Gonorrhea in Terry County runs about 23% lower per capita than the US average. Whether you're starting a new relationship or maintaining your health, consider when you'd prefer a clinic visit with immediate provider access in Brownfield, Texas, or the convenience of an at-home kit. Both options have their benefits, check the listings below to learn more.
Available testing centers
8 testing options are listed for Brownfield, TX. The nearest, South Plains Public Health District, is about 0.5 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.
South Plains Public Health District in Brownfield runs on a sliding-scale fee structure with Medicaid accepted, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and rapid HIV testing: bacterial infections treated same visit, HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines available, by appointment, with care delivered in Spanish.
South Plains Public Health District delivers care in Spanish from counseling through treatment decisions, which means a patient's questions about their results, their treatment options, and their prevention choices all get answered in full. Nothing compressed into a simpler version of itself.
As a Title X-funded site, South Plains Public Health District provides legally confidential family planning and STI services to minors: meaning care, testing results, and treatment records are protected from disclosure to a parent or guardian under federal program requirements.
Languages
English, Spanish
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Care services
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Fees & payment
Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Lynn County Hospital District in Tahoka accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance, with a sliding-scale fee available for everyone else: covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB, with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs and HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines on site; appointments required. Spanish-language care is available throughout.
Lynn County Hospital District staffs Spanish as an operational language: meaning history-taking, treatment explanation, and follow-up instruction happen in Spanish directly between provider and patient, not routed through a secondary resource. That integration keeps clinical detail intact across every step of a visit.
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, Lynn County Hospital District tests for herpes and for hepatitis A, B, and C. A panel of infections. Catching hepatitis C, in particular, opens the door to on-site hepatitis management rather than an unresolved antibody result.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
South Plains Rural Health Services brings rural health clinic infrastructure to STI care in Levelland: appointments required, sliding-scale fees for all, with gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV on the standard panel, plus same-visit bacterial treatment, and staff fluent in American Sign Language and Spanish.
South Plains Rural Health Services has ASL and Spanish capacity built into the clinical staff itself, not routed through an outside service or scheduled separately. That means a patient's intake, counseling, and treatment discussion all happen in the same language, with the same provider, without breaking the appointment into pieces.
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, South Plains tests for herpes and all three hepatitis strains (A, B, and C) and carries vaccines for hepatitis A and B. That combination means a single appointment can close out both diagnostic and preventive gaps for infections that a narrower panel would leave unaddressed.
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American Sign Language, English, Spanish
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Fees & payment
Listing verified Jun 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Texas Department of State Health Services in Lubbock runs its STI panel (chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and HIV) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections when needed, all at no charge to anyone who walks through the door. An appointment is required.
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English
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
CHCL 96 West in Lubbock meets patients who are between providers, paying cash, or working with limited income. Exactly the people federal qualification is designed to reach. Sliding-scale fees make syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening affordable on a walk-in basis, no appointment needed.
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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 Brownfield, 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 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.
Also in the area
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Terry 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.
705 East Felt, Brownfield, TX 79316
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Brownfield. 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, 27 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Brownfield. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 5 offer telehealth.
Gayane Chalyan, DO
Internal medicine · 705 East Felt Street, Brownfield
Juan Torres, MD
OB-GYN · 705 East Felt Street, Brownfield
Dallin Low, MD
Family medicine · 2600 Lockwood Street, Tahoka
Andrew West, MD
Family medicine · 502 North Dowden Road, Wolfforth
Megan Janson, MD
Family medicine · 502 East Hwy 62, Wolfforth
Kristy Acosta, MD
Family medicine · 1000 Fm, Levelland
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 Brownfield, 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.
Nelson Prescription Pharmacy
0.5 miUnited Supermarkets
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29 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Brownfield, 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 Brownfield, 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
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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
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 Terry County, the county that includes Brownfield, compare with Texas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~26% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#36 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 86% of the state
| Infection | Terry County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 519.6 60 cases ▲ 6% | 491.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 138.6 16 cases ▼ 21% | 176.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 34.6 4 cases ▲ 131% | 15 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 155.9 18 cases ▲ 491% | 26.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 86.6 10 cases ▲ 95% | 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 Terry County, chlamydia has fallen from 803 to 519.6 per 100,000 (35%), gonorrhea has fallen from 363.5 to 138.6 per 100,000 (62%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 17 to 34.6 per 100,000 (104%).
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 Terry County.
Local HIV snapshot
Terry County HIV care continuum (2022)
Terry County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Terry County residents living with HIV, 66.7% are in care · 52.4% 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 Terry County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
West Main Street runs through the center of Brownfield the way a family's calendar does: everything else gets organized around it. That domestic character extends to how health decisions get made here. Nearly two-thirds of residents own their homes, and the average household holds three and a half people, which means a doctor's visit or a clinic trip often requires coordinating schedules, childcare, or a borrowed vehicle before it even begins. That coordination pressure lands hardest on young adults in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI exposure is statistically most common and when people are least likely to have a regular provider nudging them toward routine screening.
With unemployment running notably high and fewer than one in five households bringing in six-figure incomes, the $699 median rent absorbs a meaningful share of a monthly budget, making low-cost or sliding-scale options among those listed on this page genuinely consequential rather than a footnote. Terry County's STI figures carry the weight they do precisely because a community with this household profile, married adults, multigenerational homes, neighbors who've lived on the same block for years, can carry infections quietly across relationships. Staying current on screening is what makes the county's numbers mean something to the person living at the end of a familiar Brownfield street.
Getting there
At 7.07/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Brownfield 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 79316 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 79316 area around Brownfield: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Brownfield alone.
Brownfield sits in Terry County, ZIP 79316. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Brownfield? 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 Terry 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 Brownfield-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 Brownfield 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 South Plains Public Health District (0.5 mi); 3 options are within 30 miles.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
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 520 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above 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 79316; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
Public health clinics, family-planning clinics, and many school or campus health centers test teens and young adults, often free.
That's a myth; STIs need sexual contact to spread, not surfaces.
Community health centers and family-planning clinics serve all patients, and many offer LGBTQ-affirming care, ask the site directly.
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