STD Testing in Aspel, AL: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Chlamydia rates in Jackson County, Alabama are about 57% lower than the national average. If you need testing in Aspel, Alabama for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, many clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while private labs might let you pay a flat self-pay price. See your options in the list below.
7 testing options are listed for Aspel, AL. The nearest, Northeast Alabama Health Services, is about 5.1 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.
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333 Whitesport Drive Southwest, Huntsville, AL 35801 23.6 miles away
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Community health center 5.1 miles
Northeast Alabama Health Services
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Rated 3.4 out of 5 from 20 reviews
Northeast Alabama Health Services in Scottsboro runs on a sliding-scale fee structure with free HIV testing, and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance: covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections by appointment.
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Every Service Carries a Zero-Dollar Floor
A cost barrier at the clinic door is the gap between a test ordered and a test actually taken, and at Northeast Alabama Health Services, that gap closes completely. Every service here is provided at no fee, so the sliding scale doesn't bottom out at a reduced bill; it bottoms out at nothing.
Scottsboro Care Delivered in Your Language
Northeast Alabama Health Services maintains on-site interpretation services for non-English languages, meaning the conversation about your results, your treatment, and your next steps happens in the language you actually use to make decisions. Not filtered through a parallel process after the fact.
Hepatitis A, B, and C Tested Alongside the Standard Panel
Clinics offering only the four-infection core panel leave hepatitis exposure unexamined unless a patient specifically requests it elsewhere. Northeast Alabama Health Services tests for hepatitis A, B, and C as part of its standard panel, and backs that up with hepatitis A and adult hepatitis B vaccines on-site.
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
Tests offered
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
TB
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Chlamydia
Conventional HIV
Serves
Low Income Persons
Persons with STI
Care services
Family Planning
STI Treatment
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
Hepatitis A Vaccine
Adult Hepatitis B Vaccine
Prevention services
STI Prevention/Education
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
Hepatitis Prevention/Education
Fees & payment
Medicaid Accepted
Medicare Accepted
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Free HIV Test
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community health center 6.1 miles
Northeast Alabama Health Services, Inc. - Woodville
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Northeast Alabama Health Services, Inc. in Woodville welcomes walk-in patients for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified standing ties fees to a sliding income scale, and a single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing in one stop.
A public safety-net rural health clinic about 7 miles from Aspel. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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 5 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Aspel, 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 Aspel, AL
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Jackson 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.
Highlands Medical Center
380 Woods Cove Road, Scottsboro, AL 35768
CMS-certified labAccredited · College of American Pathologists
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Aspel. 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 Aspel, AL who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 384 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Aspel. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 77 offer telehealth.
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Margaret Morr, MD
Family medicine · 23382 John T Reid Parkway, Scottsboro
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 Aspel, AL
Compare the pharmacies closest to Aspel, AL. 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 Aspel, 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.
Online treatment
Wisp
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
STDs & HIV in Jackson County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Jackson County, the county that includes Aspel, compare with Alabama and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~20% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#63
#63 of 67 Alabama counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 6% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Jackson County vs Alabama vs U.S.
Jackson CountyAlabamaU.S.▲▼ = Jackson County vs the state average
Infection
Jackson County
Alabama
United States
Chlamydia
213.2114 cases▼ 67%
651.1
492.2
Gonorrhea
61.733 cases▼ 73%
226.9
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
13.17 cases▼ 54%
28.6
15.8
Syphilis (early)
3.72 cases▼ 82%
20.4
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
7.54 cases▼ 69%
24.5
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 Jackson County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 41% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Jackson County, chlamydia has fallen from 247.2 to 213.2 per 100,000 (14%), gonorrhea has fallen from 110.3 to 61.7 per 100,000 (44%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 1.9 to 13.1 per 100,000 (589%).
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 Aspel, AL
Adults uninsured
9.1%
No routine checkup
19.2%
No transportation
7.4%
Binge drinking
14.2%
Frequent mental distress
16.3%
Depression
25%
Below poverty line
8%
Primary-care ratio
1,955 : 1
Jackson County
Primary-care shortage score 19 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 53.9
Social Vulnerability Index · 72nd 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 Jackson County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Jackson County (2023)
Federal priority area: Alabama is one of the U.S. jurisdictions prioritized under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative: targeted federal funding to expand local HIV testing, PrEP, and prevention.
People living with HIV
79 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
0cases countywide
PrEP users / 100k
118
Jackson County HIV care continuum (2023)
Jackson County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 16.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Jackson County residents living with HIV, 75% are in care · 69.4% 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.
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 Jackson County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Gunters Mountain looms at the edge of town, and life here moves to a rhythm shaped more by front porches and long driveways than by sidewalks or transit lines: most adults own their homes, and the community skews toward established households with working couples and quiet evenings in. That stability is real, but it coexists with a workforce participation rate that leaves a meaningful share of residents outside the nine-to-five structure, juggling schedules that don't always bend around clinic hours. For younger adults in Aspel, people in their late teens and twenties still building relationships and navigating new living situations, getting tested means planning around distance in a way that urban residents rarely have to. US 72 is the spine of most errands here, and any clinic trip is a deliberate one: you drive, you plan, you go.
When rent runs close to $800 a month, an unexpected out-of-pocket cost can quietly reroute priorities, even for households doing reasonably well. The testing options listed on this page span a range of fee structures precisely because that math looks different for everyone. Aspel's high homeownership rate reflects a community that tends to plant roots, which makes routine screening less about urgency and more about staying ahead, the same way residents maintain a house they intend to keep for decades.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Aspel, AL
Walkability5.2 / 20 · Least walkable
At 5.2/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Aspel 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 35769 snapshot
Residents
9,571
Median age
47.1
Median income
$61,424
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 35769 area around Aspel: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Aspel alone.
Aspel sits in Jackson County, ZIP 35769. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Gunters Mountain
Cathedral Caverns State Park
Cathedral Caverns
Cave Mountain
Pine Mountain
Little Mountain
Major routes
US 72 (John T Reid Parkway)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Aspel, AL
Just outside Aspel? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Aspel, AL: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Jackson County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Alabama 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 an Aspel-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 Aspel 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 AlabamaMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
Two things that actually depend on Alabama 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 Alabama, a minor aged 12 or older can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
Alabama 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.
