STD Testing in Toulon, TN: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Gonorrhea in Haywood County is reported around 45% more often than the US average. If you've had a recent exposure or prefer routine testing in Toulon, Tennessee, weigh whether you want quick results from a clinic or flexibility with a lab or at-home test. We list options below.
6 testing options are listed for Toulon, TN. The nearest, Citizens of Lake County Health Care, is about 7.1 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
How to read these listings
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.
Community health center 7.1 miles
Citizens of Lake County Health Care
4.0(5)?
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Rated 4 out of 5 from 5 reviews
Citizens of Lake County Health Care in Ripley covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB, bacterial infections treated the same visit, with fees on a sliding scale and no appointment needed.
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Highest rated 7.7 miles
Tennessee Department of Health
4.6(21)?
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Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 21 reviews
Tennessee Department of Health in Ripley operates through the county public health infrastructure, folding gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing into a system already built for community-wide disease management: with sliding-scale fees, same-visit bacterial treatment, and appointments required. All services are provided at no fee.
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Every Service Carries a Zero Balance
Every test, treatment, and preventive service at this clinic comes at no charge. That zero cost applies across the board, meaning a patient weighing whether to return for follow-up treatment or a second round of testing never has a financial reason to skip it.
Spanish-Language Care Is Directly Staffed
Spanish-language services at this clinic are delivered through staff capacity, not routed through an outside line. Counseling, test results, and STI education are conducted directly in Spanish, which means clinical conversations, including HIV test counseling and partner notification, move at the same pace as any other visit.
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.
The nearest testing center is about 7 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Toulon, 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 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
Quest Diagnostics
$79 & up
Panel:
8-infection panel incl. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis & herpes: single tests too
Sample:
Quest Mobile: a phlebotomist collects your sample at home
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
Other CLIA-certified labs near Toulon, TN
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Haywood 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.
Clarey R Dowling
2569 North Washington Avenue, Brownsville, TN 38012
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Toulon. 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
Clinicians near Toulon, TN who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 110 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Toulon. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 26 offer telehealth.
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
Pharmacies near Toulon, TN
Compare the pharmacies closest to Toulon, TN. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
PrEP, prevention & online treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Toulon, 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.
PrEP & DoxyPEP
Q Care Plus
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
STDs & HIV in Haywood County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Haywood County, the county that includes Toulon, compare with Tennessee and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~18% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#5
#5 of 95 Tennessee counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 95% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Haywood County vs Tennessee vs U.S.
Haywood CountyTennesseeU.S.▲▼ = Haywood County vs the state average
Infection
Haywood County
Tennessee
United States
Chlamydia
825.3143 cases▲ 60%
517.4
492.2
Gonorrhea
259.745 cases▲ 39%
186.4
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
11.52 cases▼ 22%
14.8
15.8
Syphilis (early)
5.81 cases▼ 50%
11.5
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
23.14 cases▼ 12%
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.
Reported STD rates in Haywood County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 10% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Haywood County, chlamydia has fallen from 895.7 to 825.3 per 100,000 (8%), gonorrhea has fallen from 593.4 to 259.7 per 100,000 (56%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.6 to 11.5 per 100,000 (105%).
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
What shapes testing access in and around Toulon, TN
Adults uninsured
13.2%
No routine checkup
21.1%
Binge drinking
13%
Frequent mental distress
21%
Depression
29.1%
Below poverty line
31.1%
Primary-care ratio
4,424 : 1
Haywood County
Primary-care shortage score 18 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 56.1
Social Vulnerability Index · 89th percentile nationally
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 Haywood County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Haywood County (2023)
People living with HIV
627 / 100k
PrEP users / 100k
109
Haywood County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Haywood County residents living with HIV, 80.9% are in care · 73% 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 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.
Pregnant or planning to be?Congenital syphilis is the fastest-rising STI: what to test, and when
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 Haywood County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Compiled and checked by EasySTD's editorial team against CDC and public-health sources. This is educational information, not a substitute for advice from a licensed clinician. Our editorial guidelines →
Tina Turner Highway cuts through Toulon with the unhurried rhythm of a small Haywood County town where most households own their homes and have lived in them long enough to know every neighbor on the block. That settled character is real, but it sits alongside a labor picture that tells a more complicated story: with more than one in ten workers currently without a job and labor-force participation already modest, the practical reality for many residents is that scheduling anything during a workday requires maneuvering around irregular hours, caregiving, or a second job cobbled together at the margins. For young adults still building their relationship histories, that drive is the central barrier to routine screening, not reluctance. The cost picture is its own layer.
Typical rents here run well under six hundred dollars, and home values reflect an economy where most households are not flush: even if a surprising share of earners clears six figures, unemployment and part-time work mean many residents live closer to the budget edge than aggregate numbers suggest. For someone uninsured or underinsured, the sliding-scale and low-cost options listed here aren't a convenience perk. They may be the only path to a test that doesn't come with a bill that lingers into the following month.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Toulon, TN
Walkability3.02 / 20 · Least walkable
At 3.02/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Toulon 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 38037 snapshot
Residents
1,556
Median age
41.1
Median income
$45,948
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 38037 area around Toulon: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Toulon alone.
Toulon sits in Haywood County, ZIP 38037. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Major routes
TN 19 (Tina Turner Highway)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Toulon, TN
Just outside Toulon? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Toulon, TN: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Haywood 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.
Who should test, and whenCDC screening schedule + each infection's detection window
Who should get tested, and how often
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
When to test: STD detection windows
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Toulon-area provider.
What each STD test costsMedicare reference prices per lab test, a benchmark before you pay out of pocket
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Toulon 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.
Confidentiality & consent in TennesseeMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
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).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In Tennessee, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
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.
