Gonorrhea cases in Andrews County run 73% lower than the US average. If you are looking for a test before starting a new relationship with a partner in Andrews County, Texas or as part of ongoing care, you have options: clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. Look below to find the right fit.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Andrews, TX. The nearest, Andrews County Health Department, is about 0.2 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.
Andrews County Health Department runs on a sliding scale with Medicaid and Medicare accepted, and every service carries no fee for those who qualify: covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, HIV, and TB, with STI treatment on the same visit, by appointment.
Andrews County Health Department's zero-fee structure serves anyone paying cash with no regular provider and no coverage to fall back on. Sliding scale and both public insurance programs are accepted, and for those who don't qualify through either, the fee still doesn't apply. The clinic absorbs it.
When STI counseling, test results, and treatment planning can't be delivered in Spanish at the first visit, the gap that follows (delayed treatment, missed partner notification, confusion about next steps) is where infections persist. Andrews County Health Department conducts care directly in Spanish, so nothing critical waits on a follow-up.
For anyone without a primary care provider who needs a complete picture rather than a partial one, Andrews County Health Department tests for herpes alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. A fuller panel than many public clinics offer, delivered at no fee on a sliding scale.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
MCHS Administration Office in Midland earned its federally qualified standing by tying fees to income, so patients paying cash, between providers, or working without coverage face the same sliding-scale STI screening as anyone else. Testing covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, no appointment needed.
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A public safety-net federally qualified health center about 33 miles from Andrews. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Ector County Hospital District/MCH Healthy Kids Clinic in Odessa welcomes walk-ins for STI screening, no appointment needed. Federal qualification under the FQHC program ties fees to a sliding income scale, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing a realistic single-visit option for anyone.
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Ector County Hospital District/MCH Family Health Clinic in Odessa earns federal qualification that ties its fees directly to patient income, meaning the sliding scale adjusts what you pay, not whether you're seen. STI screening here covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no appointment required.
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Free tool · not a clinic
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 Andrews, 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 Andrews 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.
720 Hospital Drive, Andrews, TX 79714
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Andrews. 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, 9 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Andrews. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 3 offer telehealth.
Rahul Puri, MD
Family medicine · 1411 North Main Street, Andrews
Paul Slaughter, DO
Family medicine · 1411 North Main Street, Andrews
Satish Nayak, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 102 South Main Street, Andrews
Christopher May, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 720 Hospital Drive, Andrews
Leila Myrick, MD
Family medicine · 209 Northwest 8th Street, Seminole
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 Andrews, 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.
Jones McCall Pharmacy
0.2 miNeighborhood Pharmacy
0.4 miRite Quality Pharmacy
0.7 miShopko Pharmacy
0.7 miAndrews Community Pharmacy
0.8 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Andrews, 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 Andrews, 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 $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions 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 Andrews County, the county that includes Andrews, 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.
#94 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 63% of the state
| Infection | Andrews County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 364.3 68 cases ▼ 26% | 491.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 48.2 9 cases ▼ 73% | 176.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 16.1 3 cases ▲ 7% | 15 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 48.2 9 cases ▲ 83% | 26.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 75 14 cases ▲ 69% | 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 Andrews County, chlamydia has risen from 311.7 to 364.3 per 100,000 (17%), gonorrhea has fallen from 96.7 to 48.2 per 100,000 (50%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.4 to 16.1 per 100,000 (198%).
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 Andrews County.
Local HIV snapshot
Andrews County HIV care continuum (2020)
Andrews County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2020), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Andrews County residents living with HIV, 72.2% are in care · 61.1% 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.
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 Andrews County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
West Broadway Street runs through Andrews with the unhurried pace of a town where most households have put down roots, more than two-thirds of residents owning the homes they live in. That settled character shapes a lot about daily life here, including how people think about healthcare: a town built around ownership and large family households tends to organize schedules around work, school pickups, and the rhythms of a home to maintain rather than around clinic hours. Those logistics matter because Andrews County's STI picture is real, and young adults in their late teens and twenties, a meaningful slice of this community, are the group for whom a delayed appointment most often becomes no appointment at all.
With average households running well above three people and more than half of adults married, sexual health is genuinely a household question, not an individual one. Cost is also part of the picture: while nearly a third of households here clear six figures annually, that still leaves the majority below that threshold, and a rent bill around a thousand dollars a month leaves limited room in a month's budget for an unplanned medical visit.
Getting there
At 8.39/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Andrews 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 79714 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 79714 area around Andrews: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Andrews alone.
Andrews sits in Andrews County, ZIP 79714. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Andrews? 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 Andrews 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 Andrews-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 Andrews 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.
The closest is Andrews County Health Department (0.2 mi); 1 option is within 30 miles.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
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 364 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 79714; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
Just note your exposure dates and symptoms; for urine tests, hold off urinating ~1 hour before.
Expedited partner therapy lets a provider treat a partner without an exam, where state law allows.
Yes, the CDC recommends STI screening early in pregnancy, since untreated infections can affect the baby.
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