Gonorrhea reports in Love County fall about 57% below the national average. Whether you're starting a new relationship or managing ongoing care in Hoxbar, Oklahoma, you have several testing options. Public clinics offer affordability, private labs deliver quick results, and at-home kits provide convenience. See the list below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Hoxbar, OK. The nearest, Oklahoma State Department of Health, is about 8.5 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.
Oklahoma State Department of Health in Ardmore runs STI care through the public health infrastructure, pairing gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing with same-visit bacterial treatment, HPV and hepatitis A/B vaccines, and sliding-scale fees. Appointments required.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Good Shepherd Community Clinic, Inc. in Ardmore carries federal community health center standing, which translates directly into income-based sliding fees for STI screening: syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing available without an appointment, with costs adjusted to what patients can actually pay.
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Good Shepherd Community Clinic in Ardmore tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, rapid and conventional HIV, and both hepatitis B and C, treating bacterial STIs the same visit. Fees run on a sliding scale, with Medicaid, Medicare, and insurance accepted. No appointment needed.
Good Shepherd's panel covers hepatitis B and hepatitis C alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. Meaning a single visit surfaces infections that a narrower screen would leave undetected and untreated.
Interpretation services are available for non-English languages at Good Shepherd, so test results, treatment instructions, and prevention counseling all land with the same clarity regardless of the language you rely on.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Mar 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 about 9 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Hoxbar, 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 Love 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.
2510 Chickasaw Boulevard, Ardmore, OK 73401
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
800 Isabel Southwest, Ardmore, OK 73401
CMS-certified lab
1119 Walnut Drive, Suite 2, Ardmore, OK 73401
CMS-certified lab
2410 North Commerce, Ardmore, OK 73401
CMS-certified lab
2412 North Commerce, Ardmore, OK 73401
CMS-certified lab
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Hoxbar. 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, 62 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Hoxbar. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 12 offer telehealth.
Stephen Hutchins, MD
Family medicine · 2530 South Commerce Street, Ardmore
Ryan Schafer, DO
Family medicine · 800 Isabel Street, Ardmore
Toribio Velasquez, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 915 10th Avenue Northwest, Ardmore
Bolaji Sofola, MD
Urology · 1119 Walnut Drive, Ardmore
Pamela Kimbrough, MD
OB-GYN · 1116 Walnut Drive, Ardmore
Bidhya Pandey, MD
OB-GYN · 731 12th Avenue Northwest, Ardmore
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 Hoxbar, OK 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.
Reed Family Pharmacy
9.1 miCarter Keener & Thurman
9.4 miHomeland Pharmacy
9.5 miLone Grove Pharmacy
9.6 mi
10.0 mi Mercy Pharmacy Ardmore
10.0 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Hoxbar, OK.
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 Hoxbar, 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
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
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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 Love County, the county that includes Hoxbar, compare with Oklahoma and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~25% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#38 of 77 Oklahoma counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 51% of the state
| Infection | Love County | Oklahoma | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 369.1 38 cases ▼ 22% | 471.3 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 77.7 8 cases ▼ 54% | 170.3 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 29.1 3 cases ▲ 5% | 27.7 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 19.4 2 cases ▲ 13% | 17.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 29.1 3 cases ▼ 27% | 39.7 | 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 Love County, chlamydia has fallen from 374.5 to 369.1 per 100,000 (1%), gonorrhea has fallen from 167.6 to 77.7 per 100,000 (54%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 29.6 to 29.1 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
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 Love County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: Oklahoma is one of the U.S. jurisdictions prioritized under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative: targeted federal funding to expand local HIV testing, PrEP, and prevention.
Love County HIV care continuum (2023)
Love County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.4 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Love County residents living with HIV, 100% are in care · 90.9% 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 Love County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
Close to two in five Hoxbar households sit outside the labor force entirely, which means schedules here don't follow a standard nine-to-five, but the people who are working often carry the kind of hours that leave little margin for a midweek clinic trip. With nearly everyone dependent on a car to reach anything in Love County, a screening appointment competes directly with gas, time off, and a rent check that arrives every month regardless. That rent pressure matters more than it might look. The roughly one-in-three households who rent rather than own are managing monthly costs that, stacked against other bills, can make an out-of-pocket test feel like a luxury.
At the same time, the area draws enough seasonal and recreational activity around Sunset Beach and Tucker Tower that younger adults (people still in their late teens and twenties, forming new relationships) move through here in patterns that don't always attach to a regular primary-care provider. The good news is that the testing options are listed on this page, enough variety that at least a few should align with the hours and distances that actually exist for someone based in Hoxbar. Finding the one that fits your commute route or day off, rather than the one that looks fine on a map, is where the list becomes genuinely useful.
Getting there
At 8.03/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Hoxbar 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 73401 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 73401 area around Hoxbar: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Hoxbar alone.
Hoxbar sits in Love County, ZIP 73401. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Hoxbar? 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 Love County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Oklahoma 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 Hoxbar-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 Hoxbar 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 Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT) is potentially allowable in Oklahoma: 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.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in OklahomaSource: 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.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
Yes, free HIV testing is available at public clinics in the area.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Love County reported ~369 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Oklahoma average.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
In Oklahoma, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
At-home kits mail to 73401: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Your results are part of your HIPAA-protected medical record; you can ask any clinic about its own privacy practices.
No real difference for testing, "STI" is just the current term for what used to be called "STD."
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