Robertson County reports about 544 chlamydia cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Hearne, Texas, consider whether you'd prefer the personalized attention of a clinic or the flexibility of an at-home test kit. We list both local clinics and at-home kits below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Hearne, TX. The nearest, HealthPoint Hearne, is about 0.2 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.
HealthPoint Hearne, serving Hearne residents who are uninsured, paying cash, or caught between providers, earns its federally qualified designation by tying STI screening costs to income. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing on a sliding-scale fee schedule.
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Texas Department of State Health Services in Hearne tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C on a sliding-scale fee accepted by Medicare and most insurers; gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis are treated the same visit, and appointments are required.
DoxyPEP, doxycycline taken after a potential bacterial STI exposure, requires a provider who can assess eligibility, write the prescription, and track outcomes over time. The staff here handle all three: clinical evaluation, the prescription itself, and the follow-up monitoring that makes the regimen effective rather than haphazard.
For anyone without a regular primary care provider, consolidating hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB screening with a full bacterial and HIV panel in a single appointment closes gaps that would otherwise require separate referrals across multiple offices. The clinic carries hepatitis B vaccination as well, so screening and protection happen together.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
HealthPoint in Hearne tests for HIV, syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C on a sliding-scale fee accepted by Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurers. Appointments are required; bacterial STIs are treated same visit, and care is delivered in Spanish.
When clinical communication has to pass through an intermediary, follow-up questions go unasked, dosing details get compressed, and nuance about symptoms or timelines disappears. At HealthPoint, Spanish-language care is provided directly (the same visit, the same clinician) so nothing between symptom and treatment gets lost in the handoff.
HealthPoint prescribes and manages PrEP: meaning the required HIV baseline test, the follow-up labs at 90-day intervals, and the prescription itself are handled within the clinic rather than split across separate providers. PEP is also available, filling out the prevention side for situations where ongoing daily medication isn't the right fit.
For someone without a regular primary care provider, or paying cash and trying to consolidate labs into a single visit, HealthPoint's panel covers herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C in addition to gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. That range matters when a single appointment needs to answer more than one clinical question.
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
HealthPoint Franklin, in Franklin, structures its fees on a sliding scale tied to income, ensuring no one is turned away for inability to pay. Earning its federally qualified status means that commitment is baked into its mandate. STI screening here covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
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Brazos County Health District in Bryan covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, TB, and rapid or conventional HIV testing on a sliding-scale fee. With no appointment needed and same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, all services available at no cost.
When cost sits between a positive result and follow-up care, infections go untreated and transmission continues. At Brazos County Health District, every service (testing, counseling, vaccination, treatment) carries no fee, so nothing about the bill interrupts the path from diagnosis to care.
When clinical conversations happen across a language barrier, critical details (symptom timelines, medication instructions, risk context) get lost, and care suffers for it. Brazos County Health District delivers services directly in Spanish, so nothing between a question and its answer depends on approximation.
PrEP, typically tenofovir-based daily therapy, requires ongoing HIV and kidney monitoring to be prescribed safely; Brazos County Health District manages both the prescription and the follow-up in-house. PEP is also available, giving Bryan residents access to both prevention tracks from a single clinic.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
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 Hearne, 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.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 200 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Hearne. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 64 offer telehealth.
Michele Garant Smotherman, DO Telehealth
OB-GYN · 2900 East 29th Street, Bryan
Ricardo Lemos, MD
Infectious disease · 2801 East 29th Street, Bryan
Brandon Williamson, MD
Family medicine · 2900 East 29th Street, Bryan
Jordan Conway, MD
Family medicine · 1600 Joseph Drive, Bryan
David Damian, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 2210 East 29th Street, Bryan
Van Ngo, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 748 North Earl Rudder Freeway, Bryan
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 Hearne, 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.
Brookshire Brothers Pharmacy
0.2 miWilson Drug
0.3 miHearne Pharmacy
0.9 mi
19 mi Coburns Pharmacy
21 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Hearne, 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 Hearne, 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.
$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
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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 Robertson County, the county that includes Hearne, compare with Texas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~33% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#33 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 87% of the state
| Infection | Robertson County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 544.4 94 cases ▲ 11% | 491.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 179.5 31 cases ▲ 2% | 176.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | — no data | 15 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 11.6 2 cases ▼ 56% | 26.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 11.6 2 cases ▼ 74% | 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 Robertson County, chlamydia has risen from 537.1 to 544.4 per 100,000 (1%), gonorrhea has fallen from 226.8 to 179.5 per 100,000 (21%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.9 to 17.5 per 100,000 (197%).
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 Robertson County.
Local HIV snapshot
Robertson County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Robertson County residents living with HIV, 73.9% are in care · 52.2% 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 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 Robertson County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
West Brown Street on a weekday morning looks like most of Hearne: pickup trucks pulling out of driveways, not parking lots, because most households here own their homes rather than rent. That stability runs deep in Robertson County, where multigenerational families fill households larger than the state average and nearly half of all adults are married. Those roots matter for health conversations that often stay private longer than they should. A significant share of residents are in their late teens and twenties, the years when STIs spread most readily and when a person is least likely to schedule a clinic visit unless the path to do so is genuinely simple.
The workforce here is largely employed and active, but the jobs driving that participation tend to run on fixed hours with little flexibility. When most earners in a household bring in modest wages, a long drive to a distant clinic on a workday afternoon is not a minor inconvenience; it reshapes the whole day. First Baptist Church of Hearne sits a short walk from North Market Street, near the kind of foot-traffic corridor where posted health resources actually get seen. From that corner, pulling up this page and confirming the nearest clinic's next available slot is the one concrete step that moves a decision forward.
Getting there
At 3.09/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Hearne 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 77859 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 77859 area around Hearne: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Hearne alone.
Hearne sits in Robertson County, ZIP 77859. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Hearne? 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 Robertson 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 Hearne-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 Hearne 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 9 options within a 30-mile drive.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Brazos County Health District, about 19.4 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Robertson County reported ~544 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the Texas average.
In Texas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
At-home kits mail to 77859: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Yes, most STIs cause no symptoms for a long time, which is exactly why routine screening matters.
Many STIs are fully cured with antibiotics; others, like HIV and herpes, are well managed with treatment.
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