STD Testing in Tysonville, AL: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Macon County reports about 55 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 residents, well above the US average. Whether you're in Tysonville, Alabama, for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, you can weigh your options between clinics that may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, or private labs offering a flat self-pay price. For your convenience, we've listed local options below.
7 testing options are listed for Tysonville, AL. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, is about 8.6 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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10710 Chantilly Parkway, Montgomery, AL 36117 8.6 miles away
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Community health center 10.0 miles
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A community safety-net rural health clinic about 10 miles from Tysonville. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
A community safety-net federally qualified health center about 10 miles from Tysonville. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Health Services in Montgomery accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, with sliding-scale fees covering the gap for everyone else. Testing covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and TB, with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs and HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines available. Appointments are required.
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 Tysonville, 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 Tysonville, AL
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Macon 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.
Central Alabama VA HCS East Campus
2400 Hospital Rd Building 4 Room 330, Tuskegee, AL 36083
CMS-certified labAccredited · College of American Pathologists
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Tysonville. 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 Tysonville, AL who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 240 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Tysonville. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 32 offer telehealth.
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 Tysonville, AL
Compare the pharmacies closest to Tysonville, AL. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Tysonville, 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 Tysonville, 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 Macon County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Macon County, the county that includes Tysonville, compare with Alabama and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~21% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#7 of 67 Alabama counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 90% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Macon County vs Alabama vs U.S.
Macon CountyAlabamaU.S.▲▼ = Macon County vs the state average
Infection
Macon County
Alabama
United States
Chlamydia
1023.4188 cases▲ 57%
651.1
492.2
Gonorrhea
304.856 cases▲ 34%
226.9
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
32.76 cases▲ 14%
28.6
15.8
Syphilis (early)
59.911 cases▲ 194%
20.4
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
499 cases▲ 100%
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 Macon County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 16% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Macon County, chlamydia has risen from 732.1 to 1023.4 per 100,000 (40%), gonorrhea has fallen from 435.2 to 304.8 per 100,000 (30%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.1 to 32.7 per 100,000 (541%).
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 Tysonville, AL
Adults uninsured
11.1%
No routine checkup
15.6%
No transportation
13.4%
Binge drinking
10.2%
Frequent mental distress
17%
Depression
20%
Below poverty line
11.9%
Primary-care ratio
3,149 : 1
Macon County
Primary-care shortage score 19 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 28.1
Social Vulnerability Index · 97th 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 Macon County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Macon 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
887 / 100k
PrEP users / 100k
68
Macon County HIV care continuum (2022)
Macon County recorded 55 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 16.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Macon County residents living with HIV, 81.3% are in care · 68.1% 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 Macon County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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US 80 cuts through Tysonville as Auburn Street, and for the younger adults building their first households along these blocks (many already married, splitting a mortgage rather than a lease in a town where ownership runs unusually deep) the practical calculus around healthcare tends to follow the same logic as everything else here: if it requires driving somewhere, it had better be worth the trip. That calculation matters because unemployment in Tysonville runs high enough that many residents are navigating tighter schedules than a traditional nine-to-five would suggest, not busier ones. People in their late teens and twenties, who see the highest rates of new STI diagnoses, are often managing irregular income, shared households, and a housing market where even the modest rents on offer represent a real commitment.
Macon County's STI burden reflects the cumulative weight of years when routine screening was deprioritized, not because people didn't care, but because the infrastructure made it easy to postpone. That's not a barrier that lectures about prevention can solve; it's one that only a reachable appointment can.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Tysonville, AL
Walkability3.7 / 20 · Least walkable
At 3.7/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Tysonville 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 36075 snapshot
Residents
1,895
Median age
55.2
Median income
$49,602
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 36075 area around Tysonville: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Tysonville alone.
Tysonville sits in Macon County, ZIP 36075. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Major routes
US 80 (Auburn Street)
Mc Dade Drive
McDade
Jackson Road
AL 138 (Main Street)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Tysonville, AL
Just outside Tysonville? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Tysonville, AL: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Macon 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 Tysonville-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 Tysonville 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.
Source: Guttmacher Institute, Minors' Access to STI Services; CDC, Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy. General information, not legal advice.
Good to Know
STD testing FAQs for Tysonville, AL
Answers to the questions people ask most before getting tested.
Is walk-in STD testing available near Tysonville, AL?
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
Can I use Medicaid for testing?
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
Can I get tested in Tysonville, AL without insurance?
Public clinics serve people without insurance, often on a sliding scale.
What's included in a full panel near Tysonville, AL?
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
How common is chlamydia in Macon County?
Macon County reported ~1,023 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the Alabama average.
Can someone under 18 get tested in Alabama without a parent?
In Alabama, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Is there an at-home STD test for Tysonville, AL?
At-home kits mail to 36075: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Is STD testing part of prenatal care?
Pregnancy screening is standard; ask about an early-pregnancy STI panel.
Clinic or at-home test, which is better near Tysonville, AL?
Clinics give immediate care and treatment; home kits win on convenience and discretion. Either works.
How do I prepare for an STD test near Tysonville, AL?
Little prep is needed, bring an ID and insurance if you have it, and note your exposure dates and any symptoms; for a urine test, avoid peeing for about an hour beforehand.
