Live Oak County reported gonorrhea rates are about 28% lower than the US average. If you're looking for a one-time concern or regular check-ups in George West, Texas, you can weigh the convenience of walks-ins for same-day testing against the flexibility of labs and home kits. Below are your options.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for George West, TX. The nearest, Live Oak Community Health Center, is about 9.8 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.
Live Oak Community Health Center in Three Rivers welcomes walk-ins for STI screening, no appointment needed. Federally qualified status anchors its sliding-scale fee structure, so cost adjusts to income. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing in one stop.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Atascosa Health Center, in Three Rivers, functions as a community health center where STI care sits alongside family planning and TB management under the same clinical roof. Appointments are required; the standard panel covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections on a sliding-scale fee. With Spanish-language care throughout.
Without Spanish spoken fluently at the point of care, a positive result can stall: questions go unanswered, follow-up gets skipped, and an otherwise treatable infection lingers. At Atascosa Health Center, clinical staff communicate directly in Spanish, so nothing between diagnosis and treatment gets lost in translation.
The typical STI clinic tests for the bacterial four and HIV, then stops. Atascosa Health Center runs hepatitis A, B, and C testing alongside the standard panel, and for hepatitis A and B, vaccination is available on the same visit.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Texas Department of State Health Services in Beeville requires an appointment and covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing in one visit, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, and sliding-scale fees accepted alongside Medicaid and Medicare.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
South Texas Family Planning and Health in Beeville covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV testing with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections: no appointment required, on a sliding scale, and HIV and hepatitis B testing at no charge.
A fee that arrives at the end of a visit can quietly undo everything a clinic just accomplished, a prescription unfilled, a follow-up skipped, a partner left untested. South Texas Family Planning and Health eliminates that outcome entirely: every service it offers, from testing through treatment, costs nothing.
A symptom described imprecisely, because the words for it don't quite exist in a second language, can mean a test not ordered or a treatment not explained in full. South Texas Family Planning and Health provides care directly in Spanish, with interpretation services available for other languages, so nothing critical gets lost between question and answer.
Walk-in STI clinics routinely test for the core four bacterial and viral infections and leave hepatitis unaddressed, meaning patients often leave with half a picture. South Texas Family Planning and Health runs hepatitis B and C tests alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, so the full exposure profile comes back in a single visit.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community Action Corporation of South Texas in Beeville tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, and can treat bacterial infections the same visit. Appointments are required, and fees are billed to Medicaid or insurance, with a direct-pay fee schedule available.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
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 10 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to George West, 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 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.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 24 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of George West. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 5 offer telehealth.
Rachel Dockery, MD
Family medicine · 300 East Martin Street, Three Rivers
Christian Okpalo, MD
Internal medicine · 1211 East Houston Street, Beeville
Joseph Larakers, MD
Family medicine · 302 South Hillside Drive, Beeville
Drew Smithers, DO
Family medicine · 1500 East Houston Street, Beeville
Julia Krause-Castaneda, MD
Family medicine · 1602 East Houston C, Beeville
Steven Dayton, MD
Family medicine · 1602 East Houston St C, Beeville
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 George West, 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.
Campbell Drug Store
9.8 miSchulz & Wroten Pharmacy
23 mi
23 mi 
23 mi Moore's City Drug
24 mi
24 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to George West, 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 George West, 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 Live Oak County, the county that includes George West, 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.
#103 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 59% of the state
| Infection | Live Oak County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 336.7 39 cases ▼ 32% | 491.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 129.5 15 cases ▼ 27% | 176.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 17.3 2 cases ▲ 15% | 15 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 8.6 1 cases ▼ 67% | 26.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 17.3 2 cases ▼ 61% | 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 Live Oak County, chlamydia has risen from 264.7 to 336.7 per 100,000 (27%), gonorrhea has risen from 35.3 to 129.5 per 100,000 (267%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 8.8 to 17.3 per 100,000 (97%).
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 Live Oak County.
Local HIV snapshot
Live Oak County HIV care continuum (2023)
Live Oak County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Live Oak County residents living with HIV, 41.7% are in care · 41.7% 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 Live Oak County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
George West City Park sits at the quiet center of a town where nearly everyone owns their home and most households run large, multiple generations or extended family under one roof, built around roots here rather than a lease renewal. That stability shapes how people think about health care: it's something you handle locally, without much thought of driving far, which makes the absence of nearby screening options a real gap for younger adults navigating their first relationships or new partners. US 281, the main artery through town, will carry most residents a meaningful distance to reach the nearest options listed on this page.
There's no walking to a clinic from George West City Park or the neighborhoods around First Baptist Church. The labor-force picture here is worth noting: with fewer than half of adults actively working outside the home, the traditional argument for extended weekday hours matters less than it might elsewhere, but it also means the residents who are employed often hold demanding schedules with little slack. The options listed here include telehealth-connected or extended-hours sites that let someone schedule around a long shift on 281 rather than losing a morning's work to get there.
Getting there
At 6.86/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in George West 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 78022 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 78022 area around George West: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not George West alone.
George West sits in Live Oak County, ZIP 78022. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside George West? 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 Live Oak 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 George West-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 George West 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.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
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.
Live Oak County reported ~337 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.
Go to an ER or call RAINN (800-656-4673); they provide testing, PEP, and support right away.
It can: too soon and a real infection may not show yet. Retest after the window to be sure.
Usually urine or a swab for chlamydia/gonorrhea, and blood for HIV, syphilis, and hepatitis.
A urine test or swab finds trichomoniasis, one of the most treatable STIs.
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