Gonorrhea reports in Hancock County run about 60% lower than the US average. Whether it's your first STI test or a routine screening in Sneedville, Tennessee, community and public clinics often provide low-cost or free services, whereas private labs may deliver faster results and scheduling flexibility. Your needs and budget will guide your choice below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Sneedville, TN. The nearest, Sneedville Medical Center, is about 0.1 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.
Sneedville Medical Center in Sneedville answers the need for anyone paying out-of-pocket, between providers, or simply without coverage. Federally qualified status means fees slide with income. Walk-ins can access syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening without an appointment.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Tennessee Department of Health in Sneedville operates through a public health infrastructure that folds STI care (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, HIV, and hepatitis C testing) into a full-service clinical framework, with sliding-scale fees and appointment-based same-visit bacterial treatment, all at no cost.
Paying cash for STI care (testing, treatment, and follow-up) without a regular provider means costs accumulate fast. Tennessee Department of Health in Sneedville eliminates that entirely: every service, from the initial panel to hepatitis C treatment and DoxyPEP, carries no charge for any patient.
Without on-site language support, a patient leaves with instructions they cannot fully parse. A prescription misunderstood, a follow-up missed, a treatment incomplete. Tennessee Department of Health in Sneedville provides interpretation services directly within the appointment, so medication adherence counseling and STI treatment plans land with full clarity.
Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (taken within 72 hours of bacterial STI exposure to reduce the risk of gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis) is available directly from Tennessee Department of Health in Sneedville, meaning the prescription and the counseling on its dosing window come from the same clinical team managing your broader STI prevention.
Languages
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
Tests offered
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Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Virginia Department of Health in Jonesville tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis A and B, and TB, treating bacterial infections the same visit, with the full panel and all services provided at no fee, on a sliding scale, walk-ins welcome.
The Virginia Department of Health in Jonesville collects no fee for any service it provides, testing, treatment, vaccines, PrEP, PEP, DoxyPEP, family planning, all of it. For anyone paying cash or without a regular provider, that means a full course of care with no cost calculation standing between them and what they need.
Spanish speakers can access every service at the Virginia Department of Health in Jonesville in their own language, not through a workaround, but through staff who deliver care in Spanish. For someone navigating a new diagnosis or a first conversation about PrEP, that directness changes the entire experience.
The Virginia Department of Health in Jonesville prescribes PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP on-site, which means patients can leave with a prevention plan, not a prescription to chase down elsewhere, after a single appointment.
Languages
English, Spanish
Tests offered
Serves
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Aug 2025 · 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 Sneedville, 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 Hancock 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.
1519 Main Street, Sneedville, TN 37869
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Sneedville. 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, 152 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Sneedville. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 32 offer telehealth.
Natalie Campbell, DO
Family medicine · 1519 Main Street, Sneedville
Noelle Bissell, MD
Internal medicine · 134 Hill Street, Jonesville
Edward Hancock, DO
Family medicine · 9126 Hwy 11 West, Mooresburg
Joshua Proffitt, MD
Family medicine · 124 Noland Drive, Mooresburg
Dia Owens, MD
Family medicine · 276 Fieldstone Drive, Jonesville
Joshua Yeary, DO
Family medicine · 1446 Dr Thomas Walker Road, Ewing
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 Sneedville, 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.
Value RX
0.4 miSmith-Turner Drug Store
0.5 mi
0.6 mi Down Home Pharmacy
14 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Sneedville, 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 Sneedville, 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 $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
$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
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 Hancock County, the county that includes Sneedville, compare with Tennessee and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~29% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#51 of 95 Tennessee counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 46% of the state
| Infection | Hancock County | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 273.1 19 cases ▼ 47% | 517.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 71.9 5 cases ▼ 61% | 186.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | — no data | 14.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 11.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | — no data | 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 Hancock County, chlamydia has fallen from 285.2 to 273.1 per 100,000 (4%), and gonorrhea has risen from 60 to 71.9 per 100,000 (20%).
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 Hancock County.
Local HIV snapshot
Hancock County HIV care continuum (2023)
Hancock County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 14.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Hancock County residents living with HIV, 80% are in care · 80% 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 Hancock County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Vardy School Community Historic District anchors the older residential edge of Sneedville, where a mix of homeowners and renters, the majority renting at monthly costs that leave little financial slack, share a labor market where a striking share of working-age adults sit outside the workforce entirely, and those who are employed often hold irregular or physically demanding schedules. That combination shapes everything about how health care gets used here: appointments that require midday availability or reliable transportation become appointments that quietly never get made. Younger adults in Sneedville, people still forming relationships and navigating their twenties, face that same calculus when thinking about STI screening. When a test requires a drive, and unemployment is high enough that some households are managing on a single income, the cost of a half-day away from work or home is real.
This page currently lists no nearby options, which is the most honest and useful thing it can tell you. Because knowing the gap is the first step toward filling it. Residents near Willis Hill and the Hancock County Welcome Center corridor can use the broader listed results to judge actual drive times and plan accordingly.
Getting there
At 4.52/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Sneedville 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 37869 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 37869 area around Sneedville: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Sneedville alone.
Sneedville sits in Hancock County, ZIP 37869. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Sneedville? 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 Hancock 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 Sneedville-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 Sneedville 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.
Possibly, Rogersville, TN is close; compare it by distance against Sneedville Medical Center.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
Yes, community and public clinics test the uninsured, with sliding-scale fees.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 273 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Tennessee average.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Tennessee, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Medical records are protected under federal HIPAA law, ask the clinic how it handles your information.
HPV and hepatitis B vaccines prevent those infections, ask a provider if you're due.
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