Checkpoint Basel
Community clinic · Basel, Switzerland
Can I go now?
Walk in — no appointment needed
From clinic website· 22 Sep 2026Walk in on Tuesday or Thursday evening; the phone is answered only on those evenings. Closed on national holidays and from 21 December to 1 January. Fourth floor, lift available.
Can a visitor use it?
Check with the clinic before you go — Everything is paid on the spot and the centre cannot bill Swiss insurers; visitors from abroad are not mentioned by name.
About
Walk-in evening health centre for men and trans people who have sex with men, run by Aids-Hilfe beider Basel, with HIV and STI tests, PrEP and hepatitis vaccination at published self-pay prices.
- Specialises in
- Gay, bi & other men who have sex with men · Trans & non-binary people
Why you might feel comfortable here
Services
Booking, access & languages
Walk in on Tuesday or Thursday evening; the phone is answered only on those evenings. Closed on national holidays and from 21 December to 1 January. Fourth floor, lift available.
Languages: German — The website is in German with English and French versions; languages spoken by staff are not listed.
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Rapid HIV test | Everyone | From CHF 70 Self-pay price; cash, Twint, debit or credit card. |
| HIV lab test | Everyone | From CHF 100 HIV and syphilis lab tests together. |
| Throat & rectal swabs | Everyone | From CHF 155 Chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis lab tests. |
| Full STI check Rapid HIV test plus chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis lab tests. | Everyone | From CHF 175 Self-pay prices that cannot be submitted to an insurer; a discount is possible in hardship cases. |
| PrEP — start here | Everyone | From CHF 244 Including all necessary tests; medicine not included. |
| PrEP refill | Everyone | From CHF 204 PrEP follow-up including all necessary tests. |
| Consultation | Everyone | From CHF 60 Doctor's consultation without tests. |
Prices are shown in the local currency as stated by the source on the date shown. “Consultation” is often charged separately from tests.
Switzerland: good to know
- PEP in this country. Aids-Hilfe beider Basel names the University Hospital Basel (Petersgraben 4) as the PEP emergency site: from 08:00 to 17:00 the medical outpatient clinic on +41 61 265 50 05, from 17:00 the emergency department on +41 61 265 25 25. It says PEP must start no later than 48 hours after the risk. Checkpoint Basel itself does not list PEP among its services.Community-endorsed Aids-Hilfe beider Basel· 22 Sep 2026
- What visitors pay. Aids-Hilfe Schweiz says PEP is paid by Swiss mandatory health insurance; a visitor without it pays the hospital. Checkpoint Basel cannot bill insurers and publishes self-pay prices: a rapid HIV test CHF 70, HIV and syphilis lab tests CHF 100, chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis CHF 155, PrEP start CHF 244, a doctor's consultation without tests CHF 60, with a discount possible in hardship cases.From Checkpoint Basel’s website· 22 Sep 2026
Emergency number: 144
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · mycheckpoint.ch — Address, phone, email, for men and trans people who have sex with men, walk-in Tuesdays and Thursdays 17:00 to 21:00, insurance billing not yet possible.
- e2 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · mycheckpoint.ch — Services: HIV and STI tests, PrEP start consultations and routine checks, hepatitis A and B vaccination, medical consultations, psychosocial counselling; walk-in and appointments.
- e3 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · mycheckpoint.ch — Prices: rapid HIV 70, HIV and syphilis lab 100, chlamydia/gonorrhoea/syphilis lab 155, rapid HIV plus those 175, PrEP start 244, PrEP follow-up 204, doctor's consultation without tests 60 (CHF); cash, Twint, cards; not submittable to insurers; hardship discount.
- e4 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · mycheckpoint.ch — Contact page: 4th floor, phone answered Tuesday and Thursday evenings only, open Tuesday and Thursday 17:00 to 21:00, doctor Tuesday 18:30 to 20:30, no appointment needed, last admission 20:20, holiday closures.
- e5 · Community-endorsed Aids-Hilfe beider Basel · 22 Sep 2026 · ahbb.ch — Aids-Hilfe beider Basel (which runs the Checkpoint and whose email domain it uses) names the University Hospital Basel as the PEP emergency site with its hours and phone numbers; PEP within 48 hours.
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