STD Testing in Lakewood, CA: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
In Los Angeles County, reported chlamydia runs about 22% higher than the US average. If you're in Lakewood, California, and need STI testing, whether after a possible exposure or as routine care, you have options that offer different advantages: visiting a clinic or using an at-home kit. There is a list of clinics and at-home options below.
12 testing options are listed for Lakewood, CA. The nearest, Planned Parenthood los Angeles, 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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4.3(112)?
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Rated 4.3 out of 5 from 112 reviews
Address
3816 Woodruff Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90808 1.4 miles away
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Closest to you 0.1 miles
Planned Parenthood los Angeles
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Rated 4 out of 5 from 140 reviews
Planned Parenthood los Angeles in Lakewood tests for gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, chlamydia, and HIV on a sliding-scale fee with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, no appointment required, and delivers care in Spanish with interpretation available for other languages.
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Language Gaps Leave Infections Unaddressed Longer
When a patient can't fully describe symptoms or understand a treatment plan, infections persist and partners go unnotified. Planned Parenthood los Angeles in Lakewood conducts care directly in Spanish and provides interpretation for other non-English languages, so nothing about your diagnosis, treatment, or follow-up gets lost in translation.
Minors Get Confidential Care Without a Parent's Signature
Without Title X protections, a minor seeking STI testing or family planning risks a bill or an insurance explanation of benefits arriving at home, which means care gets skipped entirely. Planned Parenthood los Angeles in Lakewood is a Title X clinic, meaning its family planning services for minors are legally confidential, not just a clinic policy.
Truvada and PEP Prescriptions Issued On-Site in Lakewood
Planned Parenthood los Angeles in Lakewood prescribes both PrEP, daily oral medication that substantially reduces HIV acquisition, and PEP, the short-course regimen taken after a potential exposure. Having both available at the same clinic means prevention and testing decisions happen in one conversation, with the same provider.
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 1.8 miles
Bellflower Health Center Suite 307, 309, 311
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Bellflower Health Center Suite 307, 309, 311, in Bellflower, meets patients where they are (whether uninsured, paying out of pocket, or between providers) through federally qualified status that anchors a sliding-scale fee structure. STI screening here covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no appointment needed.
The Children's Clinic Family Health Center Bellflower
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The Children's Clinic Family Health Center Bellflower, in Bellflower, structures its fees on a sliding scale tied to income. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Federal FQHC standing backs that model. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
CMWC - Palo Verde, in Long Beach, structures its fees on a sliding scale tied to income, so cost is never a barrier to care. Federally qualified and walk-in friendly, the clinic screens for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia without requiring an appointment.
Sliding-scale
Address
3325 Palo Verde Ave Suite 208, Long Beach, CA 90808
Community Medicine Inc. Bellflower, in Bellflower, anchors its STI care in a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-ins are welcome for screening that covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia through its federally qualified health center status.
Community Medicine in Paramount welcomes walk-in patients without an appointment, letting a single visit cover the full sliding-scale STI screening its federally qualified status supports: syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing priced on a fee scale tied to household income.
Sliding-scale
Address
8540 Alondra Boulevard, Suite B2, Paramount, CA 90723
Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services
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Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV, treating bacterial infections the same visit and offering PrEP and MPox vaccination. All on a sliding scale, walk-ins welcome, with every service provided at no fee.
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Every Service Here Carries Zero Cost
Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services charges nothing for any service it provides. That zero-cost structure means PrEP initiation, HIV testing, STI treatment, and vaccination all happen without a bill waiting at the end. The care you need doesn't hinge on what you can pay that day.
Spanish Is a Clinical Language Here
Spanish functions as a working clinical language at Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services, not a backup option. Counseling, medication adherence education, and prevention conversations happen directly in Spanish, so the nuances of a PrEP regimen or a partner notification plan land clearly the first time.
HIV Care Doesn't Stop at the Diagnosis
Without Ryan White funding, a positive HIV result often means a diagnosis in one place and ongoing medical management somewhere else. A gap where people fall through. Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services carries Ryan White-backed care from initial testing straight through to HIV/AIDS medical treatment, keeping the entire continuum in one place.
ROADS Community Clinic - Paramount earns its federal qualification by tying fees to income, so a single walk-in visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening without a prior appointment. What you owe scales with what you earn, making that one stop genuinely within reach.
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 Lakewood, 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 Lakewood, 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.
UCI Health - Lakewood
3700 East South Street, Lakewood, CA 90712
CMS-certified labAccredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing 4 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 Lakewood. 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 Lakewood, CA who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 7,958 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Lakewood. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 3,214 offer telehealth.
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Shirish Patel, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 3650 East South Street, Lakewood
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 Lakewood, CA
Compare the pharmacies closest to Lakewood, 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 Lakewood, 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 Lakewood, compare with California and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~26% 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 Lakewood, CA
Adults uninsured
10.2%
No routine checkup
28.5%
No transportation
9.2%
Binge drinking
14.6%
Frequent mental distress
15.8%
Depression
17.6%
Below poverty line
7.8%
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 →
Del Amo Boulevard cuts through the heart of Lakewood with the unhurried confidence of a city that largely settled into itself decades ago, and the household character here reinforces that feeling: nearly half of all adults are married, the average home holds more than three people, and close to three-quarters of residents own rather than rent. Health decisions in a household like that tend to be made together, or at least with someone else in mind, which shapes when and whether screening actually gets scheduled. That household density matters more than it might seem. With most adults participating in the workforce and nearly one in twenty currently between jobs, the practical question isn't whether people value their health but whether a testing appointment can realistically fit between school pickups, commutes down Carson Street, and a Tuesday that doesn't pause for preventive care.
For younger adults still building relationships and navigating the years statistically most linked to new STI diagnoses, that range is the thing that converts an intention into an afternoon, not a postponed errand. Los Angeles County STI figures reflect a region-wide caseload that touches every city within its boundaries, including ones with Lakewood's stable, owner-occupied character. Staying current on screening is simply what living accurately inside that county reality looks like.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Lakewood, CA
Walkability12.03 / 20 · Above average
Lakewood scores 12.03/20 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 90712 snapshot
Residents
30,672
Median age
37.6
Median income
$119,246
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 90712 area around Lakewood: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Lakewood alone.
Lakewood sits in Los Angeles County, ZIP 90712. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Liberty Park
Cerritos Veterans Memorial
Jose San Martin Park
Jose Del Valle Park
Pan American Park
Candleverde Park
Neighborhoods & communities
Bellflower
Artesia
Hawaiian Gardens
Los Altos
Los Alamitos
Signal Hill
Major routes
Del Amo Boulevard
Carson Street
CA 19 (Lakewood Boulevard)
I 605 (San Gabriel River Freeway)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Lakewood, CA
Just outside Lakewood? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Lakewood, 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 Lakewood-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 Lakewood 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.
