Travis County reported 33% more new HIV diagnoses than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test regularly in Point Venture, Texas, consider whether you prefer a clinic visit for immediate support and in-person care, or an at-home kit for convenience and flexibility. See your options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Point Venture, TX. The nearest, Labcorp at Walgreens, is about 3.4 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.
A public STD-testing location about 10 miles from Point Venture, run as a Federally Qualified Health Center with sliding-scale fees.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
CommUnityCare Health Centers in Austin covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, TB, and HIV testing, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and a sliding-scale fee that extends to no charge. Appointment required.
A bill that arrives after care ends can quietly derail follow-through, a prescription left unfilled, a follow-up skipped. At CommUnityCare Health Centers in Austin, every service, from the initial test through treatment, PrEP, and vaccines, carries no charge, so the care that starts in the room is the care that actually gets completed.
CommUnityCare Health Centers in Austin provides care in Spanish and offers interpretation across other languages: meaning a patient discussing PrEP, a positive syphilis result, or medication adherence can work through every detail in the language that makes clinical reasoning clear, without a lag or a filtered exchange.
CommUnityCare Health Centers in Austin prescribes and manages both PrEP, typically daily oral tenofovir-based regimens, and PEP, with the ongoing lab monitoring (HIV testing, kidney function, STI screening) that both protocols require built directly into clinic appointments rather than outsourced to a separate provider.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
CommUnityCare Oak Hill, Austin, welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Sliding-scale fees tied to income make a visit to this federally qualified health center workable for most budgets, and a single visit can cover testing for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
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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 Point Venture, 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 Travis 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.
4300 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, TX 78756
CMS-certified lab Accredited · AABB
5245 West Highway 290, Austin, TX 78735
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
5301 Southwest Parkway, Building II Suite 350, Austin, TX 78735
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 Point Venture. 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, 1,577 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Point Venture. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 640 offer telehealth.
Albert Arthur, MD
Family medicine · 208 Bella Colinas Drive, Austin
Denis Ha, DO Telehealth
Internal medicine · 11805 Fm 2244 Road, Bee Cave
Narendra Punjabi, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 12005 Bee Caves Road, Austin
Adriana Pratt, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 15801 West Sh, Bee Cave
Mark Weisberg, MD
Internal medicine · 1008 Ranch Rd 620, Lakeway
Fatima Hatia, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 1010 Ranch Rd 620, Lakeway
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 Point Venture, 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.
Pure Pharmacy
2.9 miHill Country Apothecary
3.1 mi
3.3 mi Randalls Pharmacy
3.4 mi
3.4 mi 
3.6 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Point Venture, 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 Point Venture, 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
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
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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 Travis County, the county that includes Point Venture, compare with Texas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~13% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#9 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 96% of the state
| Infection | Travis County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 681.7 9,100 cases ▲ 39% | 491.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 347.9 4,644 cases ▲ 97% | 176.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 29.8 398 cases ▲ 99% | 15 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 33 440 cases ▲ 25% | 26.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 49.7 663 cases ▲ 12% | 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 Travis County, chlamydia has risen from 614.3 to 681.7 per 100,000 (11%), gonorrhea has risen from 316.8 to 347.9 per 100,000 (10%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 20.5 to 29.8 per 100,000 (45%).
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 Travis County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: Travis 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.
Travis County HIV care continuum (2023)
Travis County recorded 18.2 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Travis County residents living with HIV, 86.7% know their status · 84% are in care · 72.1% 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 Travis County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Along Maul Hill, homes in Bella Montagna and The Preserve at Lakeway offer a tranquil backdrop for family life, with nearly every household anchored by a homeowner. Married couples with children make up a substantial part of the community, reflected in the larger-than-average household size. Many residents balance work and family life, with a strong presence of households earning higher incomes.
The local economy supports a diverse range of workers, with a notable share engaged in the labor force. While some residents navigate the challenges of a typical rent that's out of reach for many, the majority of homes are owner-occupied, fostering a sense of stability. As people in their late teens and twenties form relationships and start new chapters, having easy access to low-key, convenient health services can make a big difference in their lives.
For those living in the Vistas at Lakeway or Flintrock Falls, daily life often unfolds against the scenic backdrop of Round Mountain and Flint Rock Hill. As residents prioritize their well-being, they can find straightforward options for health screenings that fit into their busy lives, near Lakeway and other neighborhoods. Residents will keep building their lives here, in the communities surrounding Bald Mountain.
Getting there
Point Venture scores 10.73/20 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 78645 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 78645 area around Point Venture: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Point Venture alone.
Point Venture sits in Travis County, ZIP 78645. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Point Venture? 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 Travis 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 Point Venture-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 Point Venture 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.
There are 7 options within a 30-mile drive.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it.
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.
Travis County reported ~682 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.
A urine test or swab finds trichomoniasis, one of the most treatable STIs.
Herpes isn't curable, but daily or as-needed antiviral medicine controls outbreaks and lowers the chance of passing it on.
Go to an ER or call RAINN (800-656-4673); they provide testing, PEP, and support right away.
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