STD Testing in Caguas, PR: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Caguas Municipio has about 61% fewer chlamydia cases than the US average. If you are in Caguas Municipio, Puerto Rico, and need STI testing for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, you can consider clinics that may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. Below, you'll find a list of options in the area.
8 testing options are listed for Caguas, PR. The nearest, SANOS Primary Health Center, is about 0.3 miles away. Compare 8 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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Community health center 0.3 miles
SANOS Primary Health Center
3.1(85)?Where these reviews come from
Review sources
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Rated 3.1 out of 5 from 85 reviews
SANOS Primary Health Center in Caguas answers the need of residents paying out-of-pocket or navigating gaps between providers by anchoring STI screening in federally backed, income-based fees. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing is available without requiring an appointment, with costs tied to what patients can actually pay.
Sliding-scale
Address
Rafael Cordero Avenue With Troche Street, Caguas, PR 00725
Corporacion SANOS in Caguas runs on a sliding-scale fee and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, with appointments required. The panel covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB, bacterial STIs treated same visit, with all care delivered in Spanish.
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Spanish Is the Only Language Here
When a clinic routes care through translation, nuance gets lost: symptoms get underreported, follow-up gets skipped, and gaps open in treatment. At Corporacion SANOS, every appointment runs natively in Spanish, so nothing between a patient's concern and the clinician's response depends on approximation.
PrEP Prescribed and Monitored On-Site
Corporacion SANOS prescribes and manages PrEP directly, meaning the HIV testing, lab work, and prescription renewals that sustain a PrEP regimen happen within the same practice. Continuity of monitoring, the quarterly HIV tests and kidney-function checks the regimen requires, stays with one clinical team in Caguas.
Hepatitis A, B, and C Tested Alongside the Core Four
For anyone without a regular primary-care provider, or paying out of pocket and consolidating visits, Corporacion SANOS tests hepatitis A, B, and C alongside HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. Vaccines for hepatitis A and B are also available on-site, closing the gap between a positive screen and prevention of further exposure.
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community health center 0.8 miles
SANOS Centro de Salud y Bienestar
3.0(5)?Where these reviews come from
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Rated 3 out of 5 from 5 reviews
SANOS Centro de Salud y Bienestar in Caguas welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Backed by federal FQHC standing, its sliding-scale fees adjust to your income, covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing in a single visit.
Sanos CHC in Caguas holds federal qualification that obligates it to extend sliding-scale fees to patients regardless of insurance status, making it a practical answer for anyone paying out of pocket. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening, with costs adjusted to income.
A community safety-net federally qualified health center about 4 miles from Caguas. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Sliding-scale
Address
Edificio 4-Centro Industrial, Bo Rincon, Gurabo, PR 00778
NeoMed Center-Gurabo, operating in Gurabo, welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federal qualification drives its sliding-scale fees, tying costs to income across the board. A single visit covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, giving patients a complete core STI panel in one stop.
Sliding-scale
Address
San Antonio Final Street, Rt 941, Gurabo, PR 00778
Neomed Center- Aguas Buenas Pueblo, in Aguas Buenas, extends federally backed sliding-scale fees to anyone, insured or not, who needs STI screening without a fixed-price barrier. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing is available, with costs tied to income so cash-pay patients and those between coverage gaps can get screened.
NeoMed Center-Aguas Buenas, in Aguas Buenas, carries federally qualified health center standing. Meaning its STI screening fees slide with your income, not a flat rate. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with no fixed price that prices anyone out.
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 Caguas, 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
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 Caguas, PR
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Caguas Municipio, 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.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Caguas. 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 Caguas, PR who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 927 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Caguas. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 59 offer telehealth.
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Antonio Capella-Hernandez, MD
Family medicine · 201 Calle Gautier Benitez, Caguas
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 Caguas, PR
No pharmacy near Caguas, PR 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.
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 Caguas, 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
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 Caguas Municipio: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Caguas Municipio, the municipio that includes Caguas, compare with Puerto Rico 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.
#17
#17 of 78 Puerto Rico counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 78% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Caguas Municipio vs Puerto Rico vs U.S.
Caguas MunicipioPuerto RicoU.S.▲▼ = Caguas Municipio vs the state average
Infection
Caguas Municipio
Puerto Rico
United States
Chlamydia
190.2237 cases▲ 17%
162.1
492.2
Gonorrhea
53.867 cases▲ 45%
37
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
29.737 cases▲ 118%
13.6
15.8
Syphilis (early)
26.533 cases▲ 35%
19.6
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
8.811 cases▼ 44%
15.6
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 Caguas Municipio over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 9% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Caguas Municipio, chlamydia has risen from 121.8 to 190.2 per 100,000 (56%), gonorrhea has risen from 20.4 to 53.8 per 100,000 (164%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 17.3 to 29.7 per 100,000 (72%).
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 Caguas, PR
Below poverty line
39.6%
Primary-care shortage score 13 / 26
Medically Underserved Area
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 Caguas Municipio.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Caguas Municipio (2023)
People living with HIV
538 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
15cases countywide
PrEP users / 100k
19 · PnR 1.4
Caguas Municipio HIV care continuum (2023)
Caguas Municipio recorded 13.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 13.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Caguas Municipio residents living with HIV, 70.8% are in care · 64.2% 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 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 Caguas Municipio tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Caguas runs on a compressed employment picture: fewer than half of residents are in the workforce at any given time, and those who are often juggle irregular hours that make weekday clinic visits genuinely hard to schedule. For younger adults still building relationships and sexual health routines, that scheduling squeeze is real: a test that requires taking time off or arranging a ride across a city where walking anywhere useful isn't realistic can stay theoretical for months longer than it should. The economics layer on top of that. With typical rents well below the mainland average and homeownership spread across a large share of households, many residents are managing tight monthly budgets, and even a modest copay or lab fee can become a reason to delay.
The clinics and testing options listed on this page include low- and no-cost choices, which matters concretely here. Not as a policy point, but as the thing that removes the last reason to wait. Caguas's household structure also shapes the picture: average households run larger than in most U.S.
cities, which can mean shared vehicles, shared schedules, and less flexibility in how and when someone slips out for a private appointment. Knowing which of the listed locations offers evening or weekend hours, and which sits closest to the routes people actually drive, is the most practical thing this page can give you.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Caguas, PR
Walkability4.93 / 20 · Least walkable
At 4.93/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Caguas 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 00725 snapshot
Residents
76,246
Median age
45.3
Median income
$27,505
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 00725 area around Caguas: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Caguas alone.
Caguas sits in Caguas Municipio, ZIP 00725. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Museo del Tabaco
Parque Bairoa
Cerro Santa Ana
Plaza Juan Corujo Collazo
Museo de Artes Populares
Centro Criollo de Ciencia y Tecnología del Caribe (C3Tec)
Neighborhoods & communities
Comunidad La Granja
Barriada Morales
Comunidad Brooklyn
Terralinda
Comunidad Bunker
Jardines de Caguas
Comunidad Savarona
Sector Billy Suárez
Major routes
PR-33 (Avenida José Mercado)
PR-183 (Calle Georgetti)
PR-1 (Calle Luis Muñoz Rivera)
PR-156 (Avenida Joviniano Ríos Mercado)
Nearby cities & towns
Nearby cities and towns near Caguas, PR
Just outside Caguas? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Caguas, PR: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Caguas Municipio: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Puerto Rico law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Who should test, and when
CDC 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 Caguas-area provider.
Medicare 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 Caguas 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 Puerto Rico
Minor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
Two things that actually depend on Puerto Rico 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 Puerto Rico, public health clinics provide confidential STI testing and treatment; ask the clinic directly about consent requirements for minors.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) is potentially allowable in Puerto Rico: it is not expressly authorized, but not prohibited either. Ask your provider whether they will prescribe treatment for a partner without a separate visit.
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.
