Chlamydia is reported in Bowie County about 19% higher than the US average. Whether you're heading into a new relationship in Hooks, Texas or managing ongoing care, you have options: a clinic visit offers immediate answers and possible treatment, whereas an at-home kit allows you to collect a sample on your terms. See the listing below for more.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Hooks, TX. The nearest, Clinical Pathology Labs, is about 12.0 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.
Core Health Systems - Texarkana College, in Texarkana, welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federal FQHC standing anchors its sliding-scale fees, letting one visit cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing at a cost tied to what a patient actually earns.
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Genesis Prime Care in Texarkana folds STI testing into a family care practice, meaning gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV screening share space with routine medicine: walk-ins welcome, sliding-scale fees apply, and same-visit treatment is available for bacterial infections.
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Genesis PrimeCare Womans Health Texarkana calibrates fees to each patient's income, so cost is never the reason someone skips care. This federally qualified health center in Texarkana offers sliding-scale STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) with no appointment required to get started.
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Texarkana-Bowie County Family Health Center, in Texarkana, delivers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing alongside same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. All on a sliding-scale fee, with appointments required. Every service here is accepted at no cost to the patient.
Sliding-scale clinics routinely land patients with a remaining balance after adjustments, some fee, however small, follows them out. At Texarkana-Bowie County Family Health Center, the scale bottoms out at nothing: donations are accepted but never required, and no patient leaves owing a dollar for any service on the menu.
Without Title X standing, a minor seeking STI care or family planning at Texarkana-Bowie County Family Health Center would face a patchwork of referrals and exposure of their visit through insurance or parental billing. Title X designation means those services are legally confidential, no secondary appointment needed, no billing trail created.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Special Health Resources for Texas in Texarkana runs entirely on a sliding-scale and donation model, covering HIV (rapid and self-test), syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB. With same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs and appointments required.
Plenty of clinics post a sliding scale and still leave patients with a balance after insurance is applied or the income calculation runs short. Special Health Resources for Texas charges nothing: the full range of testing, treatment, and prevention services operates on donations, not on whatever a patient can document at the front desk.
Special Health Resources for Texas delivers care in Spanish as a standing clinical capability, not routed through scheduling workarounds. For someone managing HIV treatment, hepatitis C care, or PrEP adherence counseling in their primary language, that continuity shapes how medication education actually lands.
Special Health Resources for Texas holds dedicated funding for PrEP for uninsured patients, meaning cost doesn't gate access to ongoing HIV prevention. PEP is also available on-site, so the same clinic that starts a PEP course can transition a patient into a PrEP regimen with continuous HIV monitoring already in place.
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Listing verified Apr 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 about 12 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Hooks, 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 Bowie 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.
4250 Gibson Lane, Texarkana, TX 75503
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1920 Moores Ln Suite A, Texarkana, TX 75503
CMS-certified lab
5701 Summerhill Road, Texarkana, TX 75503
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Hooks. 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, 124 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Hooks. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 13 offer telehealth.
Balbir Singh, MD
Family medicine · 212 North Ctr, New Boston
Donald Douglas, MD
Internal medicine · 114 West US Hwy 82, New Boston
Gregory White, MD
Internal medicine · 700 Davey Crockett Drive, New Boston
Jon Tarpley, MD
Family medicine · 815 North King Highway, Texarkana
Bryan Bowen, MD
Family medicine · 5212 West 7th Street, Wake Village
Priyal Patel, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 4824 Mcknight Road, Texarkana
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 Hooks, 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.
Brookshires Pharmacy
7.2 miWhisenhunt's City Pharmacy
10 mi
11 mi Total Pharmacy Solutions
11 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Hooks, 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 Hooks, 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
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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 Bowie County, the county that includes Hooks, compare with Texas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~27% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#25 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 90% of the state
| Infection | Bowie County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 583.5 535 cases ▲ 19% | 491.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 207.2 190 cases ▲ 17% | 176.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 16.4 15 cases ▲ 9% | 15 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 17.5 16 cases ▼ 34% | 26.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 85.1 78 cases ▲ 92% | 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 Bowie County, chlamydia has risen from 515.6 to 583.5 per 100,000 (13%), gonorrhea has fallen from 274.5 to 207.2 per 100,000 (25%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 7.5 to 16.4 per 100,000 (119%).
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 Bowie County.
Local HIV snapshot
Bowie County HIV care continuum (2023)
Bowie County recorded 27.5 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Bowie County residents living with HIV, 82.1% are in care · 67.4% 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 Bowie County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
US 82 threads straight through Hooks, and the modest home values and below-average rents along that corridor reflect a community where most households own their place and many have done so for years. That stability shapes daily rhythms in ways worth noting for anyone thinking about health care: with more than half of adults outside the labor force and a relatively modest share of households in the higher income brackets, out-of-pocket costs for routine services carry real weight. Even an affordable visit can feel like a calculation when budgets run lean. Household size here runs larger than the Texas average, and half of adults are married. Meaning health decisions often ripple outward to partners and family members under the same roof.
For the younger adults in Hooks, people in their late teens and twenties who are statistically most likely to contract and transmit STIs, that interdependence makes timely screening less a personal choice and more a household matter. Bowie County's STI rates give the broader picture; Hooks residents share that county context. Not a quick errand folded into a lunch break. The options listed on this page reflect what that drive looks like from Hooks, so checking hours and distance before committing saves a wasted round-trip on the highway.
Getting there
At 6.44/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Hooks 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 75561 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 75561 area around Hooks: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Hooks alone.
Hooks sits in Bowie County, ZIP 75561. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Major routes
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Hooks? 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 Bowie 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 Hooks-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 Hooks 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.
The closest is Clinical Pathology Labs (12 mi); 8 options are within 30 miles.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Yes, community and public clinics test the uninsured, with sliding-scale fees.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 584 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Texas average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Texas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 75561; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
Yes, the CDC recommends STI screening early in pregnancy, since untreated infections can affect the baby.
A clinic offers same-day answers and on-site treatment; an at-home kit trades that for privacy and convenience, both use real lab testing.
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