Chlamydia in Jackson County runs about 57% lower than the US average. Whether it's your first STI test or a routine screening in Bridgeport, Alabama, some clinics take walk-ins for same-day testing, while labs and at-home kits let you plan around your own time. See the list below for your available options.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Bridgeport, AL. The nearest, Erlanger Health System, is about 3.5 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.
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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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A public safety-net rural health clinic about 7 miles from Bridgeport. 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 Bryant covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB on a sliding-scale fee with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance accepted. All services carry no fee for those who qualify. Appointments are required; bacterial STIs are treated same visit.
When cost stops someone from following through (skipping treatment, delaying a retest, leaving hepatitis unaddressed) an infection stays active longer than it should. Northeast Alabama Health Services in Bryant removes that barrier entirely: every service on the menu is available at no charge to those who qualify, with no partial billing left over.
Without language access, a diagnosis lands without context: the treatment plan gets lost, follow-up instructions don't stick, and the gap between visit and recovery widens. Northeast Alabama Health Services in Bryant has interpretation services available for non-English languages, so the clinical conversation carries its full weight from the first question to the last instruction.
Plenty of STI clinics run the four-infection panel and leave hepatitis to a separate appointment elsewhere. Northeast Alabama Health Services in Bryant tests for hepatitis A, B, and C alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, and backs the hepatitis A and B results with on-site vaccination.
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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 4 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Bridgeport, 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 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.
380 Woods Cove Road, Scottsboro, AL 35768
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
331 Parks Ave Suite B, Scottsboro, AL 35768
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Bridgeport. 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, 379 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Bridgeport. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 63 offer telehealth.
Cari Page, MD
Family medicine · 520 East 12th, South Pittsburg
Rena Azar, MD
OB-GYN · 325 South Cedar Avenue, South Pittsburg
Karin Boeck, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 24 Mountain View Drive, Kimball
Ronald Calhoun, MD
Family medicine · 42319 US Hwy 72, Stevenson
Teddy Scoggins, MD
Family medicine · 12978 North Main Streer, Trenton
Jazzmine Basham
Family medicine · 13570 North Main Street, Trenton
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 Bridgeport, 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.
City of Bridgeport Drugs
0.5 miKilgore Express Pharmacy
0.6 miThe People's Pharmacy
4.2 miK -VA -T Food Stores
7.0 miNorth Jackson Pharmacy
7.4 miThe Drug Store at Stevenson
8.5 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Bridgeport, 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 Bridgeport, 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.
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
$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
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 Jackson County, the county that includes Bridgeport, compare with Alabama and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~22% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#63 of 67 Alabama counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 6% of the state
| Infection | Jackson County | Alabama | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 213.2 114 cases ▼ 67% | 651.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 61.7 33 cases ▼ 73% | 226.9 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 13.1 7 cases ▼ 54% | 28.6 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 3.7 2 cases ▼ 82% | 20.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 7.5 4 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.
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
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
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.
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.
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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Local context
Bridgeport runs on a workforce where roughly half of adults are in the labor market at any given time, and for those who are, shifts and commutes leave narrow windows for health appointments that feel optional until they aren't. That scheduling reality lands hardest on younger residents, the late-teens-through-twenties crowd who are statistically at the greatest risk for STIs yet most likely to defer a test when fitting one in means rearranging a workday. The area around Bridgeport Depot Museum anchors a community that skews toward homeownership and modest household sizes, a profile that can look stable on paper but masks genuine budget pressure.
At $340 a month for renters, housing costs absorb a real share of take-home pay, and when nearly four in ten households aren't owners, that financial tightness shapes which health services feel reachable and which feel like a luxury. Jackson County's STI picture makes that calculus worth revisiting: the numbers aren't abstract when a sizable share of the local population falls squarely in the years when transmission risk peaks. A site with early-morning or Saturday availability isn't a perk; for someone working a standard shift, it's often the only slot that actually lands on the calendar.
Getting there
At 4.89/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Bridgeport 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 35740 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 35740 area around Bridgeport: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Bridgeport alone.
Bridgeport sits in Jackson County, ZIP 35740. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Bridgeport? 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 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.
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 Bridgeport-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 Bridgeport 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.
The closest is Erlanger Health System (3.5 mi); 7 options are within 30 miles.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
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 213 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.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 35740; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
Yes, test after the window period, and if HIV exposure is a concern, ask about PEP within 72 hours.
HPV and hepatitis B vaccines prevent those infections, ask a provider if you're due.
Most STIs have no symptoms, so testing is the only way to know your status, get early treatment, and avoid passing one on.
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