STD Testing in Huntington Park, CA: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Gonorrhea reports in Los Angeles County are about 63% higher than the nationwide average. If you need testing for a one-time concern or regular check-ups in Huntington Park, California, consider that some clinics take walk-ins for same-day testing, while labs and at-home kits let you plan around your own time.
12 testing options are listed for Huntington Park, CA. The nearest, Northeast Community Clinics, is about 0.1 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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Rated 3 out of 5 from 186 reviews
Address
10747 Long Beach Boulevard, Lynwood, CA 90262 3.1 miles away
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Closest to you 0.1 miles
Northeast Community Clinics
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Northeast Community Clinics in Huntington Park tests for gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, chlamydia, and HIV, and treats bacterial STIs the same visit. Fees run on a sliding scale, with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted. Appointments are required.
Huntington Park Family Health Center- Suite 280, in Huntington Park, ties its STI screening fees directly to what patients earn. A federal sliding-scale structure that adjusts costs by income. The standard panel covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no appointment needed to be seen.
Sliding-scale
Address
2680 Saturn Ave Suite 280, Huntington Park, CA 90255
A public safety-net federally qualified health center in Huntington Park. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Angeles Community Health Center - Huntington Park II
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Angeles Community Health Center - Huntington Park II earns its federally qualified status by tying STI screening costs to patient income on a sliding scale: making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing available without fixed-price barriers, and no appointment is needed to walk in.
UMMA Health Administrative Offices in Huntington Park extends federally qualified status into everyday STI care for people paying out of pocket, caught between insurance gaps, or simply budgeting carefully. Sliding-scale fees bring syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening within reach without requiring an appointment.
Precision Health Center-Huntington Park, in Huntington Park, anchors its STI services in a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening, with costs adjusted to what each patient can actually afford.
AltaMed Medical Group: Huntington Park, Rugby welcomes walk-in patients in Huntington Park without an appointment, making same-day STI screening genuinely reachable. Federal qualification anchors a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income, covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing in a single visit.
Sliding-scale
Address
6601 Rugby Avenue, Suite 300, Huntington Park, CA 90255
Unicare Community Health Center - Huntington Park earned its federal qualification by tying fees to income, no one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening that covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with costs adjusted to what each patient actually earns.
Sliding-scale
Address
3203 East Florence Avenue, Huntington Park, CA 90255
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 Huntington Park, 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 Huntington Park, 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.
Community and Mission Hospital of Huntington Park
2623 East Slauson Avenue, Huntington Park, CA 90255
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Huntington Park. 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 Huntington Park, CA who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 8,465 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Huntington Park. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 3,310 offer telehealth.
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Ragaie Hakim, MD
Family medicine · 2719 East Gage Avenue, Huntington Park
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 Huntington Park, CA
Compare the pharmacies closest to Huntington Park, CA. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Huntington Park, CA.
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 Huntington Park, 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
Wisp
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
STDs & HIV in Los Angeles County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Los Angeles County, the county that includes Huntington Park, compare with California and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~32% 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 Huntington Park, CA
Adults uninsured
26.4%
No routine checkup
33.1%
No transportation
17.6%
Binge drinking
15.2%
Frequent mental distress
19%
Depression
19.7%
Below poverty line
17.1%
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 →
Huntington Park carries a surface of rootedness: nearly three in ten households own their home, extended families fill houses averaging more than four people, and the stretch along Pacific Boulevard has the feel of a neighborhood that knows itself. But the deeper picture complicates that calm: nearly three-quarters of residents rent, and at just over a thousand dollars a month that rent still competes hard against wages in a labor market where unemployment runs notably higher than California's headline figures. When a sizable share of households earns under the hundred-thousand-dollar threshold and the workforce participation rate leaves real gaps, a medical appointment that costs time or money can quietly drop off the list.
That pressure lands unevenly on younger adults, the late-teen and twentysomething residents who account for nearly a third of the city and face the sharpest STI rates of any age group. Dense households in Walnut Park or near East Florence Avenue mean shared schedules, shared cars, and little slack for a midday clinic run. For a city where cost and clock both bite, that range of nearby options is worth using.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Huntington Park, CA
Walkability13.35 / 20 · Above average
Huntington Park scores 13.35/20 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 90255 snapshot
Residents
70,363
Median age
34.8
Median income
$61,376
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 90255 area around Huntington Park: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Huntington Park alone.
Huntington Park sits in Los Angeles County, ZIP 90255. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Augustus F. Hawkins Natural Park
Mary McLeod Bethune Park
African American Firefighter Museum
Fire Station No. 30, Engine Company No. 30
Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
The Belasco
Neighborhoods & communities
Walnut Park
Florence-Firestone
Bell
Maywood
Vernon
Cudahy
Central-Alameda
Walker
Major routes
East Florence Avenue
Pacific Boulevard
East Slauson Avenue
Slauson Avenue
Florence Avenue
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Huntington Park, CA
Just outside Huntington Park? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Huntington Park, 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 Huntington Park-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 Huntington Park 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.
