In Burleson County, reported syphilis runs about 68% lower than the US average. Whether you're in Caldwell, Texas for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, some clinics accommodate walk-ins for same-day testing, while labs and at-home kits let you plan around your own schedule. Options are listed below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Caldwell, TX. The nearest, HealthPoint, is about 1.2 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.
HealthPoint in Caldwell is a community health center where gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, HIV, and hepatitis A, B, and C testing sits alongside full family planning (bacterial STIs treated same visit, fees on a sliding scale, appointments required) with clinical services delivered in Spanish.
HealthPoint's panel runs to infections: adding herpes simplex and hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV baseline. That breadth means a single appointment captures viral exposure patterns that a narrower screen would leave undetected and unaddressed.
Prevention prescribing isn't universally woven into STI clinic workflows, many sites test and stop there. HealthPoint carries PrEP and PEP as active clinical services, meaning the prescription, monitoring, and follow-up stay inside the same practice rather than requiring a separate provider relationship.
Spanish-language care at HealthPoint is a staffing decision, not a workaround: providers conduct the clinical encounter, explain results, and discuss treatment in Spanish directly. That means medication instructions, dosing, and follow-up plans are communicated in the language the patient uses to reason about their own health.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Milam County Health Department in Rockdale tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis C, and TB, treating bacterial infections the same visit on a sliding-scale fee; appointments are required, and care is delivered in Spanish.
Beyond the standard STI panel, Milam County tests for TB and carries it through to treatment. Medication adherence counseling included. That combination of diagnosis, treatment, and structured adherence support within a single public health department reflects a scope most STI-focused clinics don't maintain for infectious disease beyond sexual health.
Milam County's panel runs gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis C. With hepatitis A and B vaccination available alongside. The hepatitis C test is drawn, processed, and counseled through the same appointment structure that covers the bacterial STIs, keeping the workup consolidated rather than split across separate visits.
Spanish is a direct clinical language at Milam County, not an accommodation layered onto an English-language workflow. Counseling, STI prevention education, partner notification conversations, and test result review all proceed in Spanish, meaning clinical nuance isn't filtered through a secondary channel.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Brazos County Health District in Bryan covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, TB, and rapid or conventional HIV testing on a sliding-scale fee. With no appointment needed and same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, all services available at no cost.
When cost sits between a positive result and follow-up care, infections go untreated and transmission continues. At Brazos County Health District, every service (testing, counseling, vaccination, treatment) carries no fee, so nothing about the bill interrupts the path from diagnosis to care.
When clinical conversations happen across a language barrier, critical details (symptom timelines, medication instructions, risk context) get lost, and care suffers for it. Brazos County Health District delivers services directly in Spanish, so nothing between a question and its answer depends on approximation.
PrEP, typically tenofovir-based daily therapy, requires ongoing HIV and kidney monitoring to be prescribed safely; Brazos County Health District manages both the prescription and the follow-up in-house. PEP is also available, giving Bryan residents access to both prevention tracks from a single clinic.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Integrity Urgent Care in College Station handles same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis) alongside testing, with fees billed to Medicare or insurance and an out-of-pocket rate for those paying directly. Appointments are required.
Integrity Urgent Care conducts appointments in Spanish, not through a scheduling workaround, but as a direct clinical capability. For someone without a regular provider who needs to both understand a diagnosis and leave with a prescription the same day, that combination of language fluency and on-site treatment carries real weight.
Plenty of STI clinics test for the core four and stop there, leaving herpes and hepatitis testing to a separate visit or provider. Integrity Urgent Care runs the full stretch (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C) so a single appointment can resolve more than the basics.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Brazos Valley Community Action Agency in College Station was built for people navigating gaps in coverage: uninsured, cash-paying, or caught between providers. Federally qualified status anchors its sliding-scale fees, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening genuinely affordable without an 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 about 1 mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Caldwell, 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 Burleson 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.
1101 Woodson Drive, Caldwell, TX 77836
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 Caldwell. 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, 203 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Caldwell. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 65 offer telehealth.
Iqbal Singh, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1010 Woodson Drive, Caldwell
Clayton Kruger, MD
Family medicine · 8441 State Hwy 47, Bryan
Nanette Dacumos, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1612 West Villa Maria Road, Bryan
Adil Nicolwala, MD
Family medicine · 1701 Pecos Avenue, Rockdale
Michele Garant Smotherman, DO Telehealth
OB-GYN · 2900 East 29th Street, Bryan
Ricardo Lemos, MD
Infectious disease · 2801 East 29th Street, Bryan
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 Caldwell, 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.
Aya Pharmacy
0.4 miBrookshire Brothers Pharmacy
0.6 mi
0.7 mi Showing the 3 closest pharmacies to Caldwell, 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 Caldwell, 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
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 Burleson County, the county that includes Caldwell, compare with Texas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~22% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#119 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 53% of the state
| Infection | Burleson County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 308.1 60 cases ▼ 37% | 491.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 133.5 26 cases ▼ 24% | 176.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 5.1 1 cases ▼ 66% | 15 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 5.1 1 cases ▼ 81% | 26.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 10.3 2 cases ▼ 77% | 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 Burleson County, chlamydia has fallen from 379.8 to 308.1 per 100,000 (19%), gonorrhea has fallen from 175.7 to 133.5 per 100,000 (24%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 5.7 to 5.1 per 100,000 (11%).
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 Burleson County.
Local HIV snapshot
Burleson County HIV care continuum (2020)
Burleson County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2020), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Burleson County residents living with HIV, 87.1% are in care · 74.2% 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 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 Burleson County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Santa Fe Park sits near the quiet center of Caldwell, and for most residents getting anywhere else means a car and a stretch of TX 36 or TX 21. There's no walking to a clinic the way you might in a larger city. That physical reality shapes how testing fits into daily life here, and understanding it matters. Caldwell's households tend to be larger than the state average, with roughly half of adults in married couples and average household sizes that reflect multigenerational or family-oriented living. At the same time, a meaningful share of residents rent, and at local rent levels, an unexpected cost, even a modest copay, can be enough reason to postpone a routine screening.
That calculus falls hardest on younger adults in their late teens and twenties, a population whose years of forming new relationships overlap directly with peak STI risk. Low-cost or no-cost options aren't a convenience here; they're often the deciding factor. The labor-force picture adds another layer: with participation rates reflecting a community where not everyone works a standard nine-to-five, options listed on this page (spanning a range of hours, fees, and driving distances from Caldwell) matter because they don't all require a weekday morning off. Evening and weekend availability, wherever it exists among these options, is what turns a realistic intention into an actual appointment kept.
Getting there
At 6.69/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Caldwell 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 77836 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 77836 area around Caldwell: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Caldwell alone.
Caldwell sits in Burleson County, ZIP 77836. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Caldwell? 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 Burleson 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 Caldwell-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 Caldwell 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.
There are 9 options within a 30-mile drive.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
Brazos County Health District, about 22.1 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Burleson County reported ~308 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Texas average.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Texas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Use condoms, test regularly, get the HPV and hep B vaccines, and ask about PrEP for HIV.
It's a common STI symptom; test for chlamydia and gonorrhea and have a provider check you.
No real difference for testing, "STI" is just the current term for what used to be called "STD."
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