Gonorrhea is reported in Brazos County about 24% more often than the US average. If you live in Kurten, Texas, and want to get tested whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, you can choose from public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits, each with different trade-offs in cost, speed, and convenience. Consider your preferences and see the options listed below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Kurten, TX. The nearest, Clinical Pathology Labs, is about 9.7 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.
Integrity Urgent Care in Bryan runs STI testing and treatment through an urgent-care model, which means appointments are scheduled and insurance or Medicare applies to fees. The panel covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and care is available in Spanish.
Spanish-language care at Integrity Urgent Care is a staffing fact, not a workaround: consultations, history-taking, and treatment discussions run in Spanish directly. For patients whose medical vocabulary is Spanish-first, that means clinical details land with the precision they require.
Integrity Urgent Care tests for seven infections: HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Adding herpes and both hepatitis strains to the panel means conditions that often go undetected, because they weren't included, are actually on the table.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Brazos County Health District in Bryan covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, TB, and rapid or conventional HIV testing on a sliding-scale fee. With no appointment needed and same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, all services available at no cost.
When cost sits between a positive result and follow-up care, infections go untreated and transmission continues. At Brazos County Health District, every service (testing, counseling, vaccination, treatment) carries no fee, so nothing about the bill interrupts the path from diagnosis to care.
When clinical conversations happen across a language barrier, critical details (symptom timelines, medication instructions, risk context) get lost, and care suffers for it. Brazos County Health District delivers services directly in Spanish, so nothing between a question and its answer depends on approximation.
PrEP, typically tenofovir-based daily therapy, requires ongoing HIV and kidney monitoring to be prescribed safely; Brazos County Health District manages both the prescription and the follow-up in-house. PEP is also available, giving Bryan residents access to both prevention tracks from a single clinic.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
HealthPoint in Bryan covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and HIV, treating bacterial infections the same day. Fees run on a sliding scale and are accepted through Medicaid, Medicare, or insurance. Appointments are required, and care is available in Spanish.
Leaving hepatitis B or herpes untested means chasing those results somewhere else, a second appointment, a second copay, a second wait. HealthPoint in Bryan folds herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C testing into the same visit, so a gap in the panel doesn't become a gap in your care.
HealthPoint in Bryan prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, which means ongoing HIV prevention stays connected to the same clinical relationship handling your testing and treatment. No hand-off to a separate provider to maintain a prescription.
Many clinics handle Spanish through workarounds that sit outside the exam room rather than inside it. At HealthPoint in Bryan, Spanish-language care is delivered directly, so the clinical conversation (history, results, treatment options) happens without an intermediary filtering the exchange.
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
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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 10 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Kurten, 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 range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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 Brazos 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.
2411 Boonville Road, Bryan, TX 77802
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
1703 East 29th Street, Bryan, TX 77802
CMS-certified lab
Showing the nearest 2 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Kurten. 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, 204 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Kurten. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 65 offer telehealth.
Van Ngo, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 748 North Earl Rudder Freeway, Bryan
Ricardo Lemos, MD
Infectious disease · 4609 Park Hollow Circle, Bryan
James Bonds, MD
Internal medicine · 3201 University Drive East, Bryan
Svijetlana Begovic, MD
Internal medicine · 3201 University Drive East, Bryan
Steven Thompson, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 3201 University Drive East, Bryan
Mark Florian, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 3201 University Drive East, Bryan
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 Kurten, 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.
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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 Kurten, 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
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions 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 Brazos County, the county that includes Kurten, compare with Texas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~16% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#16 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 94% of the state
| Infection | Brazos County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 614.6 1,504 cases ▲ 25% | 491.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 223.1 546 cases ▲ 26% | 176.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 12.7 31 cases ▼ 15% | 15 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 9.4 23 cases ▼ 64% | 26.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 24.5 60 cases ▼ 45% | 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 Brazos County, chlamydia has fallen from 630.3 to 614.6 per 100,000 (2%), gonorrhea has risen from 215.1 to 223.1 per 100,000 (4%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.6 to 12.7 per 100,000 (127%).
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 Brazos County.
Local HIV snapshot
Brazos County HIV care continuum (2023)
Brazos County recorded 11.5 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Brazos County residents living with HIV, 72.2% are in care · 62.1% 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 Brazos County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Along State Highway 21 East, Kurten's residential areas unfold, a patchwork of homes and neighborhoods that reflect the community's strong sense of ownership and stability. With most residents owning their homes, families have put down roots here, building lives around work, school, and community. The landscape is dotted with established neighborhoods, where married couples and families have made their homes, often with multiple generations living together or nearby.
In this setting, daily life is marked by a rhythm of work and family commitments. Many residents balance busy schedules, with a significant portion of the workforce employed in jobs that demand regular hours. For younger adults still forming relationships, finding time for health checks can be a challenge. With limited local testing options, residents must plan ahead to prioritize their health. Yet, for those who live and work in Kurten, there are practical considerations that can make a difference.
As households earning higher incomes navigate the demands of work and family, they may appreciate the convenience of accessible services that fit their schedules. For those living in and around Kurten, the listed testing options provide a straightforward way to address health needs, without adding undue complexity to an already busy life. By offering services that align with the community's daily rhythms, residents can more easily take care of their health, right here in the heart of their community, near the homes and neighborhoods they've built.
Getting there
At 2.52/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Kurten 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 77808 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 77808 area around Kurten: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Kurten alone.
Kurten sits in Brazos County, ZIP 77808. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Kurten? 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 Brazos 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 Kurten-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 Kurten 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.
College Station, TX is a nearby town with options, the listing shows each one's distance so you can pick the closest.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
Public clinics serve people without insurance, often on a sliding scale.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Brazos County reported ~615 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the Texas average.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Texas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Chlamydia is checked with a simple urine sample or a swab; lab results usually come back in a day or two.
A kit ships to your address; you collect a urine, swab, or finger-stick sample, mail it to the lab, and get results online in a few days.
Get treated, notify partners, pause sex until cleared, and follow up, the infection is manageable.
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