New HIV diagnoses in Liberty County run about 55% higher than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Dayton, Texas, deciding whether you prefer professional support or a convenient, self-guided experience will shape your choice. A clinic visit offers medical consultation and immediate treatment, whereas an at-home kit allows for flexible sample collection.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Dayton, TX. The nearest, Chambers Health, is about 1.8 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.
Chambers Health in Dayton runs on scheduled appointments, so a single visit can cover gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis C, and HIV testing together with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections: plus HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines. Fees apply, and insurance is accepted.
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English
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Health Center of Southeast Texas in Dayton tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis C, and HIV, treating bacterial STIs the same visit on a sliding-scale fee open to all payers, Medicaid and Medicare accepted, with care available in Spanish.
Health Center of Southeast Texas carries hepatitis C treatment on-site, meaning the clinic that confirms a diagnosis is the same one that prescribes and manages antiviral therapy. No handoff to a specialist elsewhere required to begin clearing the infection.
The standard panel at Health Center of Southeast Texas includes hepatitis C alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. infections in a single appointment, so a condition that often progresses without symptoms isn't left undetected while four others are cleared.
Health Center of Southeast Texas staffs Spanish as an active clinical language: meaning counseling, treatment instructions, and STI education are conducted directly in Spanish, not routed through a secondary channel, so clinical nuance isn't compressed in translation.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Chambers County Health Department in Mont Belvieu tests for gonorrhea and chlamydia, treats bacterial infections the same visit, and accepts Medicaid or charges on a sliding scale. Appointments required, so call ahead to secure your time.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
West Chambers Medical Center in Baytown carries federally qualified health center standing, which translates directly into sliding-scale fees tied to income for STI screening. Walk-ins are welcome, and the standard panel covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. Cost adjusted to what patients actually earn.
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Fees & payment
Legacy San Jacinto in Baytown carries federal qualification as a community health center, which means its STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) is priced on a sliding scale tied to your income, no appointment needed to get started.
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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 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Dayton, 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 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 Liberty 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.
300 East Crockett Street, Cleveland, TX 77327
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
720 Travis Street, Liberty, TX 77575
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
1103 East Houston Street, Cleveland, TX 77327
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 Dayton. 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, 360 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Dayton. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 90 offer telehealth.
Tamanna Ferdous, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 2206 North Cleveland Street, Dayton
Iqbal Singh, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 310 East Lawrence, Dayton
Linda Varghese, MD
Internal medicine · 310 East Lawrence Street, Dayton
Francisco Ortiz, MD
Family medicine · 1353 North Travis Street, Liberty
Anthony Ambrose Capili, MD
Family medicine · 9825 Eagle Drive, Mt Belvieu
Hsiao Tang, MD
Internal medicine · 11303 Eagle Drive, Mont Belvieu
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 Dayton, 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.
1.4 mi GR Cure Pharmacy
1.5 miRodgers Pharmacy
1.6 miBrookshire Brothers Pharmacy
1.7 mi
6.7 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Dayton, 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 Dayton, 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.
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
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
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
How reported STI rates in Liberty County, the county that includes Dayton, compare with Texas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~30% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#89 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 65% of the state
| Infection | Liberty County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 371.3 402 cases ▼ 25% | 491.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 81.3 88 cases ▼ 54% | 176.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 6.5 7 cases ▼ 57% | 15 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 28.6 31 cases ▲ 8% | 26.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 92.4 100 cases ▲ 109% | 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 Liberty County, chlamydia has fallen from 373.2 to 371.3 per 100,000 (1%), gonorrhea has fallen from 129.9 to 81.3 per 100,000 (37%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 6.5 to 6.5 per 100,000.
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 Liberty County.
Local HIV snapshot
Liberty County HIV care continuum (2023)
Liberty County recorded 21.2 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Liberty County residents living with HIV, 78% are in care · 67.5% 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 Liberty County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
US 90 West runs straight through the heart of Dayton, and for most residents a clinic visit means a deliberate car trip. There's no sidewalk shortcut or transit line to fall back on. That drive is worth planning for, because in a town where six in ten households own their homes and many have put down genuine roots, the assumption can creep in that preventive care will somehow schedule itself. It doesn't, and the nearly four in ten who rent, often younger adults managing a monthly payment under $900, are the ones most likely to let a testing appointment slide when the logistics feel complicated. Those younger residents, the late-teen and twenty-something crowd still navigating new relationships, face the steepest STI risk and often the tightest margins on time and money.
With average household size running large and most working-age adults in the labor force, evenings and weekends fill up fast. The clinics and providers listed on this page, several reachable along FM 1960 or TX 321, span a range of fees and hours specifically so that one realistic afternoon off doesn't become a months-long delay. Dayton's community is more settled than its county neighbors in many ways, but routine STI screening belongs in that same practical, invested mindset. Something neighbors near the Old School Museum and across town handle quietly and regularly, the same way they handle everything else that keeps a household running.
Getting there
At 4.62/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Dayton 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 77535 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 77535 area around Dayton: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Dayton alone.
Dayton sits in Liberty County, ZIP 77535. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Dayton? 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 Liberty 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 Dayton-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 Dayton 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.
Possibly, Liberty, TX is close; compare it by distance against Chambers Health.
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 371 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Texas average.
In Texas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
Community health centers and family-planning clinics serve all patients, and many offer LGBTQ-affirming care, ask the site directly.
That's a myth; STIs need sexual contact to spread, not surfaces.
Public health clinics, family-planning clinics, and many school or campus health centers test teens and young adults, often free.
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