STD Testing in Pasadena, CA: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
With chlamydia in Los Angeles County running about 22% higher than the US average, finding your Pasadena, California STI testing options whether it's your first STI test or a routine check is important. Consider your needs: public clinics lower the cost, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits avoid the office visit. See the options below.
12 testing options are listed for Pasadena, CA. The nearest, Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley, is about 0.5 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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3.4(81)?
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Rated 3.4 out of 5 from 81 reviews
Address
65 North Madison Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101 0.9 miles away
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Closest to you 0.5 miles
Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley
4.1(106)?
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Rated 4.1 out of 5 from 106 reviews
Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley, in Pasadena, charges nothing for any service on its sliding scale, Medicaid and most insurance also accepted, covering rapid HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B and C, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections; appointments required.
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Every Service Here Runs at Zero Cost
Title X funding drives the fee structure to zero across the entire menu: testing, PrEP prescriptions, DoxyPEP, mpox vaccine, HPV vaccine, hepatitis A and B vaccines, STI treatment. That floor applies to every service, not a selected subset, so no single line item carries a charge that others don't.
Spanish Spoken On-Site, Interpretation Beyond That
Spanish is a native clinical language at this Pasadena location, handled by staff rather than routed through an external service. For other languages, interpretation is available on-site, meaning the same zero-cost, full-panel care is accessible without language acting as a barrier to any service.
Title X Confidentiality Extends to Minors
As a Title X-funded clinic, Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley is legally required to keep family planning services, including STI testing and treatment, confidential for minors, independent of parental insurance or consent. That federal protection is structural, not discretionary, and applies to the full scope of Title X services offered.
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
Tests offered
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis B
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
Chlamydia
Rapid HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
Black or African American persons
Hispanic or Latino persons
LGBTQ
Low Income Persons
Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)
Persons with STI
Care services
Family Planning
Mpox Vaccine
STI Treatment
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
Hepatitis A Vaccine
Adult Hepatitis B Vaccine
Prevention services
STI Prevention/Education
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Hepatitis Prevention/Education
Condom Distribution
Fees & payment
Free Mpox Vaccine
Medicaid Accepted
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Highest rated 0.6 miles
Obria Medical Clinics
4.5(9)?
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Rated 4.5 out of 5 from 9 reviews
Obria Medical Clinics in Pasadena pairs STI testing with family planning in a single practice, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C on a sliding-scale fee open to everyone: walk-ins welcome, insurance and Medicaid accepted.
AltaMed Medical Group in Pasadena requires an appointment, so booking ahead is the move: once you're in, a single visit covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV testing alongside STI treatment and family planning, with fees on a sliding scale and Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance all accepted.
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community health center 1.4 miles
JWCH Institute
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JWCH Institute in Pasadena runs on a sliding-scale fee structure with no cost at the floor, accepting Medicaid and Medicare, and offers rapid HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis C, and TB testing by appointment. With all services ultimately provided at no fee.
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Every Test and Treatment Carries Zero Cost
JWCH Institute's no-fee commitment extends across the full service list: not just HIV testing, but hepatitis C treatment, TB treatment, STI treatment, PrEP, PEP, DoxyPEP, and both hepatitis A and B vaccines. Nothing is carved out as a billable exception.
Spanish-Language Care Is Staffed, Not Patched
Spanish-language services at JWCH Institute in Pasadena are delivered by staff directly: meaning clinical conversations about PrEP dosing, DoxyPEP protocols, or hepatitis C treatment timelines happen in Spanish as the primary channel, not routed through supplemental assistance.
Three Prevention Medications Under One Clinical Roof
When prevention requires PrEP for ongoing HIV exposure risk, PEP after a recent exposure, or DoxyPEP following bacterial STI risk, a gap between prescription and provider is a real clinical cost. JWCH Institute in Pasadena prescribes and manages all three, so that gap doesn't exist.
Tests & treatsSliding-scalePrEPDoxyPEP
Address
1845 North Fair Oaks Avenue, Suite G 151 Pasadena, CA 91103
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community health center 1.9 miles
AltaMed
3.8(5)?
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Rated 3.8 out of 5 from 5 reviews
AltaMed in Pasadena earns its federally qualified health center designation partly through a mandated sliding-scale fee structure, meaning STI screening costs adjust to each patient's income. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing without an appointment needed beforehand.
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A community safety-net federally qualified health center about 2 miles from Pasadena. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Modern Concept Medical Group in Pasadena accepts Medicare and most insurance, with a standard fee structure, and runs a full panel covering HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and TB (appointments required, bacterial STIs treated the same visit) with care available in Spanish.
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Herpes and Hepatitis Are on the Panel
Plenty of STI clinics test for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, then stop. Modern Concept Medical Group adds herpes, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and TB to the same visit. Infections that go undetected precisely because they're absent from narrower panels elsewhere.
PrEP Prescribed and Managed Here Directly
Modern Concept Medical Group prescribes and monitors PrEP: meaning the baseline HIV and kidney-function labs, the prescription, and follow-up monitoring all run through the same practice. PEP is also available, keeping both pre- and post-exposure options within one clinical relationship.
Spanish-Language Care for Complex Conversations
For a patient navigating PrEP adherence, a new hepatitis diagnosis, or family planning decisions, the precision of that conversation depends on the language it happens in. Modern Concept Medical Group conducts clinical care in Spanish, not through a relay, but directly with staff.
Tests & treatsPrEP
Address
50 Bellefontaine Street, Suite 404 Pasadena, CA 91105
Complete Care Community Health Center- Altadena, in Pasadena, earned its federal qualification by meeting strict standards for serving patients regardless of ability to pay. Including those paying out of pocket or without coverage. Sliding-scale fees make syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening reachable for anyone who walks in.
Sliding-scale
Address
2595 East Washington Boulevard, Suite 106, Pasadena, CA 91107
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 Pasadena, 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 Pasadena, 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.
Huntington Hospital
100 West California Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91105
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 Pasadena. 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 Pasadena, CA who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 8,080 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Pasadena. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 3,140 offer telehealth.
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Ali Chahine, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · Phr Group Provider Enrollment Unit, Pasadena
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 Pasadena, CA
Compare the pharmacies closest to Pasadena, CA. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
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 Pasadena, 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
Mistr
$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
STDs & HIV in Los Angeles County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Los Angeles County, the county that includes Pasadena, compare with California and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~28% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#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 Pasadena, CA
Adults uninsured
7.5%
No routine checkup
28.7%
No transportation
8.3%
Binge drinking
16.2%
Frequent mental distress
15.6%
Depression
20%
Below poverty line
18.3%
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 →
Bungalow Heaven's arched porches and mature street trees sit alongside a rental market that asks a substantial monthly commitment from the majority of residents who lease rather than own. That cost pressure is real, and it shapes how people budget time and money across the city, from the quieter blocks near East Maple Street to the denser corridors closer to the I 210. Households here tend to run larger than a single person, and with fewer than half of adults married, a significant share of people are navigating relationships and new partnerships, exactly the life stage when routine screening carries the most practical weight.
Young adults in their late teens and twenties make up a meaningful slice of Pasadena's population, and Los Angeles County's STI rates give that fact local relevance. Access matters here in a straightforward way: most residents drive, the options listed on this page span a range of hours and fees, and when rent already claims a large portion of a monthly budget, a low-cost or sliding-scale visit removes one more reason to delay. A city where most adults rent, incomes vary considerably, and households include multiple people benefits from having regular screening treated as a practical calendar item, the same way anyone near the USC Pacific Asia Museum or Washington Square plans around a busy week.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Pasadena, CA
Walkability16.26 / 20 · Most walkable
Pasadena scores 16.26/20 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.
Pasadena sits in Los Angeles County. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Scottish Rite Cathedral
Edmund Blinn House
USC Pacific Asia Museum
Pasadena Robinson Memorial
First Trust Building and Garage
Pasadena Playhouse
Neighborhoods & communities
Orange Heights
Washington Square
Craftsman Heights
Bungalow Heaven
Normandie Heights
Old Pasadena
Madison Heights
Altadena
Major routes
East Maple Street
I 210 (Foothill Freeway)
East Corson Street
CA 134 (Ventura Freeway)
North Fair Oaks Avenue
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Pasadena, CA
Just outside Pasadena? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Pasadena, 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 Pasadena-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 Pasadena 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.
