New HIV diagnoses in Liberty County run about 55% higher than the US average. Whether it's your first STI test or a routine screening in Liberty County, Texas, weighing the trade-offs between clinics and private labs may help. Clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. Find the right testing option in Liberty County, Texas.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Liberty, TX. The nearest, Health Center of Southeast Texas, is about 2.3 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.
Health Center of Southeast Texas in Liberty pairs gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis C, and HIV testing with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections; fees follow a sliding scale open to all payers, including Medicaid and Medicare, with an appointment required. Care is delivered in Spanish.
Health Center of Southeast Texas tests for hepatitis C and carries treatment through to completion on-site: meaning the antiviral course, monitoring, and follow-up happen within the same clinic rather than at a separate specialty practice. Patients with a reactive result don't need to source care elsewhere.
The clinic's hepatitis C care includes direct-acting antiviral therapy managed by its own clinical staff: prescribing, lab monitoring across the treatment cycle, and confirmed cure assessment are all conducted at Health Center of Southeast Texas in Liberty. That continuity shortens the path from diagnosis to cleared infection.
Spanish-language care at Health Center of Southeast Texas is integrated into clinical staffing: consultations, treatment instructions, and follow-up communication are conducted directly in Spanish by staff, so clinical detail moves without a handoff or delay built into the exchange.
Languages
English, Spanish
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Fees & payment
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Chambers Health in Dayton runs on scheduled appointments, so a single visit can cover gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis C, and HIV testing together with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections: plus HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines. Fees apply, and insurance is accepted.
Languages
English
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Care services
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Fees & payment
Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Chambers County Health Department in Mont Belvieu tests for gonorrhea and chlamydia, treats bacterial infections the same visit, and accepts Medicaid or charges on a sliding scale. Appointments required, so call ahead to secure your time.
Languages
English, Spanish
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
West Chambers Medical Center in Baytown carries federally qualified health center standing, which translates directly into sliding-scale fees tied to income for STI screening. Walk-ins are welcome, and the standard panel covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. Cost adjusted to what patients actually earn.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Chambers County Public Hospital Dist. 1 in Anahuac earned federal qualification as a community health center, which means its STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) is priced on a sliding scale tied directly to what each patient can afford to pay.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
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 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Liberty, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & up
Best value: single tests
$49 & 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 Liberty 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.
1353 North Travis Street, Liberty, TX 77575
CMS-certified lab
2708 Jefferson Drive, Liberty, TX 77575
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
720 Travis Street, Liberty, TX 77575
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Liberty. 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, 239 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Liberty. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 64 offer telehealth.
Francisco Ortiz, MD
Family medicine · 1353 North Travis Street, Liberty
Iqbal Singh, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 310 East Lawrence, Dayton
Linda Varghese, MD
Internal medicine · 310 East Lawrence Street, Dayton
Tamanna Ferdous, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 2206 North Cleveland Street, Dayton
Hsiao Tang, MD
Internal medicine · 11303 Eagle Drive, Mont Belvieu
Anthony Ambrose Capili, MD
Family medicine · 9825 Eagle Drive, Mt Belvieu
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 Liberty, 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.
1.3 mi 
1.4 mi Rodger's Pharmacy
1.8 miTrukare Pharmacy
1.9 miBrookshire Brothers Pharmacy
2.5 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Liberty, 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 Liberty, 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.
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
$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 Liberty County, the county that includes Liberty, compare with Texas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~26% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#89 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 65% of the state
| Infection | Liberty County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 371.3 402 cases ▼ 25% | 491.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 81.3 88 cases ▼ 54% | 176.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 6.5 7 cases ▼ 57% | 15 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 28.6 31 cases ▲ 8% | 26.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 92.4 100 cases ▲ 109% | 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 Liberty County, chlamydia has fallen from 373.2 to 371.3 per 100,000 (1%), gonorrhea has fallen from 129.9 to 81.3 per 100,000 (37%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 6.5 to 6.5 per 100,000.
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 Liberty County.
Local HIV snapshot
Liberty County HIV care continuum (2023)
Liberty County recorded 21.2 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Liberty County residents living with HIV, 78% are in care · 67.5% 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 Liberty County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Mexican Hill sits at the kind of intersection where Liberty shows its real character: a working town built around extended households, where three or more people sharing a roof is ordinary rather than exceptional. That density of daily life means younger adults here (people moving through their late teens and twenties, navigating new relationships and shifting living situations) are often embedded in family networks that shape, and sometimes complicate, decisions about private health care. The economic texture matters too.
With unemployment running notably higher than state averages and roughly a third of residents renting at prices that still eat a meaningful share of take-home pay, a clinic visit can feel like a budget question before it's a health one. About one in five households here clears six figures, but for the other four in five, cost transparency, knowing ahead of time what a visit will run, is what actually determines whether someone books an appointment or lets the idea sit. The testing options listed on this page span a range of hours, fees, and locations along those corridors, which means the real task is matching a specific opening in someone's week, maybe a lunch break near Plaza de Mercado, to a clinic that fits it.
Getting there
At 5.97/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Liberty 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 77535 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 77535 area around Liberty: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Liberty alone.
Liberty sits in Liberty County, ZIP 77535. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Liberty? 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 Liberty 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 Liberty-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 Liberty 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, Dayton, TX is close; compare it by distance against Health Center of Southeast Texas.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
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 371 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.
Resistance is rising, which is why the CDC advises a particular treatment; don't self-treat, get tested and treated correctly.
Likely yes, if you were past the window period; otherwise retest, and keep up routine screening with new partners.
Start treatment, tell recent partners so they can test, avoid sex until cleared, and retest if advised, most STIs resolve with care.
It's cured with antibiotics; treating partners together prevents reinfection.
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