New HIV diagnoses in Hudson County run about 29% higher than the US average. Whether you need STI testing in North Bergen, New Jersey for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, community and public clinics are often low-cost or free, while private labs tend to offer faster results and more flexible scheduling. Here are your options.
Available testing centers
11 testing options are listed for North Bergen, NJ. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, is about 0.7 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, Inc. at West New York meets patients who are between providers, paying out of pocket, or working around tight budgets. Its federally qualified standing ties fees directly to income. Walk-ins can expect sliding-scale STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia without a prior appointment.
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North Hudson Community Action in West New York requires an appointment and covers the full bacterial and viral panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, rapid HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, plus TB) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, sliding-scale fees, and all services available at no cost.
North Hudson Community Action carries a formal no-fee structure across its entire service list: testing, STI treatment, HPV, hepatitis A, and adult hepatitis B vaccination included. The sliding scale doesn't taper toward zero for some visits; it lands there for all of them.
Spanish functions as a primary language of clinical delivery at North Hudson, not a routed accommodation. Counseling, prevention education, and care coordination are staffed in Spanish, so the clinical conversation (risk assessment, treatment explanation, vaccination scheduling) runs in the language without an intermediary.
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and rapid HIV, North Hudson tests for hepatitis A, B, and C and includes TB screening: each ordered and resulted within the same clinical infrastructure that handles the bacterial panel, with hepatitis A and B vaccination available on-site to close identified immunity gaps.
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
DOMI Healthcare in North Bergen tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and all three hepatitis strains on a sliding-scale fee. Medicaid and private insurance accepted. Appointments are required, and bacterial infections can be treated the same visit. Care is delivered in Spanish.
Many clinics tag a language on intake forms and leave it there, the actual clinical conversation defaults to English. At DOMI Healthcare, Spanish carries the full weight of the visit: history, results, treatment decisions, and follow-up planning, all conducted in the language without a relay.
DOMI Healthcare carries both PrEP and PEP as active prescribing services, meaning the clinical relationship for ongoing PrEP monitoring and any acute PEP course stays with a single provider rather than splitting across systems. That continuity shapes how adherence counseling and medication education actually get applied.
When hepatitis C goes diagnosed but untreated, the gap usually lives between a positive antibody result and a specialist appointment that never gets made. DOMI Healthcare closes that gap by delivering hepatitis C treatment directly, the same provider who identifies it carries the case through cure.
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Optum in Union City takes walk-ins for the full STI panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, rapid and conventional HIV, hepatitis B and C, and TB) with bacterial infections treatable the same visit, vaccines available, and fees scaled to income on a sliding basis.
For anyone whose primary language is Spanish, Optum in Union City delivers care (testing, counseling, treatment planning) entirely in Spanish without routing through a separate resource. That means medication instructions, follow-up timelines, and prevention conversations all happen in the language of the visit itself.
Optum prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, handling the baseline labs, ongoing HIV monitoring, and prescription management that both regimens require. PrEP involves regular HIV and kidney-function testing on a defined schedule, Optum staffs that longitudinal follow-up rather than handing it off.
For someone without a regular specialist or managing costs carefully, Optum's on-site hepatitis C treatment removes the gap between a positive antibody result and access to antivirals. The clinic carries both diagnosis and the treatment course itself, so care doesn't stall at the lab step.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
North Hudson Community Action Corporation Health Center @ Union City High School, located in Union City, earned its federal qualification by meeting rigorous standards for income-based fees. Meaning sliding-scale costs apply to everyone. Walk-ins welcome; one visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening without scheduling ahead.
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One Hudson Medical Associates in Edgewater covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, HIV, and TB, with bacterial infections treated at the same visit. Fees run on a sliding scale and appointments are required.
Many STI clinics test and treat but hand prevention off to a primary care provider, leaving PrEP and PEP to whoever a patient can find next. One Hudson Medical Associates writes those prescriptions directly, keeping HIV prevention in the same practice as HIV testing.
The panel at One Hudson Medical Associates extends to herpes simplex and hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the core bacterial and HIV tests. Meaning a single appointment captures infections that would otherwise require a separate specialist referral or lab order from a different provider.
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A public STD-testing site about 2 miles from North Bergen.
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Listing verified Oct 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
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 less than a mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to North Bergen, 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 for simplicity & support
$89 & up
Best value: single tests
$49 & 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.
100 Town Square Place, Jersey City, NJ 07310
CMS-certified lab
414 Grand Street, Jersey City, NJ 07302
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
400 Plaza Drive 4th Floor, Secaucus, NJ 07094
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near North Bergen. 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, 11,625 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of North Bergen. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 4,209 offer telehealth.
Marc Goldstein, DO
Family medicine · 8100 Kennedy Boulevard, North Bergen
Samirlal Amin, MD
Family medicine · 9245 Kennedy Boulevard, North Bergen
Jonathan Dominguez, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 7919 Kennedy Boulevard, North Bergen
Tanmay Gosalia, DO Telehealth
Internal medicine · 9225 Kennedy Boulevard, North Bergen
Elizabeth Simon, DO Telehealth
Internal medicine · 6045 Kennedy Boulevard, North Bergen
Gautam Gupta, MD
Internal medicine · 1122 53rd Street, North Bergen
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 North Bergen, 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.
Health Center Pharmacy
0.5 mi
0.7 mi North Hudson Community Pharmacy
0.9 miFarmacia Latina/ Nail Salon
1.0 mi
1.0 mi Sams Pharmacy 10
1.0 miShowing the 6 closest pharmacies to North Bergen, 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 North Bergen, 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.
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
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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 North Bergen, compare with New Jersey and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data.
#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
Tonnelle Avenue cuts through the commercial spine of North Bergen, lined with the kind of businesses that keep large, busy households running on tight schedules. Those households tend to be bigger than the national average, and with fewer than half of adults married, a meaningful share of residents are navigating health decisions, including decisions about sexual health, without a partner to share the nudging or the logistics.
The rental majority here matters in a specific way: when roughly three in five residents rent at rates that leave limited slack in a monthly budget, and fewer than a third of households bring in six figures, a clinic visit can feel like one more thing competing for time and money. Young adults in their late teens and twenties are at the center of that tension, and they also represent the years when STI transmission runs highest. Because reaching the options listed on this page means a drive rather than a short walk for most North Bergen addresses, building testing into an existing errand, say, something already on the agenda near the New Jersey Turnpike Eastern Spur corridor, is more realistic than treating it as a separate outing.
Hudson County's STI figures are visible elsewhere on this page, and they reflect a dense, interconnected region. For someone living here, staying current on screening is less about alarm and more about keeping pace with a county profile that rewards consistency.
Getting there
North Bergen scores 14.54/20 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.
North Bergen sits in Hudson County, ZIP 7047. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside North Bergen? 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 North Bergen-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 North Bergen 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 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.
Possibly, Union City, NJ is close; compare it by distance against Quest Diagnostics.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
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.
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.
Definitely worth testing; abnormal discharge often points to a treatable STI.
HPV and hepatitis B vaccines prevent those infections, ask a provider if you're due.
A retest around 3 months after treatment is recommended for chlamydia and gonorrhea.
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