STD Testing in Pine Mountain, AL: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Blount County, Alabama reported gonorrhea cases at a rate about 57% lower than the US average. If you need STI testing in Pine Mountain, Alabama, whether from a recent exposure or routine care, you'll find a mix of low-cost or free options at community and public clinics versus faster results and more scheduling options at private labs. See your options below.
7 testing options are listed for Pine Mountain, AL. The nearest, Midway Medical Clinic, is about 9.4 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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Address
50 Medical Park Drive East, Birmingham, AL 35235 16.3 miles away
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Community health center 9.4 miles
Midway Medical Clinic
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Rated 4.1 out of 5 from 50 reviews
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 9 miles from Pine Mountain. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Address
27550 State Highway 75 Suite 105, Oneonta, AL 35121
A safety-net rural health clinic about 10 miles from Pine Mountain. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 12 miles from Pine Mountain. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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 about 9 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Pine Mountain, 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.
Also in the area
Other CLIA-certified labs near Pine Mountain, AL
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Blount 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.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Pine Mountain. 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
Clinicians near Pine Mountain, AL who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 815 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Pine Mountain. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 169 offer telehealth.
MJ
Michele Jordan, MD
Family medicine · 40 Purple Heart Boulevard, Springville
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 Pine Mountain, AL
Compare the pharmacies closest to Pine Mountain, AL. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Pine Mountain, 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 Pine Mountain, 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.
PrEP & DoxyPEP
Mistr
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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 Blount County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Blount County, the county that includes Pine Mountain, compare with Alabama and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~24% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#52 of 67 Alabama counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 22% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Blount County vs Alabama vs U.S.
Blount CountyAlabamaU.S.▲▼ = Blount County vs the state average
Infection
Blount County
Alabama
United States
Chlamydia
352.7211 cases▼ 46%
651.1
492.2
Gonorrhea
76.946 cases▼ 66%
226.9
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
1.71 cases▼ 94%
28.6
15.8
Syphilis (early)
53 cases▼ 75%
20.4
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
8.45 cases▼ 66%
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 Blount County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 15% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Blount County, chlamydia has risen from 284.1 to 352.7 per 100,000 (24%), gonorrhea has fallen from 157.3 to 76.9 per 100,000 (51%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 3.4 to 1.7 per 100,000 (50%).
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 Pine Mountain, AL
Adults uninsured
11.5%
No routine checkup
21.3%
No transportation
9.4%
Binge drinking
14.8%
Frequent mental distress
18.8%
Depression
26.2%
Below poverty line
10.9%
Primary-care ratio
4,920 : 1
Blount County
Primary-care shortage score 11 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 56.1
Social Vulnerability Index · 62nd 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 Blount County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Blount 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
100 / 100k
PrEP users / 100k
84
Blount County HIV care continuum (2022)
Blount County recorded 16 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 16.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Blount County residents living with HIV, 72.9% are in care · 52.1% 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 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.
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 Blount 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 →
AL 75 is the road that connects Pine Mountain to most of what's outside it, and a clinic visit means committing to that drive: there's no walking option here, and the one testing resource listed on this page reflects how spread-out rural Blount County remains. For a town where nearly nine in ten households own their home, the practical calculus of health care looks different than in places with denser transit or drop-in options: people have roots here, routines built around property and land, but that stability doesn't automatically put a clinic on the way to anywhere. With just over half the adult population in the labor force, the hours that remain for personal health appointments are real but limited.
A community where four in ten households earn above six figures still carries the same underlying reality as anywhere else: young adults forming new relationships are the people most likely to benefit from routine STI screening, and for them the barrier isn't stigma so much as logistics: one option, a rural road, and a schedule that doesn't bend easily. More than half of Pine Mountain adults are married, and household sizes run close to the national average, which means these screening decisions often touch more than one person. Getting tested on a quiet stretch of AL 75 is, for many here, simply a household errand: practical, shared, and specific to where life is actually happening.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Pine Mountain, AL
Walkability4.67 / 20 · Least walkable
At 4.67/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Pine Mountain 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 35133 snapshot
Residents
2,793
Median age
46.7
Median income
$62,216
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 35133 area around Pine Mountain: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Pine Mountain alone.
Pine Mountain sits in Blount County, ZIP 35133. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Saint Clair Mountain
Bear Mountain
Clearsprings Park
Village Mountain
Meridian Knob
Cahaba Mountain
Major routes
AL 75 (Alabama 75)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Pine Mountain, AL
Just outside Pine Mountain? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Pine Mountain, AL: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Blount 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 Pine Mountain-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 Pine Mountain 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.
