In Los Angeles County, reported gonorrhea is about 63% higher than the US average. If you need testing in Inglewood, California after a possible exposure or as part of routine care, clinics enable direct medical support, while at-home kits offer convenience. See the options below.
Available testing centers
11 testing options are listed for Inglewood, CA. The nearest, Anphon Medical Center, is about 0.4 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
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.
Anphon Medical Center in Inglewood welcomes walk-in patients for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified standing means fees slide with income, so a single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing at a cost scaled to what each patient actually earns.
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Centro Medico Hardy Street, serving Inglewood as a federally qualified health center, ties STI screening costs directly to each patient's income through a sliding-scale fee structure. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing are available without an appointment, making same-day screening straightforward for anyone who walks in.
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Anphon Prairie Avenue in Inglewood welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Earning its federal health center designation means fees follow a sliding scale tied to income. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing for patients across the income spectrum.
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Mission City Community Network - Prairie, in Inglewood, structures its fees on a sliding scale tied to income. Meaning the cost adjusts to what patients can actually pay. STI screening here covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no appointment needed to get tested.
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A community safety-net federally qualified health center in Inglewood. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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Los Angeles County Department of Public Health in Inglewood requires an appointment and covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis B, and TB in a single visit: with STI treatment, PrEP, DoxyPEP, and mpox and hepatitis A vaccines, all at no fee.
Plenty of clinics prescribe PrEP and leave the rest of the prevention toolkit to a specialist elsewhere. At Los Angeles County DPH in Inglewood, PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP are all on the table in the same appointment: three distinct prevention strategies, each assessed and initiated on-site.
Spanish-language care at this clinic is staffed directly: meaning history-taking, counseling, and treatment decisions happen in Spanish with clinicians who work that way every day, not patched in through a secondary channel after the fact.
The no-fee structure here isn't limited to the HIV or STI test line items: it extends across the full visit: TB testing and treatment, hepatitis B testing and vaccination, mpox vaccination, PrEP initiation, and same-visit bacterial STI treatment are all provided without charge.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
T.H.E. Clinic at Hawthorne, in Inglewood, carries federal qualification that anchors its sliding-scale fees to each patient's income: meaning syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening stays financially within reach regardless of what someone can pay. No appointment is needed to walk in.
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Testing too soon can miss an infection. Enter the date of possible exposure to see the earliest a test can reliably detect each STI.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Conclusive after |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Gonorrhea | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Trichomoniasis | 7 days after exposure | 28 days after exposure |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10 days after exposure | 33 days after exposure |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18 days after exposure | 45 days after exposure |
| HIV (antibody) | 21 days after exposure | 84 days after exposure |
| Syphilis | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis B | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis C | 56 days after exposure | 77 days after exposure |
| Herpes (HSV) | 28 days after exposure | 112 days after exposure |
Guidance only, confirm timing with a clinician. A negative result before the conclusive date may need a repeat test.
Typical out-of-pocket ranges by option, actual cost depends on which tests you need.
Public / community clinic
Free HIV testing is common
Private lab (self-pay)
Never billed to insurance
At-home kit
Mailed to your door, private
Doctor / urgent care
Often $0 preventive with insurance
No centers match those filters. Clear the service-type filter or the opening-hours filters to see every center.
Every other option
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.
Test from home
The nearest testing center is less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Inglewood, 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 (opens in a new tab) 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
$79 & up
Best range: couples & full panels
$79 & up
Best for simplicity & support
$89 & up
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
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.
555 East Hardy Street, Inglewood, CA 90301
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
944 West Hyde Park Boulevard, Inglewood, CA 90302
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
501 East Hardy St Suite 200, Inglewood, CA 90301
CMS-certified lab
4532 West Imperial Highway, Inglewood, CA 90304
CMS-certified lab
2220 West Manchester Boulevard, Inglewood, CA 90305
CMS-certified lab
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Inglewood. 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
Beyond dedicated clinics, 7,617 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Inglewood. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 3,041 offer telehealth.
Alexander Soto, MD
Family medicine · 8633 South La Cienga Boulevard, Inglewood
Soheil Hekmat, MD
Internal medicine · 511 East Manchester Boulevard, Inglewood
H Mellon, MD
Internal medicine · 915 Myrtle Avenue, Inglewood
Emmanuel Mba, MD
OB-GYN · 325 East Hillcrest Boulevard, Inglewood
David Hantman, MD
Internal medicine · 333 East Nutwood Street, Inglewood
Luzviminda Montecillo, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 645 Aerick Street, Inglewood
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
No pharmacy near Inglewood, CA publishes an STD-related service or holds a current CLIA testing certificate, so these are simply the closest. Contact a location directly to confirm counter hours, services, prices, and availability before visiting.
Freeman Medical Pharmacy
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0.4 mi Spauldings RX Pharmacy
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0.5 mi Showing the 4 closest pharmacies to Inglewood, CA.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Inglewood, 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.
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
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
How reported STI rates in Los Angeles County, the county that includes Inglewood, compare with California and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~29% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#6 of 58 California counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 90% of the state
| Infection | Los Angeles County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 602.3 58,200 cases ▲ 23% | 491.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 291.8 28,195 cases ▲ 53% | 190.2 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 21.6 2,085 cases ▲ 33% | 16.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 33.1 3,198 cases ▲ 73% | 19.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 50.2 4,848 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.
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
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
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.
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.
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).
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Local context
East Manchester Boulevard stretches east and west across Inglewood with clinics listed on this page reachable by a short drive along it or south on La Brea Avenue, meaning a testing appointment rarely demands more than twenty minutes behind the wheel. That geography matters, because cost pressure shapes how people spend those twenty minutes. With nearly two-thirds of residents renting at a typical rate that claims a real portion of a monthly budget, an afternoon off work for a clinic visit carries genuine financial weight, not just a scheduling inconvenience.
The city's unemployment picture means some households are already stretching income carefully, and the share of six-figure earners is modest enough that out-of-pocket fees register. Younger adults, the people in their late teens and twenties who account for a meaningful slice of Inglewood's population, are often in the earlier, lower-earning years of a career, which makes free or low-cost options among the twelve listed here worth knowing about before a need arises rather than during one.
Inglewood's households tend to be larger than the state average, averaging nearly four people, and a significant share of adults are raising children or sharing space with extended family. That household texture means a positive STI result touches more than one person's life, and routine screening, handled quietly during a weekday lunch break along La Brea Avenue, stays proportionate to how most households here actually run.
Getting there
Inglewood scores 13.48/20 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.
Inglewood sits in Los Angeles County. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Inglewood? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
Reference
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.
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 |
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with an Inglewood-area provider.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Gonorrhea | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Trichomoniasis | 1–4 weeks | Urine or swab |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10–33 days | Blood |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18–45 days | Blood |
| HIV (antibody) | 3–12 weeks | Blood / oral |
| Syphilis | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis B | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis C | 8–11 weeks | Blood |
| Herpes (HSV) | 4–16 weeks (antibody); swab a sore | Blood / swab |
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Inglewood 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.
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).
In California, a minor aged 12 or older can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
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.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in CaliforniaSource: Guttmacher Institute, Minors' Access to STI Services; CDC, Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy. General information, not legal advice.
Good to Know
Answers to the questions people ask most before getting tested.
There are 11 options within a 30-mile drive.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, about 0.8 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Los Angeles County reported ~602 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, above the California average.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
In California, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
Chlamydia is checked with a simple urine sample or a swab; lab results usually come back in a day or two.
Reputable kits use the same lab methods as clinics; any positive should be confirmed and treated by a provider.
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