Chlamydia reports in Greene County run about 52% lower than the national average. If you live in Tusculum, Tennessee, learn your STI status for a one-time concern or regular check-ups. Some local clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. Find your options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Tusculum, TN. The nearest, Tennessee Department of Health, is about 5.4 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.
Tennessee Department of Health in Greeneville runs every service (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis C, and TB testing through to treatment) on a sliding-scale fee open to all, with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance accepted, and appointments required to be seen.
Every service at Tennessee Department of Health in Greeneville is provided at no charge, which means the sliding scale reaches its floor for everyone: treatment, counseling, vaccines, and prevention tools included, with no portion billed after the visit.
Interpretation services for non-English languages are built into how Tennessee Department of Health in Greeneville delivers care: meaning clinical conversations about testing results, medication adherence, and treatment plans are conducted through a staffed language access system, not handled ad hoc at the desk.
Prevention prescribing at many clinics ends at PrEP; Tennessee Department of Health in Greeneville also dispenses PEP and DoxyPEP, so bacterial STI post-exposure prophylaxis and HIV prevention are handled by the same clinical team rather than split across separate providers.
Languages
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Limestone Medical Center in Limestone welcomes walk-in patients without an appointment, letting anyone reach federally qualified sliding-scale care the same day they decide to go. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening, with fees adjusted to income.
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Fees & payment
Camp Creek Medical Center in Greeneville carries federally qualified status, meaning its sliding-scale fees are tied to income, so patients paying cash, between insurers, or working with a tight budget can access syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening without an appointment.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
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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Fees & payment
Laurel Medical Center in Marshall charges for STI screening on a sliding scale tied to income, meaning cost adjusts to what you actually earn. As a federally qualified health center, it provides testing for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia with no appointment required.
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Fees & payment
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 Tusculum, 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 Greene 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.
1420 Tusculum Boulevard, Greeneville, TN 37745
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1665 East Andrew Johnson Highway, Suite 2, Greeneville, TN 37745
CMS-certified lab
221 North Main Street, Greeneville, TN 37745
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Tusculum. 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, 387 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Tusculum. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 63 offer telehealth.
Jason Carter, MD Telehealth
Urology · 189 Liberty Way, Greeneville
Sadia Dar, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 130 Serral Drive, Greeneville
Daniel Lewis, MD
Family medicine · 1424 Tusculum Boulevard, Greeneville
Bruce Boggs, MD
Family medicine · 1420 Tusculum Boulevard, Greeneville
Claudia Cox, MD
Internal medicine · 1420 Tusculum Boulevard, Greeneville
Kevin Toppenberg Telehealth
Family medicine · 1410 Tusculum Boulevard, Greeneville
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 Tusculum, 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.
Ingles Pharmacy
1.6 miFood City Pharmacy
1.8 mi
2.0 mi Susong Pharmacy
2.1 mi
2.7 mi Community Pharmacy of Greeneville
2.7 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Tusculum, 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 Tusculum, 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
$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
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions 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 Greene County, the county that includes Tusculum, compare with Tennessee and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~41% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#57 of 95 Tennessee counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 40% of the state
| Infection | Greene County | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 235.6 171 cases ▼ 54% | 517.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 68.9 50 cases ▼ 63% | 186.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 8.3 6 cases ▼ 44% | 14.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 2.8 2 cases ▼ 76% | 11.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 6.9 5 cases ▼ 74% | 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 Greene County, chlamydia has fallen from 303.6 to 235.6 per 100,000 (22%), gonorrhea has fallen from 131.1 to 68.9 per 100,000 (47%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 1.4 to 8.3 per 100,000 (493%).
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 Greene County.
Local HIV snapshot
Greene County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Greene County residents living with HIV, 91.9% are in care · 88.7% 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.
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 Greene County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Getting tested for STIs in Tusculum means planning ahead. The town sits in a quieter corner of Greene County, and the nearest full-service clinics are a drive away. Not impossible, but not next-door either. That distance is worth acknowledging, because it shapes how people here actually access care: some arrange a test when they're already heading to a larger town for other reasons; others call ahead to confirm hours before making the trip.
The testing services listed on this page reflect what's genuinely available in and around Tusculum, and knowing your route in advance makes the visit simpler. The community itself skews toward stability: many households have roots here stretching back years, and retirement-age residents anchor whole neighborhoods like Parkland Acres and Home Field Terrace. That permanence brings a particular texture to confidentiality. People who've lived here a long time often value discretion not because they're ashamed, but because they know their community by name.
Confidentiality here isn't theoretical; it's the difference between a straightforward visit and an uncomfortable encounter at the grocery store. Young adults in their twenties and thirties, a real presence in Tusculum, have different timing pressures: new relationships, job transitions, routine checkups that fit between other obligations. For anyone in that season, knowing where to go and what to expect beforehand removes a real barrier. A quiet phone call to confirm a testing slot, or a quick visit when you're already traveling through, makes the difference between putting it off and actually getting it done.
Getting there
At 3.82/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Tusculum 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 37745 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 37745 area around Tusculum: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Tusculum alone.
Tusculum sits in Greene County, ZIP 37745. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Tusculum? 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 Greene 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 Tusculum-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 Tusculum 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.
The closest is Tennessee Department of Health (5.4 mi); 9 options are within 30 miles.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
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 236 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Tennessee average.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 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, at-home kits ship to 37745; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
A retest around 3 months after treatment is recommended for chlamydia and gonorrhea.
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