San Saba County reports about 34 syphilis cases per 100,000 residents, well above the US average. Whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind in San Saba County, Texas, you can choose between visiting a clinic and having a healthcare provider on hand, or using an at-home kit for convenience. Explore your options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for San Saba, TX. The nearest, Hendrick Provider Network, is about 0.1 miles away. Compare 4 community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
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.
A safety-net rural health clinic in San Saba. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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A community safety-net rural health clinic in San Saba. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Coryell Health in Goldthwaite accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance, with a sliding-scale fee for everyone else: covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB, with walk-in availability and same-visit treatment for bacterial infections.
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Texas Department of State Health Services in Lampasas tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, treating bacterial infections the same visit and covering HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines. All on a donations-accepted, no-fee basis, by appointment.
Free HIV testing and free STI testing are the standing policy at Texas DSHS Lampasas, not a grant-period offer, not income-screened. That zero-fee structure extends to vaccines, DoxyPEP, TB care, and partner notification, so the full scope of services leaves no line item behind.
Spanish is a direct service language at Texas DSHS Lampasas, not a routed accommodation. That means counseling, HIV test results, and STI prevention education are delivered natively, so nuance in a sensitive conversation doesn't get flattened by translation lag.
Without a clinic that prescribes DoxyPEP directly, a patient walks out with a name to call, and a gap in protection while they wait for an appointment elsewhere. Texas DSHS Lampasas writes that prescription on-site, closing the window between exposure risk and a dispensed prevention tool.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
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Testing too soon can miss an infection. Enter the date of possible exposure to see the earliest a test can reliably detect each STI.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Conclusive after |
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Guidance only, confirm timing with a clinician. A negative result before the conclusive date may need a repeat test.
Typical out-of-pocket ranges by option, actual cost depends on which tests you need.
Public / community clinic
Free HIV testing is common
Private lab (self-pay)
Never billed to insurance
At-home kit
Mailed to your door, private
Doctor / urgent care
Often $0 preventive with insurance
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Every other option
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.
Test from home
The nearest testing center is less than a mile away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to San Saba, 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
$79 & up
Best range: couples & full panels
$79 & up
Best value: single tests
$49 & up
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.
Nearby pharmacies
Compare the pharmacies closest to San Saba, TX. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
H&J Pharmacy
0.1 miMcMahan Pharmacy Services
20 miVillage Drive in Pharmacy
31 miCattles Pharmacy
33 miHodges and Sargent Pharmacy
33 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to San Saba, TX.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of San Saba, 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
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
PrEP & DoxyPEP
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Online treatment
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
PrEP & DoxyPEP
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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
How reported STI rates in San Saba County, the county that includes San Saba, compare with Texas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~30% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#189 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 26% of the state
| Infection | San Saba County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 205.3 12 cases ▼ 58% | 491.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 34.2 2 cases ▼ 81% | 176.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 34.2 2 cases ▲ 128% | 15 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | — | 26.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 51.3 3 cases ▲ 16% | 44.3 | 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.
Between 2020 and 2023 in San Saba County, chlamydia has fallen from 244.3 to 205.3 per 100,000 (16%), gonorrhea has fallen from 104.7 to 34.2 per 100,000 (67%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 34.2 to 34.2 per 100,000.
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
Primary-care shortage score 15 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 53
Social Vulnerability Index · 64th 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 San Saba County.
Local HIV snapshot
San Saba County HIV care continuum (2023)
San Saba County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among San Saba County residents living with HIV, 61.5% are in care · 46.2% 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.
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 San Saba County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Around First Methodist Church and down toward St. Luke's Episcopal, San Saba's blocks still run to modest frame houses that families have owned outright for years, a legacy of home values that keep ownership within reach for most residents here. That homeowning majority means people tend to stay put, raising kids in the same house for a decade or more, and with households averaging nearly three and a half people, a lot of daily life revolves around packed schedules, school runs, and work shifts rather than open time for errands across county lines. Only a sliver of local households clear six figures, so a testing trip that eats up gas money or a half-day's wages is a real cost calculation, not a minor inconvenience.
Younger adults making up roughly three in ten residents are exactly the ones juggling new relationships, new jobs, and tight budgets at once, which is why testing that doesn't demand a special trip or a lost afternoon matters more here than a reminder ever could. Between West Wallace Street and South High Street, getting to a clinic usually means driving out of town, so it helps to treat that drive like any other errand along US 190, timed around work rather than squeezed in after it. Anyone near San Saba Church of Christ heading out on US 190 can fold that stop into a normal trip through town rather than planning a separate one.
Getting there
At 7.92/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in San Saba 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 76877 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 76877 area around San Saba: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not San Saba alone.
San Saba sits in San Saba County, ZIP 76877. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside San Saba? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
Reference
Everything to know before you test in San Saba County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Texas law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
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 |
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a San Saba-area provider.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Gonorrhea | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Trichomoniasis | 1–4 weeks | Urine or swab |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10–33 days | Blood |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18–45 days | Blood |
| HIV (antibody) | 3–12 weeks | Blood / oral |
| Syphilis | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis B | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis C | 8–11 weeks | Blood |
| Herpes (HSV) | 4–16 weeks (antibody); swab a sore | Blood / swab |
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving San Saba 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.
Two things that actually depend on Texas 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).
In Texas, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Texas 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.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in TexasSource: Guttmacher Institute, Minors' Access to STI Services; CDC, Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy. General information, not legal advice.
Good to Know
Answers to the questions people ask most before getting tested.
Possibly, Goldthwaite, TX is close; compare it by distance against Hendrick Provider Network.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
Public clinics nearby offer free HIV testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, HIV, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Herpes, Trichomoniasis, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 205 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Texas average.
In Texas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 76877; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
Expedited partner therapy lets a provider treat a partner without an exam, where state law allows.
Just note your exposure dates and symptoms; for urine tests, hold off urinating ~1 hour before.
A clinic offers same-day answers and on-site treatment; an at-home kit trades that for privacy and convenience, both use real lab testing.
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