Ellis County reports about 13 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 residents, near the US average. If you've had a recent risk or test regularly in Garrett, Texas, you'll want to explore your options between clinics that may bill insurance and private labs that offer flat self-pay prices.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Garrett, TX. The nearest, Total Point Urgent Care, is about 3.1 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.
Total Point Urgent Care in Ennis runs STI testing and same-visit treatment for bacterial infections (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis) on a sliding-scale fee accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, or insurance, with walk-ins welcome and care available in Spanish.
Spanish isn't routed through a scheduling workaround at Total Point Urgent Care: it's built into the clinical encounter itself, meaning counseling, test results, and treatment decisions are communicated directly by staff in Spanish, not filtered through secondary channels.
Total Point Urgent Care tests for hepatitis B and hepatitis C in addition to gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, which means a single visit can surface a hepatitis infection that would otherwise go undetected until symptoms appear.
Languages
English, Spanish
Tests offered
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Hope Health Ennis, serving Ennis residents who are between providers, paying cash, or working with limited income, earns its federally qualified standing by tying STI screening fees to what patients actually earn. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing are available on a sliding-scale basis, no appointment required.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
572 Coleman Street in Waxahachie earned federal qualification as a community health center, which locks in a sliding-scale fee structure tied to household income. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with what you pay determined by what you earn.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
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 3 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Garrett, 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 range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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 Ellis 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.
2201 West Lampasas, Ennis, TX 75119
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
317 East Ovilla Road, Red Oak, TX 75154
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
979 Don Floyd Drive #104, Midlothian, TX 76065
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Garrett. 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, 617 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Garrett. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 238 offer telehealth.
John Arkusinski, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 206 South Clay Street, Ennis
Thomas Tran, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 2203 West Ennis Avenue, Ennis
Keith Rigsby, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 601 South Clay Street, Ennis
Larry Jinks, MD
Internal medicine · 802 West Lampasas Street, Ennis
Craig Yetter, DO
Family medicine · 805 West Lampasas Street, Ennis
Nakizito Kazigo, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1200 South Hall Street, Ennis
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 Garrett, 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.
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3.2 mi Brookshire Pharmacy
3.3 miHometown Drug
3.6 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Garrett, 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 Garrett, 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
$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
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 Ellis County, the county that includes Garrett, 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.
#98 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 61% of the state
| Infection | Ellis County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 357.7 797 cases ▼ 27% | 491.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 111.3 248 cases ▼ 37% | 176.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 6.3 14 cases ▼ 58% | 15 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 11.2 25 cases ▼ 58% | 26.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 20.6 46 cases ▼ 53% | 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 Ellis County, chlamydia has risen from 333.6 to 357.7 per 100,000 (7%), gonorrhea has fallen from 126.8 to 111.3 per 100,000 (12%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.7 to 6.3 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 Ellis County.
Local HIV snapshot
Ellis County HIV care continuum (2023)
Ellis County recorded 12.6 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Ellis County residents living with HIV, 87% are in care · 71.2% 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 Ellis County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
The stretch of North Kaufman Street carries the steady pulse of a working community where families stay rooted, often across generations under one roof. That stability, the kind that comes from affordability and connection, makes it easy to overlook something as straightforward as regular STI screening, yet it's precisely the texture of life here that makes access to confidential testing a practical necessity. Young adults in Garrett, from late teens through their thirties, benefit from clinics and testing sites in and around town listed on this page where a visit leaves no trace in the neighborhood gossip. Routine screening fits naturally into the rhythm of ordinary checkups and life transitions: a new relationship, a health concern that won't settle, or simply the clarity that comes from knowing. The modest cost of care in Garrett means testing doesn't demand the financial planning that might delay someone elsewhere; a quick appointment can happen without the weight of expense.
Confidentiality here is genuine. Test results stay sealed, and the providers listed on this page understand that discretion isn't a luxury. It's the baseline. Whether you live in Ennis or closer to Garrett City Park, the testing available locally removes the friction of distance and the risk of running into someone you know at a clinic an hour away.
Getting there
At 6.18/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Garrett 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 75119 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 75119 area around Garrett: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Garrett alone.
Garrett sits in Ellis County, ZIP 75119. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Neighborhoods & communities
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Garrett? 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 Ellis 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 Garrett-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 Garrett 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, Waxahachie, TX is close; compare it by distance against Total Point Urgent Care.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
Yes, public clinics in the area offer free or low-cost testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 358 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.
The CDC doesn't advise routine herpes testing without symptoms; if you have a sore, a swab of it is the most accurate test.
It's cured with antibiotics; treating partners together prevents reinfection.
Roughly 3–6 weeks after exposure for a dependable syphilis blood test.
Yes, test after the window period, and if HIV exposure is a concern, ask about PEP within 72 hours.
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