New HIV diagnoses in Russell County run about 66% higher than the US average. Whether seeking testing after a possible exposure or for routine care, Phenix City, Alabama, has several options: clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. See the list below.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Phenix City, AL. The nearest, Quality of Life Health Services, is about 1.5 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.
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
Valley Healthcare System in Columbus covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV testing, treating confirmed bacterial infections the same visit. Fees run on a sliding scale with insurance accepted, and appointments are required.
Beyond the core bacterial panel, Valley Healthcare System runs herpes and hepatitis B and C testing through its own clinical staff. No separate lab referral, no second appointment at another facility. Results from that broader sweep feed directly into the same treatment and counseling workflow.
Substance-use treatment at Valley Healthcare System is not a handoff to an outside program, it is staffed internally, meaning clinicians coordinating STI care can work alongside the counselors managing substance-use treatment within the same visit cycle. Medication adherence counseling is built into that same staffing structure.
As a federally designated Title X site, Valley Healthcare System is legally required to provide confidential family planning services to minors. Meaning clinical staff operate under federal confidentiality rules that govern what can be disclosed and to whom, separate from standard consent frameworks.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
A community safety-net federally qualified health center about 6 miles from Phenix City. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Georgia Department of Public Health in Columbus requires appointments and covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, and hepatitis on a sliding-scale fee accepted alongside Medicaid and private insurance. Bacterial infections treated same visit, HIV managed on-site through Ryan White-funded care.
For someone without a regular HIV provider, or managing HIV while paying out of pocket, Ryan White funding at Georgia Department of Public Health in Columbus means the path from testing to ongoing antiretroviral treatment runs through one clinic, not across a fractured network of referrals and eligibility hurdles.
Many STI clinics test for HIV but leave prevention prescribing to someone else's office. Georgia Department of Public Health in Columbus writes PrEP prescriptions on-site, and PEP is available for post-exposure prevention. Both handled by the same clinical staff managing your testing.
The panel here extends to herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C, which means infections that often go undetected on a basic four-test screen get caught in the same appointment, giving a more complete picture before any treatment decisions are made.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
A safety-net rural health clinic about 10 miles from Phenix City. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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CareConnect Family Practice in Cusseta welcomes walk-in patients for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified status anchors a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income, making a single visit covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing financially within reach for people across the income spectrum.
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CareConnect Health in Cusseta folds STI care into a broader primary-care practice, so gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and conventional HIV testing sit alongside TB screening and family planning. Appointments are required; fees run on a sliding scale accepted by Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. Care is available in Spanish.
Spanish functions as a primary service language at CareConnect Health, not a supplement arranged on request, but a built-in operational capacity. That means sexual-health counseling, HIV test counseling, and prevention education are conducted in Spanish directly, without conversion through a secondary channel.
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, CareConnect Health runs hepatitis B and hepatitis C antibody testing at the same visit. Hepatitis B vaccination is also stocked on-site, so a reactive hepatitis B screen can move immediately into a conversation about the vaccine series for eligible contacts.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 19 miles from Phenix City. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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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 Phenix City, 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 range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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 Russell 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.
4401 River Chase Drive, Phenix City, AL 36867
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Phenix City. 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, 275 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Phenix City. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 41 offer telehealth.
Adrienne Crow
OB-GYN · 1615 21st Court, Phenix City
Vijay Tirumalasetty, MD
Family medicine · 101 13th Street, Columbus
Felicia Rhaney, MD Telehealth
OB-GYN · 1810 Stadium Drive, Phenix City
Girija Das, MD
Internal medicine · 610 19th Street, Columbus
Christopher Lee, MD
Internal medicine · 700 Ctr Street, Columbus
Gregory Rucker, MD
Internal medicine · 700 Ctr Street, Columbus
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 Phenix City, 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.
Glenn's Pharmacy
1.1 mi
1.1 mi 
1.1 mi Five Points Pharmacy
1.2 miU Save It Pharmacy
1.6 miJones Drugs
2.0 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Phenix City, 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 Phenix City, 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.
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
$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
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions 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 Russell County, the county that includes Phenix City, compare with Alabama and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~29% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#27 of 67 Alabama counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 60% of the state
| Infection | Russell County | Alabama | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 660.5 388 cases ▲ 1% | 651.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 217.9 128 cases ▼ 4% | 226.9 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 40.9 24 cases ▲ 43% | 28.6 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 17 10 cases ▼ 17% | 20.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 40.9 24 cases ▲ 67% | 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 Russell County, chlamydia has risen from 628.6 to 660.5 per 100,000 (5%), gonorrhea has fallen from 292.3 to 217.9 per 100,000 (25%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 8.4 to 40.9 per 100,000 (387%).
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 Russell 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.
Russell County HIV care continuum (2023)
Russell County recorded 22.7 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 16.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Russell County residents living with HIV, 75% are in care · 62.3% 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 Russell County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Crawford Road cuts through a part of Phenix City where modest home values and rents well below the national average tell a clear story: most residents here are working within tight margins, and a meaningful share are renters whose monthly budgets leave little room for unexpected costs. With fewer than one in six households clearing six figures, out-of-pocket fees for anything medical tend to get weighed carefully, which makes the price and availability of STI screening genuinely consequential, not just a convenience question. The city's labor-force picture adds another layer.
With unemployment running higher than the state average and just over three in five residents actively in the workforce, schedules here are shaped less by flexibility and more by the hours a job will actually allow. Younger adults in their late teens and twenties, a sizeable slice of the Phenix City population, are also the years when STI rates climb and when people are least likely to have an established primary-care relationship to catch anything routine. For that group especially, a clinic that takes walk-ins or offers same-week appointments near US 431 removes the kind of real-world obstacle that delays testing month after month.
Getting there
At 6.39/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Phenix City 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 36867 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 36867 area around Phenix City: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Phenix City alone.
Phenix City sits in Russell County, ZIP 36867. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Phenix City? 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 Russell 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 Phenix City-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 Phenix City 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 Quality of Life Health Services (1.5 mi); 12 options are within 30 miles.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
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 661 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Alabama average.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
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.
Medical records are protected under federal HIPAA law, ask the clinic how it handles your information.
HPV and hepatitis B vaccines prevent those infections, ask a provider if you're due.
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