STD Testing in Cypress, TX: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Harris County reports about 33 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 residents, well above the US average. If you've had a recent risk or test on a regular schedule in Cypress, Texas, consider the trade-offs between walk-in clinics for same-day testing and labs or at-home kits which let you plan around your schedule. Look over the options listed below.
7 testing options are listed for Cypress, TX. The nearest, Labcorp, is about 1.4 miles away. Compare 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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Labcorp
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2.9(28)?
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Rated 2.9 out of 5 from 28 reviews
Address
10242 Greenhouse Road, Cypress, TX 77433 1.4 miles away
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Highest rated 4.3 miles
Memorial Hermann-GoHealth Urgent Care
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Rated 4.1 out of 5 from 83 reviews
Memorial Hermann-GoHealth Urgent Care in Cypress tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C on a fee-based sliding scale with insurance and Medicaid accepted. No appointment is needed, and bacterial STIs are treated same visit.
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Non-English Speakers Get Full Clinical Dialogue
Urgent-care settings often handle language informally: staff signal with gestures, or a bilingual front-desk employee steps in. Memorial Hermann-GoHealth brings structured interpretation services into the clinical encounter itself, so the conversation about symptoms, history, and treatment happens with precision, not approximation.
PrEP Is Prescribed and Managed On-Site
PrEP at Memorial Hermann-GoHealth means a provider evaluates candidacy, writes the prescription, and sets up monitoring. The full clinical loop, not a handoff. PEP is likewise dispensed and managed on-site, with dosing instructions and follow-up built into the same visit.
Herpes and Hepatitis Testing Without Separate Appointments
People without a regular primary care provider, or those paying out of pocket and consolidating visits, benefit from a panel that reaches beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. Memorial Hermann-GoHealth adds herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB testing, covering infections that otherwise require separate specialist orders.
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
Tests offered
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
TB
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
Chlamydia
Rapid HIV
Conventional HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
American Indian or Alaska Native persons
Asian or Pacific Islander persons
Black or African American persons
Gay Men
Hispanic or Latino persons
LGBTQ
Low Income Persons
Care services
STI Treatment
Prevention services
TB Prevention/Education
STI Prevention/Education
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
Hepatitis Prevention/Education
Fees & payment
Medicaid Accepted
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community health center 6.1 miles
Spring Branch Community Health Center
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Spring Branch Community Health Center in Cypress screens for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis C on a sliding scale open to anyone, with walk-ins welcome, same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and every service provided at no fee.
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Every Visit Runs on a Zero-Balance Model
Spring Branch operates a fully subsidized care model: tests, counseling, STI treatment, and preventive medications are all covered without billing the patient. No insurance is required to access the full scope of services, and sliding-scale eligibility isn't gatekept by income documentation.
Spanish-Language Care Is Staffed, Not Patched
Spring Branch delivers clinical care in Spanish, meaning diagnoses, treatment plans, and PrEP counseling are conducted directly in the language. Not relayed through a secondary channel. That capacity shapes how medication adherence and follow-up are communicated from the first appointment.
PrEP and PEP Prescribed On-Site, Not Referred Out
Many sexual health clinics test but send patients elsewhere to actually obtain HIV prevention medications. Spring Branch prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, and carries a dedicated program covering PrEP costs for uninsured patients. Keeping the prevention pathway intact without a handoff.
Elevate Community Health in Tomball meets patients where they are (uninsured, between providers, or paying out of pocket) through its federal FQHC designation, which anchors sliding-scale fees to income. Walk-in STI screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with costs scaled to what each patient can actually pay.
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 about 1 mile away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Cypress, 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 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
Quest Diagnostics
$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 Cypress, TX
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Harris 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.
Showing 6 of the CLIA-certified labs in Harris County.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Cypress. 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 Cypress, TX who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 3,461 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Cypress. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 1,250 offer telehealth.
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Dorothy Lamping, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 25282 Northwest Fwy 200, Cypress
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 Cypress, TX
Compare the pharmacies closest to Cypress, TX. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
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Rx pickupOTC HIV self-testAt-home STI kitsPrEP/PEP fillsHPV & Hep B vaccinesCondoms / EC
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 Cypress, 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
Nurx
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or 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 Harris County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Harris County, the county that includes Cypress, compare with Texas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~24% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#13
#13 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 95% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Harris County vs Texas vs U.S.
Harris CountyTexasU.S.▲▼ = Harris County vs the state average
Infection
Harris County
Texas
United States
Chlamydia
641.431,014 cases▲ 30%
491.9
492.2
Gonorrhea
240.611,631 cases▲ 36%
176.4
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
28.21,363 cases▲ 88%
15
15.8
Syphilis (early)
40.81,975 cases▲ 55%
26.4
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
572,756 cases▲ 29%
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.
Reported STD rates in Harris County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 2% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Harris County, chlamydia has risen from 528.4 to 641.4 per 100,000 (21%), gonorrhea has risen from 239.6 to 240.6 per 100,000 (0%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 13.3 to 28.2 per 100,000 (112%).
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 Cypress, TX
Adults uninsured
11.4%
No routine checkup
25.9%
Binge drinking
19.1%
Frequent mental distress
14.7%
Depression
20.4%
Below poverty line
4.7%
Primary-care ratio
1,717 : 1
Harris County
Primary-care shortage score 22 / 26
Medically Underserved Area
Social Vulnerability Index · 92nd percentile nationally
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 Harris County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Harris County (2023)
Federal priority area: Harris County is one of 48 U.S. counties prioritized under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative: targeted federal funding to expand local HIV testing, PrEP, and prevention.
People living with HIV
759 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
1,321cases countywide
On PrEP (coverage)
18.3%
Harris County HIV care continuum (2023)
Harris County recorded 33.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Harris County residents living with HIV, 86.7% know their status · 75.2% are in care · 65.1% 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.
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 Harris County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Compiled and checked by EasySTD's editorial team against CDC and public-health sources. This is educational information, not a substitute for advice from a licensed clinician. Our editorial guidelines →
Coles Crossing's tree-lined streets and the steady rhythm of school pickups near Coles Arbor Park tell you something about how Cypress is built: this is a place where most residents own their homes, have put down roots, and organize their days around family schedules rather than flexible solo ones. That stability shapes everything about how people here engage with health care: including sexual health screening, which tends to get deprioritized when calendars fill with carpool windows and work commutes along Spring Cypress Road. A large majority of households here are married couples sharing a home with nearly three other people on average, which can make private health decisions feel logistically complicated.
At the same time, the share of residents in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI transmission runs highest and when regular testing matters most, is still substantial enough that Cypress reflects a real community-wide need. A notable portion of households are managing rent around $1,600 a month, which means out-of-pocket testing costs can genuinely factor into whether someone follows through.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Cypress, TX
Walkability8.01 / 20 · Below average
At 8.01/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Cypress 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 77429 snapshot
Residents
95,938
Median age
36.9
Median income
$117,931
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 77429 area around Cypress: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Cypress alone.
Cypress sits in Harris County, ZIP 77429. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Cypress Top
Darlin Roth Research Library & Museum
Coles Arbor Park
Coles Park
Oak Meadow Park
Coles Commons
Neighborhoods & communities
Villages of Cypress Lakes
First Bend
Coles Crossing
The Shores
Lakeland Village
Towne Lake
The Cove
Longwood Village
Major routes
Spring Cypress Road
Northwest Freeway
US 290 HOV (US 290 Express Lane)
Barker Cypress Road
Telge Road
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Cypress, TX
Just outside Cypress? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Cypress, TX: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Harris 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.
Who should test, and whenCDC 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 Cypress-area provider.
What each STD test costsMedicare 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 Cypress 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 TexasMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
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).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In Texas, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
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.
