STD Testing in Potter, AL: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
New HIV diagnoses in Dallas County run about 68% higher than the US average. Whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, you'll find local clinics and private labs for STI testing in Potter, Alabama. Community and public clinics are often low-cost or free, while private labs tend to offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. See your options below.
7 testing options are listed for Potter, AL. The nearest, Five Horizons Health Services, is about 3.0 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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Labcorp
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1801 West Dallas Avenue, Selma, AL 36701 3.4 miles away
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Community health center 3.0 miles
Five Horizons Health Services
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Five Horizons Health Services in Selma covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and rapid HIV testing on a sliding-scale fee, with Medicaid and insurance accepted, and every service carries no charge out of pocket. Appointments are required; bacterial STIs are treated same visit.
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Every Service Priced at Zero Dollars
Fee schedules, copays, and out-of-pocket balances are the norm across most sexual health clinics. Even those with sliding-scale options. Five Horizons flips that entirely: every service, from rapid HIV testing to STI treatment, is provided at no fee to the patient.
Ryan White Funds Continuous HIV Care Here
Ryan White Program funding at Five Horizons sustains a full clinical arc: from initial HIV testing through antiretroviral prescribing, viral load monitoring, and ongoing medication adherence counseling. That infrastructure means HIV-positive patients aren't handed off; their care is coordinated and managed within the same practice.
PrEP and PEP Are Active Clinical Offerings
Five Horizons prescribes both PrEP and PEP as standing clinical services: meaning ongoing PrEP regimens, including follow-up labs and prescription renewals, are managed here, and PEP is dispensed for post-exposure situations. For uninsured patients, PrEP is available at no cost.
Tests & treatsRyan White HIV careSliding-scalePrEP
Address
1023 Medical Center Parkway, Suite 308 Selma, AL 36701
Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community health center 3.1 miles
Selma AIR
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Selma AIR in Selma welcomes walk-ins for STI screening, so no appointment stands between anyone and same-day care. Federally qualified status ties fees to a sliding income scale, and a single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV testing.
Rural Health Medical Program, Inc. - Selma Podiatry Health Center & Administrative Services
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Rural Health Medical Program, Inc. - Selma Podiatry Health Center & Administrative Services, in Selma, welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federal qualification ties fees to a sliding income scale, and a single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing.
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 3 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Potter, 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 Potter, AL
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Dallas 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 Potter. 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 Potter, AL who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 19 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Potter. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 3 offer telehealth.
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Priyanka Vyas, MD
Internal medicine · 1015 Medical Ctr Parkway, Selma
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 Potter, AL
Compare the pharmacies closest to Potter, AL. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
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 Potter, 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
Wisp
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
STDs & HIV in Dallas County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Dallas County, the county that includes Potter, compare with Alabama and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~26% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#9 of 67 Alabama counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 87% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Dallas County vs Alabama vs U.S.
Dallas CountyAlabamaU.S.▲▼ = Dallas County vs the state average
Infection
Dallas County
Alabama
United States
Chlamydia
1001362 cases▲ 54%
651.1
492.2
Gonorrhea
337.3122 cases▲ 49%
226.9
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
60.822 cases▲ 113%
28.6
15.8
Syphilis (early)
16.66 cases▼ 19%
20.4
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
30.411 cases▲ 24%
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 Dallas County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 18% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Dallas County, chlamydia has risen from 608.4 to 1001 per 100,000 (65%), gonorrhea has fallen from 371.8 to 337.3 per 100,000 (9%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 10.4 to 60.8 per 100,000 (485%).
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 Potter, AL
Adults uninsured
11%
No routine checkup
16.1%
No transportation
15.1%
Binge drinking
10.6%
Frequent mental distress
18.1%
Depression
20.5%
Below poverty line
25.6%
Primary-care ratio
1,393 : 1
Dallas County
Primary-care shortage score 21 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 50.8
Social Vulnerability Index · 92nd 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 Dallas County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Dallas 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
454 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
7cases countywide
PrEP users / 100k
66 · PnR 2.86
Dallas County HIV care continuum (2023)
Dallas County recorded 23 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 16.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Dallas County residents living with HIV, 91.6% are in care · 80.2% 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.
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 Dallas County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Bloch Park sits at the quiet end of West Highland Avenue like a place that has always been there, the historical marker, the athletic fields, the sense that Potter moves at its own pace. Underneath that calm, though, the logistics of getting screened can be genuinely complicated. With well over half of households owning their homes, Potter has the feel of a rooted community, but a substantial share of residents rent at modest monthly costs, and an unemployment rate that runs meaningfully high means that for many people, a weekday clinic appointment competes directly with a job search, a second shift, or unpredictable hourly schedules.
Not a calendar full of flexibility. Those competing pressures fall unevenly on younger adults in their late teens and twenties, who make up a real slice of the population here and face the period of life when routine STI screening matters most. Sunset Mill Village and the broader Potter community have listed testing options to draw from, which means there's genuine choice in finding one whose hours and fees align with how life here actually runs.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Potter, AL
Walkability6.6 / 20 · Below average
At 6.6/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Potter 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 36701 snapshot
Residents
22,358
Median age
36.9
Median income
$40,466
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 36701 area around Potter: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Potter alone.
Potter sits in Dallas County, ZIP 36701. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Bloch Park
Bloch Park Athletic Memorial
Bloch Park Recreational field
Bloch Park Historical Marker
Icehouse Historic District
Sturdivant Hall
Neighborhoods & communities
Sunset Mill Village
Major routes
West Highland Avenue
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Potter, AL
Just outside Potter? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Potter, AL: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Dallas 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 Potter-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 Potter 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.
