In Roosevelt County, New Mexico, gonorrhea runs about 44% lower than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule in Portales, New Mexico, you can weigh the cost trade-offs: clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. We list your options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Portales, NM. The nearest, Roosevelt County Special Hospital District, is about 0.6 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 community safety-net rural health clinic in Portales. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
La Casa Family Health Center in Portales tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee, with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted. Same-visit treatment is available for bacterial infections, and appointments are required. Spanish-language care is delivered on-site.
When a visit requires a follow-up call, a treatment decision, or a nuanced conversation about symptoms, losing that thread to a language gap means care stalls. At La Casa Family Health Center, Spanish is a working clinical language, not a workaround, so nothing between diagnosis and treatment gets lost in translation.
La Casa Family Health Center's panel includes herpes testing alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. A meaningful option for anyone without a regular primary-care provider who needs a single appointment to answer more than the minimum questions. Sliding-scale fees apply to the full panel.
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English, Spanish
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Fees & payment
Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
New Mexico Department of Health in Portales requires an appointment and covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB: with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, HPV and hepatitis A vaccines, and every service provided at no fee.
Cash payers, uninsured patients, and anyone without a regular provider face a clinic where the fee line reads the same for every service: nothing. Testing, treatment, vaccines, partner notification. The department charges nothing regardless of what the visit involves or how many services it includes.
Many STI clinics rely on whatever language capacity happens to be on staff that day, leaving non-English speakers to manage critical information through gaps. New Mexico Department of Health in Portales provides direct Spanish-language services and interpretation access for other languages, so clinical conversations happen with real precision.
A stripped-down four-infection panel leaves herpes and hepatitis unaddressed, sending patients elsewhere for tests that belong in the same visit. Here, the panel extends to herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C alongside the standard bacterial and HIV tests. One appointment covering what a narrower clinic would not.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
La Casa De Buena Salud in Clovis carries full federally qualified health center standing, which means STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) is priced on a sliding scale tied to household income, so cost adjusts to what patients can actually pay. No appointment is needed to get started.
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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Portales, 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 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.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 71 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Portales. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 22 offer telehealth.
Oladotun Akinmurele, MD
Family medicine · 42121 US Hwy 70, Portales
Ronald Carver, MD
Family medicine · 42121 US Hwy 70, Portales
Joel Sievers, MD
Family medicine · 304 South Main Avenue, Portales
Anne Jones, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 2200 West 21st Street, Clovis
Joanna Souers, MD
Family medicine · 2100 North Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Clovis
Aurelio Cervera, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 2301 North Dr Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Clovis
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 Portales, NM 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.
Farmers Pharmacy Market
1.2 miVillage Pharmacy
1.3 mi
2.7 mi Family Institutional Pharmacy Services
18 miMedicine Shoppe
18 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Portales, NM.
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 Portales, 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 $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions 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 Roosevelt County, the county that includes Portales, compare with New Mexico and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~36% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#6 of 33 New Mexico counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 82% of the state
| Infection | Roosevelt County | New Mexico | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 564.2 106 cases ▲ 8% | 523.6 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 101.1 19 cases ▼ 40% | 169 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 47.9 9 cases ▲ 31% | 36.6 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 26.6 5 cases ▲ 47% | 18.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 79.8 15 cases ▲ 4% | 76.6 | 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 Roosevelt County, chlamydia has fallen from 859.8 to 564.2 per 100,000 (34%), gonorrhea has fallen from 281.4 to 101.1 per 100,000 (64%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 20.8 to 47.9 per 100,000 (130%).
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 Roosevelt County.
Local HIV snapshot
Roosevelt County HIV care continuum (2023)
Among Roosevelt County residents living with HIV, 46.2% are in care · 23.1% 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 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 Roosevelt County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
US 70 stretches west out of Portales past the turnoff toward Chalk Hill, flat and open in every direction, and a clinic visit from most parts of town means a car trip, because sidewalks don't carry you far here. That's not a complaint, just the practical math of getting screened when you live somewhere spread out enough that errands stack up by distance. That math hits differently when a significant share of residents are navigating tight budgets: nearly half the city rents, with typical monthly payments that leave little cushion, and unemployment running well above national norms means scheduling a weekday appointment can conflict with shift availability or job searching rather than a nine-to-five desk calendar.
For the large cohort of people in their late teens and twenties living here (many of them students or early-career workers, the years when STI exposure tends to peak) the barrier isn't stigma so much as logistics: the car you may share, the afternoon you can't easily take off, the copay that competes with rent. Portales has testing options listed on this page, which is a real range for a city this size. Knowing which clinics on this list offer sliding-scale fees or extended hours can be the detail that turns a Tuesday errand run on South Roosevelt Road into a completed appointment rather than a deferred one.
Getting there
At 7.84/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Portales 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 88130 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 88130 area around Portales: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Portales alone.
Portales sits in Roosevelt County, ZIP 88130. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Neighborhoods & communities
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Portales? 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 Roosevelt County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under New Mexico 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 Portales-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 Portales 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 New Mexico 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 New Mexico, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
New Mexico 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 New MexicoSource: 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.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
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.
Roosevelt County reported ~564 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the New Mexico average.
At-home kits mail to 88130: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
In New Mexico, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Get treated, notify partners, pause sex until cleared, and follow up, the infection is manageable.
Yes, site matters; oral/anal exposure needs a throat or rectal swab, which urine testing won't catch.
Reassuring if you tested after the window, just retest if it was early, and screen again with new partners.
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