STD Testing in Camden, NJ: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
The rate of reported syphilis cases in Camden County runs about 29% lower than the national average. Whether you need testing after a possible exposure or for routine care in Camden County, New Jersey, your options include clinics that may bill insurance and private labs that typically offer a flat self-pay price.
12 testing options are listed for Camden, NJ. The nearest, Cooper University Health Care, is about 0.5 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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Rated 4.5 out of 5 from 57 reviews
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8 Haddon Avenue, Collingswood, NJ 08108 1.5 miles away
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Community health center 0.5 miles
Cooper University Health Care
2.8(969)?
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Rated 2.8 out of 5 from 969 reviews
Cooper University Health Care in Camden is a hospital-based practice where STI care sits alongside the full clinical infrastructure of a health system: rapid and conventional HIV testing, syphilis, gonorrhea, herpes, and all three hepatitis strains on a sliding-scale fee, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. Appointments required; Ryan White funding anchors HIV care for those who need it most.
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Ryan White Covers the Gap Between Diagnosis and Treatment
Ryan White funding at Cooper means someone without insurance or a steady HIV provider can move from a rapid test through to HIV/AIDS medical treatment and medication adherence support within the same system. That continuity (funding in place, clinical staff on hand) is what makes ongoing management realistic rather than theoretical.
Prevention Medications Available With No Outside Referral Needed
Cooper carries both PrEP and PEP as standing services, and uninsured patients have a dedicated PrEP coverage pathway. For someone without a primary care provider who needs prevention medication prescribed and managed, having both options inside a full health system means no separate specialist search.
Hepatitis C Treatment Starts and Stays On-Site
Cooper tests for hepatitis C and treats it on-site, which means a positive antibody result leads directly to antiviral management rather than a separate referral chain. For a curable infection, that compression of steps is the difference between a diagnosis acted on and one that stalls.
Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community health center 0.6 miles
Cathedral Kitchen Satellite Site
4.7(356)?
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 356 reviews
Cathedral Kitchen Satellite Site in Camden welcomes walk-ins for STI screening: no appointment needed to get tested for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. Federal FQHC standing ties fees to a sliding scale based on income, so a single visit covers testing at a cost calibrated to what you actually earn.
Planned Parenthood of Northern Central and Southern New Jersey
3.7(97)?
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Rated 3.7 out of 5 from 97 reviews
Planned Parenthood of Northern Central and Southern New Jersey in Camden requires an appointment and covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and rapid or conventional HIV testing in a single visit, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, sliding-scale fees, and Spanish-language care on staff.
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Spanish Spoken by Staff, Not Routed Around
The clinic maintains Spanish-speaking staff directly, and broader interpretation services are operationally available for other languages: meaning the clinical conversation, including test counseling and treatment instructions, happens without an intermediary layer distorting the exchange.
Title X Covers Minors With Legal Confidentiality
As a Title X site, Planned Parenthood in Camden provides legally confidential family planning and STI services to minors, which means a young person's visit, results, and treatment are protected from disclosure to a parent or guardian by federal program requirements.
PrEP and PEP Prescribed Here, Not Sent Elsewhere
Many STI clinics test and treat but leave HIV prevention prescribing to outside providers. Planned Parenthood in Camden writes PrEP prescriptions and manages PEP on-site, keeping prevention and testing within the same clinical relationship.
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
Tests offered
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
Chlamydia
Rapid HIV
Conventional HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
Low Income Persons
Persons with STI
Care services
Family Planning
STI Treatment
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
Adult Hepatitis B Vaccine
Prevention services
STI Prevention/Education
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Condom Distribution
Fees & payment
Medicaid Accepted
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community health center 0.7 miles
CAMcare Health
3.5(226)?
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 from 226 reviews
CAMcare Health in Camden tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis on a sliding-scale fee accepted by Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance. An appointment is required; bacterial STIs are treated the same visit, and care is delivered in Spanish.
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Hepatitis A, B, and C Tested On-Site
Plenty of STI clinics run the standard four and leave hepatitis to a separate referral chain. CAMcare tests hepatitis A, B, and C alongside HIV and the bacterial infections, and backs those results with hepatitis A vaccination and adult hepatitis B vaccination. All within the same appointment.
Family Planning With Legally Confidential Minor Services
CAMcare holds Title X designation, which means its family planning services (contraception, counseling, and STI care) are legally confidential for minors, regardless of insurance or parental coverage. That standing protection exists at every appointment, not as an exception carved out on request.
Spanish-Language Care Without a Workaround
When a patient's primary language is Spanish and a clinic can't staff it, the gap shows up in the exam room. Symptoms described imprecisely, instructions half-understood, follow-up skipped. CAMcare delivers care in Spanish directly, so nothing in the clinical conversation gets lost between languages.
Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community health center 0.8 miles
Project Hope
4.3(385)?
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Rated 4.3 out of 5 from 385 reviews
Project HOPE in Camden accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance, with sliding-scale fees for everyone else, and tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB. With same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs and appointments required.
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Spanish and Interpreted Care, No Workarounds
Many clinics hand off non-English speakers to an external line and move on. At Project HOPE in Camden, Spanish is spoken directly, and interpretation is available for other languages as part of the visit itself, so the conversation about exposure history, treatment, and next steps happens fully, not partially.
PrEP Available Without a Separate Specialist Visit
Project HOPE prescribes PrEP directly, meaning a patient can move from an STI appointment into an ongoing HIV-prevention regimen without being sent elsewhere for that prescription. Keeping prevention continuous rather than fragmented across providers.
Substance-Use Treatment Alongside STI Care in One Place
For people managing both substance use and sexual health, Project HOPE in Camden holds the capacity to address both in the same clinical relationship. Substance-use treatment isn't a separate referral but a standing service, which means care doesn't stall when both needs are present at once.
Camden County Department of Health and Human Services
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Camden County Department of Health and Human Services accepts walk-ins in Camden, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, rapid HIV, and TB in a single visit: with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, and every service provided at no fee.
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Zero-Cost Care Across Every Service Here
Sliding-scale fees still leave a balance for many people, and plenty of public clinics charge at least for certain tests or vaccines. Camden County Department of Health and Human Services charges nothing at all, no fee for the panel, no fee for vaccines, no fee for treatment.
Herpes Testing Included Without a Separate Referral
Camden County Department of Health and Human Services carries herpes testing alongside the standard bacterial and viral panel, a capability that matters for anyone without a regular provider who needs a complete picture in one appointment, not a patchwork of separate visits.
Camcare - South Health Center in Camden carries federal community health center designation, which means STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) is priced on a sliding scale tied to each patient's income, and no appointment is needed to get started.
Osborn Family Health Center in Camden welcomes walk-ins for STI screening, no appointment needed. Federal qualification underpins its sliding-scale fees, and a single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with costs adjusted to your income level.
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 less than a mile away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Camden, 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 Camden, NJ
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Camden 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.
Cooper University Hospital
One Cooper Plaza/ Laboratory, Camden, NJ 08103
CMS-certified labAccredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing 5 of the CLIA-certified labs in Camden County.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Camden. 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 Camden, NJ who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 4,886 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Camden. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 1,745 offer telehealth.
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 Camden, NJ
Compare the pharmacies closest to Camden, NJ. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
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 Camden, 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
Nurx
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
STDs & HIV in Camden County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Camden County, the county that includes Camden, compare with New Jersey and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~30% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#3 of 21 New Jersey counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Camden County vs New Jersey vs U.S.
Camden CountyNew JerseyU.S.▲▼ = Camden County vs the state average
Infection
Camden County
New Jersey
United States
Chlamydia
631.63,330 cases▲ 64%
384.1
492.2
Gonorrhea
228.21,203 cases▲ 109%
109.1
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
11.259 cases▲ 38%
8.1
15.8
Syphilis (early)
12.767 cases▲ 22%
10.4
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
27.5145 cases▲ 72%
16
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 Camden County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 1% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Camden County, chlamydia has risen from 627 to 631.6 per 100,000 (1%), gonorrhea has fallen from 251.6 to 228.2 per 100,000 (9%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 20.1 to 11.2 per 100,000 (44%).
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 Camden, NJ
Adults uninsured
23.2%
No routine checkup
22.6%
No transportation
21.5%
Binge drinking
13.3%
Frequent mental distress
21.6%
Depression
17.8%
Below poverty line
29.7%
Primary-care ratio
1,015 : 1
Camden County
Primary-care shortage score 8 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 48.4
Social Vulnerability Index · 78th 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 Camden County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Camden County (2023)
People living with HIV
432 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
78cases countywide
On PrEP (coverage)
30.2%
Camden County HIV care continuum (2023)
Camden County recorded 17.6 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.9 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Camden County residents living with HIV, 74% are in care · 67.7% 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 Camden County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Compiled and checked by EasySTD's editorial team against CDC and public-health sources. This is educational information, not a substitute for advice from a licensed clinician. Our editorial guidelines →
Carnegie Library has anchored the Broadway corridor for over a century, a calm civic anchor in a city that moves fast and demands a lot from its residents. But Camden's practical rhythms complicate access to preventive care in ways that don't show up on a quiet Sunday afternoon. Unemployment here runs well above national norms, and with fewer than four in ten households owning their home, most residents renting at a rent that leaves little cushion, monthly budgets are already stretched thin. Health appointments can feel like one more thing competing for money and mental bandwidth.
That pressure lands hardest on younger adults in their late teens and twenties, who make up a substantial slice of Camden's population. These are often the people most likely to be forming new relationships, least likely to have a regular doctor, and most affected by the city's high STI rates recorded in county surveillance data. With an average household of more than three people and only about one in four adults married, a lot of Camden residents live in layered, evolving domestic situations where regular screening is genuinely protective for everyone in the home. Finding an appointment that doesn't require taking an unpaid afternoon off from already constrained work hours is easier here than it is in most comparable cities.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Camden, NJ
Walkability13.79 / 20 · Above average
Camden scores 13.79/20 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.
ZIP 08105 snapshot
Residents
26,681
Median age
30.7
Median income
$48,319
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 08105 area around Camden: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Camden alone.
Camden sits in Camden County, ZIP 08105. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Carnegie Library
Walt Whitman House
Camden Shipyard & Maritime Museum
BB-62 (USS New Jersey)
Garden State Park Racetrack Gatehouse
Farnham Park
Neighborhoods & communities
Collingswood
Haddon Township
Pennsauken Township
Gloucester City
Major routes
CR 561 (Haddon Avenue)
CR 605 (Mount Ephraim Avenue)
Pine Street
I 676 (North-South Freeway)
South 11th Street
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Camden, NJ
Just outside Camden? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Camden, NJ: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Camden County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under New Jersey 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 Camden-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 Camden 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 New JerseyMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
Two things that actually depend on New Jersey 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 New Jersey, a minor can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment at any age, and to HIV testing at age 13 or older; a provider may notify a parent, and must do so where sexual assault is involved.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
New Jersey 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.
