Reported syphilis in Smith County runs about 30% lower than the US average. If you've had a risk or want regular testing in Arp, Texas, there are community and public clinics with low-cost or free options, while private labs might offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. Look below for your options.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Arp, TX. The nearest, Wood County Health Department, is about 7.0 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.
Wood County Health Department in Quitman operates STI care through public health infrastructure, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, and rapid and conventional HIV testing alongside treatment, prevention counseling, and HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines: by appointment, on a sliding scale with no-fee options, and with Medicaid, Medicare, and insurance all accepted.
Wood County Health Department's standing capacity to deliver all services at no fee makes it the practical answer for anyone paying out of pocket without a regular provider: there's no minimum income, no coverage requirement, and no portion of care that becomes billable once you're through the door.
Languages
English
Tests offered
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Family Circle of Care Health Centers in Tyler runs on a sliding scale, accepting Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance alongside fee-based and donation options, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, conventional HIV, hepatitis C, and TB. Appointments required.
Languages
English
Tests offered
Care services
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Fees & payment
Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Total Point Urgent Care in Whitehouse accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance, with a sliding scale for other payers, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, rapid and conventional HIV, hepatitis B and C, and TB, no appointment required, with Spanish-language care on staff.
Spanish is handled at the provider level at Total Point Urgent Care, not routed through an external service, so counseling, test result review, and treatment instructions are delivered directly by staff who work in the language, keeping clinical nuance intact from the first question to the final prescription.
Total Point Urgent Care runs hepatitis B and C testing as part of its in-house panel alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, rapid and conventional HIV, and TB: meaning a single visit produces results across all eight, with bacterial infections treated on the spot and hepatitis managed through the same clinic relationship.
Languages
English, Spanish
Tests offered
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
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 about 7 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Arp, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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.
Also in the area
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Smith 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.
2639 Elkton Trail, Tyler, TX 75703
CMS-certified lab
5777 New Copeland Rd Suite 100, Tyler, TX 75703
CMS-certified lab
910 East Houston Suite 600, Tyler, TX 75702
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Arp. 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, 524 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Arp. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 134 offer telehealth.
Jose Serpa-Alvarez, MD
Infectious disease · 102 West Henderson Street, Overton
Stephanie Tyo, MD
Family medicine · 13172 State Hwy 64 East, Tyler
Wesley Pemberton, MD
Family medicine · 403 State Hwy 110 North, Whitehouse
Amara Emenike, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 3593 East Grande Boulevard, Tyler
Bruce Schultz, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 5505 New Copeland Road, Tyler
Jason Brockway, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1614 South Henderson Boulevard, Kilgore
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 Arp, 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.
Overton Pharmacy
5.4 miLouis Morgan Drug No 5
5.5 miTroup Pharmacy
7.1 miBrookshires Pharmacy
10.0 mi
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10 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Arp, 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 Arp, 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
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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 Smith County, the county that includes Arp, compare with Texas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~27% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#37 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 85% of the state
| Infection | Smith County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 517.9 1,270 cases ▲ 5% | 491.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 146.4 359 cases ▼ 17% | 176.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 11 27 cases ▼ 27% | 15 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 9.4 23 cases ▼ 64% | 26.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 35.9 88 cases ▼ 19% | 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 Smith County, chlamydia has risen from 402.6 to 517.9 per 100,000 (29%), gonorrhea has fallen from 193.6 to 146.4 per 100,000 (24%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 2.1 to 11 per 100,000 (424%).
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 Smith County.
Local HIV snapshot
Smith County HIV care continuum (2023)
Smith County recorded 19.2 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Smith County residents living with HIV, 82.4% are in care · 66.5% 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.
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 Smith County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
TX 135 cuts through Arp as both East and West Longview Street, the same road that connects most of what daily life here looks like, including the stretch where a meaningful share of renters make a home on about $829 a month. That rent level leaves little cushion for anything that feels optional, which is exactly how a lot of people in their late teens and twenties treat a screening appointment until something forces the issue. With more than half of adult households married and an average of over four people per home, Arp skews toward settled, family-anchored life, but the roughly one-in-three residents who rent tend to be younger, more transient, and at the life stage when relationship patterns shift most and routine care is easiest to skip.
Smith County's STI picture is already visible elsewhere on this page, and the share of Arp residents in the highest-incidence years reinforces why low-cost, low-hassle access genuinely matters here. A labor-force participation rate that leaves some residents outside traditional employer coverage, combined with a modest income ceiling for most households, means that even a modest clinic fee can quietly tip the decision. For someone working a full schedule on TX 135's corridor, that drive either gets planned, or it doesn't happen at all.
Getting there
At 4.79/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Arp 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 75750 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 75750 area around Arp: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Arp alone.
Arp sits in Smith County, ZIP 75750. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Major routes
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Arp? 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 Smith 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 Arp-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 Arp 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Yes, free HIV testing is available at public clinics in the area.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Smith County reported ~518 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the Texas average.
In Texas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
At-home kits mail to 75750: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Teen and campus health clinics and public health departments offer youth-friendly, low-cost testing.
No, most STIs have no visible signs, so the only way to know is to test.
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