In Los Angeles County, reported gonorrhea runs 63% higher than the US average. Whether you have symptoms or just want reassurance in Long Beach, California, consider either clinics that may bill insurance or private labs that let you pay a flat self-pay price.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Long Beach, CA. The nearest, Southern California Medical Center, is about 1.1 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.
A free or low-cost STD-testing site about 1 mile from Long Beach.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
SCMC Long Beach, in Long Beach, earned its Federally Qualified Health Center designation by anchoring care for people navigating gaps in coverage or paying out of pocket. Sliding-scale fees adjust to income, making syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening reachable for anyone who walks in.
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Serenity Anaheim Clinic in Long Beach answers the needs of people paying out of pocket, between providers, or working without insurance by grounding STI care in a federally qualified sliding-scale model: fees adjust to income, and screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia without an appointment.
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TCC Family Health and Wellness in Long Beach meets patients paying out of pocket, between insurance coverage, or working within a tight budget through its federally qualified health center status, which mandates sliding-scale fees tied to income. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening is available without an appointment.
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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.
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 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.
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.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
TCC Family Health in Long Beach meets patients wherever they are in the coverage gap (uninsured, paying out of pocket, or between providers) through its federally qualified health center status, which anchors sliding-scale fees to income. Walk-in STI screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
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Community Medical Wellness Centers USA – Suite 104-105, Long Beach, earned federal qualification that ties its STI screening fees directly to patient income. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with a sliding scale ensuring no one pays a fixed rate regardless of what they earn.
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CMWC Cultural Awareness Community Annex in Long Beach carries federal qualification that anchors its sliding-scale fee structure, adjusting costs to each patient's income so inability to pay is never a barrier. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
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Free tool · not a clinic
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 about 1 mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Long Beach, 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 value: single tests
$49 & up
Best range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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.
701 East 28th St Suite 116, Long Beach, CA 90806
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
2776 Pacific Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
3816 Woodruff Ave Suite 309, Long Beach, CA 90808
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
2801 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
2801 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90806
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 Long Beach. 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, 7,771 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Long Beach. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 3,127 offer telehealth.
Samuel Benjamin, MD
Family medicine · 4800 East Los Coyotes Diagonal, Long Beach
Peter Ferrera, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 1050 Linden Avenue, Long Beach
Alexis Amonic, MD
Internal medicine · 1050 Linden Avenue, Long Beach
Juan Polanco, MD
Internal medicine · 1050 Linden Avenue, Long Beach
Jason Chou, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 3780 Kilroy Airport Way, Long Beach
Jose Gonzalez, MD
Internal medicine · 3800 Kilroy Airport Way, Long Beach
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 Long Beach, 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.
0.4 mi Food4less Pharmacy
0.5 miT&C Pharmacy
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0.7 mi Universal Compounding Pharmacy
0.9 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Long Beach, 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 Long Beach, 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.
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
$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
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 Long Beach, compare with California and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~31% 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
That accessibility matters, because renting at Long Beach's typical monthly rate leaves most households watching every line item, and with roughly six in ten residents renting rather than owning, long-term financial flexibility isn't something most people take for granted. Screening that costs little or nothing and doesn't eat a half-day of wages is the version that actually happens. The city's household structure adds another layer. Average households run large, and the majority of adults aren't married: meaning many residents in their late teens, twenties, and early thirties are navigating new relationships while managing shared-rent budgets and full work schedules.
That's the crowd most likely to benefit from regular STI screening, and also the one most likely to skip it when the logistics feel inconvenient or expensive. Testing options on this page means real choices, different hours, different fee structures, different neighborhoods from Signal Hill to Los Altos. Someone leaving Signal Hill Park on a Saturday or commuting off the I-405 on a weekday evening can likely find a site that works around their actual calendar, not just around the assumption of a flexible one.
Getting there
Long Beach scores 13.45/20 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.
Long Beach sits in Los Angeles County. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Long Beach? 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 a Long Beach-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 Long Beach 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Yes, free HIV testing is available at public clinics in the area.
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.
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.
Negative is good news, just retest later if the test was soon after a possible exposure.
Your results are part of your HIPAA-protected medical record; you can ask any clinic about its own privacy practices.
Yes, sores or ulcers can indicate herpes or syphilis and should be evaluated quickly, ideally while a sore is present.
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