In Franklin County, gonorrhea cases run about 59% lower than the US average. If you live in Winchester, Tennessee, and need STI testing for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, you can weigh visiting a clinic to ask questions and start treatment, or using an at-home kit to collect a sample on your own schedule and mail it in. A full list of options is below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Winchester, TN. The nearest, American Esoteric Laboratories, is about 1.3 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 Winchester tests for gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, and HIV, treating confirmed bacterial infections the same visit on a sliding-scale fee, and for many patients, every service costs nothing at all.
The Tennessee Department of Health in Winchester operates under a complete fee waiver: Medicaid, Medicare, and insurance are accepted, sliding-scale pricing covers the gap, and for patients who qualify, the total charge across testing, treatment, and vaccination is zero. No partial carve-outs.
Spanish is a working clinical language at Tennessee Department of Health in Winchester, which means symptom histories, treatment instructions, and follow-up plans are communicated directly. Not delayed while waiting for outside assistance to arrange.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Grundy County Primary Care Center in Coalmont was built around patients who are uninsured, paying out of pocket, or caught between providers, and its federally qualified standing means STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia runs on a sliding-scale fee tied directly to income.
Tests offered
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Erlanger Health System in South Pittsburg runs appointments for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and HIV, bacterial infections treated the same visit, on a sliding-scale fee accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance.
Plenty of clinics patch language access together on the fly, leaving Spanish speakers to navigate critical conversations at a remove. At Erlanger Health System, care in Spanish is built into the clinic itself, so the history, the diagnosis, and the treatment plan all move through a direct conversation, not around one.
For someone without a regular provider who needs a complete picture, not just the bacterial basics, Erlanger Health System tests for herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the core panel. That standing capability means a single appointment can close gaps that a narrower panel would leave open.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Central North Alabama Health Services in New Market runs appointments-only STI care covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV, bacterial infections treated same visit, with sliding-scale fees accepted across all income levels alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and insurance.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Northeast Alabama Health Services, a community health center in Scottsboro, folds STI care into ongoing primary care infrastructure: conventional HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis testing, same-visit bacterial treatment, and vaccines, all on a sliding scale, with appointments required.
Fee schedules define most STI clinics, sliding scale means something different at every door. Northeast Alabama Health Services charges nothing for any of its services, so the sliding scale bottoms out completely: testing, treatment, and vaccines all carry the same price tag.
Northeast Alabama Health Services maintains interpretation services for non-English languages as a built-in part of every appointment: the person navigating a diagnosis, weighing treatment options, or asking about vaccines gets to do so fully in their own language, without a workaround.
The standard STI panel at most clinics covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV and stops there. Northeast Alabama Health Services adds hepatitis A, B, and C testing alongside TB screening, giving a fuller picture of blood-borne and liver-affecting infections in a single visit.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
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 Winchester, 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 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 Franklin 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.
183 Hospital Road, Suite East, Winchester, TN 37398
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
185 Hospital Road, Winchester, TN 37398
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
2092 Cowan Highway, Winchester, TN 37398
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Winchester. 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, 88 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Winchester. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 6 offer telehealth.
Bryan Myers, MD
OB-GYN · 161 Shirley Drive, Winchester
Shon Nolin, DO
Family medicine · 81 Memorial Drive, Winchester
Ashley Rhodes, MD
Family medicine · 83 Memorial Drive, Winchester
Sherri Walker, DO
Family medicine · 1383 South College Street, Winchester
Shannon Foster, MD
Family medicine · 1385 South College Street, Winchester
Kaitlyn Martin, DO
OB-GYN · 155 Hospital Road, Winchester
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 Winchester, 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.
Blue Front Drug
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1.3 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Winchester, 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 Winchester, 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
$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
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
How reported STI rates in Franklin County, the county that includes Winchester, compare with Tennessee and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~23% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#43 of 95 Tennessee counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 55% of the state
| Infection | Franklin County | Tennessee | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 284.4 127 cases ▼ 45% | 517.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 73.9 33 cases ▼ 60% | 186.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | — no data | 14.8 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — no data | 11.5 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 6.7 3 cases ▼ 75% | 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 Franklin County, chlamydia has fallen from 320.3 to 284.4 per 100,000 (11%), gonorrhea has fallen from 210.4 to 73.9 per 100,000 (65%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 9.4 to 6.8 per 100,000 (28%).
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 Franklin County.
Local HIV snapshot
Franklin County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Franklin County residents living with HIV, 78.1% are in care · 68.8% 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 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 Franklin County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Harvey's Garden sits in a part of Winchester where a lot of the households are long-rooted, owner-occupied, and built around families, and that stability shapes the rhythm of daily life here. With just over half the adult population in the labor force, many residents work schedules that aren't nine-to-five, and when the six-figure share of households is as modest as it is in this town, a $20 copay or a half-day off work is a real calculation, not a minor inconvenience. That calculus matters most for the young adults in their late teens and twenties who make up a meaningful slice of Winchester's population.
These are the years when STI transmission runs highest, and the same years when people are least likely to treat a clinic visit as urgent unless getting there is genuinely easy. Franklin County's STI picture, visible in the tables above, gives that urgency local shape. That range means a person in Harvey's Garden neighborhood doesn't face a single inflexible appointment type, but can find the format, the price point, and the time slot that actually clears their schedule.
Getting there
At 5.16/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Winchester 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 37398 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 37398 area around Winchester: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Winchester alone.
Winchester sits in Franklin County, ZIP 37398. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Winchester? 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 Franklin 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 Winchester-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 Winchester 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 American Esoteric Laboratories (1.3 mi); 8 options are within 30 miles.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Yes, Tennessee Department of Health (2.1 mi) offers free testing, and public clinics serve the uninsured.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 284 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.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 37398; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
HPV is checked through cervical screening (often with a Pap test); there's no routine HPV test for men.
No HIV found; just confirm with a retest if you tested soon after a possible exposure.
Public health clinics, family-planning clinics, and many school or campus health centers test teens and young adults, often free.
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