New HIV diagnoses in Orange County run about 29% lower than the US average. If you've had a recent risk or test regularly in Irvine, California, you can weigh visiting a clinic for provider support or using an at-home kit for convenience. We list your options below.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Irvine, CA. The nearest, KCS Health Center - Booth, is about 0.9 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.
KCS Health Center - Booth, in Irvine, earns its federally qualified designation by tying STI screening fees directly to each patient's income: meaning syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing is available on a sliding scale, with no appointment needed to get started.
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Hoag in Irvine accepts Medicare and most insurance, with a fee structure that scales for uninsured patients seeking PrEP; the standard panel covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections by appointment. Care is delivered in Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish.
Navigating PrEP dosing schedules, reading lab values, or weighing treatment options all demand precision, and Hoag delivers those conversations directly in Chinese, Japanese, and Spanish. For patients without a regular primary care provider, that standing capacity means nothing is flattened or lost in the exchange when it matters most clinically.
Hoag prescribes and manages both PrEP and PEP on-site, which means the regular HIV testing, kidney function monitoring, and prescription renewals that daily oral PrEP requires happen within the same clinical relationship. Not split across separate providers. Uninsured patients have a dedicated fee pathway for PrEP coverage.
Getting a hepatitis C antibody result and then being sent elsewhere for antiviral treatment is the norm at many testing sites. Hoag closes that gap, diagnosis and treatment are both handled on-site in Irvine, so the path from a reactive result to a cure isn't interrupted by a handoff.
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Chinese, English, Japanese, Spanish
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
CLCHC - Irvine Community Health Center carries federal qualification that ties its fees directly to patient income, so no one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with costs scaled to what you actually earn.
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Hurtt Family Health Clinic in Tustin is a family practice where an STI visit covers testing, same-visit treatment for bacterial infections like gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, and STI care is delivered in Spanish. Fees run on a sliding scale, with Medicaid, Medicare, and insurance all accepted. Appointments are required.
When a clinical conversation has to pass through a second person or a scheduled callback, details about symptoms, timelines, and treatment instructions compress or disappear, and gaps in that information become gaps in care. At Hurtt Family Health Clinic in Tustin, STI visits are conducted directly in Spanish, so nothing between question and answer requires a workaround.
Leaving a clinic without a herpes result (and then facing a separate appointment, a separate copay, and a longer wait for an answer) is a gap that carries real consequence when symptoms are present or exposure is a concern. Hurtt Family Health Clinic in Tustin tests for herpes alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV in a single appointment.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Camino Health Center - Lake Forest serves Lake Forest residents paying out of pocket, between insurance coverage, or working with limited income. Exactly the people FQHC sliding-scale fees are built for. STI screening here covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with fees adjusted to what each patient can actually pay.
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CLCHC Specialty Medical Services, based in Lake Forest, scales its fees to patient income. No one is turned away because of what they can't pay. Walk-in STI screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with costs adjusted through its federally qualified health center status.
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Hurtt Family Health Clinic - Tustin Newport BH, in Tustin, earns its federal health center designation partly by tying fees to income. No set price, no income threshold for care. Walk-in STI screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with what you pay determined by what you earn.
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Radiant Health Centers in Irvine pairs same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs like gonorrhea and chlamydia with testing for HIV, syphilis, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C. All at no charge, with sliding-scale fees applied across every service for anyone who needs them. Appointments are required.
The zero-fee structure at Radiant Health Centers covers the full scope of what they offer: rapid and conventional HIV tests, hepatitis C treatment, PrEP, PEP, the mpox vaccine, and HIV/AIDS medical management. Nothing on that list is carved out as a billable exception.
Spanish is available directly at Radiant Health Centers, and interpretation services extend care to speakers of other languages: meaning clinical conversations about medication adherence, PrEP dosing, or hepatitis C treatment can move without a gap between what's said and what's understood.
As a Title X-funded site, Radiant Health Centers provides family planning services to minors under the legal confidentiality protections that Title X mandates: a specific federal guarantee, not a clinic policy, which means the record stays separate from parental insurance and household accounts.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
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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 Irvine, 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 value: single tests
$49 & 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 Orange 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.
22 Morgan, Irvine, CA 92618
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
5 Mason Ln Suite 160, Irvine, CA 92618
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
2 Hughes, #100, Irvine, CA 92618
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
121 Innovation Dr Suite 100, Irvine, CA 92617
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
15545 Sand Canyon Avenue, Suite 100 & 200, Irvine, CA 92618
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Irvine. 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, 4,647 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Irvine. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 1,703 offer telehealth.
Zaynab Madani, DO
Family medicine · 49000 Barranca Parkway, Irvine
Emnet Alemu, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 17585 Harvard Avenue, Irvine
Laura Leon, MD
Family medicine · 134000 Jamboree Road, Irvine
Saahir Khan, MD Telehealth
Infectious disease · 1000 Fivepoint, Irvine
Anna Askari, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 801 Spectrum Ctr Drive, Irvine
Parveen Kaur, MD
Internal medicine · 5 Holland, Irvine
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 Irvine, 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.
Elong Pharmacy
0.3 miApothera
0.4 miLong Pharmacy
0.4 miIrvine Community Pharmacy
0.8 miMedlife Pharmacy & Compounding
0.8 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Irvine, 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 Irvine, 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.
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
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
How reported STI rates in Orange County, the county that includes Irvine, compare with California and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~34% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#24 of 58 California counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 59% of the state
| Infection | Orange County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 369.3 11,579 cases ▼ 25% | 491.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 127.7 4,005 cases ▼ 33% | 190.2 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 11.5 361 cases ▼ 29% | 16.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 8.9 279 cases ▼ 53% | 19.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 27.5 862 cases ▼ 41% | 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 Orange County, chlamydia has risen from 344.1 to 369.3 per 100,000 (7%), gonorrhea has fallen from 143.7 to 127.7 per 100,000 (11%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 15.6 to 11.5 per 100,000 (26%).
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 Orange County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: Orange 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.
Orange County HIV care continuum (2023)
Orange County recorded 9.7 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 14.9 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Orange County residents living with HIV, 80.3% know their status · 71.3% are in care · 64.8% 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 Orange County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Irvine Center Drive runs through a city where more than half of residents rent, and at $2,361 a month the calculus for every discretionary expense gets sharp fast. That cost pressure is real even here, where more than half of all households clear six figures, because the gap between income and housing cost leaves less buffer than the headline numbers suggest. Cypress Village and Oak Creek sit within a community built around convenience on paper, yet a clinic visit can still feel like one more thing to schedule around a packed week of work and commute, especially for the large share of the population in their late teens and twenties, a group that sees the highest rates of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and other STIs nationally and locally across Orange County.
What makes low-cost, low-time-commitment screening so relevant here is that Irvine's workforce participation is substantial and household sizes run larger than the California average, meaning schedules rarely belong to just one person. Renter households in particular tend to have shorter local roots and more mobile social lives, both of which are routine parts of the years when regular STI screening genuinely matters.
Getting there
Irvine scores 14.11/20 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.
Irvine sits in Orange County. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Irvine? 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 Orange 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 Irvine-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 Irvine 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 12 options within a 30-mile drive.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
Radiant Health Centers, about 5 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Orange County reported ~369 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the California average.
At-home kits mail to 92618: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In California, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Chlamydia is checked with a simple urine sample or a swab; lab results usually come back in a day or two.
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