STD Testing in San Gabriel, CA: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Syphilis cases in Los Angeles County are about 37% higher than the national average. Whether starting a new relationship or maintaining ongoing care in San Gabriel, California, you can visit a clinic or test for STIs at home, depending on how quickly and flexibly you prefer to get tested. See your options below.
11 testing options are listed for San Gabriel, CA. The nearest, HCHC - San Gabriel, 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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Address
416 West Lastunas Drive, San Gabriel, CA 91776 0.6 miles away
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Community health center 0.5 miles
HCHC - San Gabriel
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HCHC - San Gabriel, in San Gabriel, earned its federally qualified designation by committing to serve patients regardless of their ability to pay: making sliding-scale STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia available to anyone, from cash-paying patients to those between insurance plans, with no appointment needed.
CSC Health - San Gabriel, serving San Gabriel with federally qualified health center standing, calibrates fees to each patient's income so cost stays manageable regardless of financial situation. Walk-ins are welcome for sliding-scale STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
CSC Community Health Center - San Gabriel - Medical Mobile Van
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CSC Community Health Center – San Gabriel's mobile medical van brings federally qualified sliding-scale STI screening to patients without an appointment. Walk in and a single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with fees adjusted to income so cost is never a barrier to getting screened.
TL Health Care Foundation, serving San Gabriel as a federally qualified health center, ties STI screening costs to each patient's income through a sliding-scale fee structure. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing is available without a prior appointment, making the path to care straightforward for anyone walking in.
Sliding-scale
Address
1418 South San Gabriel Boulevard, Suite B, CA 91776
Tzu Chi Medical Foundation in Alhambra runs STI care by appointment, so scheduling ahead means arriving to a visit that covers HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing alongside TB screening, family planning, and same-visit bacterial treatment. All on a sliding-scale fee.
CSC Community Health Center - San Gabriel Valley - STE 126
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CSC Community Health Center – San Gabriel Valley – STE 126, in Alhambra, carries full federal qualification as a community health center, which means its STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) is priced on a sliding scale tied to what each patient actually earns. No appointment is required to get started.
Sliding-scale
Address
320 South Garfield Ave Suite 126, Alhambra, CA 91801
Garfield Health Center Rosemead, in Rosemead, 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 charges adjusted to what each patient can afford.
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 San Gabriel, 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 San Gabriel, 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.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near San Gabriel. 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 San Gabriel, CA who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 8,407 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of San Gabriel. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 3,261 offer telehealth.
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Susan Jung, MD
Family medicine · 923 South San Gabriel Boulevard, San Gabriel
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 San Gabriel, CA
Compare the pharmacies closest to San Gabriel, CA. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to San Gabriel, 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 San Gabriel, 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 San Gabriel, compare with California and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~24% 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 San Gabriel, CA
Adults uninsured
6.3%
No routine checkup
24.9%
No transportation
6.4%
Binge drinking
12%
Frequent mental distress
12.5%
Depression
15%
Below poverty line
9.9%
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 →
San Gabriel wears its stability visibly, in the well-kept bungalows along East Las Tunas Drive, in a homeownership culture that runs deep here. But beneath that settled surface, more than half of residents rent, and at nearly $1,500 a month, rent isn't cheap. When budgets are stretched that thin, a clinic visit without a clear sense of cost or convenience tends to get quietly postponed. Not because people don't care about their health, but because bandwidth runs out.
That postponement matters most for younger adults in their late teens and twenties, who make up a meaningful share of San Gabriel's population and are also the years when STIs are most commonly acquired and least often caught early. Early-morning or evening appointments aren't a perk here; for many people, they're the only window that works. With nearly a third of households earning six figures, cost isn't a universal barrier, but it is a real one for plenty of San Gabriel renters. The options on this page include low- and no-cost testing within the city, so the choice doesn't have to come down to the electric bill or the appointment.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in San Gabriel, CA
Walkability13.09 / 20 · Above average
San Gabriel scores 13.09/20 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 91776 snapshot
Residents
37,769
Median age
42.3
Median income
$79,926
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 91776 area around San Gabriel: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not San Gabriel alone.
San Gabriel sits in Los Angeles County, ZIP 91776. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Misión San Gabriel Archángel
Vincent Lugo Park
El Molino Viejo
Governor Stoneman Adobe
Rialto Theater
Storrier Stearns Japanese Garden
Neighborhoods & communities
Alhambra
Rosemead
San Marino
Temple City
Rosemead Trailer Park
Oak Knoll
San Pasqual
South Pasadena
Major routes
West Las Tunas Drive
East Las Tunas Drive
Las Tunas Drive
East Main Street
East Valley Boulevard
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near San Gabriel, CA
Just outside San Gabriel? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in San Gabriel, 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 San Gabriel-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 San Gabriel 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.
