RapidRapid STD testing in Sacramento today
29 private walk-in lab locations in the Sacramento area. Order online, walk in with no appointment, about 5 minutes, results in 1 to 2 days. Individual tests from $24, 10-test panel $139. Nothing billed to insurance.
Find a Sacramento Lab → See all 29 locations ↓Sacramento County’s sexual health clinic works mainly by appointment, so for a same-day answer most people use one of the private walk-in labs spread from Davis to Folsom. This page covers rapid STD testing in Sacramento with every walk-in lab in Sacramento, West Sacramento, Davis, Woodland, Elk Grove, Carmichael, Fair Oaks, Citrus Heights, Gold River, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, Roseville, and Rocklin with hours, plus the public options. For the Bay Area, see the San Francisco page.
The fastest option: order online, walk into a lab today
Private lab draw sites in Sacramento are located in Natomas on Arena Boulevard and Timberlake Way, near Sutter on J Street, on University Avenue near Sac State, in Land Park on South Land Park Drive, on Florin Road in South Sacramento, and on Scripps Drive, with more in Roseville, Rocklin, Folsom, El Dorado Hills, Carmichael, Fair Oaks, Citrus Heights, Gold River, Elk Grove, Davis, Woodland, and West Sacramento. 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.
The earliest sites open at 6 a.m. on weekdays and several open Saturday mornings. The full list with hours is below.
Sacramento County Sexual Health Clinic
- Address: 4600 Broadway, Suite 1400, Sacramento, CA 95820 (Oak Park, in the county Primary Care Center building)
- Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed noon to 1 p.m.
- Appointments: call (916) 875-1551. Several listings say the clinic does not take walk-ins.
- Services: HIV and STD testing and treatment, PrEP, PEP, contraception, and linkage to care
- Eligibility: some listings limit services to Sacramento County residents
For a walk-in public option, One Community Health in Midtown reserves same-day slots and welcomes walk-ins, with weekday and Saturday hours, and Planned Parenthood’s B Street Health Center takes walk-ins first come, first served. Confirm hours with either before going. Lab results take several days.
Urgent care in Sacramento
Urgent care centers along Howe Avenue, Sunrise Boulevard, Douglas Boulevard in Roseville, and in Elk Grove 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
- Minors aged 12 and older can consent to their own STD testing and treatment confidentially.
- Expedited partner therapy is permitted in California for chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis.
- State employees: a private walk-in lab keeps testing off state and CalPERS health plan claims.
- Students: Sac State and UC Davis health services test students; a private walk-in lab keeps results off university and insurance records.
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.
Which tests to order
The 10-test panel ($139) covers the common infections in one visit. After one known exposure, chlamydia and gonorrhea together ($99) at two weeks and HIV plus syphilis ($49 each) at six weeks is a reasonable minimum.
Testing with a partner in Sacramento
A lot of people get tested as a couple, at the start of a relationship or before stopping condoms. It works the same way as testing alone, just twice: each of you places your own order, so each of you gets your own private results, then you can walk into the same lab together and be done in about ten minutes.
- Same tests, same day. Ordering the same panel for both of you keeps the results easy to compare. The 10-test panel is the usual choice; add trichomoniasis if you have vaginal sex.
- Results are individual. Neither of you can see the other's results unless you share them, which is worth agreeing on before you test.
- If one of you tests positive, treat both of you at the same time for chlamydia, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis, even if the other person tested negative, or the infection passes back and forth. Retest in 3 months.
- A positive result is not proof of recent cheating. Chlamydia, trichomoniasis, herpes, and HPV can go unnoticed for months or years.
Order tests for both of you → Read the full guide to testing as a couple
Frequently asked questions
Where can I get same-day STD testing in Sacramento?
Order online and walk into any private lab draw site in Sacramento, Roseville, Rocklin, Folsom, Carmichael, Citrus Heights, Elk Grove, Davis, or West Sacramento the same day. No appointment, about 5 minutes, results in 1 to 2 days.
Is there free STD testing in Sacramento?
The Sacramento County Sexual Health Clinic at 4600 Broadway, Suite 1400, offers HIV and STD testing and treatment, PrEP, and PEP, weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. with a noon-to-1 lunch closure. It works mainly by appointment; call (916) 875-1551. For walk-ins, One Community Health in Midtown and Planned Parenthood's B Street center take same-day patients.
How much does STD testing cost in Sacramento without insurance?
Private lab tests are $24 to $59 each or $139 for a 10-test panel, paid directly with no visit fee.
Can I get STD tested on a Saturday in Sacramento?
Some Sacramento-area lab locations open Saturday mornings. Order online first and confirm the hours of the location you choose.