Laboratorio Aclimu
Private clinic · Buenos Aires, Argentina
Can I go now?
Contact the clinic to arrange a visit
Book a privately paid (particular) test on the lab's online appointment page. Bacterial PCR tests (gonorrhoea, chlamydia) need 72 hours of preparation and samples are taken Monday to Friday only.
Can a visitor use it?
Check with the clinic before you go — The lab's pages do not mention foreign patients or which identity document it accepts.
About
A private laboratory in Recoleta that publishes its prices and lets you book HIV and STI blood tests online without a doctor's order, so you can test without going through a public hospital.
This clinic doesn’t advertise itself as LGBTQ+ friendly. Most clinics don’t, so this isn’t a sign that it’s unwelcoming. If you’ve been, tell us how you were treated.
Services
Results: Most blood tests within a few working days; mpox PCR within 48 working hours.
Booking, access & languages
Book a privately paid (particular) test on the lab's online appointment page. Bacterial PCR tests (gonorrhoea, chlamydia) need 72 hours of preparation and samples are taken Monday to Friday only.
Languages: Spanish — The website is in Spanish only.
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| HIV lab test Fourth-generation HIV blood test, result in 24 hours. | Everyone | From ARS 11,000 Privately paid price; no doctor's order needed. Argentine prices change often, so confirm when booking. |
| Full STI check 48,000 for the basic check (HIV, hepatitis B and C, syphilis); 112,000 for the extended check, which adds herpes 1 and 2 | Everyone | ARS 48,000–112,000 Blood tests only. Gonorrhoea, chlamydia, Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma tests are available and quoted separately; ask when booking. |
Prices are shown in the local currency as stated by the source on the date shown. “Consultation” is often charged separately from tests.
After you leave
Results by: online portal
Argentina: good to know
- PEP in this country. Argentina's Ministry of Health says PEP and PrEP are available free of charge to everyone who needs them under Law 27.675, and that PEP must be started as soon as possible and no later than 72 hours after the exposure. The page does not say how this applies to short-term visitors.Published by Ministerio de Salud de la Nación· 19 Sep 2026
- PEP in this country. Fundación Huésped says PEP is free and available at public health centres and hospitals, and that it is taken for 28 days. In practice this means going to a public hospital's emergency department (guardia) as soon as you can.Community-endorsed Fundación Huésped· 19 Sep 2026
- What visitors pay. Public hospitals are no longer free for every foreigner. The national government says hospitals run by the national state now charge foreigners who are not permanent residents: you must show valid health insurance or pay before non-emergency care. Emergency care cannot be refused or delayed, and the treating professional decides what counts as an emergency.Published by Gobierno de Argentina· 19 Sep 2026
- What visitors pay. In the City of Buenos Aires, a March 2025 Ministry of Health resolution gives foreigners with permanent or temporary residence the same access to city hospitals as nationals, sets a billing procedure for foreigners without an Argentine ID, and states that urgent or emergency care may never be refused or restricted. The community organisations listed here test everyone free of charge.Published by Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires· 19 Sep 2026
Emergency number: 107
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · laboratorioaclimu.com.ar — Lab's STI page: prices for the HIV 4th-generation test and the basic and extended STI checks, other tests available, no doctor's order needed for privately paid tests, online booking, turnaround, confidentiality.
- e2 · From clinic website · 19 Sep 2026 · laboratorioaclimu.com.ar — Home page: address, opening hours, phone, WhatsApp, email, online booking, results portal, ITAES accreditation 2026–2029, no closure notices.
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