Syphilis in Contra Costa County runs about 16% lower than the US average. If you're in Pittsburg, California for a one-time concern or regular check-ups, consider whether you prefer a clinic that lets a provider answer questions and start treatment, or an at-home kit that lets you collect a sample on your own schedule and mail it in. Find an option below.
Available testing centers
11 testing options are listed for Pittsburg, CA. The nearest, Contra Costa Health Services, is about 1.7 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.
Contra Costa Health Services in Pittsburg functions as a county public health clinic, which means STI care sits alongside family planning, HIV treatment, and medication counseling in a single appointment-based system: with a sliding-scale fee structure, same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and staff who see patients in Laotian, Spanish, and Vietnamese.
The panel at Contra Costa Health Services covers gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and herpes. Five pathogens, not four. Herpes diagnosis shapes treatment decisions and partner conversations in ways the standard panel simply can't, and having it built into the same appointment removes a separate specialist visit from the equation.
Many STI clinics test and treat but leave HIV prevention prescribing to outside providers. Contra Costa Health Services handles both PrEP and PEP directly, so prevention and care stay in the same clinical relationship rather than splitting across separate practices.
Clinical staff at Contra Costa Health Services see patients in Laotian, Spanish, and Vietnamese: meaning that for speakers of those languages, medication adherence counseling, test results, and prevention education all happen in a direct conversation, which strengthens follow-through on treatment plans.
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English, Laotian, Spanish, Vietnamese
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
La Clinica Pittsburg - Medical, in Pittsburg, carries federal qualification as a community health center, which means STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia is available on a sliding-scale fee tied to income, so out-of-pocket cost adjusts to what each patient can actually pay.
Tests offered
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Planned Parenthood Northern California in Antioch tests for HIV, gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C, treating bacterial infections the same visit on a sliding-scale fee open to everyone: appointment required, Spanish and interpretation services available.
Spanish is a working language at this Antioch location, not routed through an external service. For other languages, interpretation is available, meaning the clinical conversation, risk discussion, and treatment instructions reach patients in the language they actually use to reason through health decisions.
As a Title X-funded site, Planned Parenthood Northern California in Antioch operates under federal confidentiality law, which means a minor's STI testing, contraception, and family planning services are legally protected from disclosure to parents or guardians, not as a policy preference but as a statutory requirement built into the funding structure.
Planned Parenthood Northern California in Antioch carries both PrEP, the daily medication that prevents HIV acquisition, and PEP as standing clinical offerings, with prescribing, coverage navigation for uninsured patients, and ongoing PrEP monitoring handled at the same location rather than requiring a separate infectious disease provider.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Jul 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Bay Point Community Wellness Cen, in Bay Point, earns its federally qualified designation partly by tying fees to income, so sliding-scale STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia is available to anyone who walks in, no appointment required.
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Community Practice Clinic Antioch, serving Antioch residents who are uninsured, paying cash, or navigating gaps between providers, applies federal FQHC sliding-scale fees to STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) so costs adjust to income rather than standing in the way of care.
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Brighter Beginnings Family Health Clinic Antioch Lone Tree, in Antioch, structures its fees on a sliding scale tied to income, so cost is never a barrier to care. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no one turned away for inability to pay.
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Antioch Health Center, in Antioch, carries federally qualified health center standing. A designation that ties STI screening fees directly to each patient's income on a sliding scale. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing without needing an appointment first.
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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 about 2 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Pittsburg, 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 value: single tests
$49 & up
Best range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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 Contra Costa 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.
1450 Treat Boulevard, Suite 160, Walnut Creek, CA 94597
CMS-certified lab Accredited · COLA
370 North Wiget Ln Suite 125, Walnut Creek, CA 94598
CMS-certified lab
150 Muir Road, Martinez, CA 94553
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 Pittsburg. 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, 2,658 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Pittsburg. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 1,137 offer telehealth.
Doris Rosellini, MD
Family medicine · 2240 Gladstone Drive, Pittsburg
Sharon De Edwards Telehealth
OB-GYN · 2240 Gladstone Drive, Pittsburg
Kelechi Anudokem, MD
OB-GYN · 3624 Delta Fair Boulevard, Antioch
Kanwar Jolly, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 3400 Delta Fair Boulevard, Antioch
Steven Kaplan, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 5439 Clayton Road, Clayton
Anthony Ryan Aguirre, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 5167 Clayton Road, Concord
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 Pittsburg, CA 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.
0.6 mi Zeta Pharmacy
0.7 miSolano Pharmacy
1.0 mi
1.6 mi City Center Pharmacy Ii
1.6 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Pittsburg, CA.
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 Pittsburg, 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 $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
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
How reported STI rates in Contra Costa County, the county that includes Pittsburg, 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.
#19 of 58 California counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 67% of the state
| Infection | Contra Costa County | California | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 427.7 4,940 cases ▼ 13% | 491.1 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 127.9 1,477 cases ▼ 33% | 190.2 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 13.2 153 cases ▼ 19% | 16.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 9 104 cases ▼ 53% | 19.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 22.3 257 cases ▼ 52% | 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.
Between 2020 and 2023 in Contra Costa County, chlamydia has risen from 386.3 to 427.7 per 100,000 (11%), gonorrhea has fallen from 177.7 to 127.9 per 100,000 (28%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 15.5 to 13.2 per 100,000 (15%).
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 Contra Costa County.
Local HIV snapshot
Contra Costa County HIV care continuum (2023)
Contra Costa County recorded 12.7 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 14.9 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Contra Costa County residents living with HIV, 80.2% are in care · 73.4% 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 Contra Costa County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Bay Point residents stretch budgets against rents that leave little room for unplanned expenses, and a significant share of working-age adults here are either between jobs or outside the labor force entirely, which means clinic hours and out-of-pocket costs land differently than they do in wealthier corners of Contra Costa County. Households in Pittsburg tend to be larger than the California average, and with fewer than half of adults married, many younger residents are navigating relationships and sexual health largely on their own, without a partner's insurance or schedule flexibility to lean on.
Those practical realities matter most for people in their late teens and twenties, a group that makes up a meaningful slice of the population here and accounts for the bulk of new STI diagnoses across every county in the state. When rent is a stretch and unemployment is real, a single appointment that requires burning gas on Kirker Pass Road or rearranging a shift carries genuine weight.
Getting there
At 8.86/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Pittsburg generally mean driving: plan on a car or rideshare to reach a clinic, and check each listing's hours and phone before you go.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 94565 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 94565 area around Pittsburg: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Pittsburg alone.
Pittsburg sits in Contra Costa County, ZIP 94565. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Pittsburg? 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 Contra Costa 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.
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 Pittsburg-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 Pittsburg 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 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).
In California, a minor aged 12 or older can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
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.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in CaliforniaSource: 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
Yes, free HIV testing is available at public clinics in the area.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Contra Costa County reported ~428 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the California average.
At-home kits mail to 94565: self-collect, send to the lab, results in ~2–5 days.
In California, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
Most results are ready in about 1–2 days.
Chlamydia and gonorrhea show up about 1–2 weeks after exposure, syphilis 3–6 weeks, and HIV 2–6 weeks depending on the test.
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