Reported gonorrhea in Duval County runs about 54% lower than the US average. Whether you need testing after a possible exposure or as part of routine care, you'll find public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits for STI testing in San Diego, Texas. Public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience — see your options below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for San Diego, TX. The nearest, Community Action Corporation of South Texas, is about 10.0 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.
Community Action Corporation Of South in Alice, carries FQHC designation: meaning its sliding-scale fees adjust to income, so cash-paying patients and those without coverage can realistically afford syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening without an appointment.
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Fees & payment
ASAS Health in Alice accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance, with a sliding scale and donations welcomed for those paying out of pocket: the full panel covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB, with STI treatment and HPV and hepatitis vaccines on site. Appointments are required.
Languages
English
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Womens and Mens Health Services of the Coastal Bend, in Alice, runs on a sliding scale with Medicaid and most insurance accepted, covering gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, herpes, and rapid HIV. No appointment required, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections.
Walk-in STI clinics routinely test for the core four and stop there, leaving herpes unconfirmed and patients guessing. Womens and Mens Health Services of the Coastal Bend adds herpes to its standard panel, so a single visit produces a fuller picture rather than a partial answer.
When Spanish is someone's primary language and a clinic can't provide it directly, the result is a second visit, delayed results, or a treatment plan that never fully landed. At Womens and Mens Health Services of the Coastal Bend in Alice, Spanish-language care is built into the visit: counseling, results, and follow-through happen in Spanish from the start.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Texas Department of State Health Services in Alice requires an appointment, so scheduling ahead is the move: that visit covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and HIV testing, same-visit bacterial treatment, HPV and hepatitis vaccines, and sliding-scale fees accepted by Medicaid and Medicare.
Plenty of clinics hand you gonorrhea, chlamydia, HIV, and syphilis and consider the panel complete. Herpes doesn't make the cut. Texas Department of State Health Services in Alice includes herpes testing, so a single visit can surface what a shorter panel would quietly leave unexamined.
Where many clinics patch Spanish into a visit through workarounds, Texas Department of State Health Services in Alice delivers care directly in Spanish: no mediated handoffs, no distance between what's said and what's understood when results, treatment options, and next steps are on the table.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Javelina Health Clinic in Kingsville answers the needs of patients paying out of pocket, between insurance coverage, or simply watching costs. Federal qualification anchors a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening, with no appointment required.
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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 10 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to San Diego, 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.
Local clinicians
Beyond dedicated clinics, 15 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of San Diego. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 6 offer telehealth.
Carlos Elizondo, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 230 South Gulf Street, Alice
Marc Ibanez, MD
Internal medicine · 1009 East 6th Street, Alice
Jared Mitchell, MD
Family medicine · 2500 East Main Street, Alice
Gustavo Villarreal, MD
Family medicine · 2510 East Main Street, Alice
Martin Boyd, MD
OB-GYN · 700 Flournoy Road, Alice
Sergio Cantu, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 779 North Texas Boulevard, Alice
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 San Diego, 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.
La Hacienda Pharmacy
0.1 miSan Diego Pharmacy
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11 mi Elsas Pillbox
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12 mi Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to San Diego, 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 San Diego, 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
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
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 Duval County, the county that includes San Diego, compare with Texas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~19% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#55 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 78% of the state
| Infection | Duval County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 437.3 42 cases ▼ 11% | 491.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 83.3 8 cases ▼ 53% | 176.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 20.8 2 cases ▲ 39% | 15 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 20.8 2 cases ▼ 21% | 26.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 72.9 7 cases ▲ 65% | 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 Duval County, chlamydia has fallen from 539.1 to 437.3 per 100,000 (19%), gonorrhea has fallen from 122.1 to 83.3 per 100,000 (32%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 20.5 to 20.8 per 100,000 (1%).
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 Duval County.
Local HIV snapshot
Duval County HIV care continuum (2023)
Duval County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Duval County residents living with HIV, 92% are in care · 76% 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 Duval County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
County Road 111 Colonia's streets carry the quiet rhythm of a community where most households own their homes and plan to stay: the kind of place where people know their neighbors and rely on cars to get almost anywhere, whether that's a run along TX 359 or an errand past Padre Pedro Plaza. For younger adults in San Diego, people in their late teens and twenties navigating new relationships alongside everything else, that extra step can be enough to keep screening perpetually deferred. Duval County's STI picture makes regularity genuinely worthwhile for this crowd, and the testing options listed here give real flexibility on location, hours, and cost.
With roughly four in ten households renting at some of the more modest rates in the region, and more than half of working-age adults actively in the labor force, schedules here tend to be full and budgets stretched thin. Two conditions that make affordable, nearby appointments matter more than most. The clinics listed on this page range across distances and price points, so the practical move is matching one to your actual commute rather than treating a test as a separate trip altogether.
Getting there
At 6.16/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in San Diego 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 78384 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 78384 area around San Diego: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not San Diego alone.
San Diego sits in Duval County, ZIP 78384. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Neighborhoods & communities
Major routes
Nearby cities & towns
Just outside San Diego? 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 Duval 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 San Diego-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 San Diego 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.
Closest is Community Action Corporation of South Texas (10 mi), or order an at-home kit to 78384.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
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 437 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the Texas average.
In Texas, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 78384; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
The HPV vaccine guards against the cancer- and wart-causing types; ask a provider if you're still eligible.
With consistent treatment, HIV can become undetectable in the blood, and undetectable means it can't be sexually transmitted (U=U).
Community health centers and family-planning clinics serve all patients, and many offer LGBTQ-affirming care, ask the site directly.
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