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40 private walk-in lab locations in the San Jose and Silicon Valley 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 San Jose Lab → See all 40 locations ↓Silicon Valley has private walk-in labs in nearly every city from Palo Alto to Morgan Hill plus a county sexual health clinic with evening hours, so rapid STD testing in San Jose fits around most schedules. This page lists every walk-in lab in San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Cupertino, Campbell, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Fremont, and the Santa Cruz side with hours, plus the Crane Center. For the city and the East Bay, see the San Francisco page.
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Private lab draw sites are located near Regional Medical Center on North Jackson Avenue and Alum Rock Avenue in East San Jose, near O’Connor Hospital on Forest Avenue, near Good Samaritan on Samaritan Drive, in Evergreen along Aborn Road, in South San Jose along Blossom Hill Road, and across the valley in Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Cupertino, Los Gatos, Campbell, Milpitas, and Fremont. 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 6 or 7 a.m. on weekdays and several open Saturday mornings. The full list with hours is below.
Santa Clara County Public Health, Crane Center
- Address: 976 Lenzen Ave, Suite 1500A, San Jose, CA 95126 (near the Rose Garden, west of downtown; entrance on the southwest side of the building)
- Routine STI testing (no symptoms): Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., closed noon to 1 p.m.
- Testing and treatment for symptoms or a known exposure, and PrEP or PEP starts: Mondays 12:30 to 5:30 p.m., Wednesdays 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursdays 1 to 5 p.m.
- Registration opens 30 minutes before posted times; the clinic can close to drop-ins once it reaches the day’s capacity, so arrive early.
- Phone: (408) 792-3720
- Cost: free rapid HIV, hepatitis C, and syphilis tests; low-cost testing for other STIs; DoxyPEP, PrEP, and PEP available
Rapid HIV, hepatitis C, and syphilis results are available during the visit; chlamydia and gonorrhea results take several days. The Wednesday evening slot is the one that works around a workday.
Urgent care in the South Bay
Urgent care centers along Stevens Creek, El Camino Real, Capitol Expressway, and in every suburb 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.
- Privacy: many South Bay employers self-insure, so an insurance claim is visible to the plan administrator. Private testing keeps it off the claims file entirely.
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 San Jose
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 San Jose?
Order online and walk into any private lab draw site in San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Mountain View, Cupertino, Milpitas, or Fremont the same day. No appointment, about 5 minutes, results in 1 to 2 days.
Is there free STD testing in San Jose?
The Santa Clara County Public Health Crane Center at 976 Lenzen Ave, Suite 1500A, offers free rapid HIV, hepatitis C, and syphilis tests and low-cost testing for other STIs. Routine testing for people without symptoms is Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; symptomatic visits and PrEP are Monday, Wednesday evening, and Thursday. Call (408) 792-3720.
How much does STD testing cost in San Jose without insurance?
Private lab tests are $24 to $59 each or $139 for a 10-test panel, paid directly. Urgent care in the South Bay typically charges $150 or more for the visit plus lab fees.
Can I get STD tested on a Saturday in San Jose?
Some South Bay lab locations open Saturday mornings. Order online first and confirm the hours of the location you choose.