STD Testing in Philadelphia, PA: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Philadelphia County reports about 1266 chlamydia cases per 100,000 residents, well above the US average. If you need testing after a possible exposure or as part of routine care in Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, consider your options: clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price. Below are some testing options in Philadelphia County.
12 testing options are listed for Philadelphia, PA. The nearest, Tower Health, 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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Quest Diagnostics
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Rated 3.7 out of 5 from 123 reviews
Address
400 West Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19133 0.6 miles away
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Community health center 0.5 miles
Tower Health
3.2(915)?
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Rated 3.2 out of 5 from 915 reviews
Tower Health in Philadelphia accepts Medicaid and insurance, with fees assessed on a sliding scale, covering rapid HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and TB testing alongside same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. Appointments are required; PrEP and hepatitis care extend the scope well beyond the standard panel.
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Haitian Creole and Spanish Spoken Directly Here
Plenty of clinics route non-English speakers through a borrowed device and a distant voice. Tower Health carries Haitian Creole and Spanish as working clinical languages, with interpretation services available for others: meaning the conversation about symptoms, treatment, and follow-up happens in real time, not across a lag.
Ryan White Funding Carries HIV Care Start to Finish
Tower Health's Ryan White Program designation funds HIV services from initial testing through sustained medical treatment, a named federal program that underwrites the continuity of care, not just the entry point. For people living with HIV, that means ongoing clinical management stays housed in one place.
PrEP and PEP Both Available at Tower Health
Tower Health prescribes both PrEP for ongoing HIV prevention and PEP when prevention is time-sensitive, which means a single clinic relationship covers HIV risk across different circumstances rather than requiring separate providers for each.
Tests & treatsRyan White HIV carePrEP
Address
160 East Erie Avenue, Nelson Pavilion 1st Floor South Immunology Philadelphia, PA 19134
English, Haitian Creole, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
Tests offered
TB
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Chlamydia
Rapid HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
Black or African American persons
Gay Men
Hispanic or Latino persons
LGBTQ
Low Income Persons
Persons with HIV
Persons with TB
Care services
Medication Adherence Education and Counseling
TB Treatment
STI Treatment
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
Clinical Trials
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
Fees & payment
Medicaid Accepted
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community health center 0.6 miles
Delaware Valley Community Health
3.7(4)?
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Delaware Valley Community Health, a Philadelphia community health center, weaves STI testing (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, hepatitis B and C, herpes, TB, and HIV) into the same appointment structure as its broader primary care, on a sliding-scale fee, with care delivered in Spanish.
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Spanish Is the Working Clinical Language
Spanish-language care at Delaware Valley Community Health isn't routed through an add-on service: Spanish-speaking clinical staff conduct history-taking, test interpretation, treatment planning, and medication counseling directly in Spanish, so nothing about a visit depends on a workaround.
PrEP Prescribed and Managed at This Location
For anyone without a regular prescriber, Delaware Valley Community Health holds PrEP and PEP as a standing clinical service: meaning the prescription, follow-up labs, and adherence counseling happen here, inside an established patient relationship, without needing to locate a separate specialist.
Hepatitis C Treatment Runs Through This Clinic
Delaware Valley Community Health treats hepatitis C on-site, which means a positive result moves into a treatment plan at the same location. No separate referral process stands between a patient's diagnosis and the start of antiviral therapy.
Maria de los Santos Women's Health Center in Philadelphia structures its fees on a sliding scale tied to income, so cost alone won't keep anyone from care. As a federally qualified health center, it offers STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. No appointment required.
Fair Hill Community Physicians- Hunting Park, in Philadelphia, earned federal qualification to extend sliding-scale fees to patients regardless of insurance status: covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening for anyone paying out of pocket, between providers, or simply needing care priced to their income.
Sliding-scale
Address
133 West Hunting Park Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19140
Esperanza Health Center in Philadelphia delivers STI care (rapid and conventional HIV testing, herpes, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and all three hepatitis tests) on a sliding scale with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, by appointment, with every service provided at no fee.
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Every Service Carries a Zero Balance
Sliding-scale clinics routinely discount visits but leave lab fees, counseling charges, or follow-up costs as line items. At Esperanza Health Center, the fee structure doesn't work that way: testing, treatment, vaccines, PrEP, and HIV care all land at no cost, with nothing carved out.
Spanish-Language Care Without a Workaround
Esperanza Health Center in Philadelphia carries standing Spanish-language capacity across every service: STI counseling, medication adherence education, and HIV treatment conversations happen in Spanish directly, which means nuance around PrEP adherence or treatment planning doesn't get compressed into simplified phrasing.
Ryan White Funding Covers HIV Care End to End
Ryan White Program funding at Esperanza Health Center means HIV care isn't capped at a positive result, it extends through ongoing antiretroviral treatment and HIV/AIDS medical management, with medication adherence counseling built into the continuum, not scheduled separately.
Tests & treatsRyan White HIV careSliding-scalePrEP
Esperanza Health Center - Fifth Street, Philadelphia, earns its federally qualified designation by anchoring care for patients navigating coverage gaps, cash-pay situations, or gaps between providers. Sliding-scale fees make syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening genuinely reachable, and no appointment is needed to walk in.
Temple Health in Philadelphia requires an appointment and covers HIV (rapid and conventional), syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C testing (with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, PrEP, and HPV and hepatitis vaccines) all at no fee.
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Ryan White Carries HIV Care Past the Test
Many testing sites hand off HIV-positive patients to separate providers for ongoing care. Temple Health's Ryan White funding closes that gap entirely, the same clinic that runs your test manages your treatment, with continuous clinical follow-up built into the program rather than bolted on after the fact.
Spanish-Language Care, Full Clinical Depth
Spanish is a working clinical language at Temple Health in Philadelphia, not a service layered on top. That means counseling, results conversations, and treatment planning happen directly in Spanish, so nothing gets compressed or lost at the moment when precision matters.
Every Fee Waived Through Active Funding
Temple Health's no-fee model is sustained through Ryan White funding and program grants: meaning billing staff apply those funds at the point of care, there's nothing left for patients to settle afterward, and the coverage extends across testing, treatment, vaccines, and PrEP.
Tests & treatsRyan White HIV care
Address
3401 North Broad Street, 8th Floor Zone B Philadelphia, PA 19140
Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community health center 1.0 miles
Congreso Health Center
2.9(36)?
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Congreso Health Center in Philadelphia is a community health center where appointments cover the full bacterial and viral STI panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis A and C) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, PrEP, and sliding-scale fees across all services.
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Every Service Runs on a Zero-Dollar Floor
Sliding-scale pricing at Congreso Health Center reaches all the way to no charge, donations are accepted, but nothing is owed. That applies to the full panel, PrEP initiation, HIV counseling, and STI treatment alike, with Medicaid and private insurance accepted for those who carry it.
Spanish Spoken Natively, Interpretation Beyond That
Spanish is a working clinical language at Congreso Health Center, not a supplemental accommodation, and interpretation is available for other languages as well. The direct effect: a patient's sexual health history, medication instructions, and follow-up plan are communicated with full accuracy from the first appointment.
Ryan White Closes the Gap Between Test and Long-Term HIV Care
Many testing sites hand off an HIV-positive result with no thread connecting it to ongoing medical management. Congreso Health Center, backed by Ryan White funding, carries that thread. From rapid HIV testing through medication adherence counseling and continuing HIV/AIDS treatment, all within the same practice.
Tests & treatsRyan White HIV careSliding-scalePrEP
Address
216 West Somerset Street, 1st Floor Philadelphia, PA 19133
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 Philadelphia, 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 Philadelphia, PA
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Philadelphia 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.
Albert Einstein MED CTR North
5501 Old York Road, Philadelphia, PA 19141
CMS-certified labAccredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing 6 of the CLIA-certified labs in Philadelphia County.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Philadelphia. 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 Philadelphia, PA who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 5,034 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Philadelphia. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 1,805 offer telehealth.
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Susan Kuruvilla, MD
Family medicine · 2301 East Allegheny Avenue, Philadelphia
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 Philadelphia, PA
Compare the pharmacies closest to Philadelphia, PA. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Philadelphia, PA.
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 Philadelphia, 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.
PrEP & DoxyPEP
Q Care Plus
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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 Philadelphia County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Philadelphia County, the county that includes Philadelphia, compare with Pennsylvania and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~32% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#1 of 67 Pennsylvania counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Philadelphia County vs Pennsylvania vs U.S.
Philadelphia CountyPennsylvaniaU.S.▲▼ = Philadelphia County vs the state average
Infection
Philadelphia County
Pennsylvania
United States
Chlamydia
1265.919,628 cases▲ 201%
421.2
492.2
Gonorrhea
553.58,583 cases▲ 283%
144.7
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
31.3486 cases▲ 244%
9.1
15.8
Syphilis (early)
41.3641 cases▲ 301%
10.3
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
43.9681 cases▲ 285%
11.4
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 Philadelphia County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 8% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Philadelphia County, chlamydia has risen from 987.3 to 1265.9 per 100,000 (28%), gonorrhea has risen from 455.3 to 553.5 per 100,000 (22%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 31.9 to 31.3 per 100,000 (2%).
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 Philadelphia, PA
Adults uninsured
7.7%
Philadelphia County
Below poverty line
9.1%
Primary-care ratio
1,412 : 1
Philadelphia County
Primary-care shortage score 17 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 43.3
Social Vulnerability Index · 95th 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 Philadelphia County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Philadelphia County (2023)
Federal priority area: Philadelphia 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
1257 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
389cases countywide
On PrEP (coverage)
45.1%
Philadelphia County HIV care continuum (2023)
Philadelphia County recorded 29.6 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 8.3 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Philadelphia County residents living with HIV, 92.1% know their status · 72.3% are in care · 64.4% 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 Philadelphia 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 →
Hunting Park sits just off North Broad Street, where rowhouses change hands between owners and renters at roughly equal rates and average rents stay under eleven hundred dollars a month. That split matters for STI screening because renters in a neighborhood like this tend to carry shorter local roots, newer social networks, and less cushion for unexpected costs. With nearly four in ten working-age residents outside the labor force and unemployment running well above national norms, a fee or a half-day away from work is a real calculation, not a minor inconvenience. The relatively modest share of households earning six figures underscores that out-of-pocket testing costs land differently here than in wealthier parts of the city.
Philadelphia's younger adults, people moving through their twenties and early thirties, account for a substantial slice of the population, and it is precisely this group for whom every additional step between noticing a need and booking an appointment tends to thin out follow-through. With large average household sizes across Feltonville and the surrounding blocks, privacy and logistics compound that calculus. If you are starting from the Beury Building corridor, pulling up those listings and calling ahead to confirm hours is the most direct move from where you already are.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Philadelphia, PA
Walkability12.61 / 20 · Above average
Philadelphia scores 12.61/20 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.
Philadelphia sits in Philadelphia County. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Beury Building
Loudoun Mansion
Conyngham-Hacker House
Howell House
Grumblethorpe
The Chandler School Apartments
Neighborhoods & communities
Franklinville
Chopersville
Hunting Park
Feltonville
Wyoming
Nicetown
Juniata
North Philadelphia
Major routes
PA 611 (North Broad Street)
Erie Avenue
Germantown Avenue
US 13 (Roosevelt Boulevard)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Philadelphia, PA
Just outside Philadelphia? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Philadelphia, PA: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Philadelphia County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Pennsylvania 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 Philadelphia-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 Philadelphia 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 PennsylvaniaMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
Two things that actually depend on Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, 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)
Pennsylvania 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.
