DeKalb County, Alabama, has a chlamydia rate about 49% lower than the national average. Whether you're looking at STI testing in Biddle Crossroads, Alabama, before beginning a new relationship or as part of ongoing care, consider your priorities. Public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Biddle Crossroads, AL. The nearest, Valley Head Clinic, is about 9.0 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.
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 9 miles from Biddle Crossroads. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Northeast Alabama Health Services in Fort Payne requires an appointment, so scheduling is the entry point: then one visit covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB testing, with STI treatment, HPV and hepatitis vaccines, and family planning, all on a sliding scale.
Northeast Alabama Health Services has built its entire fee structure around one outcome: no one who walks in pays out of pocket, whatever their insurance status. For someone between jobs, uninsured, or simply paying cash with no employer plan behind them, every test, every vaccine, and every treatment visit at this clinic carries no charge.
Leaving hepatitis off a standard panel means a second appointment somewhere else, another scheduling call, another co-pay, another gap where an infection goes untracked. Northeast Alabama Health Services tests for hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the bacterial and viral STI panel, so nothing gets deferred to a clinic that may or may not have availability.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Northeast Alabama Health Services – North Sand Mountain, in Bryant, ties STI screening fees directly to each patient's income under its federally qualified health center designation. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing is available regardless of ability to pay, and no appointment is needed to be seen.
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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 9 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Biddle Crossroads, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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 DeKalb 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.
200 Medical Center Drive, Fort Payne, AL 35968
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
913 Airport Road, Fort Payne, AL 35968
CMS-certified lab
1040 Glenn Boulevard Southwest, Fort Payne, AL 35967
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Biddle Crossroads. 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, 87 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Biddle Crossroads. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 20 offer telehealth.
Muhammad Ata
Internal medicine · 6110 County Road, Pisgah
Katherine Doolittle, MD
Family medicine · 83 George Wallace Drive, Rainsville
Patrick Chargot, DO
OB-GYN · 550 Medical Ctr Drive Southwest, Fort Payne
Jonathan Hood, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 3000 Gault Avenue North, Fort Payne
Monique Sherrill, MD
Family medicine · 1202 Gault Avenue North, Fort Payne
Jansen Blackwell, DO
Family medicine · 511 Main Street West, Rainsville
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 Biddle Crossroads, AL 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.
Valley Head Drugs
7.6 miPisgah Family Pharmacy
8.9 miKilgore Express Pharmacy
10 miIndependent Health Services
13 miPonder's Mountain Pharmacy
14 mi
14 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Biddle Crossroads, AL.
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 Biddle Crossroads, 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
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or 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 DeKalb County, the county that includes Biddle Crossroads, compare with Alabama and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~27% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#62 of 67 Alabama counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 7% of the state
| Infection | DeKalb County | Alabama | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 249.4 181 cases ▼ 62% | 651.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 48.2 35 cases ▼ 79% | 226.9 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 4.1 3 cases ▼ 86% | 28.6 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 6.9 5 cases ▼ 66% | 20.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 4.1 3 cases ▼ 83% | 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.
Between 2020 and 2023 in DeKalb County, chlamydia has risen from 245.8 to 249.4 per 100,000 (1%), gonorrhea has fallen from 95 to 48.2 per 100,000 (49%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 5.6 to 4.1 per 100,000 (27%).
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 DeKalb County.
Local HIV snapshot
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.
DeKalb County HIV care continuum (2020)
DeKalb County recorded 8.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2020), against 16.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among DeKalb County residents living with HIV, 88.4% are in care · 79.7% 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 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.
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 DeKalb County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Ider Park sits at the quieter end of a community where most households own their homes outright and the typical home value stays well under what you'd find in larger Alabama metros, a cost-of-living reality that stretches budgets but also reflects the practical economics shaping daily decisions here. Nearly half of all households bring in six figures, yet the ownership rate tells a different story than affluence alone: deep roots, longer tenures, and a labor-force participation rate that leaves a meaningful share of working-age residents outside the conventional nine-to-five rhythm. That mix matters when you think about who can realistically get to a clinic appointment and when.
Young adults in Biddle Crossroads, the late-teens-and-twenties crowd who face the highest rates of new STI diagnoses nationally, are living inside households that skew toward couples and families. Stability doesn't erase exposure risk, and DeKalb County's STI figures make that plain. Henagar City Park anchors the kind of familiar geography that makes a same-day errand feel possible; pairing that with the listed clinic options means a test can happen on the same side of the county rather than requiring a separate trip entirely.
Getting there
At 4.92/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Biddle Crossroads 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 35978 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 35978 area around Biddle Crossroads: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Biddle Crossroads alone.
Biddle Crossroads sits in DeKalb County, ZIP 35978. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Biddle Crossroads? 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 DeKalb 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.
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 Biddle Crossroads-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 Biddle Crossroads 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 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).
In Alabama, a minor aged 12 or older can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
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.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in AlabamaSource: 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.
Some clinics and labs take walk-ins for same-day testing; call ahead to confirm hours.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Yes, community and public clinics test the uninsured, with sliding-scale fees.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 249 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Alabama average.
In Alabama, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Medical records are protected under federal HIPAA law, ask the clinic how it handles your information.
It means an infection was found; a provider confirms it and starts treatment, most STIs are curable or manageable.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
A retest around 3 months after treatment is recommended for chlamydia and gonorrhea.
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