Reported gonorrhea in Hawkins County runs about 70% lower than the US average. Whether you need testing after a possible exposure or as part of routine care, you'll find local clinics and at-home kits for STI testing in Surgoinsville, Tennessee. Some clinics take walk-ins for same-day testing, while labs and at-home kits let you plan around your own time — see your options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Surgoinsville, TN. The nearest, Hawkins Medical Center, is about 4.6 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.
Hawkins Medical Center in Rogersville welcomes walk-in patients without an appointment, making same-day STI screening straightforward to fit into any schedule. Federal qualification underpins its sliding-scale fees, so a single visit covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia is priced according to what each patient earns.
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Fees & payment
Tennessee Department of Health in Rogersville requires an appointment, and that scheduled visit covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis C, and TB testing alongside same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, vaccines, and sliding-scale fees. With all services provided at no cost.
Sliding-scale clinics typically leave a balance once the math shakes out. Tennessee Department of Health in Rogersville doesn't, every service on the menu, from testing through treatment to vaccines, is provided at no fee regardless of what you bring in.
Without real interpretation at Tennessee Department of Health in Rogersville, a missed nuance in a treatment plan or a misunderstood PrEP instruction becomes an adherence problem down the line. Interpretation services for non-English languages are available here so that nothing critical gets lost between the exam room and the door.
Tennessee Department of Health in Rogersville prescribes PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP: meaning ongoing HIV prevention, post-exposure HIV prevention, and bacterial STI prevention after sex are all handled here, which keeps a patient's prevention strategy consolidated rather than spread across multiple providers.
Languages
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Baileyton Medical Center in Greeneville welcomes walk-in patients without an appointment, making same-day STI screening straightforward to act on. Carrying federal FQHC designation, it applies sliding-scale fees based on income, and a single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening.
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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 5 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Surgoinsville, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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 Hawkins 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.
851 Locust Street, Rogersville, TN 37857
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
851 Locust Street, Rogersville, TN 37857
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
4307 Hwy 66 South, Rogersville, TN 37857
CMS-certified lab
1112 East Main Street, Rogersville, TN 37857
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
401 Scenic Drive, Rogersville, TN 37857
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Surgoinsville. 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, 368 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Surgoinsville. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 62 offer telehealth.
Amanda Dove
Family medicine · 482 Park Boulevard, Rogersville
Dane Lee, MD
Family medicine · 401 Scenic Drive, Rogersville
Kelly Mcqueen, DO
Family medicine · 406 East Main Boulevard, Church Hill
Amy Haynes, MD
Family medicine · 405 Scenic Drive, Rogersville
Aaron Wilson, MD
Family medicine · 851 Locust Street, Rogersville
Amit Vashist, MD
Internal medicine · 851 Locust Street, Rogersville
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 Surgoinsville, 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.
Williams Drug Store
0.5 miSurgoinsville Pharmacy
0.5 miFood City Pharmacy 612
8.3 mi
8.4 mi Medicine Shoppe
8.7 miChurch Hill Drug Store
8.8 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Surgoinsville, 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 Surgoinsville, 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
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
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 Hawkins County, the county that includes Surgoinsville, compare with Tennessee 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.
#72 of 95 Tennessee counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 24% of the state
| Infection | Hawkins County | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 192.8 113 cases ▼ 63% | 517.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 54.6 32 cases ▼ 71% | 186.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 1.7 1 cases ▼ 89% | 14.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 5.1 3 cases ▼ 56% | 11.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 5.1 3 cases ▼ 81% | 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 Hawkins County, chlamydia has fallen from 271.5 to 192.8 per 100,000 (29%), gonorrhea has fallen from 119.9 to 54.6 per 100,000 (54%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 3.5 to 1.7 per 100,000 (51%).
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 Hawkins County.
Local HIV snapshot
Hawkins County HIV care continuum (2020)
Hawkins County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2020), against 14.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Hawkins County residents living with HIV, 87.2% are in care · 85.1% 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 Hawkins County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
Phipps Bend draws a largely homeowning, family-rooted community: households here run larger than the national norm, and well over half of adults are married. That stability shapes daily life in ways that can quietly compress personal health errands: with labor-force participation below the majority and unemployment running meaningful, the adults who are working tend to carry unpredictable or demanding schedules, and the ones who aren't may face the cost and transportation math of getting anywhere along US 11W without a flexible routine behind them. That reality lands hardest on young adults (people in their late teens and twenties who are often still sorting out insurance, income, and transportation) precisely the group for whom STI rates run highest and for whom an inconvenient or expensive option tends to become a skipped one.
Typical rents here are modest, which helps, but when a household is already stretched, an out-of-pocket testing visit can feel like a negotiation. The options listed on this page include a range of fee structures and hours, which matters when the drive down Lee Highway to the nearest site is already a commitment. Knowing that one of them fits a Tuesday afternoon or a Saturday morning, without needing to cross into another county on a second trip, is what makes screening around Zion Hill feel less theoretical.
Getting there
At 4.77/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Surgoinsville 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 37857 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 37857 area around Surgoinsville: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Surgoinsville alone.
Surgoinsville sits in Hawkins County, ZIP 37857. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Surgoinsville? 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 Hawkins 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 Surgoinsville-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 Surgoinsville 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, Church Hill, TN is close; compare it by distance against Hawkins Medical Center.
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 193 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Tennessee average.
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.
Community health centers and family-planning clinics serve all patients, and many offer LGBTQ-affirming care, ask the site directly.
That's a myth; STIs need sexual contact to spread, not surfaces.
Public health clinics, family-planning clinics, and many school or campus health centers test teens and young adults, often free.
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