STD Testing in New Orleans, LA: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Orleans Parish reports about 632 gonorrhea cases per 100,000 residents, well above the US average. If you've had a recent risk or simply test on a regular schedule, you'll find local clinics and at-home kits for STI testing in New Orleans, Louisiana. Some clinics take walk-ins for same-day testing, while labs and at-home kits let you plan around your own time. See your options below.
12 testing options are listed for New Orleans, LA. The nearest, NOELA Community Health Center, is about 2.6 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
How to read these listings
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.
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Address
11297 Lake Forest Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70128 2.7 miles away
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Ochsner Tchoupitoulas Health Center
4.9(119)?
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 119 reviews
Ochsner Tchoupitoulas Health Center in New Orleans accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, with fees for those paying directly. The standard panel covers HIV (rapid and conventional), syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB: bacterial infections treated same visit, HIV and hepatitis managed on-site. Appointments required; PrEP and PEP available.
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Hepatitis C Diagnosed and Treated Here
Plenty of testing sites confirm a hepatitis C antibody and hand the result off to a specialist elsewhere. At Ochsner Tchoupitoulas, treatment follows diagnosis within the same practice: the prescribing, monitoring, and follow-up stay with the clinical team that ran the test.
Hepatitis B and C Expand the Standard Panel
The default four-infection screen at many clinics leaves hepatitis B and C off the requisition entirely. Ochsner Tchoupitoulas includes both, alongside TB, so a single visit produces a fuller picture of bloodborne and bacterial exposure without a separate referral appointment.
PrEP Prescription and Monitoring On-Site
PrEP at Ochsner Tchoupitoulas means an ongoing clinical relationship: the prescribing provider manages the baseline HIV and kidney labs, writes the Truvada or Descovy prescription, and schedules the required quarterly follow-ups. PEP is also available, dispensed and dosed by staff rather than coordinated through an outside provider.
Tests & treatsPrEP
Address
5300 Tchoupitoulas Street, Suite C2 New Orleans, LA 70115
A community safety-net federally qualified health center about 3 miles from New Orleans. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
NOELA Wellness Center in New Orleans extends federal sliding-scale STI care to anyone between providers, paying out of pocket, or navigating gaps in coverage. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening adjusts in cost to match what each patient can actually afford.
DePaul Community Health Centers in New Orleans takes walk-ins, so a single visit can cover rapid and conventional HIV testing, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, all at no fee.
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Every Service Here Carries Zero Cost
DePaul charges nothing for any service it provides, which means the sliding scale bottoms out at zero, and a patient leaving with PrEP, a hepatitis vaccine, and a treated bacterial infection walks out owing nothing at all.
Spanish Spoken on Staff, Not Routed Around
DePaul staffs Spanish-language services directly and maintains interpretation access for additional languages, so clinical conversations (medication instructions, adherence counseling, lab results) happen in the room with the provider, without a relay.
PrEP and PEP Prescribed and Managed On-Site
DePaul holds standing prescribing capability for both PrEP and PEP, making it a strong fit for anyone without a regular provider or without insurance coverage (including uninsured patients, for whom PrEP is covered) who needs HIV prevention medication initiated and monitored in one place.
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
Tests offered
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
TB
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
Chlamydia
Rapid HIV
Conventional HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
American Indian or Alaska Native persons
Asian or Pacific Islander persons
Black or African American persons
Gay Men
Hispanic or Latino persons
LGBTQ
Low Income Persons
Care services
Medication Adherence Education and Counseling
TB Treatment
STI Treatment
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
HIV/AIDS Medical Treatment
Hepatitis C Treatment
Hepatitis B Treatment
Hepatitis A Vaccine
Adult Hepatitis B Vaccine
Prevention services
TB Prevention/Education
STI Prevention/Education
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Hepatitis Prevention/Education
Fees & payment
Medicaid Accepted
PrEP for uninsured
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Free HIV Test
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community health center 3.8 miles
New Orleans East Hospital LCMC Health
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New Orleans East Hospital LCMC Health accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, with a sliding scale covering the gap for those who pay out of pocket. The panel runs from gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and rapid or conventional HIV to hepatitis B and C. Appointments required.
Tests & treatsSliding-scale
Address
5646 Read Boulevard, Suite 200 And 400 New Orleans, LA 70127
Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community health center 3.8 miles
EXCELth Family Health Center
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EXCELth Family Health Center in New Orleans tests for gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and HIV on a sliding scale open to all, with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs and an appointment required to be seen.
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Herpes and Hepatitis Don't Require a Second Clinic
Leaving a visit with unresolved hepatitis or herpes results because the panel was too narrow means a second appointment, a second copay, and time the infection isn't being managed. EXCELth's panel covers herpes and all three hepatitis strains alongside the standard four, so a single visit closes those gaps rather than opening new ones.
Substance-Use Treatment Lives Inside the STI Visit
Sexual health clinics routinely treat the infection and nothing else: the overlap between substance use and STI risk goes unaddressed, handed off elsewhere or ignored entirely. EXCELth carries substance-use treatment as a direct service, so both needs land in the same care relationship.
Hepatitis C Treatment Managed Here, Start to Finish
For someone paying out of pocket or without a specialist on their insurance, EXCELth Family Health Center's standing capability to treat hepatitis C on-site, not merely diagnose it, means the medication and management happen within the same practice that ran the test.
Tests & treatsSliding-scale
Address
9900 Lake Forest Boulevard, Suite F New Orleans, LA 70127
Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community health center 8.2 miles
Baptist Community Health Services
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Baptist Community Health Services in Chalmette tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, and hepatitis C on a sliding-scale fee open to everyone: walk-ins welcome, same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, with staff who see patients in Chinese and Spanish.
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Herpes and Hepatitis C on the Standard Visit
Gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV make up the floor at most testing sites: herpes and hepatitis C get left off, or routed to a separate appointment. At Baptist Community Health Services, both are part of the same visit, so a single trip produces a fuller picture of what's actually circulating.
PrEP Prescribed and Monitored on Site
Baptist Community Health Services prescribes and manages both PrEP and PEP directly: meaning the baseline HIV test, the prescription itself, and the follow-up monitoring that PrEP requires every three months all happen within the same clinic, without splitting care across separate providers.
Chinese and Spanish Beyond the Waiting Room
Most clinics handle a second language through a remote line, the clinical conversation stays in English. Baptist Community Health Services delivers actual care in Chinese and Spanish, so the questions, the counseling, and the results discussion happen in the language the patient brought through the door.
Ochsner Health Center in Chalmette tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB. With same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs. Fees run on a standard insurance and Medicaid/Medicare billing model, with appointments required. Care is available in Spanish.
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Herpes and Hepatitis Tested Here, Same Visit
Leaving herpes or hepatitis untested means carrying an unknown status until symptoms force a separate appointment somewhere else, often weeks later. Ochsner Health Center in Chalmette runs herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C alongside the standard bacterial panel, so a single visit closes those gaps rather than opening new ones.
Spanish-Language Care Keeps Treatment on Track
When a language barrier sits between a patient and their provider, treatment decisions stall: instructions go partially understood, follow-up gets skipped, and an otherwise manageable STI stretches into a longer problem. At Ochsner Health Center in Chalmette, Spanish-language care is delivered directly, so nothing about diagnosis, treatment, or next steps gets lost between the exam room and the door.
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.
The nearest testing center is about 3 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to New Orleans, 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 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
Quest Diagnostics
$79 & up
Panel:
8-infection panel incl. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis & herpes: single tests too
Sample:
Quest Mobile: a phlebotomist collects your sample at home
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
Other CLIA-certified labs near New Orleans, LA
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Orleans Parish, 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.
Audubon Labs
2701 Napoleon Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70115
CMS-certified labAccredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing 6 of the CLIA-certified labs in Orleans Parish.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near New Orleans. 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
Clinicians near New Orleans, LA who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 860 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of New Orleans. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 243 offer telehealth.
JC
Jorge Cruz, MD
Family medicine · 5646 Read Boulevard, New Orleans
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
Pharmacies near New Orleans, LA
Compare the pharmacies closest to New Orleans, LA. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
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Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
PrEP, prevention & online treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of New Orleans, 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.
Online treatment
Wisp
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions 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
STDs & HIV in Orleans Parish: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Orleans Parish, the parish that includes New Orleans, compare with Louisiana and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~28% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#4 of 64 Louisiana counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 94% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Orleans Parish vs Louisiana vs U.S.
Orleans ParishLouisianaU.S.▲▼ = Orleans Parish vs the state average
Infection
Orleans Parish
Louisiana
United States
Chlamydia
1249.34,549 cases▲ 58%
792.4
492.2
Gonorrhea
631.62,300 cases▲ 119%
288.4
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
45.3165 cases▲ 74%
26.1
15.8
Syphilis (early)
53.6195 cases▲ 173%
19.6
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
81.8298 cases▲ 56%
52.6
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.
Reported STD rates in Orleans Parish over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 6% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Orleans Parish, chlamydia has risen from 1103.7 to 1249.3 per 100,000 (13%), gonorrhea has fallen from 635.4 to 631.6 per 100,000 (1%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 30.2 to 45.3 per 100,000 (50%).
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
What shapes testing access in and around New Orleans, LA
Adults uninsured
8%
Orleans Parish
No routine checkup
19.6%
Orleans Parish
Primary-care ratio
895 : 1
Orleans Parish
Primary-care shortage score 22 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 53.8
Social Vulnerability Index · 84th percentile nationally
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 Orleans Parish.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Orleans Parish (2023)
Federal priority area: Orleans Parish is one of 48 U.S. counties prioritized under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative: targeted federal funding to expand local HIV testing, PrEP, and prevention.
People living with HIV
1536 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
128cases countywide
On PrEP (coverage)
30.4%
Orleans Parish HIV care continuum (2023)
Orleans Parish recorded 40.8 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 22.5 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Orleans Parish residents living with HIV, 92.9% know their status · 80.3% are in care · 71.4% 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.
Pregnant or planning to be?Congenital syphilis is the fastest-rising STI: what to test, and when
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 Orleans Parish tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Barrington Park and Little Woods draw households that skew toward renting rather than owning, and with rent close to a thousand dollars a month absorbing a real share of take-home pay, discretionary spending on health appointments tends to get rationed carefully. " New Orleans East stretches east along Chef Menteur Highway and Paris Road through neighborhoods where households tend to be larger than the national norm and multi-person living arrangements are common.
That density of shared lives makes routine STI screening a genuinely communal health act, not just a personal one, yet the geography of the parish means that reaching a clinic can require a deliberate trip rather than a stop on a daily errand.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in New Orleans, LA
Walkability18.58 / 20 · Most walkable
New Orleans scores 18.58/20 on the EPA walkability index, so many trips are walkable or a short ride, though a car still gives you the widest choice of testing centers.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
New Orleans sits in Orleans Parish. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Joe W. Brown Park
Lincoln Beach
Đền Thờ Quốc Tổ Hùng Vương
Đền Quốc Tổ
New Orleans East Hospital
Neighborhoods & communities
Barrington Park
Little Woods
New Orleans East
Read Blvd East
Major routes
LA 47 (Paris Road)
US 90 (Chef Menteur Highway)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near New Orleans, LA
Just outside New Orleans? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in New Orleans, LA: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Orleans Parish: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Louisiana law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Who should test, and whenCDC screening schedule + each infection's detection window
Who should get tested, and how often
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
When to test: STD detection windows
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a New Orleans-area provider.
What each STD test costsMedicare reference prices per lab test, a benchmark before you pay out of pocket
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving New Orleans 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.
Confidentiality & consent in LouisianaMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
Two things that actually depend on Louisiana 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).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In Louisiana, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
Louisiana 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.
