Montgomery County, Texas has gonorrhea cases that run about 60% lower than the US average. If you're in Conroe, Texas, needing a one-time concern or regular check-ups, weighing lower costs against speed and scheduling may guide your choice. See the options below.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Conroe, TX. The nearest, Labcorp, is about 2.0 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.
Lone Star Family Health Center, a family practice in Conroe, runs appointments for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and hepatitis testing, treats bacterial STIs the same visit, and charges on a sliding scale accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. With care available in Spanish.
Lone Star Family Health Center delivers care directly in Spanish, which means clinical conversations (symptoms, treatment decisions, follow-up instructions) happen without mediation. Nothing gets lost between a patient and their provider.
Lone Star Family Health Center treats hepatitis C on-site, so a confirmed diagnosis moves straight into a treatment plan within the same practice. Patients managing a chronic viral infection never have to re-establish care elsewhere to start getting better.
Lone Star Family Health Center tests for herpes and both hepatitis B and C in addition to gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, so one appointment can surface infections that a narrower panel would leave undetected.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Montgomery County Public Health District in Conroe operates as the county's public health arm, folding gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing into a department that also handles TB screening and treatment. Fees scale to income, Medicaid and Medicare are accepted, and an appointment is required.
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Saint Hope Foundation in Conroe is a community health organization where the full STI panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and TB) is available by appointment, with sliding-scale fees that reach zero cost for everyone.
When cost stops someone from returning for treatment or follow-up labs, the gap between diagnosis and care widens, and infections persist. At Saint Hope Foundation, every service on the menu, from the initial rapid HIV test to hepatitis C treatment to STI counseling, is provided at no charge, closing that gap entirely.
When a visit depends on a last-minute workaround for language, clinical nuance gets lost. Symptoms described imprecisely, treatment instructions half-understood. Saint Hope Foundation delivers care in Spanish directly, meaning the same conversation about exposure, symptoms, and next steps happens in full, without loss.
Saint Hope Foundation prescribes both PrEP and PEP in-house and manages the ongoing lab monitoring, the regular HIV and kidney-function tests, that keeping someone safely on PrEP requires. The prescribing clinician and the testing infrastructure are the same appointment, not separate systems.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Lone Star Family Health Center - Willis meets patients where they are (uninsured, cash-paying, or caught between providers) through federally qualified status that anchors sliding-scale fees to income. Walk-ins can access syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening without an appointment, with costs scaled to what each person can pay.
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Houston Methodist in Conroe brings the infrastructure of a full hospital system to STI care: conventional HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C testing, with sliding-scale fees, same-visit bacterial treatment, and PrEP and PEP for prevention. Appointments required.
Without PrEP or PEP access at the same clinic handling your STI care, you're chasing two separate providers, two separate appointment queues, and a window that can close before the second one opens. Houston Methodist in Conroe writes both prescriptions in-house, keeping prevention and care on a single timeline.
Houston Methodist in Conroe treats hepatitis C directly, not just confirms it, which means a positive result moves into a managed treatment course without a separate specialist referral eating weeks off the calendar.
Beyond the four core bacterial and viral STIs, Houston Methodist in Conroe runs hepatitis B and hepatitis C testing with the clinical staffing to monitor results and sequence treatment. Meaning the panel isn't simply broader on paper; the follow-through is built into the same system.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Everest ThriveCare in The Woodlands covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, rapid and conventional HIV, and hepatitis A, B, and C testing on a sliding-scale fee, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and appointments required. Built around multilingual, ASL-capable care from the first question to the last.
When hepatitis C is confirmed at Everest ThriveCare, the clinical team moves directly into antiviral prescribing (direct-acting agents, staged by genotype and liver status) and monitors treatment response through the full course. No separate specialist referral is required to begin or sustain therapy.
Chasing down PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP through separate prescribers means delayed starts, duplicated intake, and gaps where prevention lapses. Everest ThriveCare prescribes and manages all three from one practice, so the prevention regimen a patient actually needs, including post-exposure bacterial coverage via DoxyPEP, doesn't stall at a handoff.
Everest ThriveCare staffs American Sign Language directly and provides Spanish-language care alongside interpretation services for other languages: meaning the intake conversation, risk counseling, and treatment instructions are conducted in the language the clinician and patient share, not relayed through a secondary channel.
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American Sign Language, English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Memorial Hermann-GoHealth Urgent Care in Shenandoah tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C on a sliding-scale fee, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and no appointment required.
Memorial Hermann-GoHealth Urgent Care carries interpretation services as part of its standing clinical operation: meaning someone whose primary language isn't English can work through symptoms, test results, and treatment instructions in real time, without relying on a secondary contact to bridge the conversation.
Truvada, Descovy, and the regimens used for post-exposure prophylaxis are all within scope here. Not routed through a separate infectious-disease practice. Having both PrEP and PEP prescribable at an urgent-care site means ongoing HIV prevention doesn't require a dedicated specialty appointment to initiate or continue.
People without an established primary care doctor often have no clear path to herpes simplex or hepatitis A, B, and C testing. Those tend to require a provider who knows the patient's history. Memorial Hermann-GoHealth Urgent Care in Shenandoah extends that broader panel to walk-ins, filling a gap that the four-infection baseline leaves open.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Tomagwa Healthcare Ministries in Magnolia runs on a sliding-scale fee with Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance all accepted: covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, rapid and conventional HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections by appointment.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · 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 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Conroe, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & 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 Montgomery 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.
1500 Grand Lake Drive, Conroe, TX 77304
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
17400 St Luke'S Way, The Woodlands, TX 77384
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
111 Vision Park Blvd Suite 150, The Woodlands, TX 77384
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Laboratory Department, 2nd Floor, Conroe, TX 77304
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
111 Vision Park Blvd Suite 110, Shenandoah, TX 77384
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Conroe. 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, 945 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Conroe. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 378 offer telehealth.
Nicholas Morgan, MD
Internal medicine · 3251 I H 45, Conroe
Michael Walls, MD
Internal medicine · 4015 I 45 North, Conroe
Maribeth Moore, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 800 Riverwood Court, Conroe
Terri Scott, MD
OB-GYN · 4015 I-45 North, Conroe
Filza Jalees, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 4015 I 45, Conroe
Justin Grissom, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 4015 I 45, Conroe
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 Conroe, 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.
Sams Pharmacy
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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 Conroe, 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
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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
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 Montgomery County, the county that includes Conroe, compare with Texas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~32% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#148 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 42% of the state
| Infection | Montgomery County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 265.7 1,890 cases ▼ 46% | 491.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 71 505 cases ▼ 60% | 176.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 4.4 31 cases ▼ 71% | 15 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 19.3 137 cases ▼ 27% | 26.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 14.3 102 cases ▼ 68% | 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 Montgomery County, chlamydia has risen from 218.4 to 265.7 per 100,000 (22%), gonorrhea has risen from 62.4 to 71 per 100,000 (14%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 4.7 to 4.4 per 100,000 (6%).
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 Montgomery County.
Local HIV snapshot
Montgomery County HIV care continuum (2023)
Montgomery County recorded 12.7 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Montgomery County residents living with HIV, 75.4% are in care · 67.7% 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 Montgomery County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
Cimarron Park sits comfortably off Loop 336, the kind of place where weekday mornings feel unhurried, but getting from that quiet green space to a testing clinic without a car is a different story. That cost pressure lands hardest on younger adults, people in their late teens and twenties who make up a substantial share of Conroe's population and account for the years when STI transmission runs highest. Households here run larger than average, and with nearly half of adults unmarried, plenty of people are actively forming new relationships while juggling tight budgets and full work schedules.
A labor-force participation rate well above the national midpoint means many residents are clocking hours that don't leave much room for midday clinic trips, so the range of the testing options listed here, spread across different hours and fee structures, genuinely widens who can realistically follow through. TX 105 and North Frazier Street put several of those clinics within a reasonable drive from most of the city. Knowing the options in advance (which ones offer sliding-scale fees, which stay open late) is often what turns a passing thought into a Thursday afternoon appointment on Frazier.
Getting there
At 6.78/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Conroe 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 77304 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 77304 area around Conroe: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Conroe alone.
Conroe sits in Montgomery County, ZIP 77304. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Major routes
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Conroe? 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 Montgomery 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 Conroe-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 Conroe 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.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
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.
Montgomery County reported ~266 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Texas average.
In Texas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
Little prep is needed, bring an ID and insurance if you have it, and note your exposure dates and any symptoms; for a urine test, avoid peeing for about an hour beforehand.
Telling recent partners lets them test and treat; many health departments offer confidential partner-notification help.
Pregnancy screening is standard; ask about an early-pregnancy STI panel.
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