STD Testing in Arcadia, CA: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Syphilis counts in Los Angeles County run about 37% higher than the US average. Whether it's your first STI test or a routine check-up in Arcadia, California, consider whether you prefer visiting a clinic for immediate care or using an at-home kit for convenience. Review your options below.
12 testing options are listed for Arcadia, CA. The nearest, Labcorp, is about 0.3 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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Labcorp
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3.2(60)?
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Rated 3.2 out of 5 from 60 reviews
Address
301 West Huntington Drive, Arcadia, CA 91007 0.3 miles away
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Community health center 2.7 miles
AltaMed Medical Group
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Rated 3.1 out of 5 from 24 reviews
AltaMed Medical Group in Monrovia runs STI testing and treatment within a full-service medical clinic, meaning gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV tests sit alongside family planning and medication counseling on a sliding-scale fee structure. Hepatitis A and B vaccines are also available. Appointments required.
Tests & treatsSliding-scale
Address
513 East Lime Avenue, Suite 102 Monrovia, CA 91016
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Highest rated 3.3 miles
Planned Parenthood los Angeles
4.6(236)?
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Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 236 reviews
Planned Parenthood los Angeles in El Monte runs on a sliding-scale fee structure and accepts Medicaid and private insurance, with walk-ins welcome. The panel covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and rapid or conventional HIV testing, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections.
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Spanish Spoken by Staff, Not Routed Around
Many clinics outsource non-English communication to on-call services that arrive mid-appointment, fragmenting the conversation at exactly the wrong moment. At Planned Parenthood los Angeles in El Monte, Spanish is a primary language of the clinic itself, and broader interpretation is available for other languages, so the care and the conversation stay in the same room.
Minors Get Confidential Care, Not a Callback
When someone under 18 can't loop in a parent but needs STI testing or treatment, the gap between needing care and getting it can mean an infection goes unaddressed. Planned Parenthood los Angeles in El Monte holds Title X designation, which makes STI and family planning services legally confidential for minors. No secondary appointment, no guardian signature required.
PrEP and PEP Are Prescribed and Managed On-Site
Planned Parenthood los Angeles in El Monte can initiate PrEP, the daily antiretroviral regimen that prevents HIV acquisition, including the baseline HIV and kidney-function labs required before the first prescription. PEP is also prescribed directly at this location, with clinical staff handling the assessment rather than routing it to an outside provider.
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
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Hepatitis Prevention/Education
Condom Distribution
Fees & payment
Medicaid Accepted
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community health center 3.4 miles
East Valley Community Health Center
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Rated 4.6 out of 5 from 21 reviews
East Valley Community Health Center in El Monte runs entirely on appointments, so booking ahead secures same-visit bacterial treatment, rapid and conventional HIV testing, herpes, hepatitis B and C, TB, and the full STI panel. All on a sliding scale, with every service available at no fee.
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Zero-Cost Care for Every Service Offered
East Valley Community Health Center covers everything it offers at no charge (testing, treatment, PrEP, hepatitis C care, vaccines) making it a direct answer for anyone managing their health without a regular provider or paying entirely out of pocket, where even a co-pay can become a reason to delay.
Spanish Speakers Get Full Clinical Access
East Valley Community Health Center serves patients in Spanish and through interpretation services for other languages, which means anyone whose primary language isn't English can move through a PrEP consultation, a hepatitis C treatment plan, or an STI follow-up without losing precision at the moments that matter most.
PrEP and PEP Prescribed On-Site in El Monte
East Valley Community Health Center prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, which means a patient can establish ongoing HIV prevention medication and have an emergency prevention option managed through the same clinical relationship. No separate specialist, no gap in continuity.
Garfield Health Center el Monte, in El Monte, carries federal qualification that anchors its sliding-scale fee structure: meaning the cost of syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening adjusts to each patient's income, and no appointment is needed to access that care.
AltaMed PACE - el Monte, in El Monte, carries federal community health center standing, which translates directly into sliding-scale fees tied to income for STI screening. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing is available, with costs adjusted so no income level bars someone from care.
Complete Care Community Health Center- Altadena, in Pasadena, earned its federal qualification by meeting strict standards for serving patients regardless of ability to pay. Including those paying out of pocket or without coverage. Sliding-scale fees make syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening reachable for anyone who walks in.
Sliding-scale
Address
2595 East Washington Boulevard, Suite 106, Pasadena, CA 91107
ChapCare in El Monte tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee that applies regardless of insurance status. Medicaid and Medicare are also accepted. Bacterial infections caught here are treated the same visit, and appointments are required.
Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
4.3 miles
Los Angeles County Health Services
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Los Angeles County Health Services in El Monte covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections when results call for it. Fees run on a sliding scale and the clinic accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance. An appointment is required.
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 Arcadia, 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 Arcadia, CA
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Los Angeles 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.
Harvest IVF Laboratory
125 Huntington Dr Building B, 3rd Floor, Arcadia, CA 91007
CMS-certified labAccredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing 6 of the CLIA-certified labs in Los Angeles County.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Arcadia. 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 Arcadia, CA who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 8,214 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Arcadia. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 3,208 offer telehealth.
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Zaw Ye, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 450 East Huntington Drive, Arcadia
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 Arcadia, CA
Compare the pharmacies closest to Arcadia, CA. 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 Arcadia, 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 Los Angeles County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Los Angeles County, the county that includes Arcadia, compare with California and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~22% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#6 of 58 California counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 90% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Los Angeles County vs California vs U.S.
Los Angeles CountyCaliforniaU.S.▲▼ = Los Angeles County vs the state average
Infection
Los Angeles County
California
United States
Chlamydia
602.358,200 cases▲ 23%
491.1
492.2
Gonorrhea
291.828,195 cases▲ 53%
190.2
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
21.62,085 cases▲ 33%
16.3
15.8
Syphilis (early)
33.13,198 cases▲ 73%
19.1
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
50.24,848 cases▲ 7%
46.7
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 Los Angeles County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 2% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Los Angeles County, chlamydia has risen from 529.6 to 602.3 per 100,000 (14%), gonorrhea has risen from 259.8 to 291.8 per 100,000 (12%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 22.6 to 21.6 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 Arcadia, CA
Adults uninsured
4.9%
No routine checkup
23.9%
No transportation
5.6%
Binge drinking
10.8%
Frequent mental distress
11.6%
Depression
13.9%
Below poverty line
7%
Primary-care ratio
1,326 : 1
Los Angeles County
Primary-care shortage score 21 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 47.9
Social Vulnerability Index · 86th 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 Los Angeles County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Los Angeles County (2023)
Federal priority area: Los Angeles 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
622 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
1,627cases countywide
On PrEP (coverage)
30%
Los Angeles County HIV care continuum (2023)
Los Angeles County recorded 19.6 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 14.9 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Los Angeles County residents living with HIV, 91.6% know their status · 72.8% are in care · 65.2% 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 Los Angeles 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 →
Chapman Woods sits at the quieter eastern edge of Arcadia, where wide residential streets feed onto South Santa Anita Avenue and daily life tends to run on a fixed rhythm: school drop-offs, the commute toward Huntington Drive, and evenings that end early. That pattern describes a city where more than half of adults are married, households average over three people, and a solid majority of homeowners have put down long-term roots. The financial picture is genuinely mixed, though: nearly four in ten residents rent at rates that leave little slack in a monthly budget, and just under half of households reach the six-figure income threshold, meaning cost is a real consideration when deciding whether to add a clinic visit to the week. That matters most for Arcadia's younger adults, the people in their late teens and twenties who are statistically at the sharpest point of STI risk and who are also most likely to be balancing part-time work, shared housing near Temple City, or irregular schedules that make a mid-day appointment easy to skip.
With labor-force participation sitting below sixty percent, many residents are not tied to a traditional nine-to-five, which can actually open windows for screening that a fully employed household cannot find. The options appear on this page serving Arcadia and the surrounding area. If Arcadia County Park is already on your route along West Huntington Drive, pulling up the listed clinic hours before that drive takes less than a minute.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Arcadia, CA
Walkability13.57 / 20 · Above average
Arcadia scores 13.57/20 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 91007 snapshot
Residents
33,141
Median age
43.7
Median income
$101,762
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 91007 area around Arcadia: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Arcadia alone.
Arcadia sits in Los Angeles County, ZIP 91007. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
A Dawn in the West
Misión San Gabriel Archángel
Arcadia County Park
Bonita Park
Newcastle Park
Fairview Avenue Park
Neighborhoods & communities
Sierra Madre
Temple City
Monrovia
Chapman Woods
Lamanda Park
Duarte
San Pasqual
Rosemead Trailer Park
Major routes
Huntington Drive
South Santa Anita Avenue
US 66 Hist (Colorado Place)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Arcadia, CA
Just outside Arcadia? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Arcadia, CA: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Los Angeles County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under California 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 an Arcadia-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 Arcadia 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 CaliforniaMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
Two things that actually depend on California 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 California, a minor aged 12 or older can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
California 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.
