In Hudson County, new HIV diagnoses run about 29% higher than the national average. If you're in Jersey City, New Jersey, whether it's your first STI test or a routine screening, you can find both clinics that might bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, as well as private labs that typically provide flat self-pay pricing. Options are listed below.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Jersey City, NJ. The nearest, Metropolitan Family Health Network, 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.
Metropolitan Family Health Network in Jersey City welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified status anchors its sliding-scale fee structure, so costs adjust to income. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, making same-day STI care straightforward and financially within reach.
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Hyacinth AIDS Foundation in Jersey City runs entirely without fees and without appointments: walk in for rapid HIV testing, the full bacterial panel, hepatitis B and C screening, same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and harm reduction services including needle exchange.
Every service at Hyacinth AIDS Foundation (rapid HIV testing, hepatitis screening, bacterial STI treatment, needle exchange, condom distribution, counseling) is staffed and delivered without a fee, donation-only. No payment process runs in the background; the clinic absorbs the cost so nothing at the front desk is conditional.
Clinical staff at Hyacinth AIDS Foundation serve patients in Spanish directly, which means symptom history, test results, and treatment instructions are communicated in full. Nothing compressed or deferred to a follow-up visit.
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, Hyacinth AIDS Foundation screens for both hepatitis B and hepatitis C in the same appointment: each drawn, processed, and resulted on-site, so the hepatitis picture is complete before you leave rather than parceled across separate requests.
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Jersey City Division of Health provides HIV, gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia testing at no charge to anyone who walks through the door, along with HPV and hepatitis A vaccination, same-visit bacterial treatment, and HIV counseling. All by appointment.
Sliding-scale fees and insurance billing are the norm at most public health clinics, a structure that still leaves some people calculating what they can afford. At Jersey City Division of Health, every test, vaccine, and treatment carries the same price: nothing, for everyone.
When STI care requires a follow-up appointment to find a Spanish-speaking provider, conditions go unaddressed in the gap between visits. Jersey City Division of Health delivers testing, counseling, and treatment directly in Spanish, so nothing is deferred while language logistics get sorted.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Jersey City Medical Center delivers free STI care (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB) with sliding-scale fees available and Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted. An appointment is required; same-visit treatment is available for bacterial infections.
Plenty of clinics advertise free HIV testing while billing separately for everything else, the treatment, the counseling, the follow-up. At Jersey City Medical Center, the no-fee policy holds across all services, not just the test that draws you in.
Many clinics handle Spanish-speaking patients through workarounds that arrive after the fact. Jersey City Medical Center delivers Spanish-language care as part of the clinical encounter itself, so the conversation about symptoms, history, and treatment happens directly.
Jersey City Medical Center prescribes both PrEP and PEP and manages the ongoing care each requires: PrEP patients receive regular HIV and kidney-function monitoring, while PEP is prescribed and followed through its full course within the same practice, not handed off elsewhere.
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
New Jersey Primary Care in Jersey City accepts Medicare and most insurance, with fees set accordingly, and runs a thorough panel covering HIV (rapid and conventional), syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, plus TB. By appointment, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. Services are available in Spanish.
Care at New Jersey Primary Care is delivered in Spanish, which means medication adherence counseling, PrEP education, and hepatitis treatment discussions all happen in the same language as the appointment itself. No layer of interpretation between a patient and the clinical reasoning behind their care.
Many primary-care offices note that HIV prevention medications exist without ever prescribing them. New Jersey Primary Care writes and manages both PrEP and PEP on-site, so prevention isn't a conversation that ends with a name of another provider. It's an active part of what this clinic does.
Hepatitis C treatment at New Jersey Primary Care means direct-acting antivirals are prescribed and monitored through the clinic itself, the same provider who confirms a diagnosis tracks viral load response and adjusts the course, rather than handing that clinical relationship off to a specialist network.
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Alliance Community Healthcare in Jersey City is a community health center where every service (including the full STI panel, rapid HIV testing, herpes, hepatitis C, and TB) runs on a sliding scale and is available at no fee, by appointment, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections.
Alliance Community Healthcare extends its no-fee standing to every patient (cash-paying, uninsured, or underinsured) not as an exception but as the default. Someone managing ongoing HIV care or hepatitis C treatment here never encounters a cost that interrupts the medication schedule.
Many STI clinics handle language needs through ad hoc arrangements that put the patient in the position of bridging the gap. At Alliance Community Healthcare in Jersey City, Arabic and Spanish are staff languages, meaning clinical conversations about diagnosis and treatment happen directly, without a layer in between.
Alliance Community Healthcare prescribes and manages both daily oral PrEP, typically tenofovir-based regimens, and post-exposure PEP, meaning HIV prevention medication is a standing clinical service here, not something coordinated elsewhere. Ongoing PrEP monitoring, including the required HIV and kidney-function testing, stays at the same clinic.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
PromptMD in Jersey City takes walk-ins, so a single visit covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis testing alongside STI treatment, PrEP and PEP, on a sliding-scale fee accepted by Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance. With care available in Spanish.
Plenty of clinics manage Spanish through an add-on, a voice on a device, a third-party line patched in after the fact. At PromptMD, Spanish is the language of the actual clinical encounter: the history, the counseling, the treatment conversation, all of it.
PromptMD prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, which means ongoing HIV prevention and post-exposure management are handled by the same provider who runs your panel. No separate specialist, no second appointment to schedule.
For anyone without a regular provider, or paying out of pocket and wanting one comprehensive visit, PromptMD's panel stretches beyond the standard four to include herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C testing, so gaps that a narrower screen would leave open get closed in the same appointment.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
RWJ Barnabas Health in Jersey City runs every service (bacterial STI testing and same-visit treatment for gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, plus hepatitis A, B, and C testing, rapid and conventional HIV) on a sliding scale, with appointments required and no charge for HIV testing.
RWJ Barnabas Health carries Ryan White and sliding-scale funding deep enough that the full service menu (testing, STI treatment, PrEP prescribing, HIV medical care, hepatitis C treatment, vaccines) resolves to no out-of-pocket charge. That funding stack, not a per-visit waiver, is what keeps the cost at zero across the board.
Spanish-language care at RWJ Barnabas Health extends from HIV test counseling through medication adherence education: meaning conversations about PrEP dosing schedules, harm reduction, and substance use treatment happen directly in Spanish, with clinical staff, not relayed through a secondary channel.
Ryan White Program funding positions RWJ Barnabas Health to serve people who need a consistent HIV medical home: covering antiretroviral treatment, ongoing monitoring, and medication adherence support for those without stable insurance or a regular provider, all without breaking into separate referral tracks.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
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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 Jersey City, 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 Hudson 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.
414 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
One Exchange Place, Jersey City, NJ 07302
CMS-certified lab
2 Journal Square Plaza, Jersey City, NJ 07306
CMS-certified lab
207 Shearwater Court West, Jersey City, NJ 07305
CMS-certified lab
751 Bergen Avenue, Jersey City, NJ 07306
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Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Jersey City. 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, 11,910 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Jersey City. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 4,241 offer telehealth.
Katharine Palla, DO Telehealth
Internal medicine · 111 Town Square Place, Jersey City
Leon Scrimmager, MD
Internal medicine · 610 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City
Manish Luhana, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 610 Washington Boulevard, Jersey City
Tadeusz Majchrzak, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 3000 Kennedy Boulevard, Jersey City
Zorayda Deleon, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 311 Palisade Avenue, Jersey City
Erein Hanna, MD
OB-GYN · 935 Garfield Avenue, Jersey City
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 Jersey City, NJ 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.
Summit Pharmacy Group
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0.4 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Jersey City, NJ.
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 Jersey City, 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
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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 Hudson County, the county that includes Jersey City, compare with New Jersey and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~33% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#7 of 21 New Jersey counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 67% of the state
| Infection | Hudson County | New Jersey | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 487.6 3,440 cases ▲ 27% | 384.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 167.7 1,183 cases ▲ 54% | 109.1 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 11.3 80 cases ▲ 40% | 8.1 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 26.2 185 cases ▲ 152% | 10.4 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 27.6 195 cases ▲ 73% | 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.
Between 2020 and 2023 in Hudson County, chlamydia has risen from 380.8 to 487.6 per 100,000 (28%), gonorrhea has risen from 103.3 to 167.7 per 100,000 (62%), and P&S syphilis has held roughly steady from 11.3 to 11.3 per 100,000.
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 Hudson County.
Local HIV snapshot
Federal priority area: Hudson 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.
Hudson County HIV care continuum (2023)
Hudson County recorded 17.7 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 11.9 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Hudson County residents living with HIV, 88.6% know their status · 65.7% are in care · 60.9% 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 Hudson County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Along McGinley Square, where storefront signs switch languages mid-block and the rent on a two-bedroom can consume more than half a paycheck, an unexpected co-pay or clinic fee is often the quiet reason a screening appointment gets postponed indefinitely. That cost pressure is real here, and it makes the mix of free and sliding-scale options listed on this page more than a convenience. The city's age profile skews young in a way that matters for sexual health: a large share of residents are in their late teens and twenties, the years when new partnerships form fastest and when regular testing is most clinically meaningful. Neighborhoods like Hamilton Park and McGinley Square are dense with that demographic: people navigating roommate-heavy households, erratic work schedules (unemployment is real enough to keep finances tight even for those in the labor force), and the kind of packed calendar that makes a long trip across town feel prohibitive.
Kennedy Boulevard without the dead time of a suburban drive. Households here are larger than the national average and nearly half of adults are partnered, which means one person's testing decision often has a second person's health riding on it. That's the quiet arithmetic behind why low-barrier access in this city is worth taking seriously.
Getting there
Jersey City scores 12/20 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.
Jersey City sits in Hudson County. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Jersey City? 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 Hudson 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.
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 a Jersey City-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 Jersey City 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 |
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| 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 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).
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.
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.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in New JerseySource: 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.
The closest is Metropolitan Family Health Network (0.4 mi); 12 options are within 30 miles.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Public clinics nearby offer free HIV testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 488 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the New Jersey average.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 07305; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In New Jersey, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Likely yes, if you were past the window period; otherwise retest, and keep up routine screening with new partners.
A urine sample or a swab (genital, throat, or rectal) detects gonorrhea, often tested alongside chlamydia.
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