Rapid STD Testing in Pasadena: Walk-In Labs, Hours, and the Pasadena Public Health Clinic

Pasadena has its own city health department and a dense cluster of private walk-in labs around Huntington Hospital, so rapid STD testing in Pasadena is easy to get the same day. This page lists every walk-in lab in Pasadena, South Pasadena, Alhambra, San Gabriel, Arcadia, Monrovia, and the nearby foothill communities with hours, plus the city clinic. For the rest of the county, see the Los Angeles page.

The fastest option: order online, walk into a lab today

Private lab draw sites are concentrated around Huntington Hospital and along Green Street, Lake Avenue, and Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, with others in Alhambra, Arcadia near Methodist Hospital, and Monrovia. Order online, walk in with no appointment, spend about 5 minutes, and get results in 1 to 2 days in a private account. Nothing is billed to insurance and nothing goes on your medical record. Most sites open at 7 or 8 a.m. on weekdays. The full list is below.

Pasadena Public Health Department, Andrew Escajeda Comprehensive Care Services

• Address: 1845 N. Fair Oaks Ave, Pasadena, CA 91103
• Hours: Monday through Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.; every other Friday 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (check the city calendar for closed Fridays)
• HIV/STD testing: call (626) 744-6339
• Services: HIV and STD testing, education, and prevention services

For residents outside the city of Pasadena, Los Angeles County’s sexual health clinics provide free STI and HIV testing by appointment; the county STD hotline at 1-800-758-0880 gives referrals.

Urgent care in the San Gabriel Valley

Urgent care centers along Colorado Boulevard, Lake Avenue, Huntington Drive, and Valley Boulevard offer STD testing with an exam. Without insurance, plan on a visit fee of $150 or more plus lab charges, with results in 2 to 5 days.

California notes

California allows anyone 12 and older to consent to their own STD testing and treatment confidentially, and permits expedited partner therapy for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis.

When to test

Chlamydia and gonorrhea at 2 weeks after exposure, HIV and syphilis at 6 weeks, herpes antibody at 12 weeks. With symptoms, test now and retest after the window.