STD Testing in Silverhill, AL: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Gonorrhea rates in Baldwin County run about 48% lower than the US average. In Silverhill, Alabama, you may need testing for STIs whether it's your first test or a routine screening. When finding a test that fits your schedule, clinics may take walk-ins for same-day testing, or you could use lab orders and at-home kits. The options below detail the possibilities.
7 testing options are listed for Silverhill, AL. The nearest, Coastal Pediatrics, is about 3.7 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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919 Plantation Boulevard, Fairhope, AL 36532 8.1 miles away
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Community health center 3.7 miles
Coastal Pediatrics
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A community safety-net rural health clinic about 4 miles from Silverhill. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Franklin Primary Health Center in Loxley runs every service at no fee: confirmed HIV tests, the full STI panel, vaccines, and same-visit treatment for bacterial infections all carry zero charge. Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance are also accepted. Appointments are required.
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Herpes and Hepatitis Built Into the Standard Visit
Franklin's testing roster goes beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV to include herpes, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C: each ordered, collected, and resulted through the same appointment. Hepatitis A and B vaccines are stocked on-site, so a reactive hepatitis result can be met with protective vaccination at the same encounter.
Zero-Dollar Care Runs Through Every Service Line
The no-fee structure at Franklin Primary Health Center isn't carved out for one service: it applies across testing, STI treatment, TB evaluation, family planning, and vaccination at each visit. Billing staff accept Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, but the floor for anyone who walks in is a confirmed zero balance regardless of coverage status.
Accordia Health - South Baldwin in Foley welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Backed by federal FQHC designation, the clinic ties fees to income on a sliding scale, covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing in a single visit.
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 4 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Silverhill, 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 Silverhill, AL
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Baldwin 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 Silverhill. 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 Silverhill, AL who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 524 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Silverhill. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 70 offer telehealth.
AL
Amy Lindley
Infectious disease · 21530 Professional Drive, Robertsdale
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 Silverhill, AL
Compare the pharmacies closest to Silverhill, AL. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Silverhill, 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 Silverhill, 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 Baldwin County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Baldwin County, the county that includes Silverhill, compare with Alabama and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~38% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#57 of 67 Alabama counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 15% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Baldwin County vs Alabama vs U.S.
Baldwin CountyAlabamaU.S.▲▼ = Baldwin County vs the state average
Infection
Baldwin County
Alabama
United States
Chlamydia
308.9783 cases▼ 53%
651.1
492.2
Gonorrhea
93.5237 cases▼ 59%
226.9
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
14.637 cases▼ 49%
28.6
15.8
Syphilis (early)
5.113 cases▼ 75%
20.4
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
11.429 cases▼ 53%
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 Baldwin County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 8% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Baldwin County, chlamydia has fallen from 339.1 to 308.9 per 100,000 (9%), gonorrhea has fallen from 114.3 to 93.5 per 100,000 (18%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 4.3 to 14.6 per 100,000 (240%).
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 Silverhill, AL
Adults uninsured
9%
No routine checkup
21.4%
No transportation
6.9%
Binge drinking
16.3%
Frequent mental distress
16.2%
Depression
23.4%
Below poverty line
9%
Primary-care ratio
1,595 : 1
Baldwin County
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 58.4
Social Vulnerability Index · 35th 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 Baldwin County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Baldwin 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
169 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
16cases countywide
On PrEP (coverage)
32%
Baldwin County HIV care continuum (2023)
Baldwin County recorded 7.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 16.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Baldwin County residents living with HIV, 82.1% are in care · 68.7% 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 Baldwin County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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AL 104 stretches through Silverhill as Silverhill Avenue, and reaching any of the testing options listed on this page means committing to a real drive. There's no walking out a front door and landing at a clinic. The household picture here (most adults married, average household running close to three people) means that STI screening is often less a solo errand than something that quietly touches a partnership or a family unit. Young adults in their late teens and twenties, a substantial slice of Silverhill's population, are at the years when new relationships form and regular testing carries the most practical weight.
For them especially, the distance to options listed here isn't just inconvenient in the abstract; it's a concrete scheduling problem that needs an actual appointment block, not a passing intention. Baldwin County's STI figures give the broader backdrop, and the clinics ranked on this page represent the nearest realistic access from CR 55 and the surrounding streets. Knowing the hours and fees before that drive starts is what makes the trip worth making once rather than twice.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Silverhill, AL
Walkability6.86 / 20 · Below average
At 6.86/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Silverhill 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 36576 snapshot
Residents
4,964
Median age
38.6
Median income
$78,227
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 36576 area around Silverhill: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Silverhill alone.
Silverhill sits in Baldwin County, ZIP 36576. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Silverhill Oscar Johnson Park
Garrett Park
J. W. Clark Softball Complex
Dr. Amos Garrett Baseball Complex
Honey Bee Park
Heidelberg Farm
Major routes
CR 55 (Broad Street)
AL 104 (Silverhill Avenue)
County Road 52
Sedlack Road
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Silverhill, AL
Just outside Silverhill? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Silverhill, AL: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Baldwin 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 Silverhill-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 Silverhill 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.
