STD Testing in Garland, TX: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Syphilis cases in Dallas County run about 46% lower than the US average. If you are in Garland, Texas and wondering whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, you can choose between community clinics with low-cost or free services, and private labs that offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. See the list below for local options.
12 testing options are listed for Garland, TX. The nearest, Hope Clinic of Garland, is about 0.5 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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Quest Diagnostics
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4.2(121)?
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Rated 4.2 out of 5 from 121 reviews
Address
2535 Firewheel Parkway, Garland, TX 75040 2.4 miles away
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Closest to you 0.5 miles
Hope Clinic of Garland
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Rated 4.4 out of 5 from 35 reviews
Hope Clinic of Garland runs STI care on a donation-based, no-fee model, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing with same-visit bacterial treatment available by appointment. Fees scale to what each patient can give, including nothing.
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Every Service Runs on Zero Required Payment
Hope Clinic of Garland charges nothing for any of its services, testing, treatment, vaccines, all of it. That means a patient can book an appointment, get the full visit, and leave without any financial transaction having happened at all.
Hepatitis B and C Are Tested Alongside the Standard Panel
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, Hope Clinic of Garland draws for both hepatitis B and hepatitis C antibodies in the same visit. Hepatitis A and B vaccines are also stocked on-site, so a reactive hepatitis B screen can move directly into a conversation about vaccination status and next steps for management.
Texas Health Family Care in Rowlett runs a panel covering HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB: with fees on a sliding scale accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. Bacterial STIs are treated the same visit; an appointment is required.
Tests & treatsSliding-scale
Address
5501 Gordon Smith Road, Suite 500 Rowlett, TX 75089
Healing Hands Ministry Health in Mesquite draws STI care into a faith-based community health setting, pairing a full bacterial panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis) with rapid and conventional HIV testing, all on a sliding scale with no appointment required, and hepatitis C treated on-site.
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Hepatitis C Treatment Runs Through This Clinic
For anyone managing hepatitis C without a specialist relationship (or paying out of pocket and needing the medication, not just the result) Healing Hands Ministry Health carries treatment on-site. The diagnosis and the care that follows it belong to the same visit, the same provider, the same place.
Hepatitis B and C Added to the Standard Panel
Walk-in STI testing commonly covers the four bacterial and viral staples and stops there. Healing Hands Ministry Health adds hepatitis B and hepatitis C to the panel, so a single visit surfaces infections that a stripped-down screen would leave undetected.
Tests & treatsSliding-scale
Address
4550 Gus Thomasson Road, Suite 40 Mesquite, TX 75150
Texas Infectious Disease Institute in Richardson tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and all three hepatitis strains, and treats bacterial STIs at the same appointment. Fees run on a sliding scale, with insurance and Medicaid accepted. Care is available in French and Spanish.
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Hepatitis C Diagnosed and Treated in Richardson
Plenty of clinics will run a hepatitis C antibody test and leave patients to find a specialist for what comes next. Texas Infectious Disease Institute closes that gap, antiviral treatment for hepatitis C is managed on-site, so a confirmed diagnosis moves directly into a care plan without a separate provider search.
PrEP and PEP Prescribed and Monitored On-Site
PrEP at Texas Infectious Disease Institute means a prescription for daily oral medication alongside the regular HIV and kidney-function monitoring the regimen requires. PEP is similarly prescribed and followed here. Both are available to uninsured patients through sliding-scale fees, keeping the clinical relationship, not just the initial script, intact.
French and Spanish Care Without a Handoff
When a clinic can't conduct a visit in a patient's language, the workaround costs time and sometimes accuracy. A misread symptom, a misunderstood dosing schedule, a follow-up that doesn't happen. Texas Infectious Disease Institute holds clinical conversations directly in French and Spanish, so nothing in a care plan gets filtered through an intermediary.
Tests & treatsSliding-scalePrEP
Address
2821 East George Bush Highway, Suite 500 Richardson, TX 75082
Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas in Mesquite tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV, with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs, on a sliding-scale fee accepted by all income levels, with appointments required and Spanish spoken on-site.
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Spanish Spoken Directly, Interpretation Beyond That
Spanish is a working language at this location, not a routed service, and interpretation is available for additional non-English languages. That distinction shapes how clinical conversations about symptoms, treatment plans, and prevention options actually happen. In the language a person reasons in, without a relay.
Title X Means Legally Confidential Care for Minors
Title X federal designation gives this clinic the legal framework to provide confidential family planning and STI services to minors, meaning parental disclosure is not required. That protection is a statutory feature of Title X funding, not a policy the clinic can waive or extend at will.
For anyone without a regular prescribing physician, Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas carries both PrEP, the daily medication that prevents HIV acquisition, and PEP as standing clinical offerings. Getting either doesn't require establishing care elsewhere first; the prescribing relationship lives at this clinic.
Tests & treatsTitle XSliding-scalePrEP
Address
1220 North Town East Boulevard, Suite 230 Mesquite, TX 75150
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
Tests offered
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
Chlamydia
Conventional HIV
Rapid HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
LGBTQ
Low Income Persons
Persons with STI
Care services
Family Planning
STI Treatment
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
Prevention services
STI Prevention/Education
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Condom Distribution
Fees & payment
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community health center 7.2 miles
Healing Hands Ministries Dallas
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Healing Hands Ministries Dallas earned federal qualification as a community health center, which means STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) is priced on a sliding scale tied to income. No appointment is needed, and fees adjust to what patients actually earn.
Sliding-scale
Address
8515 Greenville Avenue, Suite 108, Dallas, TX 75243
Healing Hands Ministries Woodhill Pediatric Health Center
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Healing Hands Ministries Woodhill Pediatric Health Center in Dallas meets patients who are between providers, paying out of pocket, or working with limited income through federally qualified sliding-scale fees. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with costs adjusted to what each patient can actually pay.
UT Southwestern in Dallas brings academic medical infrastructure to STI care, covering gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, herpes, and rapid HIV testing on a fee-based, insurance-accepted model. Appointments are required; bacterial infections are treated the same visit, and interpretation services are available for non-English languages.
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Herpes Testing Alongside the Standard Four
The tested infections at UT Southwestern include herpes: a specific addition to the gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, and HIV panel. That means a single appointment can resolve diagnostic questions that would otherwise require a separate specialist referral, keeping results and clinical decisions within one care relationship.
PrEP Prescribed and Managed Here Directly
For someone without a regular prescribing provider, UT Southwestern's standing PrEP capability closes that gap. The clinic initiates and manages the medication rather than routing prescription authority elsewhere. PEP is similarly available, giving patients access to both preventive options from a single clinical source.
Interpretation Access Across Non-English Languages
UT Southwestern has interpretation services available for non-English languages, which means clinical conversations about testing, diagnosis, and ongoing prevention aren't constrained by English fluency. The consequence is that medication instructions, prevention counseling, and follow-up planning reach patients in the language they reason in most precisely.
Tests & treatsPrEP
Address
8194 Walnut Hill Lane, Professional Building 5 Suite 100 Dallas, TX 75231
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 less than a mile away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Garland, 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 Garland, TX
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Dallas 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.
Garland Health Center
802 Hopkins Street, Garland, TX 75040
CMS-certified labAccredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing 6 of the CLIA-certified labs in Dallas County.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Garland. 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 Garland, TX who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 3,777 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Garland. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 1,364 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 Garland, TX
Compare the pharmacies closest to Garland, TX. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
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 Garland, 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
Wisp
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions 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 Dallas County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Dallas County, the county that includes Garland, compare with Texas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~29% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#6 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 98% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Dallas County vs Texas vs U.S.
Dallas CountyTexasU.S.▲▼ = Dallas County vs the state average
Infection
Dallas County
Texas
United States
Chlamydia
782.920,405 cases▲ 59%
491.9
492.2
Gonorrhea
359.29,362 cases▲ 104%
176.4
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
8.6223 cases▼ 43%
15
15.8
Syphilis (early)
45.81,194 cases▲ 73%
26.4
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
79.32,066 cases▲ 79%
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.
Reported STD rates in Dallas County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 7% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Dallas County, chlamydia has risen from 712.6 to 782.9 per 100,000 (10%), gonorrhea has fallen from 372.8 to 359.2 per 100,000 (4%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 8.2 to 8.6 per 100,000 (5%).
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 Garland, TX
Adults uninsured
13.8%
No routine checkup
23.2%
Binge drinking
16.1%
Frequent mental distress
15.3%
Depression
18.6%
Below poverty line
8.1%
Primary-care ratio
1,387 : 1
Dallas County
Primary-care shortage score 21 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 45.8
Social Vulnerability Index · 89th 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 Dallas County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Dallas County (2023)
Federal priority area: Dallas 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.
People living with HIV
958 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
831cases countywide
On PrEP (coverage)
21.6%
Dallas County HIV care continuum (2023)
Dallas County recorded 38.7 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Dallas County residents living with HIV, 83.6% know their status · 79.1% are in care · 67.5% 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 Dallas County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Compiled and checked by EasySTD's editorial team against CDC and public-health sources. This is educational information, not a substitute for advice from a licensed clinician. Our editorial guidelines →
South 1st Street cuts through a Garland that runs on tight margins: home values well below the Dallas County median and typical rents that, while modest by metro standards, still claim a real share of a working household's income when unemployment sits above the regional floor. Most residents own their homes, but a substantial renter share means a good portion of households answer to landlords rather than equity, and with average household sizes running notably large, one person's health decision tends to ripple across several others under the same roof. That family-forward density matters when you consider how many Garland residents fall in their late teens and twenties, the years when chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis rates spike nationally and when people are least likely to make a clinic visit unless the path is genuinely easy.
Nearly a quarter of households clear six figures, but the broader picture is a workforce city where most adults are on the clock and scheduling around a single appointment carries real cost, in time as much as money. For someone living near Berkner Park or commuting out along TX 66, knowing which site is nearest and what it charges before leaving the driveway is the practical starting point.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Garland, TX
Walkability12.14 / 20 · Above average
Garland scores 12.14/20 on the EPA walkability index, so many trips are walkable or a short ride, though a car still gives you the widest choice of testing centers.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 75040 snapshot
Residents
64,205
Median age
36.1
Median income
$73,537
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 75040 area around Garland: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Garland alone.
Garland sits in Dallas County, ZIP 75040. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Samuel Garland Park
Berkner Park
McCree Park
Garland Lodge No. 441, A.F. & A.M.
Douglas Park
Garland City Square
Major routes
TX 78 (South 1st Street)
TX 66 (East Avenue B)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Garland, TX
Just outside Garland? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Garland, TX: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Dallas 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.
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 Garland-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 Garland 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 TexasMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
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).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In Texas, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
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.
