Free & Low-Cost STD Testing Clinics in Santa Cruz, CA
3 clinics in Santa Cruz offer STD testing on a free or sliding-scale basis, so what you pay depends on your income, and 8 more within 25 miles are listed further down. 1 of them also test for HIV. Call ahead to confirm hours and what your visit will cost.
How free and low-cost care works
Most clinics here charge on a sliding scale: what you pay depends on your household income and family size, and the lowest-income patients often pay nothing. Bring a photo ID, proof of income and proof of address to get the lowest fee. How sliding-scale fees work
STD Testing clinics in Santa Cruz, CA
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Live Oak Health Center - SCCH
- Services offered
- Women's Health
- Substance Abuse/Addiction
- Specialists
- Primary Care
- Pediatric
- OB/GYN
- Counseling/Mental Health
- Medical
- Health Education/Nutrition
- Family Planning
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Testing
- Pregnancy
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Treatment
- Immunizations
- Social Services
- Application Assistance - Rx
- Blood Pressure Screening
- Cholesterol Screening/Lipid Panel Test
- Lab
- Languages spoken
- English, Spanish
- Fee structure
- Sliding scale of fees based on income
- Income eligibility
- All income levels accepted
- Insurance accepted
- Uninsured; Underinsured; Insurance; Medicare; Medicaid
- Hours
- Monday - Saturday
- Service area
- Santa Cruz Area
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Planned Parenthood - Westside Health Center Santa Cruz
Also tests for HIV
- Services offered
- Counseling/Mental Health
- Women's Health
- Men's Health
- Pregnancy
- Cholesterol Screening/Lipid Panel Test
- Blood Pressure Screening
- Health Education/Nutrition
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Treatment
- Immunizations
- Walk-ins Accepted
- Medical
- Family Planning
- Primary Care
- HIV/AIDS Testing
- HIV/AIDS/STD Counseling
- LGBTQ Community - Healthcare
- Telemedicine
- Languages spoken
- EnglishSpanishOthers By Translation Service
- Fee structure
- Sliding scale of fees based on income
- Income eligibility
- All income levels accepted
- Insurance accepted
- Uninsured; underinsured; insurance; Medicaid
- Hours
- Monday - Friday
- Service area
- Santa Cruz Area
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Santa Cruz Women's Health Center - SCHC
- Services offered
- Women's Health
- Substance Abuse/Addiction
- Specialists
- Primary Care
- OB/GYN
- Counseling/Mental Health
- Medical
- Health Education/Nutrition
- Family Planning
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Testing
- Pregnancy
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Treatment
- Immunizations
- Languages spoken
- English, Spanish
- Fee structure
- Sliding scale of fees based on income
- Income eligibility
- All income levels accepted
- Insurance accepted
- Uninsured; Underinsured; Insurance; Medicare; Medicaid
- Hours
- Monday - Saturday
- Service area
- Santa Cruz Area
STD Testing near Santa Cruz
Other free and low-cost clinics offering STD testing within 25 miles, nearest first.
- Santa Cruz Mountain Health Center - SCHC
- Planned Parenthood - Watsonville Health Center
- SCHSA - Watsonville Health Center
- SCHSA - Watsonville Homeless Health Center
- Planned Parenthood - Blossom Hill Health Center
- Indian Health Center of Santa Clara - Meridian Main Campus
- Monterey County Health Department - Marina Family Health Center
- Valley Health Center - Moorpark
Frequently asked questions
- Can I get tested for STDs without insurance?
- Yes. The clinics listed here serve uninsured patients, and most charge on a sliding scale based on your household income, so testing may be free or low-cost depending on what you earn. Each listing shows the clinic's fee structure; call ahead to confirm what testing costs there.
- Do these clinics also test for HIV?
- Many do. Clinics on this page that list HIV testing among their services are marked "Also tests for HIV". If HIV testing matters to you, confirm it when you call.
- Can a teenager get tested without a parent?
- In every state and Washington, DC, minors can consent to STI testing and treatment themselves, according to the Guttmacher Institute. Eight states set a minimum age (12 or 14, for example), and some states allow or require a provider to notify parents in certain situations, such as a positive HIV test. Ask the clinic about its confidentiality policy when you call.
- What if there's no clinic close enough?
- The CDC's GetTested locator (gettested.cdc.gov) lists HIV, STD and hepatitis testing sites across the country, many of them free or low-cost. Your county health department is also worth calling: many run their own STD clinics.