STD Testing in Athens, AL: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Reported syphilis in Limestone County runs about 44% higher than the US average. For a one-time concern or regular check-ups, you'll find local clinics and private labs for STI testing in Athens, Alabama. Clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. See your options below.
12 testing options are listed for Athens, AL. The nearest, Central Pediatrics, is about 0.5 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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Rated 2.6 out of 5 from 33 reviews
Address
1086 Jeff Road Northwest, Huntsville, AL 35806 13.4 miles away
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Community health center 0.5 miles
Central Pediatrics
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A community safety-net rural health clinic in Athens. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
A safety-net rural health clinic about 1 mile from Athens. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
A public safety-net rural health clinic about 1 mile from Athens. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Central North Alabama Health Services in Athens tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C on a sliding scale accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. Bacterial infections treated the same visit, by appointment.
Crestwood Medical Group in Triana runs by appointment, so scheduling ahead unlocks a visit that covers rapid and conventional HIV testing, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and hepatitis C, treated on-site, alongside bacterial STI treatment, HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, and sliding-scale fees accepted through Medicaid, Medicare, or private insurance, with PrEP available for ongoing prevention.
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PrEP and PEP Prescribed Here, No Gap
Crestwood Medical Group holds standing capacity to prescribe and manage both PrEP and PEP: meaning someone without a regular provider, or one paying cash who needs the medication handled in a single clinical relationship, finds both prevention options under the same prescribing team that runs their testing.
Hepatitis C Diagnosed and Treated at Crestwood
Crestwood treats hepatitis C directly rather than stopping at a diagnosis, which means a confirmed result moves into a treatment plan within the same practice. No hand-off to a separate specialist to initiate care.
Six-Pathogen Panel Includes Hepatitis C
The panel at Crestwood Medical Group tests for six pathogens (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, rapid HIV, conventional HIV, and hepatitis C) so a single appointment produces results across bacterial, viral, and bloodborne infections without splitting the workup across visits.
Family Health Care Clinic in Decatur runs entirely without fees, every service, every visit. The full panel covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C, with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted; bacterial STIs treated same appointment.
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Every Visit Carries a Zero Balance
An untreated infection often comes down to a bill that arrived at the wrong moment, the follow-up skipped, the prescription unfilled. At Family Health Care Clinic, no service generates a charge: testing, treatment, vaccines, and counseling are all provided at no cost, so the care doesn't stop where the money does.
Spanish Spoken, Interpretation Available for Others
Family Health Care Clinic conducts visits in Spanish directly and provides interpretation services for other languages: meaning clinical conversations, medication counseling, and treatment decisions happen in the language a person actually uses to process health information, with no relay required.
Plenty of clinics run the hepatitis C antibody, then send you elsewhere for care. A gap that can stretch into months. Family Health Care Clinic closes it: hepatitis C treatment is delivered on-site alongside B and A, so a confirmed diagnosis moves directly into a managed treatment plan without leaving the building.
Tests & treatsSliding-scale
Address
1304 13th Avenue Southeast, Suite A Decatur, AL 35601
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
Tests offered
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
TB
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
Chlamydia
Conventional HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
Low Income Persons
Persons with HIV
Persons with STI
Care services
Family Planning
Medication Adherence Education and Counseling
Mpox Vaccine
STI Treatment
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
HIV/AIDS Medical Treatment
Hepatitis C Treatment
Hepatitis B Treatment
Hepatitis A Vaccine
Adult Hepatitis B Vaccine
Prevention services
TB Prevention/Education
STI Prevention/Education
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Hepatitis Prevention/Education
Fees & payment
Free Mpox Vaccine
Medicaid Accepted
Medicare Accepted
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community health center 14.0 miles
Toney Family Health Center
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Toney Family Health Center, serving Toney, carries federal qualification that ties its STI fees to a sliding income scale: meaning syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening is priced according to what each patient actually earns, with no appointment needed to get started.
HAPPI Health-Decatur, in Decatur, carries federal qualification as a community health center. Meaning STI screening fees slide with your income. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing is available to anyone, regardless of ability to pay, with no appointment required.
Sliding-scale
Address
1802 Presbyterian Drive Southwest, Decatur, AL 35603
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 less than a mile away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Athens, 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 Athens, AL
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Limestone 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.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Athens. 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 Athens, AL who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 416 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Athens. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 76 offer telehealth.
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Max Boone, MD
Family medicine · 22289 Medical Village Drive, Athens
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 Athens, AL
Compare the pharmacies closest to Athens, AL. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
0.5 mi
Rx pickupAt-home STI kitsHPV & Hep B vaccinesCondoms / EC
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 Athens, 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
Mistr
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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 Limestone County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Limestone County, the county that includes Athens, compare with Alabama and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~25% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#53
#53 of 67 Alabama counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 21% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Limestone County vs Alabama vs U.S.
Limestone CountyAlabamaU.S.▲▼ = Limestone County vs the state average
Infection
Limestone County
Alabama
United States
Chlamydia
351.5403 cases▼ 46%
651.1
492.2
Gonorrhea
92.5106 cases▼ 59%
226.9
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
22.726 cases▼ 21%
28.6
15.8
Syphilis (early)
14.817 cases▼ 27%
20.4
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
30.535 cases▲ 24%
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 Limestone County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 16% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Limestone County, chlamydia has risen from 295.5 to 351.5 per 100,000 (19%), gonorrhea has fallen from 145.8 to 92.5 per 100,000 (37%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.8 to 22.7 per 100,000 (291%).
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 Athens, AL
Adults uninsured
11.4%
No routine checkup
20%
No transportation
9.7%
Binge drinking
13.9%
Frequent mental distress
17.2%
Depression
24%
Below poverty line
17.4%
Primary-care ratio
2,906 : 1
Limestone County
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 46.2
Social Vulnerability Index · 32nd 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 Limestone County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Limestone 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
169 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
8cases countywide
PrEP users / 100k
61 · PnR 7.38
Limestone County HIV care continuum (2023)
Limestone County recorded 8.2 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 16.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Limestone County residents living with HIV, 75.3% are in care · 65.2% 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 Limestone 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 →
Athens reads as a city that has largely settled in: most households own their homes, and the area around the Downtown Historic District and the George S Houston Historic District projects a quiet, rooted stability. What that surface doesn't show is how spread out daily life actually is, and how much that shapes something as practical as getting tested. With I-65 and US 72 as the main arteries, almost every errand here is a car trip. For younger adults in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI exposure is statistically most likely, that geography adds real weight to any appointment that isn't already on a tight schedule.
Unemployment is running notably high for a city this size, and a large share of households aren't in the labor force at all, which means income can be uneven even when rent looks manageable at first glance. Those pressures compound: when money is stretched and transportation takes planning, a screening visit is easy to defer. The clinics listed on this page help absorb some of that reality.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Athens, AL
Walkability7.52 / 20 · Below average
At 7.52/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Athens 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 35611 snapshot
Residents
29,077
Median age
40.4
Median income
$54,606
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 35611 area around Athens: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Athens alone.
Athens sits in Limestone County, ZIP 35611. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Robert Beaty Historic District
Downtown Historic District
George S Houston Historic District
Athens Swan Creek Park
Big Spring Park
Lincoln-Bridgeforth Park
Neighborhoods & communities
Breeding Industrial Park
Elm Industrial Park
Major routes
US 72 (US Highway 72 East)
US 31 (US Highway 31 South)
I 65 (I-65)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Athens, AL
Just outside Athens? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Athens, AL: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Limestone 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 Athens-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 Athens 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.
