HIV diagnoses in Lauderdale County are about 13% lower than the US average. If you're in Lake Coves, Alabama for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, you can visit a clinic for personal support or use an at-home kit for convenience. Both options are listed below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Lake Coves, AL. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, is about 3.8 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.
Thrive Alabama in Florence tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C. With same-visit treatment for bacterial infections confirmed on the spot. Appointments are required, and every service is provided at no fee, with sliding-scale fees and insurance also accepted.
All services at Thrive Alabama carry no charge, which means testing, treatment, counseling, and prevention education are available without weighing one against another. That frees the visit to be shaped entirely by what you need, not what you can afford that week.
Thrive Alabama delivers care in Spanish, so conversations about symptoms, treatment options, and prevention happen with real fluency on both sides. The clinical relationship works the way it should: clearly, directly, and without anything getting lost.
Without a clinic that prescribes PrEP and PEP directly, preventing HIV can mean a separate provider, a delayed prescription, and a gap where risk stays open. Thrive Alabama writes those prescriptions in-house, so prevention and testing live in the same appointment.
Languages
English, Spanish
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Shoals Community Clinic in Florence takes walk-ins for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis testing. No appointment needed to get through the door. Fees are charged on a sliding scale, same-visit treatment is available for bacterial infections, and HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines round out a single visit.
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English
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Listing verified May 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Family Health Care Clinic in Florence roots STI care inside a family practice, meaning gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, HIV, hepatitis B and C, and TB testing sit alongside full clinical services. Appointments required, sliding scale applied, bacterial infections treated the same visit, at no fee.
Sliding-scale pricing still leaves a balance for many people, a number that quietly shapes whether someone follows through. At Family Health Care Clinic in Florence, the scale runs all the way to zero: every service, including testing, treatment, and vaccines, is provided at no charge.
Spanish-speaking patients often find themselves navigating care through ad-hoc solutions that slow the visit and flatten the conversation. Family Health Care Clinic in Florence delivers services directly in Spanish, the clinical exchange happens in the language, not around it.
Testing positive for hepatitis C at many clinics opens a door to somewhere else entirely, a specialist referral, a separate system, a longer road. Family Health Care Clinic in Florence carries treatment on-site, so the path from diagnosis to managed infection stays within one practice.
Languages
English, Spanish
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Fees & payment
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 Lake Coves, 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 value: single tests
$49 & 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 Lauderdale 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.
3051 Mall Road, Florence, AL 35630
CMS-certified lab
145 Ana Drive, Florence, AL 35630
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
1701 Veterans Drive, Florence, AL 35630
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Lake Coves. 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, 108 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Lake Coves. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 20 offer telehealth.
David Hollis, MD
Family medicine · 148 J C Mauldin Highway, Killen
Bryan Grissett, DO
Internal medicine · 145 Ana Drive, Florence
Andres Gutierrez Ordonez, MD Telehealth
Infectious disease · 123 Ana Drive, Florence
Milton George, DO
Family medicine · 2908 Mall Drive, Florence
Jonathan Bradberry, MD
Internal medicine · 646 Cox Creek Parkway, Florence
Mary Robbins, MD
OB-GYN · 1751 Veterans Drive, Florence
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 Lake Coves, 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.
Brewer Family Pharmacy
1.2 miFoodland Pharmacy
1.2 miKillen Corner Drugs
1.8 miProfessional Customized Medications
1.8 mi
3.3 mi St. Florian Pharmacy
3.6 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Lake Coves, 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 Lake Coves, 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
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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 Lauderdale County, the county that includes Lake Coves, compare with Alabama and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~20% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#47 of 67 Alabama counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 30% of the state
| Infection | Lauderdale County | Alabama | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 383.2 371 cases ▼ 41% | 651.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 134.3 130 cases ▼ 41% | 226.9 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 10.3 10 cases ▼ 64% | 28.6 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 5.2 5 cases ▼ 75% | 20.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 13.4 13 cases ▼ 45% | 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 Lauderdale County, chlamydia has fallen from 486.3 to 383.2 per 100,000 (21%), gonorrhea has fallen from 277.9 to 134.3 per 100,000 (52%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 19.2 to 10.3 per 100,000 (46%).
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 Lauderdale 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.
Lauderdale County HIV care continuum (2023)
Lauderdale County recorded 11.9 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 16.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Lauderdale County residents living with HIV, 85.9% are in care · 65.9% 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 Lauderdale County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
People move to Lake Coves for the waterfront quiet and the chance to own land that stays in the family. That stability, the kind that comes with building a life near Killen Park and the boat ramps where weekends fill with familiar faces, is real. So is the fact that young adults here, like everywhere, need straightforward access to confidential STI screening without fanfare or the feeling of being watched. Testing clinics and health providers in and around Lake Coves listed on this page understand that confidentiality isn't performance.
Results don't appear on a bill your spouse opens, don't get discussed at the hardware store, and don't carry judgment. Routine screening (whether you're in a new relationship, between partners, or simply keeping yourself informed) happens the same way it would in a city twice this size: discreetly, with your privacy as the baseline. The combination of established family homes and a younger working population means Lake Coves residents have both reasons to seek care locally and reasons to value it staying local. Clinics here have learned to serve both the long-rooted and the newly arrived without mixing the two.
A quick, confidential visit near Florence Boulevard or wherever you find your testing site is the point. Not the exception.
Getting there
At 4.42/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Lake Coves 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 35634 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 35634 area around Lake Coves: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Lake Coves alone.
Lake Coves sits in Lauderdale County, ZIP 35634. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Lake Coves? 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 Lauderdale 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 Lake Coves-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 Lake Coves 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
Yes, free HIV testing is available at public clinics in the area.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Lauderdale County reported ~383 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Alabama average.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Alabama, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Reputable kits use the same lab methods as clinics; any positive should be confirmed and treated by a provider.
Untreated chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and fertility problems, caught early, it's cured with antibiotics.
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