In Williamson County, the syphilis rate runs about 52% lower than the US average. Hutto, Texas residents have options for STD testing whether they need testing after a possible exposure or as part of routine care. Public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. For a local list, see below.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Hutto, TX. The nearest, Lone Star Circle of Care at Hutto, is about 0.8 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.
Lone Star Circle of Care at Hutto carries federal qualification as a community health center, which translates directly into sliding-scale fees tied to household income for STI screening. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with no one turned away based on ability to pay.
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Lone Star Circle of Care at Texas A&M Health Science Center, in Round Rock, earns its federally qualified designation by tying STI screening fees directly to each patient's income. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing is available on a sliding scale, so cost adjusts rather than becomes a barrier.
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Lone Star Circle of Care at Taylor earns its federally qualified standing by tying fees to income across its STI screening services: syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing available on a sliding scale, no appointment needed, so cost isn't the barrier standing between Taylor residents and a straight answer.
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Williamson County and Cities Health District in Round Rock requires an appointment and covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, HIV, and TB testing in a single visit: with bacterial STIs treated the same day, vaccines administered on-site, and all services provided at no fee.
When cost is a factor, a deferred test becomes an untreated infection, and an untreated infection compounds. At Williamson County and Cities Health District, no service carries a charge: testing, treatment, vaccines, PrEP, and DoxyPEP all land at zero, eliminating the point where cost typically stalls care.
Many clinics field non-English speakers with ad hoc solutions that leave the clinical conversation thin. Williamson County and Cities Health District provides Spanish-language services directly and interpretation access across other languages, so the conversation about symptoms, treatment, and prevention happens fully. Not in fragments.
Williamson County and Cities Health District offers PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP together, meaning a patient's prevention strategy can be adjusted or layered in a single appointment rather than spread across multiple providers.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
CommUnityCare Mays Crossing in Round Rock meets patients who are paying cash, between insurance plans, or working with limited income by anchoring STI care inside a federally qualified health center. Where sliding-scale fees adjust to what people actually earn. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening are available without an appointment.
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Lone Star Circle of Care at Pflugerville earns its federal community health center designation partly by tying fees to what patients actually earn, no one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-in STI screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia on that same sliding-scale basis.
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Lone Star Circle of Care at Round Rock Health Clinic, in Round Rock, welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified status anchors its sliding-scale fees, adjusting costs to each patient's income. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing in one stop.
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Bluebonnet Trails Community Services in Taylor tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis, treats bacterial STIs the same visit, and runs on a sliding-scale fee with donations accepted and insurance including Medicaid welcomed. Walk-ins are welcome.
Bluebonnet Trails runs hepatitis A, B, and C antibody testing and herpes testing through the same visit as the core bacterial panel. That means a single appointment generates results across nine infection types, with TB testing and treatment also available on-site for patients who need it.
Bluebonnet Trails holds a dedicated funding stream for PrEP for uninsured patients, so the medication itself doesn't become the obstacle after the prescription is written. PEP is also available, and the clinic's sliding-scale structure means ongoing PrEP follow-up stays financially manageable for people without a regular provider.
Bluebonnet Trails delivers care in American Sign Language and Spanish, with interpretation services available for other languages, which means a patient's conversation about results, treatment options, or PrEP logistics unfolds clearly in the language they use, not summarized through a second hand.
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American Sign Language, English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Feb 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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Hutto, 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 Williamson 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.
3720 Gattis School Road, Suite 800, Round Rock, TX 78664
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
351 Cypress Creek Road, Suite 200, Cedar Park, TX 78613
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
403 Mallard Lane, Taylor, TX 76574
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Hutto. 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, 1,442 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Hutto. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 593 offer telehealth.
Albert Arthur, MD
Family medicine · 201 East Wilco Highway, Hutto
Andrea Campaigne, MD
OB-GYN · 151 Exchange Boulevard, Hutto
Mohammed Zawahiri, MD
Family medicine · 351 Exchange Boulevard, Hutto
Katherine Serrano, MD
Family medicine · 440 Chris Kelley Boulevard, Hutto
Zachary Cerini, MD
Family medicine · 4810 Gattis School Road, Hutto
Ronak Ghiya, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 4550 East Palm Valley Boulevard, Round Rock
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 Hutto, 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.
Hippo Pharmacy
0.5 mi
0.7 mi 
0.7 mi Agape Force Solutions
3.1 mi
3.2 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Hutto, 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 Hutto, 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
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
$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 Williamson County, the county that includes Hutto, compare with Texas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~28% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#115 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 55% of the state
| Infection | Williamson County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 319.3 2,226 cases ▼ 35% | 491.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 111.9 780 cases ▼ 37% | 176.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 7.6 53 cases ▼ 49% | 15 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 5.6 39 cases ▼ 79% | 26.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 14.3 100 cases ▼ 68% | 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 Williamson County, chlamydia has risen from 308 to 319.3 per 100,000 (4%), gonorrhea has risen from 102.6 to 111.9 per 100,000 (9%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 7.1 to 7.6 per 100,000 (7%).
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 Williamson County.
Local HIV snapshot
Williamson County HIV care continuum (2023)
Williamson County recorded 6.9 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Williamson County residents living with HIV, 82.9% are in care · 73.8% 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 Williamson County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Fritz Park sits at the quieter edge of Hutto, but the rhythm of this city runs closer to the school-pickup lane and the two-income household calendar than to any park bench. With most adults married and households averaging nearly four people, health decisions here rarely feel like solo choices: a screening appointment competes with carpool schedules, a partner's work shift, and a mortgage that anchors the family firmly to a daily routine along US 79. That stability is real, but it has edges.
Unemployment is high enough that a meaningful slice of residents are weighing every discretionary cost, and even among households that are doing well, a busy workforce participation rate means weekday clinic hours can feel genuinely out of reach. Younger adults in Hutto, people in their late teens and twenties who statistically face the steepest risk for STIs, are often the ones juggling entry-level schedules with the least flexibility to take a long lunch and drive TX 130 Toll to a clinic across the county. For a household running on a tight schedule out of Carmel Creek, a clinic that's close on a Saturday morning is simply the one that gets used.
Getting there
At 3.17/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Hutto 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 78634 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 78634 area around Hutto: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Hutto alone.
Hutto sits in Williamson County, ZIP 78634. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Hutto? 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 Williamson 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 Hutto-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 Hutto 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, Round Rock, TX is close; compare it by distance against Lone Star Circle of Care at Hutto.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Public clinics nearby offer free HIV testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 319 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Texas average.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
In Texas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 78634; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
Medical records are protected under federal HIPAA law, ask the clinic how it handles your information.
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