Roma Checkpoint

Community clinic · Rome, Italy

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Book a slot on the Setmore page (a nickname is accepted; cancel up to 10 hours before), or call the Gay Help Line freephone 800 713 713. Test sessions run on set evenings; the dates offered are shown in the booking tool.

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What will it cost?

HIV test free

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About

A volunteer-run testing point in Testaccio by Gay Center and Arcigay Roma with free, anonymous finger-prick HIV and syphilis tests that you can book online under a nickname.

Specialises in: Gay, bi & other men who have sex with men · LGBTQ+ people

From clinic website· 19 Sep 2026

Why you might feel comfortable here

Community-led / LGBTQ+-run — Yes

Run by Gay Center and Arcigay Roma with volunteers.

Anonymous testing available — Yes

Services

Rapid HIV test — Yes

Finger-prick or mouth swab; result in about 20 minutes.

Fourth-generation finger-prick test; result in about 20 minutes.

Syphilis test — Yes

Blood test.

Rapid test, booked together with the HIV test.

Same-day results — Yes

Some or all results before you leave.

PEP (after HIV exposure) — No

The site explains PEP and sends people to an infectious diseases centre such as Spallanzani or to a hospital emergency department.

Results: About 20 minutes.

Booking, access & languages

Online Phone

No ID required

You don’t need to show identification.

You can book with an anonymous nickname.

Anonymous option — Yes

You don’t have to give your name.

Languages: Italian

Cost

Service	Who	Cost
Rapid HIV test	Everyone	Free The booking page lists the HIV and syphilis test at price: free; anonymous and rapid.
Syphilis test	Everyone	Free Free, booked together with the HIV test.

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: in person

Italy: good to know

PEP in this country. Italy's Ministry of Health and national health institute say PEP must start within 48 hours of the exposure, lasts four weeks and is prescribed by a specialist after a risk assessment. In Rome, the Spallanzani infectious diseases institute says its Stanza 13 clinic offers PEP free of charge and without a prescription; the community service Roma Checkpoint lists Spallanzani as providing PEP around the clock.
Published by Istituto Superiore di Sanità / Ministero della Salute· 19 Sep 2026
What visitors pay. Two public clinics in Rome publish what is free. San Gallicano's STI clinic says the visit and the tests and treatment for HIV, syphilis and gonorrhoea are free, while other STI tests carry the regional co-payment (ticket). Spallanzani's Stanza 13 says all its activities are free. Neither says whether this also applies to visitors without an Italian health card.
Published by Istituti Fisioterapici Ospitalieri (IFO) – Istituto San Gallicano· 19 Sep 2026

Emergency number: 112

Sources & last checked

Last checked 22 Sep 2026.

e1 · From clinic website · 19 Sep 2026 · romacheckpoint.com — Home page: rapid, anonymous, free fourth-generation finger-prick HIV test with result in 20 minutes; address and entrance; online booking or Gay Help Line 800 713 713.
e2 · From clinic website · 19 Sep 2026 · romacheckpoint.com — About page: run by Gay Center and Arcigay Roma; a non-hospital HIV screening centre aimed mainly at the MSM community.
e3 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · romacheckpoint.setmore.com — Booking page: HIV and syphilis test, Prezzo: Gratis, anonymous and rapid, nickname accepted, address, cancellation up to 10 hours before.
e4 · From clinic website · 19 Sep 2026 · romacheckpoint.com — PEP page: start as early as possible and within 48 hours; go to an infectious diseases centre (INMI Spallanzani) or an emergency department.

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