Cases of gonorrhea in Johnson County run about 62% lower than the national US average. If you are in Joshua, Texas, and want testing before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care, you can choose between walk-in clinics for same-day testing or labs and at-home kits to plan around your own schedule. Check the options listed below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Joshua, TX. The nearest, Texas Health Family Care, is about 2.9 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
Texas Health Family Care in Burleson schedules appointments for STI testing that spans gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, plus TB. Bacterial infections treated same visit. Sliding-scale fees apply, with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted.
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Urgent Care of Texas in Burleson tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, billing insurance or Medicaid, with a standard fee for those paying out of pocket. Walk-ins are welcome, and bacterial infections can be treated the same visit.
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English
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Listing verified Jun 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Integrity Urgent Care in Cleburne runs STI testing through an urgent-care model: appointments required, with gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B and C, and herpes on the panel, same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and fees billed to Medicare or insurance, with care available in Spanish.
Plenty of clinics serve Spanish-speaking patients through workarounds, a separate line, a third party patched in after the fact. Integrity Urgent Care delivers care directly in Spanish, so the conversation about symptoms, treatment, and follow-up happens in real time, with whoever is in the room.
Integrity Urgent Care tests for herpes simplex and both hepatitis B and C alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. Useful for anyone without a regular provider who needs a single appointment to cover a wider range of exposures rather than piecing together separate visits.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas in Fort Worth runs on a sliding-scale fee structure and accepts insurance, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and both rapid and conventional HIV testing. Bacterial infections treated same visit, by appointment.
Spanish is a working clinical language here, and interpretation services extend that reach to additional languages. That operational capacity means medical history, treatment options, and prevention counseling (PrEP, PEP, HPV vaccine timing) are conveyed directly, without a relay.
Title X federal designation carries a concrete legal consequence: services for minors are confidential by statute, not by policy preference. That protection applies across the full scope of care (testing, treatment, family planning, and prevention) at this Fort Worth location.
Clinics that test for HIV frequently stop there, leaving prevention prescriptions to primary care or infectious disease practices that may have long waits. Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas prescribes and manages both PrEP and PEP on-site, keeping prevention continuous rather than deferred.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Mercy Clinic of Fort Worth runs on a no-fee model: gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, rapid HIV, hepatitis B and C, and TB testing, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines are on-site. An appointment is required.
Every service at Mercy Clinic (testing, treatment, vaccines, counseling) carries no charge. That means the decision to come in, and the decision to come back, never has to clear a financial hurdle first.
Mercy Clinic tests for hepatitis B and C in addition to gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, which means a single appointment can produce a fuller picture of liver-affecting infections alongside the core STI results.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · 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 about 3 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Joshua, 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 range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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 Johnson 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.
191 Walls, Cleburne, TX 76033
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
405 North Ridgeway Drive Suite G, Cleburne, TX 76033
CMS-certified lab
11801 South Freeway, Burleson, TX 76028
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 Joshua. 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, 1,455 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Joshua. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 455 offer telehealth.
Ammar Majeed, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 3517 Southwest Wilshire Boulevard, Joshua
Carlos Wade, MD
Internal medicine · 139 Country Vista Circle, Burleson
Angela Nguyen, DO
Family medicine · 2730 Southwest Wilshire Boulevard, Burleson
Elizabeth Tu, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 1571 Southwest Wilshire Boulevard, Burleson
Madhavi Madhurapantula, DO
Family medicine · 1501 Southwest Wilshire Boulevard, Burleson
Steven Ruelas, DO
Internal medicine · 11801 South Freeway, Burleson
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 Joshua, 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.
Brookshire Pharmacy
0.7 miJoshua Pharmacy
1.5 miBest Value Mountain Valley Pharmacy
1.7 mi
4.5 mi 
4.8 mi 
4.9 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Joshua, 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 Joshua, 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.
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
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 Johnson County, the county that includes Joshua, 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.
#155 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 39% of the state
| Infection | Johnson County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 256.3 520 cases ▼ 48% | 491.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 69 140 cases ▼ 61% | 176.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 4.9 10 cases ▼ 67% | 15 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 7.4 15 cases ▼ 72% | 26.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 16.8 34 cases ▼ 62% | 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 Johnson County, chlamydia has risen from 240.1 to 256.3 per 100,000 (7%), gonorrhea has fallen from 117.8 to 69 per 100,000 (41%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 2.8 to 4.9 per 100,000 (75%).
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 Johnson County.
Local HIV snapshot
Johnson County HIV care continuum (2023)
Johnson County recorded 11.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Johnson County residents living with HIV, 72.7% are in care · 64% 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 Johnson County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
Somewhere along TX 174 where South Broadway Street rolls past the edge of Joshua City Park, the nearest clinic is a genuine drive. Not a lunch-break errand but a planned trip out and back on a road that connects this town to everything. That distance shapes how people here think about preventive care, and it's worth naming plainly. Joshua runs on steady employment and mostly owner-occupied households, the kind of stability that can make a community feel insulated from health pressures it still quietly carries. But roughly a third of residents rent (many of them younger adults still figuring out budgets, relationships, and where they fit) and at under a thousand dollars a month, that rent doesn't leave much cushion for healthcare visits that feel optional until they're not.
People in their late teens and twenties, the stretch of life when STIs are most common, tend to weigh every appointment against gas, work hours, and what else competes that week. When the drive is long and the schedule is full, a test that seemed reasonable on Monday can simply not happen. The clinics listed on this page offer real variation in hours, cost, and distance, which matters in a spread-out place like Joshua. Finding one that fits a shift schedule or a Saturday morning near Oak Knoll or Village Creek is exactly the kind of specific match that gets a test done.
Getting there
At 4.7/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Joshua 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 76058 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 76058 area around Joshua: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Joshua alone.
Joshua sits in Johnson County, ZIP 76058. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Joshua? 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 Johnson 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 Joshua-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 Joshua 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.
The closest is Texas Health Family Care (2.9 mi); 9 options are within 30 miles.
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 256 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Texas average.
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.
Start treatment, tell recent partners so they can test, avoid sex until cleared, and retest if advised, most STIs resolve with care.
Likely yes, if you were past the window period; otherwise retest, and keep up routine screening with new partners.
A urine sample or a swab (genital, throat, or rectal) detects gonorrhea, often tested alongside chlamydia.
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