Redwater residents seeking STI testing should know that reported gonorrhea in Bowie County runs about 15% higher than the US average. If you're considering testing before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care, you can choose between same-day walk-ins at some clinics and testing at other times with labs and at-home kits. See the options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Redwater, TX. The nearest, Core Health Systems - Texarkana College, is about 12.1 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.
Core Health Systems - Texarkana College, in Texarkana, welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federal FQHC standing anchors its sliding-scale fees, letting one visit cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing at a cost tied to what a patient actually earns.
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Texarkana-Bowie County Family Health Center, in Texarkana, delivers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing alongside same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. All on a sliding-scale fee, with appointments required. Every service here is accepted at no cost to the patient.
Sliding-scale clinics routinely land patients with a remaining balance after adjustments, some fee, however small, follows them out. At Texarkana-Bowie County Family Health Center, the scale bottoms out at nothing: donations are accepted but never required, and no patient leaves owing a dollar for any service on the menu.
Without Title X standing, a minor seeking STI care or family planning at Texarkana-Bowie County Family Health Center would face a patchwork of referrals and exposure of their visit through insurance or parental billing. Title X designation means those services are legally confidential, no secondary appointment needed, no billing trail created.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Genesis Prime Care in Texarkana folds STI testing into a family care practice, meaning gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV screening share space with routine medicine: walk-ins welcome, sliding-scale fees apply, and same-visit treatment is available for bacterial infections.
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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 12 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Redwater, 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 Bowie 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.
1920 Moores Ln Suite A, Texarkana, TX 75503
CMS-certified lab
5212 West 7th Street, Texarkana, TX 75501
CMS-certified lab
5404 Summerhill Road, Texarkana, TX 75503
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Redwater. 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, 125 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Redwater. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 13 offer telehealth.
Jon Tarpley, MD
Family medicine · 815 North King Highway, Texarkana
Bryan Bowen, MD
Family medicine · 5212 West 7th Street, Wake Village
Priyal Patel, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 4824 Mcknight Road, Texarkana
Cecil Cowan, MD
Family medicine · 4250 Gibson Lane, Texarkana
Balbir Singh, MD
Family medicine · 212 North Ctr, New Boston
Donald Douglas, MD
Internal medicine · 114 West US Hwy 82, New Boston
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 Redwater, 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.
Whisenhunt's City Pharmacy
5.3 mi
9.9 mi 
10.0 mi Brookshires Pharmacy
11 miSuper 1 Pharmacy
12 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Redwater, 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 Redwater, 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 Bowie County, the county that includes Redwater, compare with Texas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~29% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#25 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 90% of the state
| Infection | Bowie County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 583.5 535 cases ▲ 19% | 491.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 207.2 190 cases ▲ 17% | 176.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 16.4 15 cases ▲ 9% | 15 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 17.5 16 cases ▼ 34% | 26.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 85.1 78 cases ▲ 92% | 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 Bowie County, chlamydia has risen from 515.6 to 583.5 per 100,000 (13%), gonorrhea has fallen from 274.5 to 207.2 per 100,000 (25%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 7.5 to 16.4 per 100,000 (119%).
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 Bowie County.
Local HIV snapshot
Bowie County HIV care continuum (2023)
Bowie County recorded 27.5 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Bowie County residents living with HIV, 82.1% are in care · 67.4% 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 Bowie County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Redwater, Texas, is a community where many residents know each other by name. A significant portion of folks own their homes, contributing to a sense of stability and belonging. Yet, there are plenty of renters too, keeping things lively and diverse. The town is where some people live with their spouses, and others live with roommates or extended family, with a variety of household arrangements visible on both Redwater Boulevard East and Redwater Boulevard West. The town is also home to young adults, for whom routine health check-ups are a normal part of life.
Everyday life in Redwater is a blend of work and leisure. Many residents are part of the workforce, contributing to the local economy in various ways. Some residents earn a comfortable living, while others manage on more modest incomes. The town is where people build careers, raise families, and enjoy their free time. It's a place where people take care of their health, and that includes regular check-ups and screenings.
Given the variety of lifestyles in Redwater, confidential STD testing is an important part of maintaining good health. Residents can find testing options in and around Redwater, in settings where privacy and discretion are prioritized. There is no need to feel awkward or embarrassed, these services are designed to be low-friction and non-judgmental. Younger adults, in particular, can take advantage of these confidential screening services as part of their regular health routines.
Getting there
At 5.43/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Redwater 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 75567 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 75567 area around Redwater: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Redwater alone.
Redwater sits in Bowie County, ZIP 75567. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Redwater? 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 Bowie 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 Redwater-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 Redwater 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.
The closest is Core Health Systems - Texarkana College (12.1 mi); 6 options are within 30 miles.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Public clinics nearby offer free HIV testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 584 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Texas average.
In Texas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
Just note your exposure dates and symptoms; for urine tests, hold off urinating ~1 hour before.
Expedited partner therapy lets a provider treat a partner without an exam, where state law allows.
Yes, the CDC recommends STI screening early in pregnancy, since untreated infections can affect the baby.
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