Chlamydia cases in Jefferson County run about 73% higher than the US average. If you live in Mountain Brook, Alabama, you have options whether it's your first STI test or a routine screening. Community and public clinics are often low-cost or free, while private labs tend to offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. See the list below to learn more.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Mountain Brook, AL. The nearest, Labcorp, is about 2.0 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.
Alabama Pregnancy Test Center in Birmingham screens for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV at no charge. Every test, every time, no sliding scale needed because there's no fee at all. Appointments are required, and STI treatment is available on-site.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Alabama Regional Medical Services in Birmingham runs entirely on a no-fee model, testing for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB on a sliding scale with Medicaid and insurance accepted: walk-ins welcome, and bacterial STIs treated the same visit.
The clinic's funding structure covers services at the point of care: meaning the bill is settled through sliding-scale adjustments, Medicaid billing, insurance, and direct program support before any individual is asked to pay. Nothing is deferred to a separate billing cycle or collected at the door.
Spanish is available directly at Alabama Regional Medical Services, alongside interpretation services for other languages, which means clinical conversations about medications, follow-up schedules, and treatment plans happen in the language the provider and patient can both work in, without routing through a separate scheduling step.
Alabama Regional Medical Services carries standing capacity to prescribe and monitor PrEP, useful for anyone without a regular primary-care provider or paying out of pocket who needs the medication managed in one place. PEP is available as well, handled within the same clinical setting that does the underlying STI panel.
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Magic City Wellness Center in Birmingham tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. With every service provided at no fee. The sliding-scale covers all, bacterial infections are treated same visit, and appointments are required.
Plenty of clinics absorb HIV testing costs but bill for treatment, counseling, or the broader panel. At Magic City Wellness Center, the fee structure doesn't shift depending on which service you need: testing, treatment, and prevention all come at no cost.
Magic City Wellness Center prescribes all three current prevention medications: PrEP for ongoing HIV protection, PEP for post-exposure HIV management, and DoxyPEP for bacterial STI prevention after potential exposure. Each requires its own clinical protocol (different dosing windows, monitoring schedules, and follow-up) and the center handles all of it directly.
A basic STI panel stops at gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. Leaving hepatitis unaddressed unless a patient pursues separate testing elsewhere. Magic City Wellness Center folds hepatitis B and hepatitis C into the same visit, so a single appointment covers both viral hepatitis strains alongside the full bacterial and HIV panel.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
University of Alabama at Birmingham tests for syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV, with both rapid and conventional options, on a sliding-scale fee open to everyone, walk-ins welcome, and same-visit treatment available for bacterial infections. Every service here carries no charge.
UAB's STI clinic charges nothing for any service it provides. That zero cost extends across testing, treatment, PrEP, DoxyPEP, and counseling. Meaning a patient who needs the full prevention stack can get it without rationing by price.
Interpretation services at UAB are available across all care, not limited to intake paperwork. That reach means medication adherence counseling for PrEP or DoxyPEP, where dosing precision matters, happens in the language a person actually uses to reason through their health.
Without access to DoxyPEP alongside PrEP and PEP in one place, prevention plans fragment. One clinic for HIV prevention, another to source post-exposure antibacterial coverage. UAB holds all three, so the gap where a second appointment gets skipped or delayed doesn't open.
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Birmingham AIDS Outreach in Birmingham charges nothing for any of its services: HIV rapid and conventional testing, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis C are all free, as is STI treatment. Bacterial infections can be treated the same visit; appointments are required.
When a fee stands between a person and treatment, infections persist and spread, and that gap is precisely what Birmingham AIDS Outreach closes. Every test, every vaccine, every round of treatment, and every prevention service carries no charge, so cost never becomes the reason care doesn't happen.
A language gap at a critical appointment means questions go unasked and instructions go misunderstood, outcomes that compound over time. Birmingham AIDS Outreach provides care directly in American Sign Language and Spanish, with interpretation services available for other languages, so the clinical conversation happens fully and accurately.
Birmingham AIDS Outreach prescribes both PrEP for ongoing HIV prevention and PEP when it's needed, meaning patients can build a continuous prevention strategy, or respond to a specific moment, without leaving to find a separate prescriber.
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
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 Mountain Brook, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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 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.
1940 Elmer J Bissell Road, Birmingham, AL 35243
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
924 Montclair Road Suite 200, Birmingham, AL 35213
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
3690 Grandview Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35243
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
7191 Cahaba Valley Road, Birmingham, AL 35243
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
2145 Bonner Way 1st Floor, Birmingham, AL 35243
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Mountain Brook. 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, 882 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Mountain Brook. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 188 offer telehealth.
Charles Grammas, DO
Family medicine · 3908 Briar Oak Drive, Mountain Brk
Mark Maldia, MD
Internal medicine · 3300 Cahaba Road, Birmingham
Chris Kromer, MD
General practice · 1000 Urban Ctr Drive, Vestavia
Katherine Moore, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 8011 Liberty Parkway, Vestavia
Sirisha Chada, MD
Family medicine · 3140 Cahaba Heights Road, Vestavia
Elaine Simon, DO
Internal medicine · 513 Brookwood Boulevard, 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
No pharmacy near Mountain Brook, 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.
Harbin Discount Pharmacy
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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 Mountain Brook, 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
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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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 Jefferson County, the county that includes Mountain Brook, compare with Alabama and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~17% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#14 of 67 Alabama counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 79% of the state
| Infection | Jefferson County | Alabama | United States |
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| Chlamydia | 852.9 5,654 cases ▲ 31% | 651.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 355.9 2,359 cases ▲ 57% | 226.9 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 44.2 293 cases ▲ 55% | 28.6 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 36.2 240 cases ▲ 77% | 20.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 29.6 196 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.
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
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
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.
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.
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).
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Local context
Rosedale Drive connects Mountain Brook to the Jefferson County clinic network in a matter of minutes, but the drive still has to happen, and in a community where the overwhelming majority of households own their homes and have done so for years, the rhythms of daily life can feel settled enough that screening gets treated as someone else's concern. That assumption is worth questioning. Jefferson County's STI rates reflect real transmission across all kinds of households, and Mountain Brook is not exempt from the geography of a shared county. The younger adults here (people in their late teens and twenties, college students and recent graduates finding their footing) represent a smaller share of the population than in many surrounding communities, but they are precisely the group for whom regular, unhurried access to testing matters most. With nearly seven in ten households bringing in six-figure incomes, cost is less often the obstacle than calendar and habit.
A labor-force participation rate well below full employment means a meaningful portion of residents are retired, caregiving, or otherwise outside a conventional nine-to-five. Schedules that can be flexible, but only if someone builds the appointment into them deliberately. With the testing options listed on this page and US 31 running straight through the area, the logistics are genuinely manageable. The harder part is simply deciding that a routine screening belongs on the same list as an annual physical, not because anything feels wrong, but because that's exactly how the useful ones get caught.
Getting there
At 9.65/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Mountain Brook 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 35243 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 35243 area around Mountain Brook: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Mountain Brook alone.
Mountain Brook sits in Jefferson County, ZIP 35243. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Mountain Brook? 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 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.
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 Mountain Brook-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 Mountain Brook 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 Labcorp (2 mi); 9 options are within 30 miles.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
Public clinics nearby offer free HIV testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 853 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.
That's a myth; STIs need sexual contact to spread, not surfaces.
Community health centers and family-planning clinics serve all patients, and many offer LGBTQ-affirming care, ask the site directly.
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