STD Testing in La Loma de Falcon, TX: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
In Starr County, reported gonorrhea runs about 82% lower than the US average. Living in La Loma de Falcon Texas, and taking precautions before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care, weigh cost and scheduling. Community and public clinics may save money, while private labs offer faster results and flexible scheduling. See your options below.
4 testing options are listed for La Loma de Falcon, TX. The nearest, Nuestra Clinica del Valle - Roma, is about 10.9 miles away. Compare 2 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.
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Community health center 10.9 miles
Nuestra Clinica del Valle - Roma
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Rated 2.5 out of 5 from 7 reviews
Nuestra Clinica Del Valle in Roma carries federal qualification as a community health center, which means its STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) is priced on a sliding scale tied to household income, so the cost adjusts to what a patient can realistically pay.
Nuestra Clinica del Valle, a community health center in Roma, brings the same clinical infrastructure serving family medicine and chronic care to its STI program: gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV testing on a sliding-scale fee, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, by appointment, with care delivered in Spanish.
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Spanish Is the Clinical Language Here
Without a Spanish-speaking clinician, the gap between a test result and a clear treatment plan can mean a missed dose, a misunderstood diagnosis, or an untreated partner. At Nuestra Clinica del Valle, Spanish isn't bridged: it's the language the provider is actually working in, which means the conversation about symptoms, treatment, and follow-up lands the first time.
Herpes Testing Alongside the Standard Panel
Nuestra Clinica del Valle carries herpes testing as part of its diagnostic panel, a standing capability that matters for anyone without a regular provider or seeking a complete picture in a single appointment. Gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV are covered as well, and bacterial infections confirmed on-site can be treated the same day.
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.
The nearest testing center is about 11 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to La Loma de Falcon, 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
Panel:
8-infection panel incl. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis & herpes: single tests too
Sample:
Quest Mobile: a phlebotomist collects your sample at home
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
Other CLIA-certified labs near La Loma de Falcon, TX
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Starr 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.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near La Loma de Falcon. 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
Clinicians near La Loma de Falcon, TX who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 14 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of La Loma de Falcon. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 3 offer telehealth.
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Mario Vasquez Aguilar, MD
Family medicine · 2768 Pharmacy Road, Rio Grande City
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
Pharmacies near La Loma de Falcon, TX
No pharmacy near La Loma de Falcon, 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.
Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to La Loma de Falcon, TX.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
PrEP, prevention & online treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of La Loma de Falcon, 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.
PrEP & DoxyPEP
$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
STDs & HIV in Starr County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Starr County, the county that includes La Loma de Falcon, compare with Texas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~20% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#165
#165 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 35% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Starr County vs Texas vs U.S.
Starr CountyTexasU.S.▲▼ = Starr County vs the state average
Infection
Starr County
Texas
United States
Chlamydia
248.7164 cases▼ 49%
491.9
492.2
Gonorrhea
31.921 cases▼ 82%
176.4
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
10.67 cases▼ 29%
15
15.8
Syphilis (early)
10.67 cases▼ 60%
26.4
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
19.713 cases▼ 56%
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 Starr County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 18% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Starr County, chlamydia has risen from 210.9 to 248.7 per 100,000 (18%), gonorrhea has fallen from 37.9 to 31.9 per 100,000 (16%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 1.5 to 10.6 per 100,000 (607%).
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 La Loma de Falcon, TX
Adults uninsured
44.8%
No routine checkup
27.5%
Binge drinking
12.8%
Frequent mental distress
19.2%
Depression
21.1%
Below poverty line
37.1%
Primary-care ratio
3,885 : 1
Starr County
Primary-care shortage score 20 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 53
Social Vulnerability Index · 99th 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 Starr County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Starr County (2023)
People living with HIV
93 / 100k
PrEP users / 100k
113
Starr County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Starr County residents living with HIV, 69% are in care · 61.9% 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 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 Starr County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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US 83 stretches through La Loma De Falcon as the Texas Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway, connecting a community where nearly every household owns its home outright and most families share a roof with four or more people under it. That kind of stability has its own texture (no rent clock ticking, deep roots) but an unemployment rate that runs extraordinarily high means that discretionary spending, including out-of-pocket health costs, gets weighed carefully against everything else a household needs. Those pressures land hardest on young adults in their late teens and twenties, who are building relationships during the years when STI transmission is statistically most concentrated.
A low or no-cost visit makes the trip worth the gas. With no households in the highest income bracket and a large average family size, the economics of preventive care here are genuinely tight. Salineño Community Park sits as one of the few common gathering points in the area; the clinic listed here serves as another kind of anchor, the practical one, for residents who plan their health decisions around what the week actually allows.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in La Loma de Falcon, TX
Walkability6.4 / 20 · Below average
At 6.4/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in La Loma de Falcon 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 78584 snapshot
Residents
17,823
Median age
29.8
Median income
$30,134
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 78584 area around La Loma de Falcon: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not La Loma de Falcon alone.
La Loma de Falcon sits in Starr County, ZIP 78584. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Salineño Community Park
Major routes
US 83 (North Grant Street)
Nearby cities & towns
Nearby cities and towns near La Loma de Falcon, TX
Just outside La Loma de Falcon? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in La Loma de Falcon, TX: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Starr 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.
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
When to test: STD detection windows
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a La Loma de Falcon-area provider.
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 La Loma de Falcon 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.
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.
