STD Testing in North Courtland, AL: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Syphilis in Lawrence County runs about 62% lower than the US average. Whether you're checking before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care, North Courtland, Alabama, finds a balance between clinics taking walk-ins for same-day testing and labs and at-home kits that let you plan around your schedule.
7 testing options are listed for North Courtland, AL. The nearest, HH Health System - Morgan, is about 0.8 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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3901 Peach Street, Florence, AL 35630 20.9 miles away
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Community health center 0.8 miles
HH Health System - Morgan
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A community safety-net rural health clinic in North Courtland. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Family Health Care Clinic in Town Creek covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB. With same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and a sliding-scale fee that applies to everyone. An appointment is required, and all services are provided at no fee.
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Every Service Carries a Zero Balance
Family Health Care Clinic in Town Creek extends its no-fee model across every service it provides: testing, treatment, vaccines, and counseling alike. For someone without a regular provider, paying entirely out of pocket, or managing a condition that requires ongoing medication, that standing policy means the full scope of care is available without financial negotiation at the door.
Spanish Care Without a Language Workaround
Many clinics handle language needs through remote interpretation alone, which puts distance between a patient and their provider at the exact moment clarity matters. Family Health Care Clinic in Town Creek offers Spanish directly, alongside broader interpretation services, so a visit isn't mediated through a screen or a phone call when the conversation turns clinical.
Hepatitis C Managed and Treated On-Site
Family Health Care Clinic in Town Creek carries hepatitis C treatment on-site, not just the antibody test and a handoff. For someone without a specialist, without insurance, or simply needing one place to manage a chronic infection from diagnosis forward, that capability means the treatment conversation starts at the same clinic where the result does.
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
Tests offered
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
TB
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
Chlamydia
Conventional HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
Low Income Persons
Persons with HIV
Persons with STI
Care services
Family Planning
Medication Adherence Education and Counseling
Mpox Vaccine
STI Treatment
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
HIV/AIDS Medical Treatment
Hepatitis C Treatment
Hepatitis B Treatment
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
Fees & payment
Free Mpox Vaccine
Medicaid Accepted
Medicare Accepted
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community health center 10.0 miles
Family Health Care Clinic, Inc. --Rogersville
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Family Health Care Clinic, Inc. in Rogersville welcomes walk-in patients, no appointment needed, to access federally qualified sliding-scale STI screening. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with fees adjusted to income so cost doesn't become a barrier to getting checked.
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 less than a mile away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to North Courtland, 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.
Local clinicians
Clinicians near North Courtland, AL who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 194 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of North Courtland. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 22 offer telehealth.
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 North Courtland, AL
Compare the pharmacies closest to North Courtland, AL. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to North Courtland, 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 North Courtland, 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
Nurx
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
STDs & HIV in Lawrence County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Lawrence County, the county that includes North Courtland, compare with Alabama and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~13% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#16 of 67 Alabama counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 76% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Lawrence County vs Alabama vs U.S.
Lawrence CountyAlabamaU.S.▲▼ = Lawrence County vs the state average
Infection
Lawrence County
Alabama
United States
Chlamydia
838.8281 cases▲ 29%
651.1
492.2
Gonorrhea
247.783 cases▲ 9%
226.9
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
62 cases▼ 79%
28.6
15.8
Syphilis (early)
11.94 cases▼ 42%
20.4
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
62 cases▼ 76%
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 Lawrence County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 63% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Lawrence County, chlamydia has risen from 266.1 to 838.8 per 100,000 (215%), gonorrhea has risen from 105.8 to 247.7 per 100,000 (134%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 15.1 to 6 per 100,000 (60%).
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 North Courtland, AL
Adults uninsured
11.4%
No routine checkup
17.2%
No transportation
12.9%
Binge drinking
11.3%
Frequent mental distress
17.9%
Depression
21.9%
Below poverty line
23.3%
Primary-care ratio
5,515 : 1
Lawrence County
Primary-care shortage score 16 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 44
Social Vulnerability Index · 36th 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 Lawrence County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Lawrence 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
106 / 100k
PrEP users / 100k
74
Lawrence County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Lawrence County residents living with HIV, 85.2% are in care · 74.1% 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 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 Lawrence 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 →
Courtland City Park anchors the quieter rhythms of North Courtland: a town where most households own their homes and many adults share space across a three-person average, meaning health decisions here tend to happen collectively, shaped by family schedules and shared priorities rather than individual convenience. With fewer than two in five residents participating in the labor force and unemployment running notably high, time is not the scarcest resource here, but money is. At a typical rent of $390 a month and median home values well under sixty thousand dollars, the household budget leaves little margin for appointments that feel uncertain in cost or outcome, and that reality shapes whether someone follows through on screening or quietly sets the idea aside. Getting there is its own consideration.
North Courtland's terrain, set near Dedicar Mountain in a county where driving is the only practical way anywhere, means that options listed on this page require a deliberate trip rather than a detour. For young adults in their late teens and twenties building relationships and routines, the calculus of that trip matters: a clinic with sliding-scale fees or a short wait is more likely to actually get a visit than one that demands half a day. Lawrence County's STI figures are visible elsewhere on this page, and for anyone living here, staying current with screening is simply how you keep those numbers from becoming personal: not a future intention, but a routine decision made before the next park walk or golf-course drive.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in North Courtland, AL
Walkability2.91 / 20 · Least walkable
At 2.91/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in North Courtland 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 35618 snapshot
Residents
1,752
Median age
45.6
Median income
$42,181
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 35618 area around North Courtland: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not North Courtland alone.
North Courtland sits in Lawrence County, ZIP 35618. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Courtland City Park
Roy Coffee Community Park
Valley Landing Golf Course (Closed)
Dedicar Mountain
Courtland Mountain
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near North Courtland, AL
Just outside North Courtland? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in North Courtland, AL: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Lawrence 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 North Courtland-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 North Courtland 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.
