STD Testing in Elizabeth, NJ: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Elizabeth, New Jersey, has new HIV diagnoses running about 36% higher than national average. If you are considering testing after exposure or routine care, Elizabeth, New Jersey, offers community clinics, generally free or low-cost, and private labs, with quicker results.
11 testing options are listed for Elizabeth, NJ. The nearest, Neighborhood Health Services, 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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3.7(195)?
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Rated 3.7 out of 5 from 195 reviews
Address
711 East 1st Avenue, Roselle, NJ 07203 2.8 miles away
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Most reviewed 1.2 miles
Planned Parenthood of Northern Central and Southern New Jersey
4.0(337)?
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Rated 4 out of 5 from 337 reviews
Planned Parenthood of Northern Central and Southern New Jersey in Elizabeth requires appointments and covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and rapid HIV testing on a sliding-scale fee, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, HPV and hepatitis A and B vaccines, and PrEP and PEP on site.
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PrEP Prescribed and Monitored Here Directly
PrEP at this location means a clinician prescribes the medication, tracks lab work, and schedules follow-up. The monitoring cycle that makes daily PrEP effective runs through the same staff. PEP is also available when prevention can't wait.
Confidential Minor Services Under Title X
Many clinics handle minors' sexual health care the same way they handle adults', with parental disclosure as the default. As a Title X-funded site, Planned Parenthood of Northern Central and Southern New Jersey is legally required to keep services for minors confidential, a protection that goes beyond policy.
Spanish-Language Care Delivered by Staff, Not Routed Around
Plenty of clinics treat Spanish as an obstacle to work around after a patient arrives. At this Elizabeth location, Spanish is a direct care language, staff speak it, and broader interpretation services extend that access across other languages as well.
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
Tests offered
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
Chlamydia
Rapid HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
LGBTQ
Low Income Persons
Persons with STI
Pregnant Women
Care services
Family Planning
STI Treatment
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
Hepatitis A Vaccine
Adult Hepatitis B Vaccine
Prevention services
STI Prevention/Education
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Hepatitis Prevention/Education
Condom Distribution
Fees & payment
Medicaid Accepted
PrEP for uninsured
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
1.2 miles
City of Elizabeth Department of Health and Human Services
3.9(8)?
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Rated 3.9 out of 5 from 8 reviews
City of Elizabeth Department of Health and Human Services offers gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia testing at no charge. Every service here carries a zero-dollar price tag regardless of income or insurance. Walk-ins are welcome, and bacterial infections diagnosed on-site can be treated the same visit.
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Zero Cost Applies to Every Service Offered
For anyone paying cash, without a regular provider, or weighing whether they can afford treatment alongside testing, the City of Elizabeth Department of Health and Human Services answers directly: every service (testing, vaccines, DoxyPEP, STI treatment) costs nothing. There is no tier of care that carries a charge.
Language Gaps Here Don't Become Treatment Gaps
Without on-site interpretation, a language barrier at an STI clinic can mean missed instructions, incomplete histories, and infections that go undertreated. City of Elizabeth Department of Health and Human Services provides interpretation services for non-English languages, so the clinical conversation (symptoms, treatment, prevention) reaches every patient with the same completeness.
DoxyPEP Is Dispensed and Explained On-Site
Doxycycline post-exposure prophylaxis (a single 200 mg dose taken within 72 hours of a sexual exposure to reduce chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis risk) is available directly at City of Elizabeth Department of Health and Human Services. Having DoxyPEP dispensed at the same clinic that provides testing means the regimen is accessible without coordinating a separate prescription.
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
Tests offered
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Chlamydia
Serves
Low Income Persons
Care services
Mpox Vaccine
STI Treatment
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
Hepatitis A Vaccine
Adult Hepatitis B Vaccine
Prevention services
STI Prevention/Education
Condom Distribution
Fees & payment
Free Mpox Vaccine
Free STI Test
Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community health center 1.8 miles
Newark Community Health Centers
3.9(329)?
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Rated 3.9 out of 5 from 329 reviews
Newark Community Health Centers offers its full STI panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C) along with TB testing, at no fee to patients, accepting Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance, with appointments required.
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Every Service Here Carries Zero Balance
Sliding-scale clinics routinely leave patients absorbing a residual cost after insurance or income assessment. Newark Community Health Centers charges nothing: the full panel, vaccines, and treatment all land at zero dollars, regardless of coverage or income.
Spanish-Language Care Without the Extra Step
An STI diagnosis that can't be discussed in the language a patient reasons in tends to stay incompletely addressed, follow-up skipped, treatment misunderstood, questions unasked. Newark Community Health Centers delivers care in Spanish directly, so nothing critical gets lost between the diagnosis and what happens next.
Hepatitis C Treatment Handled Here, Start to Finish
For someone without a regular specialist and paying attention to cost, Newark Community Health Centers's on-site hepatitis C treatment closes a gap that diagnosis-only clinics leave open. Antibody-positive results don't stall at confirmation, antiviral treatment is managed within the same center, at no fee.
Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community health center 2.9 miles
Metro Community Health Centers - Staten Island
2.6(18)?
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Rated 2.6 out of 5 from 18 reviews
Metro Community Health Centers - Staten Island, a federally qualified health center in Staten Island, welcomes walk-ins for STI screening. No appointment needed. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with fees sliding on an income-based scale so cost stays proportional to what you earn.
RWJ Barnabas Health in Newark requires an appointment, so scheduling ahead is the move, but that single visit covers rapid and conventional HIV testing, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, same-visit bacterial treatment, and sliding-scale fees, with all services provided at no charge.
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Every Line Item Billed at Zero Dollars
RWJ Barnabas Health in Newark carries no cost for any service on its list, testing, treatment, vaccines, counseling, PrEP initiation, HIV medical management. That zero applies regardless of insurance status or income, with no service carved out as the exception that quietly costs something.
PrEP Prescribed and Managed Where You Test
For anyone without a regular prescriber, RWJ Barnabas Health in Newark holds both PrEP and PEP within the same clinical relationship that handles testing and STI care: no separate specialist to locate, no gap between the conversation about prevention and the prescription that follows it.
Beacon Christian Community Health Center in Staten Island structures its fees on a sliding scale tied to income, ensuring cost alone won't keep anyone from care. As a federally qualified health center, it provides STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, no appointment 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 about 1 mile away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Elizabeth, 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 Elizabeth, NJ
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Union 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.
Trinitas Regional Medical Center
225 Williamson Street, Elizabeth, NJ 07207
CMS-certified labAccredited · College of American Pathologists
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Elizabeth. 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 Elizabeth, NJ who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 11,365 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Elizabeth. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 4,121 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 Elizabeth, NJ
Compare the pharmacies closest to Elizabeth, NJ. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Elizabeth, 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 Elizabeth, 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 Union County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Union County, the county that includes Elizabeth, compare with New Jersey and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~27% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#8
#8 of 21 New Jersey counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 62% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Union County vs New Jersey vs U.S.
Union CountyNew JerseyU.S.▲▼ = Union County vs the state average
Infection
Union County
New Jersey
United States
Chlamydia
452.72,593 cases▲ 18%
384.1
492.2
Gonorrhea
131.8755 cases▲ 21%
109.1
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
10.158 cases▲ 25%
8.1
15.8
Syphilis (early)
10.560 cases▲ 1%
10.4
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
19109 cases▲ 19%
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 Union County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 15% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Union County, chlamydia has risen from 395.8 to 452.7 per 100,000 (14%), gonorrhea has risen from 116.5 to 131.8 per 100,000 (13%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 11.8 to 10.1 per 100,000 (14%).
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 Elizabeth, NJ
Adults uninsured
24%
No routine checkup
25.4%
No transportation
13.1%
Binge drinking
14.7%
Frequent mental distress
17%
Depression
14.6%
Below poverty line
13.4%
Primary-care ratio
1,625 : 1
Union County
Primary-care shortage score 13 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 57.3
Social Vulnerability Index · 81st 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 Union County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Union County (2023)
People living with HIV
603 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
89cases countywide
On PrEP (coverage)
28.2%
Union County HIV care continuum (2023)
Union County recorded 18.6 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.9 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Union County residents living with HIV, 68.8% are in care · 62.6% 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 Union County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Spring Street cuts through the center of Elizabeth quickly enough that a clinic visit rarely demands more than a short drive along it or up NJ 27 toward the surrounding area, yet for a city where roughly three in four residents rent rather than own, even a modest detour carries a real cost calculation. With a typical rent running well over a thousand dollars a month and only about one in six households clearing six figures, the financial margin for discretionary health appointments is thin. The large average household and the fact that well under half of adults are married point to a city full of roommates, young couples, extended families, and single adults navigating relationships on their own. People in their late teens and twenties form a substantial share of that picture, and they are precisely the group for whom delays in screening tend to compound quietly, since STI rates at that life stage are elevated nationally and locally.
For them especially, the cost and timing of a visit matter as much as the clinical side. Union County's STI figures give that reality some urgency. In a household running tight on rent, a visit that fits a lunch break or a weekday morning between shifts is one that actually happens, and in Elizabeth those households are the norm, not the exception.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Elizabeth, NJ
Walkability12.95 / 20 · Above average
Elizabeth scores 12.95/20 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 07202 snapshot
Residents
44,638
Median age
36.2
Median income
$68,071
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 07202 area around Elizabeth: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Elizabeth alone.
Elizabeth sits in Union County, ZIP 07202. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Liberty Hall Museum
Jackson Park
Jefferson Park
Boxwood Hall State Historic Site
Kellogg Park
Wilson Park
Neighborhoods & communities
Hillside
Roselle
Roselle Park
Major routes
I 95 (New Jersey Turnpike)
Spring Street
NJ 27 (North Broad Street)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Elizabeth, NJ
Just outside Elizabeth? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Elizabeth, NJ: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Union 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 an Elizabeth-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 Elizabeth 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.
