Gonorrhea cases in Los Angeles County are reported to be about 63% higher than the US average, so regular testing is essential. Whether you have symptoms or just want peace of mind in Palos Verdes Estates, California, consider your options based on cost, speed, and convenience.
9 testing options are listed for Palos Verdes Estates, CA. The nearest, Labcorp, is about 1.7 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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Labcorp
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3.1(30)?
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Rated 3.1 out of 5 from 30 reviews
Address
550 Deep Valley Drive, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274 1.7 miles away
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Community health center 3.2 miles
Venice Family Clinic - Torrance Skypark
2.3(4)?
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Rated 2.3 out of 5 from 4 reviews
Venice Family Clinic - Skypark in Torrance welcomes patients regardless of insurance status, those between providers, or anyone paying out of pocket. Federally qualified standing means fees slide with income. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening is available without an appointment.
Sliding-scale
Address
23456 Hawthorne Boulevard, Suite 260, Torrance, CA 90505
Urgent Care Center of South Bay in Torrance bills Medicare and major insurance for STI testing, no sliding-scale or Title X subsidy, so out-of-pocket costs apply without coverage. The panel covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB, with walk-ins welcome and same-visit treatment for bacterial infections.
Tests & treats
Address
4305 Torrance Boulevard, Suite 106 Torrance, CA 90503
Venice Family Clinic - Allcove, in Redondo Beach, anchors its STI care in a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income. Meaning cost adjusts to what patients can actually pay. Walk-ins are welcome for screening that covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
Sliding-scale
Address
514 North Prospect Avenue, Suite 400, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
Yehowa Medical Services in Torrance meets patients who are paying out of pocket, between providers, or working with limited income. Wherever they land financially. Federally qualified status means fees adjust to what people can actually pay. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening.
Venice Family Clinic in Redondo Beach requires an appointment and runs gonorrhea, syphilis, herpes, chlamydia, and HIV testing alongside same-visit treatment for confirmed bacterial infections: all on a sliding-scale fee accepted alongside Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance. Care is delivered in Hindi and Spanish.
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Herpes Testing Alongside the Standard Four
Venice Family Clinic's panel extends to herpes in addition to gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV. Meaning a single appointment produces results across five infections rather than four. That fifth test matters because herpes is frequently excluded from standard panels without a specific request.
Hindi and Spanish Spoken by Clinical Staff
Both Hindi and Spanish are staffed languages at Venice Family Clinic in Redondo Beach: meaning providers conduct exams, review results, and explain treatment directly in either language. Prescriptions are discussed and counseling is carried out in the same clinical conversation, without switching modes for the medical detail.
More ways to get tested in Palos Verdes Estates, CA
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 2 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Palos Verdes Estates, 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 Palos Verdes Estates, 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.
Exer Medical
395 Silver Spur Road, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA 90274
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Palos Verdes Estates. 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 Palos Verdes Estates, CA who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 6,965 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Palos Verdes Estates. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 2,881 offer telehealth.
HN
Henry Nguyen, DO
Family medicine · 395 Silver Spur Road, Rolling Hills Estates
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 Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Compare the pharmacies closest to Palos Verdes Estates, CA. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 6 closest pharmacies to Palos Verdes Estates, 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 Palos Verdes Estates, 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
Wisp
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions 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 Palos Verdes Estates, compare with California and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~13% 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 Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Adults uninsured
2.7%
No routine checkup
20.7%
No transportation
3.7%
Binge drinking
13.2%
Frequent mental distress
11.1%
Depression
17.2%
Below poverty line
3.1%
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 →
Coronel Plaza sits at a quiet edge of Palos Verdes Estates where the pace of daily life feels deliberately unhurried, weekend farmers' market bags, school pickup routines, the kind of neighborhood where most families have lived long enough to know their neighbors' cars. That stability is real: the overwhelming majority of households here own their homes, many of them multi-person family units built around long marriages. It's a profile that can make sexual health screening feel like someone else's concern, something for a different kind of city. But younger adults in their late teens and twenties are present in every community, and those years carry disproportionate STI risk regardless of zip code or household income.
With nearly three-quarters of local households earning well above six figures, cost isn't usually the barrier, but a labor-force participation rate that sits below the state average suggests a household structure where schedules are built around caregiving, school runs, and compressed work weeks rather than nine-to-five predictability. Getting tested quietly, without reorganizing a full day, matters just as much here as anywhere. The clinics listed on this page include options reachable along Palos Verdes Drive West without a freeway, which makes slipping an appointment into an ordinary errand run along the peninsula genuinely practical.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Walkability11.98 / 20 · Above average
Palos Verdes Estates scores 11.98/20 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 90274 snapshot
Residents
24,988
Median age
50.9
Median income
$222,273
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 90274 area around Palos Verdes Estates: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Palos Verdes Estates alone.
Palos Verdes Estates sits in Los Angeles County, ZIP 90274. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Tiger Woods Point
SS Dominator
Coronel Plaza
Plaza Blanca
Civic Center Park
Olmstead Place
Neighborhoods & communities
Rolling Hills Estates
Rolling Hills
Rancho Palos Verdes
Redondo Beach
Major routes
Palos Verdes Drive West
CR N7 (Hawthorne Boulevard)
Palos Verdes Drive North
Palos Verdes Boulevard
CA 1 (South Pacific Coast Highway)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Palos Verdes Estates, CA
Just outside Palos Verdes Estates? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
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 Palos Verdes Estates-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 Palos Verdes Estates 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.
