Book urgent care & walk-in clinics near me in Castroville, TX

Castroville is a small Medina County town along US-90 west of San Antonio, locally known as the "Little Alsace of Texas." Local urgent care is limited; residents typically route to clinics in Hondo or west San Antonio. Compare same-day options across urgent care in San Antonio.

What services do urgent care clinics in Castroville offer?

Urgent care clinics serving Castroville, TX handle respiratory illness, minor injuries, sports and school physicals, lacerations, and routine pediatric care. Methodist Healthcare operates Westover Hills facilities just east of Castroville, and Medina Healthcare System operates the closest hospital network in Hondo.²

Most Castroville urgent care clinics offer same-day online booking, on-site X-ray for sprains and possible fractures, and basic in-house labs (rapid strep, flu, COVID, urine, glucose). Walk-in volume is typically highest on weekday evenings and weekends; booking online and arriving with insurance card and photo ID in hand is the fastest path through the door. Many clinics also offer telehealth for follow-up visits and medication refills.

Does urgent care in Castroville accept Texas STAR Medicaid?

Yes. Urgent care clinics serving the Castroville area generally accept Texas STAR Medicaid, the state managed-care Medicaid program administered by Texas Health and Human Services.¹ Coverage and in-network status vary by managed-care organization. KFF reports roughly 16% of Texas residents are covered by Medicaid statewide.³

For uninsured patients in Castroville, most urgent care clinics publish self-pay rates online — typical visits run between $125 and $250 depending on labs, X-ray, and procedures performed. Patients without STAR Medicaid coverage but who may qualify can apply through YourTexasBenefits.com or Texas Health and Human Services. Federally Qualified Health Centers in the broader region also offer sliding-scale primary care for non-emergency needs.

How does Castroville urgent care relate to San Antonio?

Castroville is a Medina County town located about 25 miles west of downtown San Antonio along US-90. With a population of an estimated 2,800 residents per U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts,⁴ the city has a small-town character and a heritage tourism economy tied to its Alsatian founding. Most urgent care, specialty, and after-hours volume routes east into the dense Westover Hills and far west San Antonio market — see urgent care in San Antonio.

For Castroville residents, drive times to the nearest urgent care cluster in west San Antonio run 15–25 minutes along US-90 depending on time of day. Hondo provides the closest emergency department for residents west of Castroville, with Methodist Westover Hills covering eastern routes.

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• Lacoste, TX — Lacoste, TX — neighboring Medina County community