Gonorrhea in Lee County runs about 60% lower than the US average, but anyone in Giddings, Texas, can benefit from testing whether they have symptoms or just want peace of mind. Public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. Your options are explained below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Giddings, TX. The nearest, Bluebonnet Trails Community Services, is about 0.3 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.
Bluebonnet Trails Community Services in Giddings weaves STI care into a behavioral and community health framework, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB on a sliding-scale fee with walk-ins welcome and same-visit treatment for bacterial infections.
Language access at many clinics stops at a Spanish brochure or a third-party phone line patched in from elsewhere. At Bluebonnet Trails, care is delivered directly in American Sign Language and Spanish, with interpretation services available for other languages, so the clinical conversation itself is accessible, not just the paperwork.
Bluebonnet Trails prescribes PrEP and provides PEP on-site, which means a patient's prevention plan doesn't stall waiting for a separate provider. HIV prevention and STI testing share the same appointment.
The standard STI clinic addresses the infection and sends patients elsewhere for the factors that often drive risk. Bluebonnet Trails folds substance-use treatment into the same clinical relationship, so the underlying context of exposure can be addressed alongside the diagnosis itself.
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American Sign Language, English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Tejas Health Care Giddings: Decker Building, in Giddings, ties STI screening fees directly to income through its federally qualified health center structure. Meaning no one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening, with costs scaled to what patients actually earn.
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Tejas Health Care in La Grange structures its fees on a sliding scale tied to income, so cost is never a barrier to care. Federal qualification backs that commitment. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
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Tejas Health Care Medical Center in La Grange meets people where they are (uninsured, between providers, or paying cash) through federally qualified standing that ties fees to income. Walk-ins can access sliding-scale STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia without an appointment.
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Community Health Centers of South Central Texas in Bastrop tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, and treats bacterial infections the same visit. Fees run on a sliding scale with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance accepted. Appointments are required.
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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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Giddings, 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 value: single tests
$49 & 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 Lee 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.
2454 East Austin Avenue, Giddings, TX 78942
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Giddings. 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, 68 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Giddings. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 42 offer telehealth.
Teresa Kinsfather, DO
Family medicine · 317 East Hempstead Street, Giddings
Laura Birnbaum, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 219 A East Railroad, Giddings
Clayton Mccuan, DO
Internal medicine · 1201 A Hill Road, Smithville
Christopher May, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1201 Hill Road, Smithville
Hanzy Bustamante, MD
Internal medicine · 630 Hwy 71 West, Bastrop
Shannon Juno, MD Telehealth
OB-GYN · 1720 Von Minden Road, La Grange
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 Giddings, 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.
Pieratts Pharmacy
0.2 miBrookshire Brothers Pharmacy
0.3 mi
0.8 mi Hunterpharm
18 miBayer Pharmacy
18 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Giddings, 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 Giddings, 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 $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
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 Lee County, the county that includes Giddings, compare with Texas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~26% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#108 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 57% of the state
| Infection | Lee County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 328.9 60 cases ▼ 33% | 491.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 71.3 13 cases ▼ 60% | 176.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 5.5 1 cases ▼ 63% | 15 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 11 2 cases ▼ 58% | 26.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 11 2 cases ▼ 75% | 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 Lee County, chlamydia has risen from 280.4 to 328.9 per 100,000 (17%), gonorrhea has fallen from 125.9 to 71.3 per 100,000 (43%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 11.4 to 5.5 per 100,000 (52%).
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 Lee County.
Local HIV snapshot
Lee County HIV care continuum (2022)
Lee County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Lee County residents living with HIV, 81.5% are in care · 70.4% 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 Lee County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Veterans Park anchors the quieter end of town, and getting across Giddings to a clinic means a car trip: US 290 or North Main Street are the routes, and there is no walking your way there. With the testing options listed here, the range is real, but every one of them requires a drive, so knowing hours and costs before you go matters more than it would somewhere denser. That distance piece lands differently for the large share of households renting at around $888 a month. With only about one in twelve households clearing six figures, a sliding-scale or low-cost option isn't a nice-to-have.
It's often what makes testing a realistic choice rather than a deferred one. The workforce here is broadly employed, but a participation rate above 70 percent means most adults are working structured hours, and clinics with limited weekday windows can quietly fall off the list before the week is out. Giddings also runs larger-than-average households, with families and multi-person homes making up much of the fabric, which means sexual health decisions often ripple across more than one person. Younger adults here, especially those still building their first long-term relationships, benefit most when an appointment doesn't require a special trip to a distant facility: one of the options on this page, plotted against your actual shift schedule, is worth checking before you simply assume it won't fit.
Getting there
At 6.16/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Giddings 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 78942 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 78942 area around Giddings: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Giddings alone.
Giddings sits in Lee County, ZIP 78942. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Giddings? 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 Lee 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 Giddings-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 Giddings 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.
There are 7 options within a 30-mile drive.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Public health clinics nearby provide free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Lee County reported ~329 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Texas average.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Texas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Chlamydia is checked with a simple urine sample or a swab; lab results usually come back in a day or two.
A kit ships to your address; you collect a urine, swab, or finger-stick sample, mail it to the lab, and get results online in a few days.
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