STD Testing in Red Bay, AL: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Franklin County reported syphilis runs about 41% lower than the US average. If you need testing after a possible exposure or as part of routine care in Red Bay, Alabama, and are weighing your options, community and public clinics are often low-cost or free, while private labs tend to offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. You can find a list of options below.
9 testing options are listed for Red Bay, AL. The nearest, North Mississippi Health Services, is about 6.6 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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4248 South Eason Boulevard, Tupelo, MS 38801 35.6 miles away
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North Mississippi Health Services
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North Mississippi Health Services in Belmont tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, treating bacterial infections the same visit whenever possible, with fees adjusted on a sliding scale and accepted through Medicaid, Medicare, or private insurance. Appointments required, Spanish spoken on staff.
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Herpes and Hepatitis Tested Alongside the Standard Panel
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, North Mississippi Health Services draws blood and runs diagnostics for herpes simplex and both hepatitis B and C at the same appointment. No separate lab order, no second visit. The expanded panel is worked up in-house, so bacterial infections caught the same day can be treated before you leave.
PrEP Prescribed Here, No Outside Referral Needed
Going without PrEP or PEP because a clinic can't prescribe them means delayed protection and the cost of tracking down a separate provider. North Mississippi Health Services carries both, initiating PrEP regimens and managing PEP directly: the prescribing, dosing guidance, and follow-up stay with the same clinical team.
Spanish-Language Care Staffed Into Every Appointment
Spanish-language capability at North Mississippi Health Services is a staffing decision, not a workaround: clinical staff conduct the intake, exposure history, and treatment counseling directly in Spanish. Prescriptions, follow-up instructions, and prevention education are delivered in the same language, by the same provider, within the appointment itself.
A public safety-net rural health clinic about 7 miles from Red Bay. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
A public safety-net rural health clinic about 7 miles from Red Bay. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
North Mississippi Primary Health Care in Tishomingo runs HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and TB testing free or on a sliding scale, with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance accepted; bacterial STIs are treated same visit, and an appointment is required.
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Free Care Backed by Actual Clinical Staff
Every service at North Mississippi Primary Health Care (testing, treatment, PrEP, PEP, hepatitis B and C management, TB care) is staffed and dispensed on-site, with providers who prescribe, monitor labs, and adjust treatment rather than hand off elsewhere. The fee structure reflects that depth: nothing owed at the door.
Spanish and Interpretation Keep Diagnosis Accurate
North Mississippi Primary Health Care offers Spanish services and interpretation for other languages directly through the clinic, which means symptom histories and medication instructions are exchanged with precision. Reducing the chance that a missed detail delays the right diagnosis or dosing.
PrEP and PEP Prescribed and Managed Here
Without a clinic that holds both PrEP and PEP on its own formulary, a gap between exposure and medication, or between a negative result and prevention, can stretch into weeks. North Mississippi Primary Health Care in Tishomingo prescribes, initiates, and follows both, so neither prevention pathway stalls waiting for a second provider.
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
Tests offered
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
TB
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
Chlamydia
Rapid HIV
Conventional HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
American Indian or Alaska Native persons
Asian or Pacific Islander persons
Black or African American persons
Gay Men
Hispanic or Latino persons
LGBTQ
Low Income Persons
Care services
Family Planning
Medication Adherence Education and Counseling
TB Treatment
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
Condom Distribution
Fees & payment
Medicaid Accepted
PrEP for uninsured
Medicare Accepted
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Free STI Test
Free HIV Test
Free Hepatitis C Test
Free Hepatitis B Test
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community health center 15.5 miles
Access Family Health Services - Tremont
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Access Family Health Services - Tremont, in Tremont, carries federal FQHC designation that anchors its sliding-scale fee structure. Charges are tied to household income, so cost is never a barrier to care. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening.
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 7 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Red Bay, 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 Red Bay, AL
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Franklin 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 Red Bay. 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 Red Bay, AL who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 58 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Red Bay. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 11 offer telehealth.
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Michael Hancock, MD
Internal medicine · 106 10th Avenue Northwest, Red Bay
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 Red Bay, AL
Compare the pharmacies closest to Red Bay, 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 Red Bay, 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 Franklin County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Franklin County, the county that includes Red Bay, compare with Alabama and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~18% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#59 of 67 Alabama counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 12% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Franklin County vs Alabama vs U.S.
Franklin CountyAlabamaU.S.▲▼ = Franklin County vs the state average
Infection
Franklin County
Alabama
United States
Chlamydia
273.687 cases▼ 58%
651.1
492.2
Gonorrhea
69.222 cases▼ 70%
226.9
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
9.43 cases▼ 67%
28.6
15.8
Syphilis (early)
12.64 cases▼ 38%
20.4
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
12.64 cases▼ 49%
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 Franklin County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 9% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Franklin County, chlamydia has fallen from 364.3 to 273.6 per 100,000 (25%), gonorrhea has fallen from 205.5 to 69.2 per 100,000 (66%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 49.8 to 9.4 per 100,000 (81%).
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 Red Bay, AL
Adults uninsured
10.6%
No routine checkup
20%
No transportation
8.9%
Binge drinking
13.7%
Frequent mental distress
17.8%
Depression
25.6%
Below poverty line
22%
Primary-care ratio
2,463 : 1
Franklin County
Primary-care shortage score 15 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 59.1
Social Vulnerability Index · 76th 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 Franklin County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Franklin 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
119 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
5cases countywide
PrEP users / 100k
65 · PnR 3.4
Franklin County HIV care continuum (2023)
Franklin County recorded 19.1 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 16.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Franklin County residents living with HIV, 65.4% are in care · 53.8% 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 Franklin 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 24 cuts straight through Red Bay, and reaching the nearest clinic listed on this page means committing to a real stretch of that highway. This is a town where a testing appointment is a planned trip, not a lunchtime errand. That reality lands differently when you factor in the cost picture: with typical rent under five hundred dollars and home values well below state urban averages, household budgets here are stretched thin in their own quiet way, and an unexpected fee or a half-day off work can genuinely tip the decision. Most Red Bay households are owner-occupied, which sounds like stability, and often is, but a larger-than-average household size and a labor-force participation rate below the national norm mean that schedules are often shared, transportation is sometimes pooled, and free hours don't always align with clinic hours.
The options listed on this page vary enough in cost and hours that finding one that clears those hurdles is worth the search before assuming the drive isn't worth it. Young adults in their late teens and twenties in Franklin County carry STI rates that show up clearly in the county data already on this page, and many of them live in exactly these kinds of multi-person, working households where routine screening competes with a full calendar. A test that fits the week they actually have, not an abstract one, is the one that gets made.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Red Bay, AL
Walkability4.85 / 20 · Least walkable
At 4.85/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Red Bay 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 35582 snapshot
Residents
4,507
Median age
47.3
Median income
$40,147
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 35582 area around Red Bay: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Red Bay alone.
Red Bay sits in Franklin County, ZIP 35582. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Red Bay Dixie Youth Baseball Complex
Major routes
AL 24 (Alabama Highway 24)
MS 76 (Mississippi Highway 76)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Red Bay, AL
Just outside Red Bay? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Red Bay, AL: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Franklin 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 Red Bay-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 Red Bay 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.
