STD Testing in Lynwood, CA: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Syphilis in Los Angeles County is reported at about 37% higher than the national average. If you're in Lynwood, California before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care, consider testing at local clinics that may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, or at private labs where you can pay a flat self-pay price. See your options below.
12 testing options are listed for Lynwood, CA. The nearest, AltaMed PACE - Lynwood, is about 0.3 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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Address
10747 Long Beach Boulevard, Lynwood, CA 90262 1.0 miles away
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Community health center 0.3 miles
AltaMed PACE - Lynwood
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AltaMed PACE - Lynwood, in Lynwood, carries federal qualification that anchors its sliding-scale fee structure: what you pay adjusts to your income, and cost alone won't turn you away. STI screening here covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no appointment needed to get started.
Sliding-scale
Address
3820 Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Lynwood, CA 90262
ROADS Community Clinic - Lynwood earned its federally qualified designation by tying fees directly to what patients actually earn, turning away no one for inability to pay. Walk-in STI screening covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia on that same sliding-scale basis.
Sliding-scale
Address
3737 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Suite 402, Lynwood, CA 90262
St. Johns Community Health in Lynwood is a community health center where the STI panel, treatment for bacterial infections at the same visit, and mpox and HPV vaccines are all on a sliding scale, and for most services, there is no fee at all.
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Gonorrhea, Chlamydia, Syphilis. Treated the Same Day
Walk-in testing at St. Johns Community Health means that when gonorrhea, chlamydia, or syphilis turns up, treatment doesn't wait for a second visit. Same appointment, same clinic, same day. No gap between diagnosis and care.
Herpes and Hepatitis Tested Here, Not Later
The standard four-infection screen (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV) leaves herpes, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C off the table at many clinics. St. Johns Community Health in Lynwood runs the full extended panel in-house, including the TB test.
Spanish-Language Care, Not a Workaround
Plenty of clinics handle Spanish through a line or a device handed across the counter. At St. Johns Community Health, Spanish is a native language of the care itself: conversations about exposure, symptoms, and treatment options happen directly, without mediation.
Tests & treatsSliding-scale
Address
3628 East Imperial Highway, Suite 301 Lynwood, CA 90262
JWCH Medical Clinic - Lynwood welcomes walk-in patients without an appointment, making same-day STI screening straightforward. Backed by federal FQHC designation, the clinic ties fees to income on a sliding scale. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing.
Eisner Health at Lynwood carries federal qualification as a community health center, which means STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) is priced on a sliding scale tied to each patient's income. No appointment is needed to access that fee structure.
Sliding-scale
Address
3680 East Imperial Highway, Suite 200, Lynwood, CA 90262
JWCH Institute in Lynwood tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis C, and TB, treating bacterial infections at the same visit on a sliding-scale fee accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. All by appointment, with care delivered in Spanish.
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PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP Together at JWCH
Clinics that offer PrEP often stop there, leaving PEP and DoxyPEP to urgent-care providers or emergency departments with no STI context. JWCH Institute prescribes all three (daily PrEP, post-exposure PEP, and the doxycycline-based DoxyPEP regimen) giving people who need layered prevention a single prescribing relationship instead of scattered ones.
Hepatitis C Treatment Runs Through JWCH Directly
A positive hepatitis C antibody result at JWCH Institute opens into active management on-site, antiviral treatment rather than a handoff to a specialist months away. Keeping diagnosis and treatment under one clinical team shortens the gap between detection and viral clearance, which is where outcomes actually diverge.
Spanish Care Staffed for Clinical Depth, Not Translation
JWCH Institute maintains Spanish-language capability at the clinical level: meaning PrEP counseling, DoxyPEP dosing instructions, treatment decisions, and follow-up monitoring conversations happen in Spanish directly, without relay through a separate interpreter, preserving the precision that clinical communication requires.
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
0.6 miles
Quiclinics
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Quiclinics in Lynwood tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis B on a sliding-scale fee with insurance accepted; appointments are required, same-visit treatment is available for bacterial STIs, and staff deliver care in French, Haitian Creole, and Spanish.
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French, Haitian Creole, Spanish Spoken by Staff
Quiclinics staffs clinicians and counselors who work directly in French, Haitian Creole, and Spanish: meaning medication adherence education, HIV counseling, and treatment instructions are delivered in those languages by the people prescribing and monitoring your care, not routed through an outside service.
PrEP and PEP Managed Here, No Second Stop
Without an on-site PrEP and PEP provider, a patient leaves with a test result but no prescription, and a gap in prevention that compounds with every week unaddressed. Quiclinics writes and manages both, including PrEP coverage for uninsured patients, keeping prevention continuous from the first visit forward.
Quiclinics treats hepatitis C on-site, so a confirmed diagnosis moves directly into a treatment plan at the same clinic. Rather than sending patients to locate a specialist before care can begin.
Tests & treatsPrEP
Address
3620 Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Lynwood, CA 90262
Benevolence Industries, Inc. – Compton earns its federal qualification by keeping STI care within reach for anyone navigating gaps in coverage or paying out of pocket. Sliding-scale fees adjust to income, and no appointment is needed to get screened for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
Sliding-scale
Address
920 North Long Beach Blvd Suite 1, Compton, CA 90221
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 Lynwood, 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 Lynwood, 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.
Showing 2 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 Lynwood. 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 Lynwood, CA who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 8,516 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Lynwood. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 3,365 offer telehealth.
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Edmond Derderian, MD
Internal medicine · 3630 East Imperial Highway, Lynwood
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 Lynwood, CA
Compare the pharmacies closest to Lynwood, CA. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
0.3 mi
Rx pickupOTC HIV self-testAt-home STI kitsMinuteClinic STI careHPV & Hep B vaccinesCondoms / EC
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 Lynwood, 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 Lynwood, 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 Lynwood, CA
Adults uninsured
23.8%
No routine checkup
32.8%
No transportation
17.1%
Binge drinking
15.5%
Frequent mental distress
19.4%
Depression
20.1%
Below poverty line
17.3%
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 →
Rose Park sits just off Atlantic Avenue with the kind of neighborhood quiet that suggests deep roots, but getting to an STI screening clinic from Lynwood means joining traffic on Long Beach Boulevard or merging onto the I-105, and the options listed here are spread across the broader Los Angeles basin rather than clustered at any single corner. That commute lands differently depending on how a household here is pieced together. Most residents rent rather than own, and with typical monthly rent well above a thousand dollars, discretionary spending is genuinely tight for a lot of families.
Household sizes in Lynwood run large by California standards, meaning a single earner's schedule often has to account for more than just themselves. Fewer than one in five households clears six figures, and unemployment is meaningfully elevated, so an after-work clinic visit that requires backtracking across the freeway can turn into a real calculation about time and bus fare, not an easy errand. Younger adults, particularly people in their late teens and twenties who account for a substantial share of Lynwood's population, are exactly the people for whom that calculation most often ends in delay.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Lynwood, CA
Walkability13.46 / 20 · Above average
Lynwood scores 13.46/20 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 90262 snapshot
Residents
64,918
Median age
33.2
Median income
$70,507
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 90262 area around Lynwood: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Lynwood alone.
Lynwood sits in Los Angeles County, ZIP 90262. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial
Magic Johnson Park
Rose Park
Carnation Park
Hollydale Regional Park
South Gate Park
Neighborhoods & communities
South Gate
Willowbrook
Hollydale
Compton
Paramount
Watts
Cudahy
Walnut Park
Major routes
I 105 (Century Freeway)
Long Beach Boulevard
Imperial Highway
Atlantic Avenue
North Long Beach Boulevard
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Lynwood, CA
Just outside Lynwood? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Lynwood, 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 Lynwood-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 Lynwood 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.
