How to get STD testing free or at low cost in Huntsville
Testing at a community health center, a health department STD clinic, or a site on CDC's locator is confidential, and none of them requires insurance.
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10 community health centers in Huntsville
Federally qualified health centers, required to see you regardless of ability to pay, with fees on a sliding scale by income.
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Your county health department's STD clinic
Most counties run one, typically free or low cost, confidential, and often walk-in.
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CDC's testing locator
Finds HIV, STD and hepatitis testing sites by ZIP code and flags free or low-cost options.
When you call, ask
- "Do you offer STD testing at this location?"
- "What would it cost me without insurance, on your sliding scale?"
Family planning clinics near Huntsville that test for STDs
HHS lists this as a Title X family planning clinic. For care under its Title X program, which can include STD testing, federal rules say the clinic can't charge you if your family's income is at or below the federal poverty line, and must discount what you pay by income up to two and a half times that line (42 CFR 59.5).
If you're under 18 and ask for confidential care, the clinic counts your own income, not your family's.
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Madison Co. Health Dept.
301 Max Luther Drive N.W.
Huntsville, AL 35811Tests for: Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, HIV
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4:30pm
Call (256) 539-3711, Madison Co. Health Dept. Website for Madison Co. Health Dept. 2.6 mi from Huntsville
When you call, ask:
- Is this visit part of your Title X family planning program?
- What would I pay at my income?
- Can I walk in, or do I need an appointment?
HHS Office of Population Affairs Title X clinic locator, updated October 20, 2026. Services and hours are as each clinic reports them to HHS.
Community health centers in Huntsville
10 federally qualified community health centers in Huntsville charge on a sliding scale by income and see patients regardless of insurance. Call ahead to confirm the site offers STD testing and to book.
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Happi Health - 813
Huntsville, AL 35801-4311
Sliding-scale fees Uninsured welcome 256-519-3650 -
Happi Health-Sparkman
Huntsville, AL 35810-3868
Sliding-scale fees Uninsured welcome 256-585-6212 -
Happi Health-St. Clair
Huntsville, AL 35801-4344
Sliding-scale fees Uninsured welcome 256-519-3650 -
Huntsville Family Health Center
Huntsville, AL 35816-2537
Sliding-scale fees Uninsured welcome 256-533-6311 -
Thrive Alabama Health Education Location
Huntsville, AL 35816-1826
Sliding-scale fees Uninsured welcome 256-536-4700 -
Thrive Alabama Pediatrics
Huntsville, AL 35801-5394
Sliding-scale fees Uninsured welcome 256-429-4500 -
Thrive Alabama Pharmacy
Huntsville, AL 35801-5477
Sliding-scale fees Uninsured welcome 256-536-4700 -
Thrive Alabama - Primary Care
Huntsville, AL 35801-5318
Sliding-scale fees Uninsured welcome 256-536-4700 -
Thrive Alabama - Social Work
Huntsville, AL 35801-5479
Sliding-scale fees Uninsured welcome 256-536-4700 -
Thrive Behavioral Health - Church Street
Huntsville, AL 35801-5573
Sliding-scale fees Uninsured welcome 256-536-4700
Every site above tests free or at low cost based on income, and that is the right first stop. An at-home kit is self-pay and is not billed to Medicaid, so the clinic route usually costs less. If you would rather test at home:
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