In Obion County chlamydia is reported to be about 15% lower than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in South Fulton, Tennessee, consider that public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. Find more options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for South Fulton, TN. The nearest, Pinelake Physician Practice, is about 0.8 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.
A safety-net rural health clinic in South Fulton. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Purchase District Health Department in Fulton tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee accepted by Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurers. Bacterial infections are treated the same visit; an appointment is required.
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
ARcare in Fulton runs on a sliding-scale fee structure open to everyone, with Medicaid and private insurance also accepted. The full panel covers HIV (rapid and conventional), syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, plus TB. Appointments required.
Many clinics leave non-English speakers to navigate sensitive conversations without real-time language support in the room. ARcare builds interpretation services directly into the care it delivers, so discussions about test results, treatment plans, and prevention options happen in the language the visit actually requires.
ARcare prescribes both PrEP and PEP, and carries a dedicated program covering PrEP costs for uninsured patients. That combination, active prescribing authority plus a named financial pathway, means ongoing HIV prevention isn't contingent on finding a separate provider or absorbing the full medication cost.
For someone without a specialist or the means to chase a second appointment across town, ARcare's standing capacity to treat hepatitis C on-site is the practical difference between a diagnosis that goes unresolved and one that gets cleared. Treatment for hepatitis B runs through the same clinical structure.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Dec 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 South Fulton, 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 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 Obion 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.
1020 East Reelfoot Avenue, Suite 100, Union City, TN 38261
CMS-certified lab
1201 Bishop Street, Union City, TN 38261
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1412 East Reelfoot Avenue, Union City, TN 38261
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near South Fulton. 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, 131 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of South Fulton. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 17 offer telehealth.
Fred Cox, MD
Internal medicine · 1135 Broadway Street, South Fulton
Brett Odum, MD
Family medicine · 1630 East Reelfoot Avenue, Union City
Rosilin Wright, MD
Family medicine · 149 Commons Drive, Martin
Selena Dozier, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1412 East Reelfoot Avenue, Union City
Robert Armada, DO
OB-GYN · 1312 Bishop Street, Union City
Philippe Leveille, MD
Internal medicine · 1201 Bishop Street, Union City
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 South Fulton, 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.
Southside Drug
0.5 miEvans Drug Company
0.8 miHealth Mart
0.8 mi
1.8 mi Kizer Pharmacy
10 mi
10 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to South Fulton, 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 South Fulton, 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
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
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 Obion County, the county that includes South Fulton, compare with Tennessee and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~22% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#22 of 95 Tennessee counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 77% of the state
| Infection | Obion County | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 417.6 127 cases ▼ 19% | 517.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 194 59 cases ▲ 4% | 186.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | — no data | 14.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 11.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 9.9 3 cases ▼ 62% | 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 Obion County, chlamydia has fallen from 581.4 to 417.6 per 100,000 (28%), gonorrhea has fallen from 516.5 to 194 per 100,000 (62%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 3.3 to 9.9 per 100,000 (200%).
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 Obion County.
Local HIV snapshot
Obion County HIV care continuum (2022)
Obion County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 14.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Obion County residents living with HIV, 90% are in care · 73.3% 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 Obion County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Broadway Street runs through a South Fulton where home values sit well below most Tennessee benchmarks and nearly half of residents rent, often at monthly rates that leave little cushion for unexpected expenses, including medical ones. That affordability pressure is real, and it shapes decisions: when a household is stretching a modest budget across an average of more than three people, a clinic visit can feel like a line item that competes with rent. Unemployment here is meaningful in scale, and labor-force participation below the state norm means many adults are navigating irregular income.
The kind of financial reality that makes cost-free or low-cost screening options genuinely consequential rather than merely convenient. For young adults in their late teens and twenties, who statistically face the highest likelihood of a new STI, that logistical step is the real barrier: not awareness, but the coordination of a vehicle, a schedule gap, and a weekday that cooperates. With just over half of residents owning their homes and a large share of households carrying multiple people under one roof, testing that one person follows through on can ripple quietly outward through a household.
Getting there
At 6.02/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in South Fulton 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 38257 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 38257 area around South Fulton: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not South Fulton alone.
South Fulton sits in Obion County, ZIP 38257. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside South Fulton? 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 Obion 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 South Fulton-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 South Fulton 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, Martin, TN is close; compare it by distance against Pinelake Physician Practice.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Public clinics nearby offer free HIV testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 418 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Tennessee average.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 38257; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
In Tennessee, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
Yes, partners should test and be treated together to avoid passing it back and forth.
Absolutely; screening is designed for the symptom-free stage, just wait until the window period closes.
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