STD Testing in Gardena, CA: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
In Los Angeles County, new HIV diagnoses run about 43% higher than the US average. When considering STI testing in Gardena, California before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care, know that visiting a clinic lets a provider answer questions and start treatment, while an at-home kit lets you collect a sample on your own schedule and mail it in. See options below.
12 testing options are listed for Gardena, CA. The nearest, ROADS Community Clinic - Gardena, is about 0.9 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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3.1(170)?
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Rated 3.1 out of 5 from 170 reviews
Address
4477 West 118th Street, Hawthorne, CA 90250 3.5 miles away
Today's offer: $10 off any test panel, applied automatically at checkout.
Community health center 0.9 miles
ROADS Community Clinic - Gardena
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Rated 5 out of 5 from 5 reviews
ROADS Community Clinic in Gardena earns its federal qualification by anchoring fees to income across the board: meaning sliding-scale STI screening, including syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, adjusts to what each patient can actually pay. No appointment is needed to get started.
BHS Integrated Care Services in Gardena carries federally qualified health center standing, which means its STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) is priced on a sliding scale tied to household income, keeping care within reach regardless of what someone earns or whether they carry insurance.
Behavioral Health Services - Family Health Center in Hawthorne welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federal qualification underpins its sliding-scale fees, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing available at a cost tied to what patients actually earn.
Sliding-scale
Address
2501 West El Segundo Boulevard, Hawthorne, CA 90250
Planned Parenthood los Angeles in Lawndale tests for gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, chlamydia, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee with no appointment required, treating bacterial infections the same visit and offering HPV and hepatitis B vaccines alongside Spanish-language and interpretation-supported care.
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Spanish Spoken by Staff, Not Routed Around
Spanish is a working clinical language at this location, providers communicate directly in Spanish rather than relying solely on intermediary services. For languages beyond Spanish, trained interpretation is coordinated into the visit itself, so medical history, treatment options, and follow-up instructions are conveyed with the same precision as any other appointment.
Title X Makes Minor Confidentiality a Legal Guarantee
As a Title X-funded site, Planned Parenthood los Angeles in Lawndale operates under federal family planning regulations that legally protect the confidentiality of services provided to minors. This is a structural feature of the funding designation, not a discretionary policy. That means a minor's STI testing, treatment, and contraceptive care are handled under a framework with defined legal standing.
PrEP and PEP Prescribed On-Site, Not Sent Elsewhere
Many clinics screen for HIV risk but leave patients to chase a prescriber elsewhere for PrEP or PEP. Planned Parenthood los Angeles in Lawndale writes those prescriptions directly, meaning PrEP initiation, including the baseline labs required to start, and PEP are handled by the same clinical team doing the testing.
Tests & treatsTitle XSliding-scalePrEP
Address
14623 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 300 Lawndale, CA 90260
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
Tests offered
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
Chlamydia
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
STI Prevention/Education
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 2.7 miles
St Anthony Medical Centers
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St Anthony Medical Centers in Los Angeles requires an appointment, so scheduling ahead is the move, but that single visit covers gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia testing alongside treatment, hepatitis A and B vaccines, and fees scaled to income with Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance accepted.
St. Anthony Medical Centers – Hawthorne Site, in Hawthorne, earns its federal qualification by tying fees to income, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening reachable for cash-paying patients, those between providers, or anyone whose coverage falls short. No appointment is needed to walk in and get tested.
BHS - Health Center for Women in Hawthorne welcomes patients without an appointment, making a same-day visit straightforward. Federal qualification drives its sliding-scale fees, so cost adjusts to income. Walk in for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening. All covered in a single visit.
St Johns Community Health in Los Angeles takes walk-ins for the full STI panel (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, sliding-scale fees, and HPV, hepatitis A, and mpox vaccines, all at no charge.
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Zero Cost Across Every Service Offered
St Johns Community Health provides all of its services at no fee: meaning testing, treatment, vaccines, and prevention support carry the same price tag: zero. That removes any calculation about which services to skip when budget is tight.
Spanish-Language Care, Not a Secondary Option
Spanish is a direct clinical language at St Johns Community Health in Los Angeles, not a backup arrangement. Care (counseling, STI education, harm reduction) is delivered in Spanish by staff, so nothing is filtered or delayed in transmission.
Hepatitis B and C Testing Alongside the Core Panel
St Johns Community Health tests for hepatitis B and hepatitis C in addition to HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. That broader scope means a single visit can surface infections that often go undetected when testing stops at the standard four.
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 Gardena, 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 Gardena, 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.
Gardena Hospital, L P
1145 West Redondo Beach Boulevard, Gardena, CA 90247
Showing 3 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 Gardena. 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 Gardena, CA who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 8,222 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Gardena. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 3,210 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 Gardena, CA
Compare the pharmacies closest to Gardena, 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 Gardena, 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 Los Angeles County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Los Angeles County, the county that includes Gardena, compare with California 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.
#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 Gardena, CA
Adults uninsured
12.4%
No routine checkup
27.4%
No transportation
11.3%
Binge drinking
13.4%
Frequent mental distress
16.1%
Depression
17.2%
Below poverty line
12.1%
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 →
Gardena households tend to run large and close-knit (more than four in ten adults are married, and the average home holds three-and-a-half people) which shapes how health decisions get made here. In many of those homes, a screening appointment feels like a shared matter rather than a private one, and the practical logistics of going get quietly folded into everything else competing for the week: shift schedules, a tight rental budget along South Western Avenue, childcare, and the reality that just over half of residents rent, typically paying around thirteen hundred dollars a month. That kind of cost pressure leaves little room for health spending that feels optional.
Younger adults, people in their late teens and twenties moving through Strawberry Park or over toward Moneta, are at the center of STI transmission patterns in every city, and Gardena's demographic mix means a meaningful share of residents falls squarely in those years. Low-cost or no-cost testing isn't a perk here; it's what makes the difference between something residents actually do and something they don't get around to.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Gardena, CA
Walkability13.21 / 20 · Above average
Gardena scores 13.21/20 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 90247 snapshot
Residents
47,303
Median age
37.5
Median income
$73,851
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 90247 area around Gardena: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Gardena alone.
Gardena sits in Los Angeles County, ZIP 90247. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Falcon 9 Booster B1019
Magic Johnson Park
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Vincent Bell Memorial Park
Freeman Park
Thornburg Park
Neighborhoods & communities
Strawberry Park
Moneta
Bridgedale
Roosevelt
West Athens
La Fresa
Hawthorne
Athens
Major routes
South Western Avenue
West Redondo Beach Boulevard
West Rosecrans Avenue
Manhattan Beach Boulevard
Van Ness Avenue
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Gardena, CA
Just outside Gardena? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Gardena, 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 a Gardena-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 Gardena 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.
