Bernalillo County reports about 14 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 residents. If you live in North Valley, New Mexico, and are wondering whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind, know that community and public clinics often offer low-cost or free options. Meanwhile, private labs tend to offer faster results and more flexible scheduling.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for North Valley, NM. The nearest, FCCH/Alameda Center, is about 0.5 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.
FCCH/Alameda Center in Albuquerque meets patients wherever they land in the system (between providers, paying cash, or working without insurance) through federally qualified sliding-scale fees tied to income. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening, so cost never has to be the reason someone waits.
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A public STD-testing location in North Valley.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Southwest CARE Center in Albuquerque tests for HIV, hepatitis C, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and TB on a sliding-scale fee with appointments required; bacterial infections are treated same visit, and every service is provided at no charge.
Southwest CARE Center accepts donations, Medicaid, Medicare, and insurance, but the fee for every service, including HIV and hepatitis C testing, is zero regardless of what a patient brings to the visit. That baseline means the full scope of care, from rapid testing to HIV/AIDS medical treatment, carries no cost threshold.
Spanish is a complete service language at Southwest CARE Center, covering HIV counseling, hepatitis prevention education, STI treatment, and family planning. One language across every department means clinical detail (dosing, follow-up intervals, prevention options) lands with the same precision it carries in English.
Southwest CARE Center carries both PrEP and PEP as standing prescribing capabilities, making it a fit for anyone without a primary care provider to manage HIV prevention medication. Ongoing PrEP monitoring and PEP initiation happen within the same appointment-based HIV medical care program.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Presbyterian Medical Services Family Health Center in Rio Rancho operates under federal FQHC funding, which ties its fees directly to each patient's income. No one is turned away for inability to pay. STI screening here covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia on a sliding-scale basis.
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University of New Mexico Health System in Albuquerque operates on a sliding scale and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB. With same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and appointments required.
University of New Mexico Health System carries ASL fluency and Spanish directly into clinical care, alongside interpretation for other languages: meaning someone navigating test results, medication instructions, or a PrEP conversation can do so without an intermediary reshaping the exchange. That standing capacity makes the clinic a natural fit for Deaf patients and non-English speakers who need clinical precision, not approximate translation.
PrEP at University of New Mexico Health System isn't a prescription handed off elsewhere: the clinic manages the full protocol: initial HIV and kidney-function testing, the prescription itself, and the follow-up labs required every three months to keep it active. PEP is also available, handled by the same clinical staff who can assess eligibility and initiate the regimen.
The standard four-infection panel leaves hepatitis entirely off the table at many STI clinics. University of New Mexico Health System tests for hepatitis A, B, and C alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, and backs the hepatitis A and B tests with on-site vaccination, closing the gap between screening and protection in a single visit.
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American Sign Language, English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · 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 Valley, 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 range: couples & full panels
$79 & up
Best for simplicity & support
$89 & 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 Bernalillo 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.
3223 Los Arboles Avenue Northeast, Albuquerque, NM 87107
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
10501 Golf Course Road Northwest, Albuquerque, NM 87114
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
6400 Paseo Del Norte Boulevard Northeast, Albuquerque, NM 87113
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
4343 Pan American Freeway Northeast #234, Albuquerque, NM 87107
CMS-certified lab
4505 Alameda Boulevard Northeast, Albuquerque, NM 87113
CMS-certified lab
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near North Valley. 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, 715 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of North Valley. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 206 offer telehealth.
Emilia Vesper, MD
Family medicine · 7704 2nd Street Northwest, Albuquerque
Christopher Cox, MD
OB-GYN · 3741 Rutledge Road Northeast, Albuquerque
Elchin Zeynalov, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 3810 Masthead Street Northeast, Albuquerque
Carlos Rueda Mantilla, MD
Internal medicine · 3821 Masthead Street Northeast, Albuquerque
Nora Doyle, MD
OB-GYN · 320 Osuna Road Northeast, Albuquerque
Joy Lovette, MD
Internal medicine · 3812 Academy Parkway North Northeast, Albuquerque
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 Valley, NM 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.
PMS Central Pharmacy
1.5 mi
1.6 mi Pharmacy Plus - Albuquerque
1.6 miGenoa Healthcare
1.9 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to North Valley, NM.
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 Valley, 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.
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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
How reported STI rates in Bernalillo County, the county that includes North Valley, compare with New Mexico and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~22% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#2 of 33 New Mexico counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | Bernalillo County | New Mexico | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 640.7 4,303 cases ▲ 22% | 523.6 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 261.8 1,758 cases ▲ 55% | 169 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 44.1 296 cases ▲ 20% | 36.6 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 24.9 167 cases ▲ 38% | 18.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 74.3 499 cases ▼ 3% | 76.6 | 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 Bernalillo County, chlamydia has risen from 595.9 to 640.7 per 100,000 (8%), gonorrhea has fallen from 293.7 to 261.8 per 100,000 (11%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 30.2 to 44.1 per 100,000 (46%).
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 Bernalillo County.
Local HIV snapshot
Bernalillo County HIV care continuum (2023)
Bernalillo County recorded 14.1 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 10.4 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Bernalillo County residents living with HIV, 80.8% are in care · 73.8% 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 Bernalillo County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Local context
Los Griegos is the kind of neighborhood where most households have put down roots rather than month-to-month leases, and where larger family units mean that one person's health decision quietly ripples through several others under the same roof. With a labor-force participation rate that leaves a meaningful share of adults outside the traditional nine-to-five, and a sizable portion of working residents whose schedules don't bend easily, carving out time for a clinic visit can feel like a real logistical ask. That matters most for the younger adults living across North Valley, people in their late teens and twenties for whom regular STI screening is both statistically most relevant and most easily postponed when a Tuesday fills up.
Bernalillo County's STI figures give context for why low-barrier access deserves attention, and the combination of strong homeownership and modest incomes for most households means cost remains a genuine factor. With roughly three-quarters of households earning below the six-figure threshold, fee structures and sliding-scale options aren't a minor detail.
Getting there
North Valley scores 13.24/20 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 87114 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 87114 area around North Valley: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not North Valley alone.
North Valley sits in Bernalillo County, ZIP 87114. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside North Valley? 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 Bernalillo County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under New Mexico 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 Valley-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 Valley 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 Mexico 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 Mexico, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
New Mexico 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 MexicoSource: 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.
The closest is New Mexico Department of Health (0.5 mi); 9 options are within 30 miles.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
Yes, community and public clinics test the uninsured, with sliding-scale fees.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 641 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the New Mexico average.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
In New Mexico, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
Yes, most chlamydia infections cause no symptoms, so screening is the only reliable way to catch it.
You self-collect a sample at home, mail it in, and view results online, no clinic visit needed.
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