Syphilis rates in Hopkins County fall at least 67% below the US average, so it's wise to learn your STI status whether it's your first test or a routine screening in Sulphur Springs, Texas. There are public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits to weigh.
Available testing centers
8 testing options are listed for Sulphur Springs, TX. The nearest, Carevide, is about 1.4 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.
Carevide in Sulphur Springs runs STI care by appointment, covering gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, herpes, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. With same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and HPV and hepatitis A/B vaccines available.
Carevide provides services in Spanish and offers interpretation for other non-English languages: meaning conversations about symptoms, treatment plans, and prevention happen in the language a patient actually uses, without a layer of guesswork in the middle.
Carevide tests for herpes in addition to gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, so a single appointment produces a more complete picture of sexual health status, with no need to schedule separately for a commonly missed infection.
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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
A community safety-net rural health clinic about 18 miles from Sulphur Springs. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Rains County Indigent Health Care in Emory tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee that applies to everyone, with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance also accepted. Appointments are required, and bacterial STIs are treated the same visit.
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English
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Integrity Urgent Care in Greenville schedules appointments for STI care that covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C in a single visit: bacterial infections treated the same day, with fees billed to Medicare or insurance, and Spanish-language care available.
For anyone without a regular provider, or whose last clinic only ran the basic panel, Integrity's testing menu includes herpes and both hepatitis B and C alongside HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. One appointment resolves questions that a shorter panel would leave open.
Spanish speakers who need to move through symptoms, treatment options, and follow-up without switching languages mid-visit will find that Integrity handles that conversation directly. For someone managing care without a primary doctor, having treatment and counseling in Spanish at the same appointment carries real practical weight.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified May 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 Sulphur Springs, 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.
Also in the area
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Hopkins 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.
115 Airport Road, Sulphur Springs, TX 75482
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Sulphur Springs. 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, 92 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Sulphur Springs. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 40 offer telehealth.
Tiffany Gebel, MD
OB-GYN · 601 Airport Road, Sulphur Springs
Simon Fensterszaub, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 411 Airport Road, Sulphur Springs
Shanti Velagapudi, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 411 Airport Road, Sulphur Springs
Lokesh Mahendrakar, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 115 Airport Road, Sulphur Springs
Shalini Patel, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 115 Airport Road, Sulphur Springs
Jana Schade, DO
Internal medicine · 113 Airport Road, Sulphur Springs
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 Sulphur Springs, 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.
Medicine Chest
0.5 miMurrs Medicine Chest
0.6 miMcGaughey Medicine Chest
0.6 miLiberty Medicine Chest
0.6 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Sulphur Springs, 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 Sulphur Springs, 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 $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
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
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 Hopkins County, the county that includes Sulphur Springs, compare with Texas and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~25% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#82 of 254 Texas counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 68% of the state
| Infection | Hopkins County | Texas | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 377.2 144 cases ▼ 23% | 491.9 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 86.5 33 cases ▼ 51% | 176.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 5.2 2 cases ▼ 65% | 15 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 7.9 3 cases ▼ 70% | 26.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 10.5 4 cases ▼ 76% | 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 Hopkins County, chlamydia has risen from 367 to 377.2 per 100,000 (3%), gonorrhea has fallen from 195.7 to 86.5 per 100,000 (56%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 2.7 to 5.2 per 100,000 (93%).
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 Hopkins County.
Local HIV snapshot
Hopkins County HIV care continuum (2020)
Hopkins County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2020), against 20.2 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Hopkins County residents living with HIV, 80.4% are in care · 70.6% 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 Hopkins County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
College Street runs past the Southwest Dairy Museum and out toward the quieter edges of town, and for most people here, a testing clinic means a car trip, not a short walk. That's just the texture of daily life in Sulphur Springs, where nearly everything requires driving and squeezing an errand between work and family obligations takes real planning. The household picture here is one of tight budgets and full homes: average households run above three people, and rent around $823 a month leaves limited slack for any extra expense. With roughly half of residents owning their homes and the other half renting, a significant portion of the population is watching every dollar, which makes the range of low-cost and sliding-scale options listed on this page more than a convenience.
For younger adults still building their lives and relationships, the age group that nationally sees STI rates climb the steepest, a test that doesn't require time off work or an unexpected bill is one that actually gets scheduled. Labor-force participation here means a large share of adults are working, often in jobs without flexible hours. The listed providers spread across Hopkins County give people real choices to find something that lands on a day that works, whether that's a Saturday slot or a clinic near the Jefferson Street corridor that doesn't add thirty minutes to an already long commute.
Getting there
At 7.22/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Sulphur Springs 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 75482 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 75482 area around Sulphur Springs: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Sulphur Springs alone.
Sulphur Springs sits in Hopkins County, ZIP 75482. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Sulphur Springs? 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 Hopkins 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 Sulphur Springs-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 Sulphur Springs 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 6 options within a 30-mile drive.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
Public health clinics nearby provide free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Hopkins County reported ~377 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.
Your results are part of your HIPAA-protected medical record; you can ask any clinic about its own privacy practices.
A positive means treatment is the next step; many STIs are cured with antibiotics, and all are treatable.
A blood draw screens for syphilis, with a confirmatory test if it's reactive.
Many STIs are fully cured with antibiotics; others, like HIV and herpes, are well managed with treatment.
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