New HIV diagnoses in Morgan County run about 58% lower than the US average. Whether it's your first STI test or a routine screening, Decatur, Alabama offers clinics that may bill insurance or use sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. See the options below.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Decatur, AL. The nearest, Family Health Care Clinic, is about 1.5 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.
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.
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.
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.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
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.
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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.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Crestwood Medical Group in Huntsville accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, with a fee schedule for those paying directly. The clinic tests for HIV, both rapid and conventional, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis C, treating bacterial infections the same visit and managing HIV on-site. Appointments are required.
Crestwood Medical Group prescribes and monitors PrEP, including the follow-up labs and prescription renewals that keep the regimen current. PEP is also available for post-exposure prevention. Keeping both services inside a medical group means the prescribing physician already holds your full chart, not just your STI history.
A hepatitis C diagnosis that goes unlinked to treatment means months of scheduling, specialist waitlists, and a virus still replicating throughout. At Crestwood Medical Group, treatment follows the diagnosis in the same practice: no second referral chain, no gap between knowing and acting.
Clinics running a basic four-infection screen leave hepatitis C undetected in people who have no idea they were ever exposed. Crestwood Medical Group adds hepatitis C to its panel alongside HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. Catching a chronic infection that a narrower screen would miss entirely.
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Listing verified May 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
A safety-net rural health clinic about 15 miles from Decatur. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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A public safety-net rural health clinic about 15 miles from Decatur. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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A public safety-net rural health clinic about 15 miles from Decatur. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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A community safety-net rural health clinic about 15 miles from Decatur. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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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 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Decatur, 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 Morgan 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.
1201 7th Street Southeast, Decatur, AL 35601
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1874 Beltline Road Southwest, Decatur, AL 35601
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1107 14th Avenue Southeast, Decatur, AL 35601
CMS-certified lab
2828 Highway 31 South, Decatur, AL 35603
CMS-certified lab
1310 14th Avenue Southeast, Decatur, AL 35601
CMS-certified lab
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Decatur. 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, 422 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Decatur. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 74 offer telehealth.
Micah Howard, MD
Family medicine · 2699 Sandlin Road Southwest, Decatur
Jeffrey Johnson, DO
Internal medicine · 1316 Somerville Road Southeast, Decatur
Mamoun Najjar, MD
Internal medicine · 1222 Somerville Road Southeast, Decatur
Nidhi Jindal, MD
Internal medicine · 1216 Somerville Road Southeast, Decatur
David Purner, MD
Family medicine · 2604 Hwy 31 South, Decatur
Scott Matthews, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1201 Somerville Serd, Decatur
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 Decatur, 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.
Decatur Pharmacy & Diabetic Supply
0.8 mi
0.9 mi Southern Family Market
1.0 mi
1.0 mi Medicine Shoppe
1.0 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Decatur, 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 Decatur, 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.
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
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 Morgan County, the county that includes Decatur, 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.
#1 of 67 Alabama counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | Morgan County | Alabama | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1538.4 1,925 cases ▲ 136% | 651.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 113.5 142 cases ▼ 50% | 226.9 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 8.8 11 cases ▼ 69% | 28.6 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 5.6 7 cases ▼ 73% | 20.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 17.6 22 cases ▼ 28% | 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 Morgan County, chlamydia has risen from 333.8 to 1538.4 per 100,000 (361%), gonorrhea has fallen from 197.7 to 113.5 per 100,000 (43%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 9.7 to 8.8 per 100,000 (9%).
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 Morgan 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.
Morgan County HIV care continuum (2023)
Morgan County recorded 5.7 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 16.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Morgan County residents living with HIV, 71.7% are in care · 61% 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 Morgan County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Sherwood Estates runs quiet on weekday mornings, but a significant share of its households belong to people who aren't in the workforce at all, whether retired, caregiving, or between jobs. That labor-force picture shapes daily schedules across Decatur in ways that don't fit a tidy nine-to-five pattern, and for young adults in their late teens and twenties, already navigating entry-level hours or gig-style work, carving out time for a clinic visit can feel like a genuine logistical puzzle. Most residents here own their homes rather than rent, and with typical rents sitting low relative to much of Alabama, Decatur is a community of relative stability, though a smaller share of households clears the six-figure income threshold, meaning out-of-pocket costs still matter.
Couples make up just under half of adult households, while average household size points to plenty of adults sharing space with family, which can shape the privacy calculus around getting tested at all. For residents near Delano Park or anywhere along the Point Mallard Parkway corridor, that range is what turns browsing this page into an appointment that actually works for their situation.
Getting there
At 6.11/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Decatur 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 35601 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 35601 area around Decatur: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Decatur alone.
Decatur sits in Morgan County, ZIP 35601. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Decatur? 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 Morgan 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 Decatur-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 Decatur 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 Family Health Care Clinic (1.5 mi); 12 options are within 30 miles.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Yes, Family Health Care Clinic (1.5 mi) offers free testing, and public clinics serve the uninsured.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 1,538 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Alabama average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Alabama, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
A clinic offers same-day answers and on-site treatment; an at-home kit trades that for privacy and convenience, both use real lab testing.
Yes, the CDC recommends STI screening early in pregnancy, since untreated infections can affect the baby.
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