New HIV diagnoses in Bergen County run about 55% lower than the US average. Whether you are experiencing symptoms in Alpine, New Jersey, or just want peace of mind, local clinics are often low-cost or free, while private labs tend to offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. See the options below.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Alpine, NJ. The nearest, Labcorp, is about 1.9 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
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.
Sun River Health in Yonkers requires an appointment, and that single visit covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB testing: with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs, PrEP, DoxyPEP, and sliding-scale fees for everyone, at no cost.
An untreated gap in STI care often comes down to one thing: the cost of the next step. At Sun River Health, every service (testing, treatment, PrEP, DoxyPEP, HIV care) carries no charge, so nothing between a visit and follow-through is a financial decision.
Sun River Health in Yonkers holds standing capacity in American Sign Language and Spanish, with interpretation services available for additional languages. Meaning Deaf patients and Spanish speakers engage with their provider directly, not through a relay, for every clinical conversation from testing through treatment.
Ryan White funding at Sun River Health anchors HIV care from the initial test through ongoing medical treatment and medication adherence support, which means a patient who tests positive never has to locate a separate provider to begin managing their care.
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American Sign Language, English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Westchester Community Health Center in Yonkers runs on sliding-scale fees with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance accepted, covering HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB. Appointments required, bacterial infections treated same visit, with full care available in Spanish.
Westchester Community Health Center tests for herpes and both hepatitis B and hepatitis C in addition to HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. That broader scope means a single appointment produces answers on infections that a narrower panel would leave undetected and therefore unmanaged.
Without in-house prescribing, PrEP and PEP require a separate appointment at a separate provider. A gap that leaves prevention on hold. Westchester Community Health Center prescribes both, so neither a daily prevention regimen nor post-exposure medication depends on coordinating care elsewhere.
Spanish-language care at Westchester Community Health Center operates across clinical services (testing, counseling, PrEP management, and treatment) not as a supplemental channel. That means medication adherence conversations, PrEP dosing instructions, and STI treatment guidance are conducted directly in Spanish.
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Westchester County Department of Health in Yonkers charges no fee for any service (HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and TB testing all included) with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs and an appointment required to be seen.
The no-fee structure here runs through staffing and county funding, not a means test or an income form. Every test, every counseling session, every vaccine administered (HIV testing, hepatitis panels, TB screening) is billed at zero, with no sliding calculation applied at checkout.
Spanish is available directly at Westchester County Department of Health in Yonkers, and interpretation services extend to other languages as well: meaning a patient's ability to ask specific questions about symptoms, timing, or treatment isn't compressed by a language barrier at the moment it matters most.
Without a clinic that prescribes and manages PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP on-site, the gap between a test result and a prevention prescription stretches across multiple appointments and providers. Westchester County Department of Health in Yonkers closes that gap: all three medications are prescribed, monitored, and managed here, at no fee.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Free tool · not a clinic
Testing too soon can miss an infection. Enter the date of possible exposure to see the earliest a test can reliably detect each STI.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Conclusive after |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Gonorrhea | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Trichomoniasis | 7 days after exposure | 28 days after exposure |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10 days after exposure | 33 days after exposure |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18 days after exposure | 45 days after exposure |
| HIV (antibody) | 21 days after exposure | 84 days after exposure |
| Syphilis | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis B | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis C | 56 days after exposure | 77 days after exposure |
| Herpes (HSV) | 28 days after exposure | 112 days after exposure |
Guidance only, confirm timing with a clinician. A negative result before the conclusive date may need a repeat test.
Typical out-of-pocket ranges by option, actual cost depends on which tests you need.
Public / community clinic
Free HIV testing is common
Private lab (self-pay)
Never billed to insurance
At-home kit
Mailed to your door, private
Doctor / urgent care
Often $0 preventive with insurance
No centers match those filters. Clear the service-type filter or the opening-hours filters to see every center.
Every other option
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.
Test from home
The nearest testing center is about 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Alpine, 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 (opens in a new tab) 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
$79 & up
Best range: couples & full panels
$79 & up
Best value: single tests
$49 & up
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
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Bergen 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.
260 Old Hook Road, Westwood, NJ 07675
CMS-certified lab
230 East Ridgewood Avenue, Paramus, NJ 07652
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
570 Piermont Road, Closter, NJ 07624
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Alpine. 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
Beyond dedicated clinics, 11,156 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Alpine. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 4,002 offer telehealth.
Noor Ibraheem, MD
Family medicine · 469 North Broadway, Yonkers
Madhu Dagli, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 944 North Broadway, Yonkers
Ezatolah Mohajer Shojai, MD
OB-GYN · 944 North Broadway, Yonkers
Michael Ficazzola, MD Telehealth
Urology · 944 North Broadway, Yonkers
Marc Janis, MD
Urology · 944 North Broadway, Yonkers
Sanjeev Gupta, MD
Internal medicine · 944 North Broadway, Yonkers
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
No pharmacy near Alpine, NJ publishes an STD-related service or holds a current CLIA testing certificate, so these are simply the closest. Contact a location directly to confirm counter hours, services, prices, and availability before visiting.
Robbins Pharmacy
1.8 miYonkers Pharmacy
1.8 miHealthmart Pharmacy
1.9 miBen Family Pharmacy
1.9 miLake Ave Pharmacy
2.0 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Alpine, NJ.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Alpine, 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.
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
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
How reported STI rates in Bergen County, the county that includes Alpine, compare with New Jersey and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~17% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#14 of 21 New Jersey counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 33% of the state
| Infection | Bergen County | New Jersey | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 236.3 2,263 cases ▼ 38% | 384.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 57.5 551 cases ▼ 47% | 109.1 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 4.6 44 cases ▼ 43% | 8.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 7.1 68 cases ▼ 32% | 10.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 8.8 84 cases ▼ 45% | 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.
Between 2020 and 2023 in Bergen County, chlamydia has risen from 197.8 to 236.3 per 100,000 (19%), gonorrhea has risen from 47.3 to 57.5 per 100,000 (22%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 4.6 to 4.6 per 100,000.
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
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 Bergen County.
Local HIV snapshot
Bergen County HIV care continuum (2023)
Bergen County recorded 6.1 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.9 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Bergen County residents living with HIV, 70.2% are in care · 64.7% 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.
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 Bergen County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Roosevelt Common sits at the quieter heart of Alpine, a place where the pace of daily life feels deliberate, and where getting a routine STI screening can take more advance planning than it sounds. The town's character shapes that reality in specific ways. Homeownership here runs extremely high, households tend to be larger and multigenerational, and nearly seven in ten adults are married. Meaning the people who do need screening are often squeezing appointments around family schedules rather than their own.
The young adults in that under-35 window, people still navigating new relationships and shifting health routines, are a smaller slice of the population but no less in need of low-barrier access to testing. When cost or complexity adds up, even marginally, a screening that could happen this week gets quietly bumped. What helps is that labor-force participation here sits on the lower side, meaning more residents have daytime schedule flexibility than the employed majority elsewhere. Several of the options listed on this page offer extended hours or same-day appointments, which means a Wednesday morning slot along the CR 502 corridor is genuinely within reach.
Getting there
Alpine scores 13.36/20 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.
Alpine sits in Bergen County, ZIP 7620. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Alpine? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
Reference
Everything to know before you test in Bergen 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.
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 |
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with an Alpine-area provider.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Gonorrhea | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Trichomoniasis | 1–4 weeks | Urine or swab |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10–33 days | Blood |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18–45 days | Blood |
| HIV (antibody) | 3–12 weeks | Blood / oral |
| Syphilis | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis B | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis C | 8–11 weeks | Blood |
| Herpes (HSV) | 4–16 weeks (antibody); swab a sore | Blood / swab |
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Alpine 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.
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).
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.
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.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in New JerseySource: Guttmacher Institute, Minors' Access to STI Services; CDC, Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy. General information, not legal advice.
Good to Know
Answers to the questions people ask most before getting tested.
Possibly, Cresskill, NJ is close; compare it by distance against Labcorp.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Yes, community and public clinics test the uninsured, with sliding-scale fees.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 236 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), below the New Jersey average.
In New Jersey, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
Yes, from a reputable lab, confirm any positive with a clinician for treatment.
Yes, partners should test and be treated together to avoid passing it back and forth.
Yes, test after the window period, and if HIV exposure is a concern, ask about PEP within 72 hours.
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