Lee County reports about 15 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 residents. Meadows Mill, Alabama residents have various STI testing options, whether it's your first test or a routine screening. Some clinics take walk-ins for same-day testing, and other options let you plan around your own time.
Available testing centers
6 testing options are listed for Meadows Mill, AL. The nearest, Opelika Pediatrics & Family Clinic, is about 6.7 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.
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A community safety-net rural health clinic about 7 miles from Meadows Mill. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Appointments are required at Quality of Life Health Services in Phenix City, so scheduling ahead is the move: though that single visit covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, and TB testing alongside STI treatment and HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, all on a sliding-scale fee.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
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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 |
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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
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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 7 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Meadows Mill, 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
$79 & up
Best for simplicity & support
$89 & up
Best value: single tests
$49 & 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 Lee 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.
1935 East Glenn Ave Suite 101, Auburn, AL 36830
CMS-certified lab
400 Lem Morrison Drive, Auburn, AL 36849
CMS-certified lab
122 North 20th Street #25, Opelika, AL 36801
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Meadows Mill. 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, 280 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Meadows Mill. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 41 offer telehealth.
Mila Riehl, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 5809 US Hwy 280 East, Opelika
Jerry Hollingsworth, DO
Family medicine · 867 Lee Road, Smiths
Samantha Lawson
Family medicine · 865 Summerville Road, Smiths Station
Timothy Iliff, MD
Internal medicine · 1001 Fox Run Parkway, Opelika
Robert Schuster, MD
Family medicine · 2506 Lambert Drive, Opelika
Keith Fuller, DO
Family medicine · 2214 Gateway Dr C, Opelika
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
Compare the pharmacies closest to Meadows Mill, AL. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Beauregard Drugs
6.9 miSmiths Station Pharmacy
9.4 miCrossroads Healthcare
10 miWhitaker Drugs Opelika
11 mi
11 mi East Alabama Mental Health Center
11 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Meadows Mill, 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 Meadows Mill, 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.
Online treatment
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
Online treatment
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
PrEP & DoxyPEP
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
PrEP & DoxyPEP
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 Lee County, the county that includes Meadows Mill, compare with Alabama and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~21% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#34 of 67 Alabama counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 49% of the state
| Infection | Lee County | Alabama | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 526.2 964 cases ▼ 19% | 651.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 144.6 265 cases ▼ 36% | 226.9 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 17.5 32 cases ▼ 39% | 28.6 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 13.1 24 cases ▼ 36% | 20.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 14.2 26 cases ▼ 42% | 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 Lee County, chlamydia has risen from 334.6 to 526.2 per 100,000 (57%), gonorrhea has fallen from 157.8 to 144.6 per 100,000 (8%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.7 to 17.5 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
Primary-care shortage score 16 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 55.6
Social Vulnerability Index · 64th 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 Lee 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.
Lee County HIV care continuum (2023)
Lee County recorded 14.7 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 16.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Lee County residents living with HIV, 80.1% are in care · 69.9% 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 Lee County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Meadows Mill's residential core is built around long-term homeowners: the kind of community where most households have been planted for years, with a married majority and family-sized homes. That stability shapes daily life here: more than half of working-age adults are in the labor force, but a meaningful portion aren't, which means schedules vary widely, from early-shift workers to caregivers managing households full-time. What that mix means for STI screening is straightforward. Younger adults in their late teens and twenties, the years when new relationships overlap with lower rates of routine medical checkups, often don't have a regular provider visit on the calendar.
With the testing options listed on this page, the goal is finding one whose hours actually align with how someone in Meadows Mill spends their week, whether that's a morning before a shift or a lunch window carved out of a less structured day. Cost is rarely the sticking point here: nearly half of households are in a strong income range, and listed clinics serve patients regardless of how they're paying. The more practical question is distance and timing, both of which the clinic cards on this page lay out plainly enough to make a decision before closing the tab.
Getting there
At 4.04/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Meadows Mill 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 36874 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 36874 area around Meadows Mill: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Meadows Mill alone.
Meadows Mill sits in Lee County, ZIP 36874. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Meadows Mill? 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 Lee 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 Meadows Mill-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 Meadows Mill 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.
Auburn, AL is a nearby town with options, the listing shows each one's distance so you can pick the closest.
Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
Public clinics serve people without insurance, often on a sliding scale.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Lee County reported ~526 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Alabama average.
At-home kits mail to 36874: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
In Alabama, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Untreated chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and fertility problems, caught early, it's cured with antibiotics.
Go to an ER or call RAINN (800-656-4673); they provide testing, PEP, and support right away.
Wait roughly 1–2 weeks after exposure for a reliable chlamydia result.
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