STD Testing in Livingston, NJ: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Livingston, New Jersey, residents see chlamydia rates that run about 51% higher than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or test on a regular schedule, weigh your options carefully: public clinics prioritize cost, private labs offer speed, at-home kits offer convenience. See your options below.
11 testing options are listed for Livingston, NJ. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, is about 1.1 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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Quest Diagnostics
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4.0(69)?
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Rated 4 out of 5 from 69 reviews
Address
280 Eisenhower Parkway, Livingston, NJ 07039 1.1 miles away
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2.6 miles
ID Care
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ID Care in Florham Park tests for HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and TB on a fee-based sliding scale, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and STI counseling. Appointments required.
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Hepatitis C Diagnosed and Treated at ID Care
ID Care carries hepatitis C treatment on-site, which means a confirmed diagnosis doesn't end the clinical relationship: the prescribing, monitoring, and follow-through happen within the same practice, avoiding the handoff gap that can stall care between detection and cure.
Prevention Prescriptions Written at ID Care
Prevention prescriptions for HIV often stop at a referral to an infectious disease specialist, ID Care is that specialist. Both PrEP for ongoing prevention and PEP are prescribed and managed directly by the clinical team in Florham Park, without an intermediate step.
Interpretation Staffed for Clinical Conversations
ID Care has interpretation services available for non-English languages, structured to function inside clinical appointments: meaning medication adherence counseling, treatment discussions, and PrEP consultations can be conducted with accuracy across language lines rather than approximated.
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
Tests offered
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
TB
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
Chlamydia
Conventional HIV
Serves
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
Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)
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
Fee
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community health center 4.6 miles
Zufall Health Center West Orange
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Rated 4 out of 5 from 317 reviews
A public safety-net federally qualified health center · Title X family-planning grantee about 5 miles from Livingston. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Premier Family Medical in Caldwell tests for HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and herpes on a sliding-scale fee accepted by Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance. Appointments are required, bacterial infections are treated same visit, and care is delivered in Spanish.
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Spanish-Language Care, Not Translated Care
Many clinics route Spanish-speaking patients through a secondary channel (a voice on a phone, a third party in the room) while the provider proceeds in English. At Premier Family Medical in Caldwell, clinical care itself is conducted in Spanish, so nothing is filtered, summarized, or delayed.
PrEP Prescribed and Managed Here
Premier Family Medical in Caldwell prescribes PrEP, including Truvada and Descovy, and carries the follow-up HIV and kidney monitoring required to sustain it. PEP is also available for post-exposure management. Keeping prescribing and monitoring within the same practice means no hand-offs when circumstances change.
Hepatitis C Treatment Stays at This Practice
A hepatitis C diagnosis that requires a separate gastroenterologist or infectious disease referral can mean weeks of delay and a second round of intake costs before treatment even begins. Premier Family Medical in Caldwell treats hepatitis C on-site, so a confirmed diagnosis moves directly into a treatment plan without that gap.
Newark Community Health Centers in Orange tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and all three hepatitis strains on a sliding scale, with every service available at no fee, and requires an appointment to be seen.
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Every Service Runs Without a Fee
The sliding scale at Newark Community Health Centers bottoms out at nothing: not for select services, but across the entire list: testing, treatment, vaccines, and TB care alike. No service carries a separate charge once the scale is applied.
Spanish Is a Working Clinical Language Here
Spanish is available as a direct clinical language at Newark Community Health Centers in Orange, which means test results, treatment plans, and follow-up instructions are communicated without a language gap introducing ambiguity into the care itself.
Hepatitis C Treatment Prescribed and Monitored On-Site
Newark Community Health Centers carries hepatitis C care past diagnosis into active treatment, direct-acting antivirals are prescribed and the response monitored by clinicians on staff, keeping the therapeutic relationship inside the same facility where the infection was identified.
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
5.5 miles
Optum
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Rated 3.4 out of 5 from 66 reviews
Optum in Springfield Township folds STI care into a full-service medical practice, pairing the standard panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B and C) with same-visit bacterial treatment, sliding-scale fees, and Spanish-language care.
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Spanish Spoken by the Clinician, Not Patched
Many clinics handle Spanish through workarounds that sit outside the clinical encounter itself. At Optum, Spanish is a language of the visit: history, counseling, and treatment discussion conducted directly, without a layer between patient and provider. That continuity changes what can actually be said and understood.
Truvada and Descovy Are On the Formulary Here
Optum prescribes both Truvada and Descovy for PrEP, managing the required HIV testing and renal monitoring that the regimen demands on an ongoing basis. PEP is likewise available as a standing clinical service, not a one-time referral but a capability the practice maintains.
Hepatitis C Treatment Runs Through This Practice
For someone managing hepatitis C without a specialist relationship, Optum's standing capability to prescribe and monitor direct-acting antiviral therapy is the difference between a diagnosis sitting on paper and a cure in reach. Testing, confirmation, and treatment are handled within the same practice.
Tests & treatsPrEP
Address
55 Morris Avenue, Suite 100 Springfield Township, NJ 07081
Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan New Jersey in East Orange runs on a sliding scale and accepts Medicaid and private insurance, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and rapid HIV testing. Appointments are required; bacterial infections are treated the same visit.
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Language Access Built Into the Appointment Itself
Many clinics handle non-English speakers through a workaround that sits outside the clinical conversation entirely. At Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Spanish-language care and broader interpretation services are embedded in the visit itself, meaning the exchange between patient and provider happens directly, without a gap in the middle.
Title X Confidentiality Extends to Minor Patients
As a Title X clinic, Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan New Jersey provides legally confidential family planning services to minors: meaning a young person can access testing, counseling, and contraception without that visit appearing on a parent's insurance or requiring parental consent.
PrEP and PEP Prescribed at This Location
Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan New Jersey prescribes both PrEP and PEP on-site, so ongoing HIV prevention, whether daily or after an exposure, is managed by the same provider who handles your STI care, keeping your prevention plan in one consistent clinical relationship.
Tests & treatsTitle XSliding-scalePrEP
Address
560 Dr Martin Luther King Boulevard, Suite 100 East Orange, NJ 07018
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
Tests offered
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
Chlamydia
Rapid HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
Gay Men
Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)
Persons with STI
Care services
Family Planning
STI Treatment
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
Prevention services
STI Prevention/Education
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Condom Distribution
Fees & payment
Medicaid Accepted
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Most reviewed 6.3 miles
Cadoo Medical
4.8(911)?
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Rated 4.8 out of 5 from 911 reviews
Cadoo Medical in Montclair runs by appointment, and a single scheduled visit covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, plus TB: with sliding-scale fees, same-visit bacterial treatment, and PrEP and PEP on the prevention side.
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PrEP Prescribed, Monitored, and Managed Here
PrEP at Cadoo means ongoing prescribing and adherence counseling built into the care, not a one-time script. PEP is similarly staffed and managed in-house, so the monitoring that makes both medications effective stays with the same clinical team rather than getting handed off.
Hepatitis C Treatment Happens at This Address
Cadoo Medical holds the full hepatitis C care pathway on-site, diagnosis and treatment both, without routing the medication piece to a separate specialist. For someone without a regular provider, or paying directly for care, that means the clinician who orders the test is the same one prescribing the antiviral.
Herpes and Hepatitis Testing Beyond the Standard Four
Many clinics cap their panel at the four bacterial and viral basics and leave herpes and hepatitis testing to be arranged separately. Cadoo tests for herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB alongside the core four, so a single appointment produces a genuinely complete picture.
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 1 mile away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Livingston, 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 Livingston, NJ
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Essex 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.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Livingston. 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 Livingston, NJ who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 10,412 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Livingston. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 3,771 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 Livingston, NJ
Compare the pharmacies closest to Livingston, NJ. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
0.9 mi
Rx pickupOTC HIV self-testAt-home STI kitsMinuteClinic STI careHPV & Hep B vaccinesCondoms / EC
Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Livingston, NJ.
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 Livingston, 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 Essex County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Essex County, the county that includes Livingston, compare with New Jersey and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data.
#2
#2 of 21 New Jersey counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Essex County vs New Jersey vs U.S.
Essex CountyNew JerseyU.S.▲▼ = Essex County vs the state average
Infection
Essex County
New Jersey
United States
Chlamydia
743.66,329 cases▲ 94%
384.1
492.2
Gonorrhea
246.72,100 cases▲ 126%
109.1
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
17.6150 cases▲ 117%
8.1
15.8
Syphilis (early)
22.2189 cases▲ 113%
10.4
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
39.7338 cases▲ 148%
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 Essex County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 10% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Essex County, chlamydia has risen from 646.7 to 743.6 per 100,000 (15%), gonorrhea has fallen from 276.7 to 246.7 per 100,000 (11%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 17 to 17.6 per 100,000 (4%).
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 Livingston, NJ
Adults uninsured
10.6%
Essex County
No routine checkup
22.7%
Essex County
Primary-care ratio
1,325 : 1
Essex County
Primary-care shortage score 15 / 26
Medically Underserved Area
Social Vulnerability Index · 94th 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 Essex County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Essex County (2023)
Federal priority area: Essex County 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
1216 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
184cases countywide
On PrEP (coverage)
22.6%
Essex County HIV care continuum (2023)
Essex County recorded 25.9 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.9 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Essex County residents living with HIV, 90.7% know their status · 62.5% are in care · 54.9% 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 Essex 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 →
Riker Hill anchors the quieter, greener edge of Livingston, and for residents who live and work near it, the question of where to get tested is mostly a matter of the drive out along CR 508 or down South Livingston Avenue to whatever clinic sits closest on this page. That drive is the practical reality: options listed here serve the area in and around Livingston, so building testing into a regular errand run rather than treating it as a standalone trip keeps it from slipping off anyone's calendar. What makes the local profile worth understanding is how settled and dense the household structure here actually is. With the overwhelming majority of residents owning their homes and average households running well above three people, this is a community of long-term, family-centered living.
That context sometimes creates a quiet assumption that STI screening is someone else's concern, but young adults still forming relationships, whether they grew up here or moved in near Town Village or Short Hills, are in the years when routine testing matters most regardless of how stable a household looks from the outside. The labor-force picture adds one more practical layer. A meaningful share of residents are not in the workforce at all, and among those who are, the near-universal household income above six figures does not automatically translate to flexible daytime hours.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Livingston, NJ
Walkability13.28 / 20 · Above average
Livingston scores 13.28/20 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.
Livingston sits in Essex County, ZIP 7039. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Turtle Back Zoo
Riker Hill
Sommer Park
Mayapple Hill
Nook Hill
Memorial Park
Neighborhoods & communities
Florham Park
East Hanover
Town Village
Short Hills
Major routes
CR 508 (West Northfield Road)
NJ 10 (West Mount Pleasant Avenue)
CR 649 (South Livingston Avenue)
CR 527 (South Livingston Avenue)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Livingston, NJ
Just outside Livingston? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Livingston, NJ: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Essex 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 Livingston-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 Livingston 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.
