STD Testing in Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, TX: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
In Cameron County, reported gonorrhea runs about 53% lower than the US average. Whether you're looking ahead to a new relationship or need ongoing care, Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, Texas, has public and private options for STI testing. Public clinics often charge less or nothing, while private labs usually offer quicker results and scheduling.
STD testing near Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, TX
7 testing options are listed for Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, TX. The nearest, ASAS Health, is about 7.0 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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Address
213 Heart Drive, Brownsville, TX 78520 8.7 miles away
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ASAS Health
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ASAS Health in San Benito runs on a sliding-scale fee accepted by Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurers, with donations also welcome: covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, conventional HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB, all by appointment.
Tests & treatsSliding-scale
Address
351 North Sam Houston Boulevard, San Benito, TX 78586
Cameron County Public Health in San Benito requires an appointment, and that single visit covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing alongside STI treatment, HPV, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and mpox vaccines. With every service provided at no fee.
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Zero-Fee Care With Real Downstream Reach
Every service at Cameron County Public Health (testing, treatment, vaccines, counseling) is provided at no fee, which means the sliding scale bottoms out at nothing and cost never becomes the reason a visit gets postponed.
Spanish Is a Primary Operating Language Here
Spanish functions as a full clinical language at Cameron County Public Health, so every step of testing, treatment, and prevention education, including HIV test counseling and TB prevention, is conducted directly in Spanish, without any intermediary layer.
Title X Guarantees Confidential Services for Minors
Cameron County Public Health operates under Title X federal family planning designation, which carries a legally protected guarantee: minors can receive confidential family planning and STI services without parental disclosure, a protection that is statutory, not discretionary.
Su Clinica in Brownsville works on a sliding scale and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing alongside HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines. With an appointment required and STI treatment available on-site.
Tests & treatsSliding-scale
Address
105 East Alton Gloor Boulevard, Brownsville, TX 78526
More ways to get tested in Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, TX
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.
At-home STD testing in Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, TX
The nearest testing center is about 7 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, 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 Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, TX
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Cameron 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.
Acme Pediatric Providers
500 North Sam Houston Boulevard, Suite 2, San Benito, TX 78586
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz. 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 Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, TX who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 219 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 54 offer telehealth.
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Ryan Villafuerte, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 351 North Sam Houston Boulevard, San Benito
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 Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, TX
Compare the pharmacies closest to Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, TX. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
7.2 mi
Rx pickupOTC HIV self-testAt-home STI kitsPrEP/PEP fillsHPV & Hep B vaccinesCondoms / EC
Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, TX.
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 Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, 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
Wisp
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 Cameron County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Cameron County, the county that includes Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, 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.
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#20 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 92% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Cameron County vs Texas vs U.S.
Cameron CountyTexasU.S.▲▼ = Cameron County vs the state average
Infection
Cameron County
Texas
United States
Chlamydia
604.62,580 cases▲ 23%
491.9
492.2
Gonorrhea
84.1359 cases▼ 52%
176.4
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
7.532 cases▼ 50%
15
15.8
Syphilis (early)
21.692 cases▼ 18%
26.4
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
45.2193 cases▲ 2%
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 Cameron County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 12% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Cameron County, chlamydia has risen from 369.8 to 604.6 per 100,000 (63%), gonorrhea has risen from 69.1 to 84.1 per 100,000 (22%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 2.4 to 7.5 per 100,000 (213%).
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 Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, TX
Adults uninsured
40%
No routine checkup
28.7%
Binge drinking
14.9%
Frequent mental distress
17.6%
Depression
19.5%
Below poverty line
26.8%
Primary-care ratio
2,034 : 1
Cameron County
Primary-care shortage score 17 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 58
Social Vulnerability Index · 98th 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 Cameron County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Cameron County (2023)
People living with HIV
333 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
63cases countywide
On PrEP (coverage)
35.4%
Cameron County HIV care continuum (2023)
Cameron County recorded 18.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Cameron County residents living with HIV, 71% are in care · 64.5% 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.
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 Cameron 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 →
Along the Military Highway corridor, Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz offers rent well below what most Ohioans pay elsewhere, but affordable doesn't mean uncomplicated. For younger adults navigating new relationships or a first stretch of independent living, health coverage often lags behind the lease signing, and a town where nearly four in five residents own their homes means the rental market is small and the population skews toward established households. That context shapes who most needs a clear, accessible path to STI screening and who most easily slips through without one. Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz sits in Cameron County, and the adults most likely to be in those early-relationship, coverage-uncertain years make up a meaningful slice of a community that otherwise trends toward settled, married households.
With nearly half of adults married and a relatively compact average household, the social fabric here is stable, but that makes it easy to assume younger, single, or newly partnered residents have the same health-access footholds they don't yet have. With the options listed on this page, the practical question isn't whether a clinic exists. It's finding the one whose hours and distance match a Tuesday that already has too much in it. Near Old Military Highway, that calculus is worth taking seriously.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, TX
Walkability6.87 / 20 · Below average
At 6.87/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz 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 78586 snapshot
Residents
49,103
Median age
31.1
Median income
$44,158
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 78586 area around Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz alone.
Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz sits in Cameron County, ZIP 78586. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
El Ranchito Community Park
Don Jose Esparza Park
Esparza Cemetery
Sabas Cavazos Cemetery
Major routes
US 281 (Military Highway)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, TX
Just outside Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz, TX: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Cameron 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 an Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz-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 Encantada-Ranchito-El Calaboz 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.
