STD Testing in Artesia, CA: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
New HIV diagnoses in Los Angeles County run about 43% higher than the US average. Whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind in Artesia, California, you can weigh visiting a clinic for in-person support and immediate treatment or using an at-home kit for convenience. See your options below.
9 testing options are listed for Artesia, CA. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, is about 2.1 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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3.5(114)?
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 from 114 reviews
Address
10230 Artesia Boulevard, Bellflower, CA 90706 2.1 miles away
Today's offer: $10 off any test panel, applied automatically at checkout.
Community health center 2.1 miles
Bellflower Health Center Suite 307, 309, 311
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Bellflower Health Center Suite 307, 309, 311, in Bellflower, meets patients where they are (whether uninsured, paying out of pocket, or between providers) through federally qualified status that anchors a sliding-scale fee structure. STI screening here covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no appointment needed.
AltaMed PACE - Norwalk earned its federal qualification by anchoring fees to what patients actually earn, so cost scales down rather than becoming a barrier. Walk-in STI screening covers the conventional panel (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) with no appointment needed.
Wesley Health Centers - Norwalk Annex earned federal qualification as an NHSC sliding-fee site, meaning fees scale to income so no one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
Planned Parenthood los Angeles in Lakewood tests for gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, chlamydia, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, no appointment required, and delivers care in Spanish with interpretation available for other languages.
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Language Gaps Leave Infections Unaddressed Longer
When a patient can't fully describe symptoms or understand a treatment plan, infections persist and partners go unnotified. Planned Parenthood los Angeles in Lakewood conducts care directly in Spanish and provides interpretation for other non-English languages, so nothing about your diagnosis, treatment, or follow-up gets lost in translation.
Minors Get Confidential Care Without a Parent's Signature
Without Title X protections, a minor seeking STI testing or family planning risks a bill or an insurance explanation of benefits arriving at home, which means care gets skipped entirely. Planned Parenthood los Angeles in Lakewood is a Title X clinic, meaning its family planning services for minors are legally confidential, not just a clinic policy.
Truvada and PEP Prescriptions Issued On-Site in Lakewood
Planned Parenthood los Angeles in Lakewood prescribes both PrEP, daily oral medication that substantially reduces HIV acquisition, and PEP, the short-course regimen taken after a potential exposure. Having both available at the same clinic means prevention and testing decisions happen in one conversation, with the same provider.
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 2 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Artesia, 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 Artesia, 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.
Bioanalysis Diagnostic Laboratories
18173 South Pioneer Blvd Suite K, Artesia, CA 90701
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Artesia. 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 Artesia, CA who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 8,114 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Artesia. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 3,268 offer telehealth.
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John Kim, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 11911 Artesia Boulevard, Cerritos
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 Artesia, CA
Compare the pharmacies closest to Artesia, 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 Artesia, 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
Mistr
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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 Artesia, compare with California and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~26% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#6
#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 Artesia, CA
Adults uninsured
10.6%
No routine checkup
27.4%
No transportation
9.1%
Binge drinking
12.5%
Frequent mental distress
14.7%
Depression
16.3%
Below poverty line
8.9%
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 →
Pioneer Boulevard runs through the commercial spine of Artesia, and for the younger adults renting apartments nearby (people juggling shared leases, rotating schedules, and the particular uncertainty of early careers) routine health care tends to get scheduled around everything else rather than first. That dynamic has real texture here. Just over half of Artesia's households rent, with typical monthly costs that leave limited slack after other bills, and the city's average household runs closer to four people than two. Large, multi-generational households often mean shared transportation, competing obligations, and medical appointments that require coordination rather than a quick solo decision.
For people in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI transmission peaks, those layers of daily negotiation can stretch the gap between knowing testing exists and actually sitting in a clinic chair. With the testing options listed on this page, proximity and schedule flexibility matter more than willingness. A walk to a site near Artesia Park on a lunch break or after a shift is a different calculation than a cross-town drive, and for a city where nearly three in ten households earn enough to absorb a co-pay, cost is often less the barrier than time and geography.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Artesia, CA
Walkability14.74 / 20 · Above average
Artesia scores 14.74/20 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 90701 snapshot
Residents
16,044
Median age
40.1
Median income
$97,712
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 90701 area around Artesia: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Artesia alone.
Artesia sits in Los Angeles County, ZIP 90701. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Cerritos Veterans Memorial
Liberty Park
Artesia Park
Loma Park
Ecology Park
Heritage Park
Neighborhoods & communities
Cerritos
Bellflower
Lakewood
La Palma
Hawaiian Gardens
Norwalk
Cypress
Major routes
Pioneer Boulevard
CA 91 (Artesia Freeway)
South Street
I 605 (San Gabriel River Freeway)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Artesia, CA
Just outside Artesia? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Artesia, 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 Artesia-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 Artesia 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.
