STD Testing in Coosada, AL: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
In Elmore County, reported gonorrhea runs about 25% lower than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Coosada, Alabama, weigh whether you value cost savings, swift results, or convenience. We list options below to help.
7 testing options are listed for Coosada, AL. The nearest, Ivy Creek Healthcare, is about 2.8 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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1722 Pine Street, Montgomery, AL 36106 9.4 miles away
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Closest to you 2.8 miles
Ivy Creek Healthcare
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Rated 3 out of 5 from 62 reviews
Ivy Creek Healthcare in Millbrook covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, and rapid or conventional HIV testing, and bacterial STI treatment can happen the same visit. Fees are charged on a sliding scale, with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted. An appointment is required.
MainStreet Family Care in Millbrook pairs same-visit treatment for bacterial infections like gonorrhea and chlamydia with testing for HIV, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and TB: all on a sliding-scale fee that adjusts to income, with walk-in availability and insurance including Medicaid and Medicare accepted.
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PrEP and PEP Available Without a Specialist
MainStreet Family Care prescribes both PrEP and PEP on-site, a meaningful capability for anyone managing HIV prevention without an established infectious disease provider or paying out of pocket for standalone specialty care. The prescription, the counseling, and the follow-up testing all run through one practice.
Herpes and Hepatitis Testing Included in the Panel
MainStreet's panel extends to herpes and both hepatitis B and C, which means a single visit can resolve questions that a more limited screen would leave open. No separate appointment at a different facility to fill the gap.
Health Services in Montgomery accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance, with a sliding-scale fee structure for everyone else: making the full panel of HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing accessible alongside TB testing and STI treatment. Appointments are required.
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 3 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Coosada, 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 Coosada, AL
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Elmore 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 Coosada. 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 Coosada, AL who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 248 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Coosada. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 32 offer telehealth.
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 Coosada, AL
Compare the pharmacies closest to Coosada, 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 Coosada, 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 Elmore County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Elmore County, the county that includes Coosada, compare with Alabama and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~24% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#50
#50 of 67 Alabama counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 25% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Elmore County vs Alabama vs U.S.
Elmore CountyAlabamaU.S.▲▼ = Elmore County vs the state average
Infection
Elmore County
Alabama
United States
Chlamydia
377341 cases▼ 42%
651.1
492.2
Gonorrhea
134.9122 cases▼ 41%
226.9
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
25.423 cases▼ 11%
28.6
15.8
Syphilis (early)
37.634 cases▲ 84%
20.4
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
61.956 cases▲ 153%
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 Elmore County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 32% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Elmore County, chlamydia has fallen from 377.4 to 377 per 100,000 (0%), gonorrhea has fallen from 189.8 to 134.9 per 100,000 (29%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 1.1 to 25.4 per 100,000 (2209%).
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 Coosada, AL
Adults uninsured
9.4%
No routine checkup
19.8%
No transportation
9.5%
Binge drinking
14.8%
Frequent mental distress
17.7%
Depression
23.1%
Below poverty line
11.1%
Primary-care ratio
4,465 : 1
Elmore County
Primary-care shortage score 19 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 48.1
Social Vulnerability Index · 44th 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 Elmore County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Elmore 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
277 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
9cases countywide
PrEP users / 100k
43 · PnR 3.67
Elmore County HIV care continuum (2023)
Elmore County recorded 11.7 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 16.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Elmore County residents living with HIV, 83.1% are in care · 66.2% 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 Elmore 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 →
Coosada draws young adults who've chosen to settle here rather than drift, people buying their first homes in Millbrook, raising children in neighborhoods where families stay put for decades. That rootedness brings a particular kind of responsibility: the quiet need to know your own health status before building a life in a place where you plan to stay. Confidential STI testing in and around Coosada gives that generation the chance to get answers without fanfare, whether through clinics listed on this page or providers in nearby areas. The community's character (stable, property-minded, the kind of place where people know their corner well) can make health questions feel personal in ways they wouldn't elsewhere.
Testing remains entirely between you and the clinic; results don't travel through the neighborhood or end up in casual conversation. What matters is access to straightforward screening that fits the pace of real life: before a relationship deepens, after a concerning encounter, or simply as part of staying informed about your body. Mill Creek and Robinson Springs Park anchor the town's rhythm, but the practical business of sexual health happens in private spaces where judgment stays outside. Young adults here, whether they grew up in Coosada or chose it as their place to build, deserve the same reliable, discreet care that anyone else gets when they decide to check.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Coosada, AL
Walkability6.57 / 20 · Below average
At 6.57/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Coosada 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 36054 snapshot
Residents
14,891
Median age
35.3
Median income
$60,984
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 36054 area around Coosada: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Coosada alone.
Coosada sits in Elmore County, ZIP 36054. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Millbrook Park
Mill Creek
Robinson Springs Park
Town of Spectre
Cobbs Hill
Legacy Park
Neighborhoods & communities
Millbrook
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Coosada, AL
Just outside Coosada? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Coosada, AL: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Elmore 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 a Coosada-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 Coosada 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.
