STD Testing in Los Angeles, CA: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Los Angeles sees new HIV diagnoses about 43% higher than the US average. Whether you're in Los Angeles County, California for your first STI test or a routine screening, weigh public clinics for affordability, private labs for quick results, or at-home kits for convenience.
12 testing options are listed for Los Angeles, CA. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, is about 3.0 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
Most popular Results in 1–2 days
3.5(248)?
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Rated 3.5 out of 5 from 248 reviews
Address
12626 Riverside Drive, North Hollywood, CA 91607 3.0 miles away
Today's offer: $10 off any test panel, applied automatically at checkout.
Community health center In Los Angeles
AltaMed PACE - South los Angeles
4.7(42)?
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 from 42 reviews
A community safety-net federally qualified health center in Los Angeles. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Sliding-scale
Address
1776 East Century Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90002
A public safety-net federally qualified health center in Los Angeles. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community health center In Gardena
Venice Family Clinic
3.3(51)?
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Rated 3.3 out of 5 from 51 reviews
Venice Family Clinic in Gardena is a community health center where STI testing (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, and HIV) runs on a sliding-scale fee alongside family planning and bacterial treatment at the same visit, by appointment, with care available in Spanish.
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Spanish Is the Clinical Working Language Here
Spanish-speaking clinicians handle the full clinical encounter at Venice Family Clinic (history, diagnosis, and treatment) without switching languages at any step. That continuity means medication instructions, follow-up schedules, and vaccine timing are communicated in the same language the clinical record is built in.
Herpes Testing Alongside the Standard Four
Venice Family Clinic runs a five-pathogen panel: gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV are collected alongside a herpes test in the same appointment. Confirmed bacterial infections (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis) are treated on-site that visit; herpes and HIV diagnoses move into ongoing managed care through the clinic.
Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community health center In Los Angeles
SJCH Health Center at the Jaqueline Avant Children and Family Center
2.4(6)?
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Rated 2.4 out of 5 from 6 reviews
A community safety-net federally qualified health center in Los Angeles. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Sliding-scale
Address
1741 East 120th St Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90059
A safety-net federally qualified health center in Los Angeles. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
A community safety-net federally qualified health center in Los Angeles. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
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 about 3 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles, 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.
Western Fertility Institute
16260 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 210, Encino, CA 91436
CMS-certified labAccredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing 6 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 Los Angeles. 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 Los Angeles, CA who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 6,685 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Los Angeles. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 2,652 offer telehealth.
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Mark Aminzadeh, MD
Internal medicine · 11500 Nimitz Avenue, Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles, CA
Compare the pharmacies closest to Los Angeles, CA. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Los Angeles, CA.
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 Los Angeles, 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.
Online treatment
Nurx
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
STDs & HIV in Los Angeles County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Los Angeles County, the county that includes Los Angeles, 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
#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 Los Angeles, CA
Adults uninsured
4.8%
No routine checkup
28.8%
No transportation
5.9%
Binge drinking
19.6%
Frequent mental distress
15.4%
Depression
22.1%
Below poverty line
10.5%
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 →
Studio City and the tangle of side streets feeding onto Ventura Boulevard are home to a lot of people in their late twenties and early thirties who are mid-lease, mid-career, and mid-figuring-out-what-comes-next. Most residents here rent rather than own, and with typical rents running close to fifteen hundred dollars a month against a home-purchase market that hovers well above six figures, the financial ceiling on spontaneous choices is real. When nearly two-thirds of the population is renting and a meaningful share of households are managing on incomes below the six-figure mark, a testing option that costs little and doesn't require half a workday tends to be the one that actually gets used. That matters here because a substantial portion of Los Angeles is in the years when STI transmission peaks, the phase of life when relationships overlap, shift, and restart.
Average households in this city run larger than a typical American picture, which means shared living arrangements and the informal social webs that come with them. Getting to any of them along North La Cienega Boulevard or up through Laurel Canyon means navigating real Los Angeles traffic, and that drive time is often what separates a test that gets scheduled from one that gets postponed indefinitely. Choosing a site close to a commute route is the practical calculation that makes follow-through possible here.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Los Angeles, CA
Walkability16.96 / 20 · Most walkable
Los Angeles scores 16.96/20 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.
Los Angeles sits in Los Angeles County. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Greystone Mansion
Virginia Robinson Gardens
Sheats-Goldstein House
Jack Warner Estate
Jay Paley House
Piazza del Sol
Neighborhoods & communities
Trousdale Estates
Beverly Crest
Hollywood Hills West
Beverly Glen
Studio City
The Flats
West Hollywood
Holmby Hills
Major routes
Ventura Boulevard
Laurel Canyon Boulevard
US 66 Hist (Santa Monica Boulevard)
North La Cienega Boulevard
Woodman Avenue
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Los Angeles, CA
Just outside Los Angeles? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Los Angeles, 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 Los Angeles-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 Los Angeles 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.
