Harris County reports about 33 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 residents, well above the US average. Whether you are in Houmont Park, Texas for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, some clinics take walk-ins for same-day testing, while labs and at-home kits let you plan around your own time. See your options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Houmont Park, TX. The nearest, Labcorp at Walgreens, is about 3.6 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.
Harris Health System in Houston channels STI care through a full hospital system, meaning gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C testing sit alongside same-visit bacterial treatment, sliding-scale fees, and HPV and hepatitis vaccines. Appointment required, Spanish spoken.
Harris Health System in Houston carries clinical Spanish into the exam room itself: counseling, treatment decisions, and follow-up all happen in the language of the visit. For someone without a regular provider who needs STI care handled completely and clearly, that continuity through every step is the point.
Harris Health System runs herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C testing alongside the core bacterial panel. A setup that fits anyone who wants a more complete picture in a single appointment rather than piecing together tests across separate visits. Sliding-scale fees apply to the full panel.
Languages
English, Spanish
Tests offered
Serves
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
MyCHN East Houston, Houston, carries federal qualification that anchors its sliding-scale fee structure: what you pay tracks your income, and inability to pay turns no one away. STI screening here covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no appointment needed to get started.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Denver Harbor Family Health Center in Houston welcomes walk-in patients for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified status anchors a sliding-scale fee structure tied to household income, and a single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing in one stop.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
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 4 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Houmont Park, 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 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.
Also in the area
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Harris 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.
14201 East Sam Houston Parkway North, Houston, TX 77044
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
12665 West Lake Houston Parkway, Houston, TX 77044
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
1401 St Joseph Parkway, Houston, TX 77002
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Houmont Park. 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, 3,505 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Houmont Park. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 1,251 offer telehealth.
Marden Torrijos, MD
Family medicine · 13 Uvalde Road, Houston
Haider Afzal, MD
Family medicine · 15119 Wallisville Road, Houston
Adriano Goffi, MD
Family medicine · 15149 Wallisville Road, Houston
Abbas Alalawi, MD
Family medicine · 9417 Mesa Drive, Houston
Imran Baig, MD
Internal medicine · 13018 Woodforest Boulevard, Houston
Kanza Ahmed, MD
Internal medicine · 5820 East Sam Houston Parkway North, Houston
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 Houmont Park, 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.
Lifeline Pharmacy
0.6 mi
1.3 mi 
3.0 mi Dna Pharmacy
3.4 mi
3.6 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Houmont Park, 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 Houmont Park, 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 $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
$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
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
How reported STI rates in Harris County, the county that includes Houmont Park, 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.
#13 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 95% of the state
| Infection | Harris County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 641.4 31,014 cases ▲ 30% | 491.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 240.6 11,631 cases ▲ 36% | 176.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 28.2 1,363 cases ▲ 88% | 15 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 40.8 1,975 cases ▲ 55% | 26.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 57 2,756 cases ▲ 29% | 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 Harris County, chlamydia has risen from 528.4 to 641.4 per 100,000 (21%), gonorrhea has risen from 239.6 to 240.6 per 100,000 (0%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 13.3 to 28.2 per 100,000 (112%).
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 Harris County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: Harris County is one of 48 U.S. counties prioritized under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative: targeted federal funding to expand local HIV testing, PrEP, and prevention.
Harris County HIV care continuum (2023)
Harris County recorded 33.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Harris County residents living with HIV, 86.7% know their status · 75.2% are in care · 65.1% 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 Harris County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Along Beaumont Highway, Houmont Park's residential streets fill with families averaging more than three people per home, where a majority of adults are married and health decisions tend to be shared ones, negotiated around work schedules, school pickups, and the rhythms of a busy family. That dynamic can quietly shape when, or whether, someone books a screening appointment. Harris County's STI rates give real weight to that question, especially for the younger adults in the community. The late-teen and twentysomething crowd still in the relationship-forming years when chlamydia and gonorrhea spread most readily.
What can be is timing: nearly three in ten households are carrying unemployment or reduced income, and even in homes that are doing well financially, a two-earner family with kids doesn't have many loose hours mid-week. Rent around $1,595 a month adds its own pressure to any unplanned expense, making free or low-cost clinic options matter more than they might appear to on paper. The clinics listed here vary by hours and sliding-scale fees, worth checking before you drive out past Verde Forest Park or up toward Beaumont Place, so the visit you plan is actually the one you take.
Getting there
At 6.17/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Houmont Park 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 77044 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 77044 area around Houmont Park: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Houmont Park alone.
Houmont Park sits in Harris County, ZIP 77044. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Houmont Park? 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 Harris 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 Houmont Park-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 Houmont Park 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.
Possibly, Houston, TX is close; compare it by distance against Labcorp at Walgreens.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
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 641 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Texas average.
In Texas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 77044; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
It means an infection was found; a provider confirms it and starts treatment, most STIs are curable or manageable.
Medical records are protected under federal HIPAA law, ask the clinic how it handles your information.
They can, swollen groin nodes can accompany herpes, syphilis, or early HIV, so mention them when you test.
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