STD Testing in Hormigueros, PR: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
In Hormigueros Municipio, reported syphilis runs about 18% lower than the US average. If you are seeking a one-time STD test or regular check-ups in Hormigueros Municipio, Puerto Rico, consider that community and public clinics are often low-cost or free, while private labs tend to offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. Browse the options below.
5 testing options are listed for Hormigueros, PR. The nearest, MEDX Medical Experience By Migrant Hormigueros, is about 0.6 miles away. Compare 5 community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
How to read these listings
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.
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Community health center 0.6 miles
MEDX Medical Experience By Migrant Hormigueros
4.5(13)?Where these reviews come from
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 from 13 reviews
MEDX Medical Experience By Migrant Hormigueros, serving Hormigueros, meets patients where insurance gaps and cash budgets collide. Backed by federal FQHC standing, its sliding-scale fees adjust to income, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening reachable for anyone walking in without an appointment.
MEDX Medical Experience By Migrant Administration Offices
4.0(23)?Where these reviews come from
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Rated 4 out of 5 from 23 reviews
MEDX Medical Experience By Migrant Administration Offices, serving Mayaguez under federally qualified health center standing, ties STI screening costs directly to each patient's income. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing are available on a sliding-scale basis, meaning no fixed price applies. What you pay reflects what you earn.
Sliding-scale
Address
491 Calle Dr Ramon East Betances South, Mayaguez, PR 00680
Migrant Health Center Western Region in Mayaguez tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB: all at no fee on a sliding-scale basis, with walk-ins welcome and same-visit treatment for bacterial infections.
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Every Service Billed at Zero Dollars
Free STI testing and free hepatitis C testing are each explicitly designated, not conditionally waived, meaning the sliding-scale floor for both reaches zero. That fee structure applies equally to PrEP, TB treatment, HIV/AIDS medical treatment, and hepatitis C treatment, with no service category carved out.
Spanish Is the Clinical Language on Staff
Migrant Health Center Western Region conducts its clinical work (counseling, medication adherence education, HIV test counseling, and STI prevention education) directly in Spanish. That means the conversations around PrEP dosing, treatment plans, and TB monitoring happen in the language the center operates in, without a relay.
PrEP and PEP Managed Without Sending You Elsewhere
Without on-site PrEP and PEP, the gap between a prevention conversation and an actual prescription often stretches across multiple appointments at separate providers. Migrant Health Center Western Region prescribes and manages both, and explicitly covers PrEP costs for uninsured patients. Closing that gap at the point of care.
Tests & treatsSliding-scalePrEP
Address
392 Calle Ramon East Betances Sur, Barrio Sabalos Mayaguez, PR 00680
Estancia Corazon in Mayaguez tests for HIV, syphilis, and TB on a walk-in basis with no appointment needed, and every test, counseling session, and prevention service comes at no charge to anyone who walks through the door.
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Every Service Carries a Zero Balance
All services at Estancia Corazon are provided at no fee, which means the cost question is settled before anyone arrives: nothing changes based on income, insurance, or how many services are used in a single visit.
Spanish Is the Working Language Here
Spanish is the language of every interaction at Estancia Corazon, so counseling, risk conversations, and PrEP education land with the precision they require. Nothing gets compressed or softened in translation.
PrEP Available Without a Separate Provider
Estancia Corazon prescribes PrEP directly, which serves anyone who wants consistent HIV prevention but doesn't have a primary care provider managing it. The medication and the clinical relationship that sustains it are both available here.
MEDX Medical Experience By Migrant Litoral Clinic in Mayaguez extends federally qualified health center sliding-scale fees to cash-paying patients, those between providers, and anyone without coverage. STI screening here covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with costs adjusted to income so financial barriers don't determine who gets tested.
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.
The nearest testing center is less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Hormigueros, 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
Panel:
8-infection panel incl. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis & herpes: single tests too
Sample:
Quest Mobile: a phlebotomist collects your sample at home
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
Other CLIA-certified labs near Hormigueros, PR
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Hormigueros Municipio, 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.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Hormigueros. 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
Clinicians near Hormigueros, PR who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 208 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Hormigueros. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 11 offer telehealth.
CD
Carlos Delgado
Internal medicine · 4 Plaza Monserrate Suie 4, Hormigueros
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
Pharmacies near Hormigueros, PR
No pharmacy near Hormigueros, PR 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.
Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Hormigueros, PR.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
PrEP, prevention & online treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Hormigueros, 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.
PrEP & DoxyPEP
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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
STDs & HIV in Hormigueros Municipio: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Hormigueros Municipio, the municipio that includes Hormigueros, compare with Puerto Rico and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~23% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#36
#36 of 78 Puerto Rico counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 54% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Hormigueros Municipio vs Puerto Rico vs U.S.
Hormigueros MunicipioPuerto RicoU.S.▲▼ = Hormigueros Municipio vs the state average
Infection
Hormigueros Municipio
Puerto Rico
United States
Chlamydia
143.522 cases▼ 11%
162.1
492.2
Gonorrhea
132 cases▼ 65%
37
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
132 cases▼ 4%
13.6
15.8
Syphilis (early)
132 cases▼ 34%
19.6
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
6.51 cases▼ 58%
15.6
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.
Reported STD rates in Hormigueros Municipio over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 84% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Hormigueros Municipio, chlamydia has risen from 57.5 to 143.5 per 100,000 (150%), gonorrhea has risen from 6.4 to 13 per 100,000 (103%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 12.8 to 13 per 100,000 (2%).
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
What shapes testing access in and around Hormigueros, PR
Medically Underserved Area
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 Hormigueros Municipio.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Hormigueros Municipio (2023)
People living with HIV
321 / 100k
PrEP users / 100k
50
Hormigueros Municipio HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Hormigueros Municipio residents living with HIV, 81.8% are in care · 72.7% 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 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.
Pregnant or planning to be?
Congenital syphilis is the fastest-rising STI: what to test, and when
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 Hormigueros Municipio tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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San Romualdo sits close enough to the center of Hormigueros that its streets feel familiar and slow-paced, the kind of place where most households have owned their home for years. That stability is real, but the economic picture underneath it is considerably tighter: nearly one in five residents who want work cannot find it, and the share of households reaching six figures is vanishingly small. Typical rents are low by almost any regional measure, yet low rent alone does not stretch a constrained household budget when income is irregular or absent.
Those pressures land unevenly on young adults in their late teens and twenties, who make up a meaningful slice of Hormigueros and tend to carry a disproportionate share of STI cases regardless of geography. For this group, the practical question is not whether testing matters but whether the options listed on this page are reachable on a schedule and a budget that are already stretched. For residents without employer coverage, and with an unemployment rate that means many here are outside the formal workforce entirely, the sliding-scale and low-cost options listed on this page carry real weight.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Hormigueros, PR
Walkability4.09 / 20 · Least walkable
At 4.09/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Hormigueros 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.
Hormigueros sits in Hormigueros Municipio, ZIP 660. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Casa Solariega de José de Diego
Casilla del Caminero
Las Mesas
Los Peñones
Cementerio Municipal de Mayagüez
Cerro Conde Ávila
Neighborhoods & communities
Salsipuedes
Jagüitas
Guanajibo
San Romualdo
Lavadero
Río Hondo
Sector El Hoyo
Malezas
Major routes
PR-2 (Expreso Roberto Sánchez Vilella)
PR-100 (Carretera Senador Antonio J. "Tony" Fas Alzamora)
PR-114 (Avenida Santa Teresa Jornet)
Calle Los Vélez
Nearby cities & towns
Nearby cities and towns near Hormigueros, PR
Just outside Hormigueros? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Hormigueros, PR: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Hormigueros Municipio: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Puerto Rico law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Who should test, and when
CDC screening schedule + each infection's detection window
Who should get tested, and how often
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
When to test: STD detection windows
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Hormigueros-area provider.
Medicare reference prices per lab test, a benchmark before you pay out of pocket
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Hormigueros 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.
Confidentiality & consent in Puerto Rico
Minor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
Two things that actually depend on Puerto Rico 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).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In Puerto Rico, public health clinics provide confidential STI testing and treatment; ask the clinic directly about consent requirements for minors.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) is potentially allowable in Puerto Rico: it is not expressly authorized, but not prohibited either. Ask your provider whether they will prescribe treatment for a partner without a separate visit.
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.
