beforehand.
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