In Tarrant County, reported gonorrhea runs about 15% higher than the US average. Whether you're in Arlington, Texas for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, you'll find both community and public clinics that are often low-cost or free, along with private labs that tend to offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. Use the list below to weigh these options.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Arlington, TX. The nearest, Clinical Pathology Labs, is about 0.7 miles away. Compare 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.
Covenant Women's Health in Arlington runs on a sliding scale open to everyone, with Medicaid and private insurance accepted, and covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C. Walk-ins welcome, bacterial infections treated same visit, with full care available in Spanish.
Covenant Women's Health tests for herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the bacterial STIs and HIV: meaning a single visit produces a picture of exposure that a narrower panel would leave incomplete, and any needed treatment or management starts from there.
Without access to PrEP at Covenant Women's Health in Arlington, a patient navigating uninsured coverage would face a separate provider search and a gap in protection that compounds over time. Covenant writes PrEP prescriptions on-site, including a dedicated program for the uninsured, and also provides PEP.
Spanish functions as a full clinical language at Covenant Women's Health: consultations, counseling, and treatment discussions all conducted directly in Spanish, so nothing in the care process is filtered through a secondary channel or condensed in translation.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
CAN Community Health in Arlington delivers HIV, hepatitis C, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis testing at no charge, with sliding-scale fees across all other services and both Medicaid and private insurance accepted. Walk-ins welcome, same-visit bacterial treatment included.
All services at CAN Community Health carry no fee, which means PrEP management, DoxyPEP, and ongoing HIV treatment follow the same price as the initial test. A patient's financial situation never determines how far into care they can go.
CAN Community Health provides care directly in Spanish and through on-site interpretation services for other languages. That operational capacity means medication adherence counseling for PrEP or HIV treatment, conversations that require precision, happen without delay or dropped nuance.
Without Ryan White backing, HIV-positive patients who can't afford ongoing care often lose continuity between diagnosis and treatment. A gap that accelerates health decline. CAN Community Health's Ryan White funding covers the full arc from rapid HIV testing through sustained HIV/AIDS medical treatment, so that gap doesn't open.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
HHM Health Arlington earned its federally qualified designation by tying fees directly to patient income, no one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-in STI screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with costs scaled to what each person actually earns.
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Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas in Arlington runs appointments-only STI care covering HIV (conventional and rapid), syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis C. With same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and sliding-scale fees that apply to everyone.
When a patient leaves a clinic unsure what their results mean or what to do next, the infection doesn't wait for a clearer conversation. Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas in Arlington offers Spanish-language care and interpretation services for other languages, so results, treatment instructions, and prevention options land fully understood the first time.
Without Title X protections, a young person's testing and treatment history can surface on a family insurance explanation-of-benefits. Sometimes enough to prevent them from seeking care at all. As a Title X family planning site, Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas in Arlington is legally required to keep services for minors confidential, removing that barrier before it becomes an untreated infection.
Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas in Arlington prescribes PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP directly, meaning patients leave with an actual prevention plan, not a list of specialists to contact separately, and can build consistent adherence from the start.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Hamid Burney Internal Medicine in Arlington tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee, with Medicare and insurance also accepted. Appointments are required, and bacterial STIs are treated the same visit. Care is available in Spanish.
The panel here covers herpes simplex and both hepatitis B and C alongside the core bacterial infections and HIV, six distinct pathogens in one appointment. That range means a single visit produces a complete picture rather than leaving two of the more commonly missed infections unexamined and unaddressed.
Hamid Burney Internal Medicine carries PrEP and PEP as standing capabilities, no separate referral to a specialist clinic needed. For someone who pays cash, carries insurance, or bills Medicare, having both the prescription and the ongoing monitoring available from a single internal medicine provider consolidates the process considerably.
Spanish-language care at Hamid Burney Internal Medicine operates through clinical staff directly: meaning the intake, the counseling, the medication adherence education, and the treatment conversation all happen in Spanish without a handoff or delay. That staffing choice keeps the clinical relationship intact from the first question to the follow-up plan.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Texas Health Family Care in Arlington tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, a panel that goes beyond the standard four, on a sliding-scale fee accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. Appointments are required, and bacterial STIs are treated the same visit.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
HELP Center in Arlington runs syphilis and rapid HIV testing by appointment, with PrEP and PEP available alongside HIV counseling and condom distribution, and every service, from the first test to prevention prescriptions, is provided at no fee.
Sliding-scale fees still mean a number on the invoice for most people walking into STI care. HELP Center operates differently: syphilis testing, rapid HIV testing, PrEP, PEP, counseling. None of it generates a charge. Donations are accepted, but nothing owed.
When a clinic can't deliver care in Spanish, the appointment ends where the conversation breaks down. Follow-up instructions get missed, prescriptions go unfilled. HELP Center in Arlington provides services directly in Spanish, so PrEP counseling, test results, and prevention education reach patients without a gap in between.
HELP Center's prevention services include both PrEP and PEP, handled through the clinic itself. Not forwarded elsewhere for prescribing. Staff manage the prescription and the ongoing relationship that HIV prevention medication requires, keeping both the initiation and the monitoring in one place.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
North Texas Area Community Health Centers in Arlington tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis C on a sliding-scale fee that applies to everyone, with Medicare and insurance also accepted. Appointments are required, and bacterial STIs are treated the same visit.
Plenty of STI testing sites stop at the test itself, leaving prevention prescribing to primary care providers who may be harder to reach. North Texas Area Community Health Centers in Arlington writes PrEP and PEP prescriptions on-site, so the path from a negative result to ongoing protection doesn't require a second provider.
The panel at North Texas Area Community Health Centers in Arlington includes hepatitis C alongside HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. Meaning a single visit surfaces a chronic viral infection that often goes undetected until it has caused significant liver damage.
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Gonorrhea | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Trichomoniasis | 7 days after exposure | 28 days after exposure |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10 days after exposure | 33 days after exposure |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18 days after exposure | 45 days after exposure |
| HIV (antibody) | 21 days after exposure | 84 days after exposure |
| Syphilis | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis B | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis C | 56 days after exposure | 77 days after exposure |
| Herpes (HSV) | 28 days after exposure | 112 days after exposure |
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
No centers match those filters. Clear the service-type filter or the opening-hours filters to see every center.
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 Arlington, 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 (opens in a new tab) 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 value: single tests
$49 & up
Best range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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.
Also in the area
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Tarrant 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.
707 Highlander Boulevard, Arlington, TX 76015
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
1000 North Cooper Street, Arlington, TX 76011
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
3301 Matlock Road, Arlington, TX 76015
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
800 West Randol Mill Road, Arlington, TX 76012
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
251 Westpark Way Suite 212, Euless, TX 76040
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Arlington. 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
Beyond dedicated clinics, 4,108 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Arlington. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 1,392 offer telehealth.
Manohar Vajja, MD
Internal medicine · 3200 Matlock Road, Arlington
Noor Tariq, MD
Internal medicine · 3301 Matlock Road, Arlington
Hujefa Vora, MD
Internal medicine · 3301 Matlock Road, Arlington
Bilal Ayub, MD
Internal medicine · 3301 Matlock Road, Arlington
Katherine Jelliffe, MD
OB-GYN · 800 West Randol Mill Road, Arlington
Deshawndranique Gray, MD
OB-GYN · 800 West Randol Mill Road, Arlington
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
No pharmacy near Arlington, TX publishes an STD-related service or holds a current CLIA testing certificate, so these are simply the closest. Contact a location directly to confirm counter hours, services, prices, and availability before visiting.
Arlington Pharmacy
0.3 mi
0.5 mi TCHD Arkansas Lane Pharmacy
0.5 miTreasure Pharmacy
0.6 miHCP Pharmacy 2
0.6 miParkwood Pharmacy
0.7 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Arlington, 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 Arlington, 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.
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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 Tarrant County, the county that includes Arlington, compare with Texas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~31% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#38 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 85% of the state
| Infection | Tarrant County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 507.1 11,069 cases ▲ 3% | 491.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 205.9 4,494 cases ▲ 17% | 176.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 15.1 330 cases ▲ 1% | 15 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 22.7 496 cases ▼ 14% | 26.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 31.7 691 cases ▼ 28% | 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 Tarrant County, chlamydia has risen from 401.1 to 507.1 per 100,000 (26%), gonorrhea has risen from 191.8 to 205.9 per 100,000 (7%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 12.9 to 15.1 per 100,000 (17%).
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
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 Tarrant County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: Tarrant County is one of 48 U.S. counties prioritized under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative: targeted federal funding to expand local HIV testing, PrEP, and prevention.
Tarrant County HIV care continuum (2023)
Tarrant County recorded 18.7 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Tarrant County residents living with HIV, 78.6% know their status · 81.7% are in care · 71.6% 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 Tarrant County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
West Interstate 20 cuts through a city where nearly half of households rent rather than own, and where the average home holds more than three people. That household density shapes how health decisions actually get made: schedules overlap, budgets stretch across multiple adults, and a solo errand to a clinic competes with shared transportation and coordinated childcare. With roughly one in four households earning above six figures but the majority working in a labor force where unemployment remains present, cost-conscious choices matter to a wide cross-section of Arlington residents, not just those at the margins. That household profile matters because a substantial share of Arlington's population falls in the years when STI transmission tends to peak, the late teens through mid-thirties when relationship patterns shift most rapidly and screening is most consequential.
Around Arlington Lakeside and along FM 157, many of those younger adults are renters managing $1,055-a-month budgets where an unexpected medical bill can turn a planned appointment into a postponed one. Tarrant County's STI figures are public record, and they reflect a community where staying current with screening is a reasonable, unsurprising part of living here. For someone with a household of nearly three and a half people depending on overlapping schedules, the options listed in and around Arlington represent testing that can realistically fit between a work shift and a school pickup along Pioneer Parkway.
Getting there
At 8.36/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Arlington 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.
Arlington sits in Tarrant County. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Arlington? 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 Tarrant 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 an Arlington-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 Arlington 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, Grand Prairie, TX is close; compare it by distance against Clinical Pathology Labs.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
Yes, community and public clinics test the uninsured, with sliding-scale fees.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 507 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Texas average.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Texas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, from a reputable lab, confirm any positive with a clinician for treatment.
Yes, partners should test and be treated together to avoid passing it back and forth.
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