STD Testing in Forestdale, AL: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Jefferson County, Alabama reported chlamydia cases run about 73% higher than the US average, whether you need testing after a possible exposure or as part of routine care in Forestdale, Alabama. We can help you weigh clinics that may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees against private labs that let you pay a flat self-pay price.
9 testing options are listed for Forestdale, AL. The nearest, Ensley Health Center, is about 4.2 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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Quest Diagnostics
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4.4(8)?
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EasySTD1
Rated 4.4 out of 5 from 8 reviews
Address
833 Princeton Avenue Southwest, Birmingham, AL 35211 6.1 miles away
Today's offer: $10 off any test panel, applied automatically at checkout.
Community health center 4.2 miles
Ensley Health Center
4.8(7)?
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EasySTD1
Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 7 reviews
A safety-net federally qualified health center about 4 miles from Forestdale. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Alabama Regional Medical Services in Ensley runs rapid and conventional HIV testing alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and herpes testing, with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs confirmed on-site. Fees follow a sliding scale open to all, and Medicaid and private insurance are accepted. Walk-ins welcome.
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Herpes Testing Sits Inside the Standard Panel
Herpes testing rarely appears on the default menu at STI clinics: it typically requires a separate request, a separate visit, or gets omitted entirely. At Alabama Regional Medical Services, herpes is included alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, so one visit covers the full picture without negotiating for an add-on.
PrEP Prescribed and Managed Here Directly
PrEP at Alabama Regional Medical Services means the clinic handles the prescription and the ongoing monitoring, the periodic HIV testing and check-ins that keep the regimen clinically sound, rather than routing that management elsewhere. PEP is also available for prevention, handled through the same clinical staff.
Spanish and Interpreter Access Woven Into Clinical Care
Many clinics keep language access at the margins, a posted service to call if needed. Alabama Regional Medical Services offers Spanish directly and interpretation services for other languages as a built-in part of the visit, so the clinical conversation itself (testing, results, treatment) happens in the language the patient brings through the door.
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
Tests offered
Hepatitis C
TB
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Chlamydia
Conventional HIV
Serves
Low Income Persons
Persons with Hepatitis
Persons with STI
Care services
Family Planning
STI Treatment
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
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
Condom Distribution
Fees & payment
Medicaid Accepted
Medicare Accepted
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community health center 5.3 miles
Cahaba Medical Care - Birmingham Dental Office
4.7(167)?
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EasySTD5
Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 167 reviews
A safety-net federally qualified health center about 5 miles from Forestdale. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Oak Street Health in Birmingham pairs same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis) with testing across a panel that extends to herpes, hepatitis B and C, and TB, all on a sliding-scale fee open to anyone. Appointments are required. Care is delivered in Spanish.
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Herpes, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C Also Tested
Oak Street Health tests for herpes and both hepatitis B and C alongside the bacterial STIs and HIV, infection types on one appointment. Catching hepatitis C early, before symptoms appear, is when antiviral treatment is most effective at clearing the infection.
PrEP and PEP Available Where Many Clinics Stop
Plenty of testing sites hand off prevention prescribing entirely: Oak Street Health in Birmingham carries both PrEP and PEP on-site, so the same provider who orders your panel can initiate or manage a prevention regimen without sending you elsewhere.
Spanish-Language Care, Faster Clinical Follow-Through
Clinical staff at Oak Street Health conduct visits in Spanish, which means test results, treatment instructions, and prevention counseling land with full precision. Nothing filtered through a secondary layer before it reaches you.
Tests & treatsSliding-scalePrEP
Address
633 Tuscaloosa Avenue Southwest, Birmingham, AL 35211
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 4 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Forestdale, 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 Forestdale, AL
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Jefferson 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.
Adamsville Family Practice
3915 Veterans Memorial Pkwy Suite 106, Adamsville, AL 35005
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Forestdale. 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 Forestdale, AL who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 889 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Forestdale. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 184 offer telehealth.
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William Sides, MD
Family medicine · 3200 16th Street North, Birmingham
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 Forestdale, AL
Compare the pharmacies closest to Forestdale, AL. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Forestdale, AL.
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 Forestdale, 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 Jefferson County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Jefferson County, the county that includes Forestdale, 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.
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#14 of 67 Alabama counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 79% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Jefferson County vs Alabama vs U.S.
Jefferson CountyAlabamaU.S.▲▼ = Jefferson County vs the state average
Infection
Jefferson County
Alabama
United States
Chlamydia
852.95,654 cases▲ 31%
651.1
492.2
Gonorrhea
355.92,359 cases▲ 57%
226.9
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
44.2293 cases▲ 55%
28.6
15.8
Syphilis (early)
36.2240 cases▲ 77%
20.4
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
29.6196 cases▲ 21%
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 Jefferson County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 7% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Jefferson County, chlamydia has risen from 759 to 852.9 per 100,000 (12%), gonorrhea has fallen from 463.5 to 355.9 per 100,000 (23%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 14.4 to 44.2 per 100,000 (207%).
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 Forestdale, AL
Adults uninsured
10.2%
No routine checkup
15.3%
No transportation
13.8%
Binge drinking
11.1%
Frequent mental distress
16.9%
Depression
19.9%
Below poverty line
21.4%
Primary-care ratio
900 : 1
Jefferson County
Primary-care shortage score 24 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 51.5
Social Vulnerability Index · 73rd 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 Jefferson County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Jefferson 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
696 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
147cases countywide
On PrEP (coverage)
18.5%
Jefferson County HIV care continuum (2023)
Jefferson County recorded 26.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 16.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Jefferson County residents living with HIV, 68.6% are in care · 45.2% 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 Jefferson 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 →
Forestdale Boulevard runs through a community where home values sit well below the state's urban average, and that affordability shapes daily decisions in ways that quietly extend to healthcare. Most households here own their homes, a stability that coexists with an unemployment picture that leaves a meaningful share of working-age residents without steady paychecks or employer-sponsored coverage. For those watching every monthly expense, a clinic visit can feel like a line item to postpone rather than prioritize. That calculus matters most for younger adults, people moving through their late teens and twenties who are statistically at the center of STI transmission regardless of geography.
Jefferson County's rate data, visible elsewhere on this page, underscores that this is not a distant concern for Pratt City residents or anyone along the Bankhead Highway West corridor. Household sizes here run close to three people on average, meaning sexual health decisions ripple outward, and the one-in-five households earning above six figures cannot be read as a portrait of the whole community. A low-cost appointment scheduled around a fragmented work week is the practical reality the listings are built to support.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Forestdale, AL
Walkability8.67 / 20 · Below average
At 8.67/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Forestdale 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 35214 snapshot
Residents
16,495
Median age
45.1
Median income
$55,478
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 35214 area around Forestdale: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Forestdale alone.
Forestdale sits in Jefferson County, ZIP 35214. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Blossburg East Mine
Bayview Mine
Edgewater Shaft Mine
Cat Mountain
Irish Hill
One Pratt Park
Neighborhoods & communities
Pratt City
Major routes
Forestdale Boulevard
Adamsville Parkway
Bankhead Highway West
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Forestdale, AL
Just outside Forestdale? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Forestdale, AL: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Jefferson 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 Forestdale-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 Forestdale 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.
