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STD Testing in Huckabay, TX: Free, Same-Day & Confidential

Erath County reports about 491 chlamydia cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. People in Huckabay, Texas have a few choices for STI testing when looking for a one-time concern or regular check-ups. Local clinics offer guidance and the option to start treatment, while at-home kits provide convenience and flexibility.

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STD testing near Huckabay, TX

5 testing options are listed for Huckabay, TX. The nearest, AccelHealth - Stephenville, is about 9.2 miles away. Compare 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.

Community health center 9.2 miles

AccelHealth - Stephenville

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AccelHealth - Stephenville welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified and sliding-scale funded, a single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with fees adjusted to income so cost stays proportional to what each patient actually earns.

Sliding-scale
Address
135 River North Boulevard, Stephenville, TX 76401
Website

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When can I test? Exposure-window calculator

Testing too soon can miss an infection. Enter the date of possible exposure to see the earliest a test can reliably detect each STI.

Detection windows for every 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.

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What will it cost? Estimate your STD test

Typical out-of-pocket ranges by option, actual cost depends on which tests you need.

  • Public / community clinic

    Free HIV testing is common

    $0–$25
  • Private lab (self-pay)

    Never billed to insurance

    $24–$200
  • At-home kit

    Mailed to your door, private

    From $49
  • Doctor / urgent care

    Often $0 preventive with insurance

    $0–$50 copay

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More ways to get tested in Huckabay, TX

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.

At-home STD testing in Huckabay, TX

The nearest testing center is about 9 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Huckabay, 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.

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.

Other CLIA-certified labs near Huckabay, TX

Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Erath 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.

  • Texas Health Harris Methodist

    411 North Belknap Street, Stephenville, TX 76401

    CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists

    • Full STD panel
  • Epiphany Dermatology

    763 North Graham Street, Stephenville, TX 76401

    CMS-certified lab

    • STD testing
  • Surepoint Emergency Center Stephenville

    2108 West Washington Street Suite 184, Stephenville, TX 76401

    CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA

    • STD testing

Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Huckabay. 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.

Clinicians near Huckabay, TX who may help arrange STD testing

Beyond dedicated clinics, 95 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Huckabay. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 32 offer telehealth.

  • Alexandra Mitchell, MD

    Family medicine · 160 River North Boulevard, Stephenville

  • Benjamin Marcum, MD

    Family medicine · 160 River North Boulevard, Stephenville

  • Clayton Roberts, DO Telehealth

    Family medicine · 150 River North Boulevard, Stephenville

  • Emily Tutt, DO

    Family medicine · 135 River North Boulevard, Stephenville

  • Heather Jackson, DO

    Family medicine · 303 Midnight Shadow, Stephenville

  • Jaime Grothouse, DO

    OB-GYN · 725 North Graham Street, Stephenville

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.

Pharmacies near Huckabay, TX

No pharmacy near Huckabay, 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.

  • Tanglewood Pharmacy

    9.6 mi
    Rx pickupCondoms / EC
  • H-E-B Pharmacy 10 mi
    Rx pickupHPV & Hep B vaccinesCondoms / EC
  • Walgreens 10 mi
    Rx pickupOTC HIV self-testAt-home STI kitsPrEP/PEP fillsHPV & Hep B vaccinesCondoms / EC
  • CVS Pharmacy 11 mi
    Rx pickupOTC HIV self-testAt-home STI kitsMinuteClinic STI careHPV & Hep B vaccinesCondoms / EC
  • Best Value Dublin Pharmacy

    18 mi
    Rx pickupCondoms / EC
  • Patrick Street Pharmacy

    18 mi
    Rx pickupCondoms / EC

Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Huckabay, TX.

Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.

PrEP, prevention & online treatment

Testing is one step. For residents of Huckabay, 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.

Pricing varies by insurance and changes often, confirm on the provider's site. These services are not a substitute for emergency care.

STDs & HIV in Erath County: the local picture

How reported STI rates in Erath County, the county that includes Huckabay, 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.

#45 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 82% of the state

Reported STD rates per 100,000, Erath County vs Texas vs U.S.

Erath County Texas U.S. ▲▼ = Erath County vs the state average
Infection Erath County Texas United States
Chlamydia
491 217 cases ≈ the state average
491.9 492.2
Gonorrhea
76.9 34 cases ▼ 56%
176.4 179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
4.5 2 cases ▼ 70%
15 15.8
Syphilis (early)
2.3 1 cases ▼ 91%
26.4 16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
4.5 2 cases ▼ 90%
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.

Reported STD rates in Erath County over time (per 100,000)

Chlamydia ▼ 14% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
0 300 600 2020202120222023

Between 2020 and 2023 in Erath County, chlamydia has fallen from 571.2 to 491 per 100,000 (14%), gonorrhea has fallen from 108.1 to 76.9 per 100,000 (29%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 4.6 to 4.5 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 Huckabay, TX

Adults uninsured
14.4%
No routine checkup
28.4%
Binge drinking
18.9%
Frequent mental distress
20.4%
Depression
25.8%
Below poverty line
15.9%
Primary-care ratio
1,735 : 1
Erath County
  • Primary-care shortage score 17 / 26
  • Social Vulnerability Index · 80th percentile nationally

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 Erath County.

Local HIV snapshot

HIV in Erath County (2023)

People living with HIV
72 / 100k
PrEP users / 100k
42

Erath County HIV care continuum (2020)

Erath County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2020), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Erath County residents living with HIV, 88.5% are in care · 73.1% 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.

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 Erath County tests for syphilis.

Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).

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About Huckabay, TX

TX 108 cuts through Huckabay the way a main street might in a larger place: except here, most of the households it connects are owner-occupied, rooted, and built around families. With the majority of adults married and an average household size that reflects real family units rather than solo arrangements, health decisions in Huckabay tend to get made collectively, often quietly, around kitchen tables rather than in clinical waiting rooms. That family-centered stability shapes who seeks screening and when. A meaningful share of households here earn well into six figures, yet a significant portion of the labor force is also carrying the weight of unemployment.

A gap that makes cost and convenience genuinely variable depending on who you're asking. For young adults in their late teens and twenties, that variability matters most: this is the window when people are forming relationships and when routine screening does the clearest work, yet the single option listed on this page means there's no nearby alternative if the timing or logistics don't line up. Erath County's STI figures reflect a real local pattern, and for someone living year-round in Huckabay (settled, working, connected to this stretch of central Texas) staying current means knowing those county trends aren't abstract.

Getting there

How residents reach STD testing in Huckabay, TX

Walkability 6.1 / 20 · Below average

At 6.1/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Huckabay 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.

Map of 5 STD & STI testing locations in Huckabay, Texas, EasySTD

ZIP 76401 snapshot

Residents
30,873
Median age
30.1
Median income
$60,864

ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 76401 area around Huckabay: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Huckabay alone.

Huckabay sits in Erath County, ZIP 76401. Local context that shapes where residents test:

Local landmarks

  • Daniel Roberts and Mary Anna (Garland) Thornton

Major routes

  • TX 108 (North State Highway 108)

STD testing in Huckabay, TX: screening, costs & privacy

Everything to know before you test in Erath 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.

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.

GroupTestsHow 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 Huckabay-area provider.

InfectionEarliest reliable testSample
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

What each STD test costs

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 Huckabay 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.

TestReference priceCPT / 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 Texas

Minor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately

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).

Can a minor consent on their own?

In Texas, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.

Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)

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 Texas

Source: Guttmacher Institute, Minors' Access to STI Services; CDC, Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy. General information, not legal advice.

STD testing FAQs for Huckabay, TX

Answers to the questions people ask most before getting tested.

Can I get same-day or walk-in testing near Huckabay, TX?

Some clinics and labs take walk-ins for same-day testing; call ahead to confirm hours.

Does Medicaid cover STD testing?

Medicaid generally covers STD testing.

Can I get tested in Huckabay, TX without insurance?

Yes, community and public clinics test the uninsured, with sliding-scale fees.

Which tests are offered near Huckabay, TX?

Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.

How common is chlamydia in Erath County?

About 491 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Texas average.

Can someone under 18 get tested in Texas without a parent?

In Texas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.

How long do results take near Huckabay, TX?

Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.

Where can teens get STD testing near Huckabay, TX?

Public health clinics, family-planning clinics, and many school or campus health centers test teens and young adults, often free.

Do STDs spread from toilet seats or towels?

That's a myth; STIs need sexual contact to spread, not surfaces.

Are there LGBTQ-friendly testing options?

Community health centers and family-planning clinics serve all patients, and many offer LGBTQ-affirming care, ask the site directly.

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