STD Testing in Temple City, CA: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Chlamydia rates in Los Angeles County are 22% above the national average. Whether you're testing before starting a new relationship or for ongoing care in Temple City, California, choose between visiting a clinic for immediate care or using an at-home kit for convenience. For the options in Temple City, see the list below.
12 testing options are listed for Temple City, CA. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, 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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Quest Diagnostics
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3.2(174)?
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Address
612 West Duarte Road, Arcadia, CA 91007 1.7 miles away
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Community health center 1.9 miles
Garfield Health Center el Monte
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Garfield Health Center el Monte, in El Monte, carries federal qualification that anchors its sliding-scale fee structure: meaning the cost of syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening adjusts to each patient's income, and no appointment is needed to access that care.
AltaMed PACE - el Monte, in El Monte, carries federal community health center standing, which translates directly into sliding-scale fees tied to income for STI screening. Syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing is available, with costs adjusted so no income level bars someone from care.
AltaMed Medical Group in El Monte runs rapid HIV testing alongside gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B, and TB, with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs, on a sliding-scale fee structure, by appointment, at no cost across all services.
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Every Service Runs Without a Bill
AltaMed's fee-free model applies uniformly across its full scope (testing, STI treatment, hepatitis B and C treatment, HIV/AIDS medical care, PrEP, PEP, DoxyPEP, and all vaccines) so no service is carved out at a different rate. The sliding scale bottoms out at nothing, and that floor covers every clinical offering on the list.
Spanish Is a Clinical Language Here
Spanish functions as a full clinical language at AltaMed El Monte: present across counseling, medication adherence education, and HIV/AIDS medical treatment, not limited to intake. For conditions like PrEP management or hepatitis C treatment that require sustained engagement over time, that continuity in language shapes how well the clinical relationship holds.
DoxyPEP Sits Alongside PrEP and PEP
Narrower prevention programs carry PrEP or PEP, rarely both, and DoxyPEP, doxycycline taken after potential bacterial STI exposure, is rarer still. AltaMed El Monte prescribes all three, meaning the full current toolkit for HIV and bacterial STI prevention is available without splitting care across providers.
Tests & treatsSliding-scalePrEPDoxyPEP
Address
10418 East Valley Boulevard, Suite B El Monte, CA 91731
Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community health center 2.0 miles
East Valley Community Health Center
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East Valley Community Health Center in El Monte runs entirely on appointments, so booking ahead secures same-visit bacterial treatment, rapid and conventional HIV testing, herpes, hepatitis B and C, TB, and the full STI panel. All on a sliding scale, with every service available at no fee.
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Zero-Cost Care for Every Service Offered
East Valley Community Health Center covers everything it offers at no charge (testing, treatment, PrEP, hepatitis C care, vaccines) making it a direct answer for anyone managing their health without a regular provider or paying entirely out of pocket, where even a co-pay can become a reason to delay.
Spanish Speakers Get Full Clinical Access
East Valley Community Health Center serves patients in Spanish and through interpretation services for other languages, which means anyone whose primary language isn't English can move through a PrEP consultation, a hepatitis C treatment plan, or an STI follow-up without losing precision at the moments that matter most.
PrEP and PEP Prescribed On-Site in El Monte
East Valley Community Health Center prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, which means a patient can establish ongoing HIV prevention medication and have an emergency prevention option managed through the same clinical relationship. No separate specialist, no gap in continuity.
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.
Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, serving El Monte, welcomes walk-in patients through its federally qualified health center standing, meaning fees slide with income. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening without scheduling ahead.
Asian Pacific Health Care Venture in El Monte tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C on a sliding-scale fee with vaccines, STI treatment, and partner notification available. Appointment required.
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Seven Languages Spoken by Clinical Staff
Asian Pacific Health Care Venture carries clinical capacity in Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, and Korean: meaning someone whose primary language is one of these can describe symptoms, ask questions about a diagnosis, or work through a treatment plan with the provider directly. That depth of communication serves anyone navigating a sensitive visit without a fluent advocate alongside them.
Hepatitis C Diagnosis and Treatment at One Address
For someone without a regular primary care provider, or who prefers to keep this care separate from their GP, Asian Pacific Health Care Venture's on-site hepatitis C treatment matters practically: the same clinic that runs your antibody test and confirmatory RNA can also manage the antiviral course that clears the infection.
Herpes and Full Hepatitis Panel Added to the Standard Four
For anyone paying out of pocket who wants one comprehensive visit rather than splitting testing across multiple providers, the panel here extends to herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C alongside the standard bacterial infections. Covering infections that a scaled-back clinic would require a separate referral to screen.
HCHC-el Monte, in El Monte, welcomes walk-in patients through its federally qualified health center doors. No appointment needed to access sliding-scale STI screening. A single visit covers syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with fees adjusted to income so cost stays proportional to what each person earns.
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 Temple City, 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 Temple City, 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 Temple City. 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 Temple City, CA who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 8,291 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Temple City. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 3,234 offer telehealth.
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Franck Juste, MD
Internal medicine · 9676 Las Tunas Drive, Temple City
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 Temple City, CA
Compare the pharmacies closest to Temple City, CA. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 4 closest pharmacies to Temple City, 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 Temple City, 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
Q Care Plus
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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 Temple City, compare with California and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~21% 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 Temple City, CA
Adults uninsured
7%
No routine checkup
25.6%
No transportation
7.4%
Binge drinking
11%
Frequent mental distress
13.1%
Depression
14.8%
Below poverty line
10%
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 →
Temple City reads as settled: more than half of households own their homes, families here tend to be large and rooted, and the streets off Las Tunas Drive have a quiet, residential confidence to them. But that surface calm sits alongside a rental market where monthly costs clear sixteen hundred dollars, and nearly four in ten households here are renting at those rates while managing the schedules of a workforce where a meaningful share of adults aren't in the labor force at all. For people in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI transmission tends to peak, that combination of cost pressure and irregular schedules can make a clinic visit feel like one logistical negotiation too many.
That matters when someone's day is structured around shared transportation along Rosemead Boulevard or a split shift that doesn't leave a clean two-hour window. Larger household sizes, averaging three and a half people, can also mean privacy requires more planning than it does elsewhere. Knowing which clinics offer discreet, low-cost, or sliding-scale visits lets younger residents near Chapman Woods or anywhere along East Las Tunas make that plan before it becomes an afterthought.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Temple City, CA
Walkability14.11 / 20 · Above average
Temple City scores 14.11/20 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 91780 snapshot
Residents
35,136
Median age
42.9
Median income
$101,746
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 91780 area around Temple City: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Temple City alone.
Temple City sits in Los Angeles County, ZIP 91780. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
A Dawn in the West
Arceo Park
Misión San Gabriel Archángel
Vincent Lugo Park
Temple City Park
Live Oak Park
Neighborhoods & communities
Rosemead Trailer Park
Rosemead
El Monte
Arcadia
Chapman Woods
San Gabriel
San Marino
South El Monte
Major routes
Las Tunas Drive
CA 19 (Rosemead Boulevard)
East Las Tunas Drive
Valley Boulevard
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Temple City, CA
Just outside Temple City? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Temple City, 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 Temple City-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 Temple City 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.
