You can get tested for STIs in Austin for free or close to it. ASHwell on Red River Street says its STI testing is always free, though you need an appointment. Austin Public Health’s Sexual Health Clinic charges $30, and that covers treatment if you need it. Kind Clinic on Koenig Lane takes walk-ins on weekdays. CommUnityCare’s IDEALhealth program books testing every day of the week, weekends included, until 8 PM.
Every place below says on its own site that it tests for STIs, and we read each one on October 17, 2026. We aren’t clinicians, and this page isn’t medical advice. If you think you were exposed to HIV in the last 72 hours, don’t wait for a routine test: our LGBTQ+ healthcare guide starts with where to get PEP. Our How We Choose page explains how we check listings.
The Short List
| Place | Cost, as stated | Walk in or book? |
|---|---|---|
| ASHwell | Testing free; treatment for its own patients | Book |
| Austin Public Health | $30 for testing and treatment | Book |
| Kind Clinic | No price posted | Walk in, weekdays |
| IDEALhealth | Insurance, or help applying for MAP | Book, any day |
| Vivent Health | No price posted | Call for walk-in hours |
| Planned Parenthood North Austin | Call for prices; financial help | Walk in as the schedule allows |
| UT University Health Services | For UT students | Walk in, weekdays |
Where to Get Tested
ASHwell
ASHwell is a sexual health clinic on Red River Street, near UT. It says its STI testing and treatment “are always free although there are potential costs relating to medication,” and that it can treat STIs only for its own patients. Most of its work is PrEP, PEP, HIV care and hepatitis C, and it says office visits and labs for those cost $0 out of pocket. ASHwell doesn’t take walk-ins, so call or email to set up a visit.
- Where: 3100 Red River St, Suite 3, Austin 78705. (512) 900-3116, [email protected]
- Hours: Monday 10 AM to 7:30 PM, Tuesday and Thursday 10 AM to 3:30 PM, Wednesday 10 AM to 7 PM, Friday 10 AM to 1:30 PM
- More: ASHwell’s services
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Austin Public Health
The City’s Sexual Health Clinic is at the RBJ Health Center in East Austin. Its standard tests are HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia, and it can test for genital herpes only if you have symptoms. “The fee for testing and treatment is only $30,” the City says. Book online or call, and the City says calling may get you an earlier appointment.
- Where: RBJ Health Center, 15 Waller St, Austin 78702. 512-972-5430
- Hours: Monday to Friday, 8 AM to noon and 1 to 5 PM
- More: Sexual Health Clinic
UT’s health service still lists this clinic at $20 on its off-campus page. The City’s own page says $30.
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Kind Clinic
Kind Clinic, run by the nonprofit Texas Health Action, says it has “an expertise in serving the LGBTQIA+ community.” Its Koenig Lane location offers walk-in testing for gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, HIV and hepatitis C, with “no appointment necessary.” Walk-ins can close early when the clinic hits capacity, so check Kind’s live wait list before you head over. If you need treatment, Kind books an appointment, and it says it can refer you to other free or low-cost options if no time works. Kind doesn’t post a price for testing on its site, so ask when you check in.
- Where: 101 W Koenig Ln, Suite 200, Austin 78751. 833-937-5463. Kind’s South Austin location doesn’t do walk-in testing
- Walk-in hours: Monday to Friday, 9 AM to 4:30 PM
- More: Kind’s STI testing page, live wait list, and its Austin mobile testing calendar
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IDEALhealth
IDEALhealth is CommUnityCare’s sexual health program in the Hancock Center, off 41st Street. It calls its care “inclusive, sex-positive, and status-neutral” and lists STI and HIV testing, DoxyPEP, expedited partner therapy and vaccines for HPV, hepatitis A and B, and mpox. It’s open every day of the week. CommUnityCare doesn’t post a testing price, and it says it helps people without insurance apply for MAP, Medicaid or CHIP.
- Where: Hancock Health Center, 1000 E 41st St, Suite 700, Austin 78751. 512-978-9015
- Hours: Monday to Sunday, 7 AM to 8 PM, by appointment
- More: IDEALhealth and paying for your care
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Vivent Health
Vivent Health’s Austin clinic, near the old Highland Mall, offers HIV and STI testing along with HIV care and PrEP. Its walk-in testing hours aren’t posted, so call before you go. Its program The Q Austin, for gay, bi, queer, trans and nonbinary people 18 to 35, runs monthly socials, and its meetups are alcohol-free.
- Where: 104 E Highland Mall Blvd, Suite 100, Austin 78752. (512) 458-2437
- Clinic hours: Monday, Thursday and Friday 8 AM to 5 PM; Tuesday noon to 5 PM; Wednesday 8 AM to 7 PM
- More: Vivent Health Austin
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Planned Parenthood North Austin
Planned Parenthood’s North Austin health center, on Research Boulevard, tests for STIs and treats syphilis, and it lists PrEP, PEP and Doxy PEP. It says “STI testing without an examination is available to asymptomatic clients,” and that anyone with symptoms needs an exam. Walk-ins are accepted when the schedule allows. It doesn’t post prices; call to ask, and to find out whether you qualify for financial help if you’re uninsured.
- Where: 9041 Research Blvd, Suite 250, Austin 78758. 512-331-1288
- Hours: Monday 11 AM to 7 PM, Tuesday to Friday 9 AM to 5 PM
- More: STD testing at North Austin
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UT Students
If you’re a UT Austin student without symptoms, University Health Services has walk-in STI screening with a nurse in the Student Services Building. Students assigned female at birth can also use the gynecology clinic upstairs. For a known HIV exposure, UT says to call its 24/7 Nurse Advice Line right away.
- Where: Student Services Building, 100 W Dean Keeton St, Room 1.400. 512-471-4955
- Walk-in hours: Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 4:30 PM
- Nurse Advice Line: 512-475-6877, any time
- More: UHS STI testing
A Free HIV Test at Home
Together TakeMeHome mails free HIV self-tests to anyone 17 or older in the US. You answer a few questions to see if you qualify, then pick an oral swab or a fingerstick test. It’s HIV only, so it doesn’t replace a clinic visit for the other STIs. Order from Together TakeMeHome.
How Often to Get Tested
The CDC’s testing page, last updated March 17, 2026, says:
- Gay, bi and other men who have sex with men: syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea and HIV at least once a year, and more often, such as every 3 to 6 months, with multiple or anonymous partners
- Sexually active women under 25: gonorrhea and chlamydia every year
- If you’re pregnant: syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C early in pregnancy
- Everyone 13 to 64: an HIV test at least once
Kind Clinic recommends testing at least every 3 months. If your situation doesn’t fit these, ask the clinic what to test for. The CDC’s full list is on its Getting Tested for STIs page.
Before You Go
- Book or walk in: Kind (weekdays), Planned Parenthood (as the schedule allows) and UT (students) take walk-ins. Call ASHwell, Austin Public Health, IDEALhealth and Vivent first
- Ask about cost up front: ASHwell and Austin Public Health post a price. The others don’t, so ask what testing and treatment will cost, and whether they can help if you’re uninsured
- Symptoms change the visit: Planned Parenthood says anyone with symptoms needs an exam, and Austin Public Health tests for herpes only when there are symptoms
- Your name: if the name on your ID isn’t the name you use, ask at check-in how they record it
- Getting results: ask how and when you’ll get them, and who to call if something comes back positive
What We Couldn’t Check
We haven’t been to these clinics, so nothing here is a first-hand review. Prices and hours are from each clinic’s own site, read October 17, 2026. Kind, Vivent, IDEALhealth and Planned Parenthood don’t post a testing price, so we can’t say what you’ll pay there. UT’s off-campus list calls the AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s Austin center on Guadalupe free, but AHF’s own pages didn’t give us an Austin price or hours, so it isn’t listed. We also left out pharmacy clinics because their testing pages didn’t load for us.
Last checked: October 2026. Every clinic’s own site and the CDC’s testing page read October 17, 2026. We recheck health pages every six months. See something wrong? Use our contact page.
How We Check
We check every business and group we name against what it publishes about itself: its own site, its booking page, or its state license. No business pays to be in a guide, and we don’t earn a commission when you book.
The full method is on How We Choose. If something here is wrong or out of date, send a correction.