San Patricio County runs about 20% lower than the US average in reported syphilis. For a one-time concern or regular check-ups in Portland, Texas, many have to balance cost and convenience. Community and public clinics often provide low-cost or free services, whereas private labs tend to offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. The options below can help you choose.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Portland, TX. The nearest, Labcorp, is about 1.2 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.
South Texas Substance Abuse Recovery Services in Corpus Christi weaves STI care into substance-use recovery, offering rapid and conventional HIV testing, hepatitis B and C, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and TB: walk-ins welcome, sliding scale, and every listed test provided at no fee.
Hepatitis B, hepatitis C, rapid HIV, conventional HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and TB are all explicitly listed as no-fee services. Not discounted, not income-verified, not conditional. That zero-dollar floor holds for every test on the panel.
Spanish is a primary service language at South Texas Substance Abuse Recovery Services, meaning counseling, medication adherence education, and prevention conversations run directly in Spanish without relay. The clinical relationship, not just the intake form, functions in that language.
Substance-use treatment runs alongside STI testing and medication adherence counseling at this Corpus Christi site, so a positive result can be met with support for the behavioral and medical factors at once. No separate referral chain required to begin both conversations.
Languages
English, Spanish
Tests offered
Serves
Care services
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Fees & payment
Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Amistad Health in Corpus Christi tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee accepted alongside Medicaid and Medicare, with walk-ins welcome. STI treatment and family planning are on-site, and care is delivered in Spanish.
Amistad Health carries Spanish as a direct clinical language, not a workaround, but the working language of the care itself. For someone managing PrEP adherence, discussing STI treatment options, or navigating family planning without a regular provider, that means every clinical exchange happens in full.
Amistad Health initiates and manages both PrEP and PEP, the daily regimen for ongoing HIV prevention and the post-exposure course, meaning prescribing, monitoring labs, and follow-up stay within the same clinic rather than splitting across providers.
Languages
English, Spanish
Tests offered
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
ASAS Health in Corpus Christi runs on sliding-scale fees and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, making cost a moving target that adjusts to your situation. The panel covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB. Appointments required.
Languages
English
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Fees & payment
Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Corpus Christi-Nueces County Health District tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and TB, treating bacterial infections the same visit when results confirm it: all on a sliding scale, with walk-ins welcome and HIV and STI testing available at no charge.
When cost sits between a person and follow-through (skipping the return visit, leaving a bacterial infection untreated, delaying TB care) the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Health District cuts that off entirely. Testing, treatment, and counseling all carry no fee, so the care doesn't stall at the diagnosis.
The Health District provides care directly in Spanish: meaning a patient working through symptoms, weighing a treatment option, or navigating TB education gets that conversation in Spanish through the clinical staff themselves. No relaying questions through a second person, no gaps in what gets said or understood.
Languages
English, Spanish
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Womens and Mens Health Services of the Coastal Bend in Corpus Christi tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee with insurance and Medicaid accepted; bacterial infections are treated the same visit, and appointments are required.
The panel here runs five infections (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, rapid HIV, and herpes) with herpes serology drawn at the same appointment. That means a single visit produces a complete picture, and any bacterial finding gets treated before you leave.
Spanish functions as a full clinical language at this Corpus Christi clinic: history, counseling, treatment explanation, and follow-up all conducted directly in Spanish, not routed through a secondary channel. For patients whose medical vocabulary lives in Spanish, that means precision in every exchange.
Languages
English, Spanish
Tests offered
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Listing verified Jun 2026 · 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 1 mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Portland, 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.
Also in the area
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve San Patricio 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.
1702 Highway 181 North Suite A-11, Portland, TX 78374
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
1830 Billy G Webb Drive, Portland, TX 78374
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
1860 Hwy Frontage Road, Suite C, Portland, TX 78374
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Portland. 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, 275 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Portland. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 46 offer telehealth.
Charles Gregory, DO
Family medicine · 1500 Wildcat Drive, Portland
Jerome Lee Sang, MD
Internal medicine · 107 Cedar Drive, Portland
Pedro Calzada, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 203 Cedar Drive, Portland
Darryl Collins, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 213 Cedar Drive, Portland
Linda Lowe Echevarria, DO
Family medicine · 2413 Memorial Parkway, Portland
Angela Pardo, MD
Internal medicine · 311 Buddy Ganem Drive, Portland
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 Portland, 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.
0.6 mi 
0.7 mi Shoreline Pharmacy 2
6.8 miJays Pharmacy Ingleside
7.1 miJerry's Pharmacy
7.2 miAspcares
8.8 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to Portland, 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 Portland, 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.
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
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
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 San Patricio County, the county that includes Portland, compare with Texas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~27% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#64 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 75% of the state
| Infection | San Patricio County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 409 289 cases ▼ 17% | 491.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 120.3 85 cases ▼ 32% | 176.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 12.7 9 cases ▼ 15% | 15 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 8.5 6 cases ▼ 68% | 26.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 35.4 25 cases ▼ 20% | 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 San Patricio County, chlamydia has fallen from 487.2 to 409 per 100,000 (16%), gonorrhea has fallen from 173.1 to 120.3 per 100,000 (31%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 13.1 to 12.7 per 100,000 (3%).
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 San Patricio County.
Local HIV snapshot
San Patricio County HIV care continuum (2022)
San Patricio County recorded 15.7 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2022), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among San Patricio County residents living with HIV, 82.9% are in care · 75.6% 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 San Patricio County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
In Portland's Oak Cliff neighborhood, families and young professionals live alongside long-time residents, many of whom commute to work with schedules that don't always align with traditional office hours. With a strong labor-force participation rate, many Portlanders are juggling work and family responsibilities, making it essential to prioritize health and wellness in a way that fits their busy lives.
The city's housing landscape, with a high homeownership rate, also means that about a third of residents are renters, facing typical monthly rents that can be a significant expense. For these renters, as well as for households with multiple earners, managing costs and finding affordable services is a daily challenge. In neighborhoods like the one surrounding Briar Park, residents value convenient access to essential services that can be easily incorporated into their daily routines.
For young adults still forming relationships and building their careers, having low-friction access to health services, including screening, can make all the difference in maintaining their well-being. The range of options listed here makes it possible for Portlanders to find a solution that works for them, whether they live near Hunt Municipal Park or work near Chatwork Park, and can easily fit into their busy lives.
Getting there
At 9.07/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Portland 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 78374 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 78374 area around Portland: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Portland alone.
Portland sits in San Patricio County, ZIP 78374. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Portland? 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 San Patricio 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 Portland-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 Portland 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 9 options within a 30-mile drive.
Free at public clinics. Private labs run about $24 for one test and $139 for a full panel; at-home kits are $49+.
South Texas Substance Abuse Recovery Services, about 7.9 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
San Patricio County reported ~409 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Texas average.
In Texas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
At-home kits mail to 78374: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Little prep is needed, bring an ID and insurance if you have it, and note your exposure dates and any symptoms; for a urine test, avoid peeing for about an hour beforehand.
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