In Chattooga County, reported syphilis runs about 75% lower than the US average. Whether it's your first STI test or a routine screening in Summerville, Georgia, weigh your options based on cost, speed, and convenience.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Summerville, GA. The nearest, Georgia Department of Public Health, is about 1.2 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.
Georgia Department of Public Health in Summerville accepts walk-ins, so a single visit covers rapid and conventional HIV testing, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, TB, same-visit bacterial treatment, and the full vaccine roster. All at no fee.
The no-fee structure at this clinic applies not just to testing but to STI treatment, TB treatment, MPox vaccination, HPV vaccination, hepatitis A and B vaccination, and counseling. Sliding scale bottoms out at zero for all of it, regardless of insurance status.
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, the clinic tests for herpes simplex, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in the same appointment. Four additional diagnoses that would otherwise require separate referrals to separate providers.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Primary Health Care Center Summerville, in Summerville, welcomes walk-ins for STI screening. No appointment needed. Federally qualified status anchors its sliding-scale fees, so cost adjusts to income. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing in one stop.
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A public safety-net rural health clinic about 16 miles from Summerville. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Northeast Alabama Health Services in Fort Payne requires an appointment, so scheduling is the entry point: then one visit covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB testing, with STI treatment, HPV and hepatitis vaccines, and family planning, all on a sliding scale.
Northeast Alabama Health Services has built its entire fee structure around one outcome: no one who walks in pays out of pocket, whatever their insurance status. For someone between jobs, uninsured, or simply paying cash with no employer plan behind them, every test, every vaccine, and every treatment visit at this clinic carries no charge.
Leaving hepatitis off a standard panel means a second appointment somewhere else, another scheduling call, another co-pay, another gap where an infection goes untracked. Northeast Alabama Health Services tests for hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the bacterial and viral STI panel, so nothing gets deferred to a clinic that may or may not have availability.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
A safety-net rural health clinic about 21 miles from Summerville. 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 about 1 mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Summerville, 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 Chattooga 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.
13583 Highway 27, Trion, GA 30753
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 Summerville. 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, 335 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Summerville. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 64 offer telehealth.
Archita Sood, MD
Internal medicine · 330 Edmondson Street, Summerville
Joshua Herndon, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 11766 Hwy 27, Summerville
Molly Vicchrilli, MD
Family medicine · 13583 Hwy 27, Trion
Wayne Richey, MD
Family medicine · 160 Central Avenue, Trion
Todd Robinson, MD
Family medicine · 5470 Martha Berry Highway Northeast, Armuchee
Bradley Keel, DO Telehealth
Internal medicine · 3824 South Hwy 27, La Fayette
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 Summerville, GA 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.
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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 Summerville, 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.
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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
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 Chattooga County, the county that includes Summerville, compare with Georgia and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~19% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#142 of 159 Georgia counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 11% of the state
| Infection | Chattooga County | Georgia | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 226 57 cases ▼ 65% | 646.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 91.2 23 cases ▼ 67% | 274.8 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 4 1 cases ▼ 80% | 20 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 7.9 2 cases ▼ 57% | 18.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 23.8 6 cases ▼ 34% | 35.8 | 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 Chattooga County, chlamydia has fallen from 240.3 to 226 per 100,000 (6%), gonorrhea has fallen from 92.1 to 91.2 per 100,000 (1%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 4 to 4 per 100,000.
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 Chattooga County.
Local HIV snapshot
Chattooga County HIV care continuum (2020)
Chattooga County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2020), against 25.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Chattooga County residents living with HIV, 84.6% are in care · 78.8% 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 Chattooga County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Commerce Street through the center of Summerville tells you something about how people live here: modest storefronts, practical errands, and a housing stock where the typical rent sits well below state averages and home values reflect a genuinely working-class economy. That affordability draws renters more than buyers, the majority of households here rent, but low rents don't insulate people from the financial math of a copay or a lost afternoon of wages when only a fraction of adults are active in the workforce and unemployment runs notably high. Those pressures land hardest on young adults in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI transmission peaks and when competing demands (a shift on Rome Boulevard, a job search, unreliable transportation on roads that require a car for almost every errand) can push a clinic visit off the calendar for weeks at a time.
R. "Dick" Dowdy Park or a run down Lyerly Highway is what routine care actually looks like in a town this size.
Getting there
At 2.72/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Summerville 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 30747 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 30747 area around Summerville: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Summerville alone.
Summerville sits in Chattooga County, ZIP 30747. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Summerville? 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 Chattooga County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Georgia 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 Summerville-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 Summerville 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 Georgia 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 Georgia, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Georgia 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 GeorgiaSource: 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, LaFayette, GA is close; compare it by distance against Georgia Department of Public Health.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
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 226 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Georgia average.
In Georgia, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
HPV and hepatitis B vaccines prevent those infections, ask a provider if you're due.
Yes, pelvic or lower-belly pain can be a sign of untreated chlamydia or gonorrhea spreading, so see a provider and test.
It's curable with antibiotics; catching it early avoids serious complications.
A retest around 3 months after treatment is recommended for chlamydia and gonorrhea.
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