Syphilis cases in Harris County are 78% higher than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Piney Point Village, Texas, consider your priorities: public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience. Below, you'll find options to weigh.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Piney Point Village, TX. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, 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.
Spring Branch Community Health Center in Houston takes walk-ins for rapid HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and hepatitis C testing, treating bacterial infections the same visit on a sliding scale. With every service available at no fee.
Spring Branch charges nothing for any service it provides, which means testing, treatment, PrEP, and vaccines all clear the same bar: free. That single fact keeps patients returning for follow-up and prevention without weighing whether a second visit is worth it.
Care at Spring Branch is delivered in Spanish, not routed through a secondary channel, which means clinical conversations about symptoms, treatment plans, and prevention happen with the same fluency and directness as any other visit.
Leaving without a PrEP or PEP prescription means chasing a separate provider, a separate appointment, and a gap where prevention should be. Spring Branch carries both, so the decision to start either one gets made and acted on during the same visit.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Spring Branch Community Health Center in Houston carries full federally qualified status, which means STI screening costs are tied to what patients actually earn. Walk-ins can be seen without an appointment for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with fees adjusted on a sliding scale across income levels.
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Allies in Hope, in Houston, tests for HIV, syphilis, hepatitis C, and gonorrhea and chlamydia, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, at no fee to anyone who walks through the door. An appointment is required.
The no-fee structure at Allies in Hope covers the full testing panel (HIV, syphilis, hepatitis C, and self-test options) without carve-outs or income verification. That flat policy means the cost calculation is already settled before the appointment is booked.
Spanish is a primary service language at Allies in Hope, which means counseling, test results, and medication adherence education all move in Spanish. Keeping clinical detail intact where it matters most.
Allies in Hope tests for hepatitis C as part of its standard offering alongside HIV and syphilis, a single appointment covers all three bloodborne infections, so exposure history across multiple transmission routes gets addressed together.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Memorial Hermann-GoHealth Urgent Care in Houston charges fees covered by Medicaid or private insurance, with walk-ins welcome for a panel spanning HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB. Bacterial infections treated same visit, with interpretation services available for non-English languages.
Gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV are the starting point, not the ceiling. Memorial Hermann-GoHealth adds herpes simplex, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB to the same visit. Each result processed through the clinic's own ordering, not forwarded to a separate specialty site.
When prevention requires a prescription, PrEP for ongoing HIV risk reduction or PEP after potential exposure, the gap between needing it and having it is the clinic visit itself. Memorial Hermann-GoHealth in Houston writes both, so the window for PEP and the consistency needed for PrEP aren't lost to scheduling delays at an outside provider.
Memorial Hermann-GoHealth Houston carries interpretation services for non-English languages: meaning a patient's ability to accurately report symptoms, understand a diagnosis, and act on a treatment plan doesn't hinge on finding a bilingual provider independently before the visit.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Fundación Latinoamericana de Acción Social Incorporated in Houston meets patients who are paying out of pocket or navigating gaps in coverage with federally supported STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV testing) offered at no cost. Appointments are required to be seen.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Jul 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 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Piney Point Village, 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 Harris 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.
929 Gessner Road, Suite 2300, Houston, TX 77024
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
921 Gessner Road, Houston, TX 77024
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
8566 Katy Freeway Suite 121, Houston, TX 77024
CMS-certified lab
9525 Katy Freeway, Suite 222, Houston, TX 77024
CMS-certified lab
9225 Katy Freeway, Suite 404, Houston, TX 77024
CMS-certified lab
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Piney Point Village. 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, 3,681 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Piney Point Village. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 1,324 offer telehealth.
Nelly Heiman, MD
OB-GYN · 7575 San Felipe Street, Houston
Jamise Crooms, MD
Internal medicine · 6401 Woodway Drive, Houston
Dongning Chen, MD
Family medicine · 8550 Woodway Drive, Houston
Derek Meeks, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 6363 San Felipe Street, Houston
Farid Bakht, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 2450 Fondren Road, Houston
Catherine Gabel, MD
OB-GYN · 2450 Fondren Road, Houston
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 Piney Point Village, 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.
West Ave Pharmacy
0.9 miRandalls Pharmacy
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1.2 mi Briargrove Pharmacy
1.2 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Piney Point Village, 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 Piney Point Village, 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
$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
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 Harris County, the county that includes Piney Point Village, compare with Texas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~18% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#13 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 95% of the state
| Infection | Harris County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 641.4 31,014 cases ▲ 30% | 491.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 240.6 11,631 cases ▲ 36% | 176.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 28.2 1,363 cases ▲ 88% | 15 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 40.8 1,975 cases ▲ 55% | 26.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 57 2,756 cases ▲ 29% | 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 Harris County, chlamydia has risen from 528.4 to 641.4 per 100,000 (21%), gonorrhea has risen from 239.6 to 240.6 per 100,000 (0%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 13.3 to 28.2 per 100,000 (112%).
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 Harris County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: Harris County is one of 48 U.S. counties prioritized under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative: targeted federal funding to expand local HIV testing, PrEP, and prevention.
Harris County HIV care continuum (2023)
Harris County recorded 33.4 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Harris County residents living with HIV, 86.7% know their status · 75.2% are in care · 65.1% 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 Harris County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
Westheimer Road cuts through the western edge of Piney Point Village, but most of the people living behind it aren't commuting on a rigid nine-to-five schedule: with fewer than half the adult population in the active labor force and unemployment effectively nonexistent, daily rhythms here are shaped less by shift work than by household management and family obligations. Nearly eight in ten adults are married, households run close to three people, and in a community where almost everyone owns their home outright, health decisions tend to be deliberate and private rather than crisis-driven. That stability is an asset, but it can also mean that routine screening gets deferred simply because nothing feels urgent.
The young adults in their late teens and twenties who live here, a smaller share of residents than in denser parts of Harris County, are at precisely the stage where regular STI testing matters most, and options listed on this page, spread in and around Piney Point Village, give them real flexibility to fit an appointment into a life that doesn't revolve around a fixed work schedule. Harris County's STI figures are not abstract for a place like Whispering Oaks or Tealwood: county-level transmission doesn't stop at a zip-code line, and staying current on screening is simply how someone living here accounts for that reality.
Getting there
Piney Point Village scores 13.34/20 on the EPA walkability index, so many trips are walkable or a short ride, though a car still gives you the widest choice of testing centers.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 77024 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 77024 area around Piney Point Village: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Piney Point Village alone.
Piney Point Village sits in Harris County, ZIP 77024. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Piney Point Village? 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 Harris 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 Piney Point Village-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 Piney Point Village 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
Yes, free HIV testing is available at public clinics in the area.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Harris County reported ~641 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the Texas average.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
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.
Reputable kits use the same lab methods as clinics; any positive should be confirmed and treated by a provider.
Untreated chlamydia can lead to pelvic inflammatory disease and fertility problems, caught early, it's cured with antibiotics.
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