Checkpoint Zürich
Community clinic · Zurich, Switzerland
Can I go now?
Walk in — no appointment needed
From clinic website· 18 Sep 2026Book online to cut waiting time. Busiest on Mondays, Fridays and Sundays and around opening, lunch and closing.
Can a visitor use it?
Check with the clinic before you go — All services can be paid for on site without insurance billing; visitors are not mentioned by name.
About
Health centre for queer people open seven days a week, with anonymous HIV and STI tests, walk-in PEP, PrEP and the option to pay on site without Swiss insurance.
- Specialises in
- Gay, bi & other men who have sex with men · Trans & non-binary people
- Also serves
- People living with HIV · Sex workers · Everyone welcome
Why you might feel comfortable here
Anonymous testing available — Yes
Services
Rapid HIV test — Yes
Finger-prick or mouth swab; result in about 20 minutes.
Result in about 20 minutes.
HIV lab test — Yes
Blood draw; result in days; picks up recent infection sooner than rapid tests.
Full STI check — Yes
Chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis (usually with HIV) in one visit.
HIV, syphilis, gonorrhoea and chlamydia.
Syphilis test — Yes
Blood test.
Treatment on site — Yes
Antibiotics or injections given at the clinic.
STI and HIV treatment are listed as services.
Same-day results — Yes
Some or all results before you leave.
Rapid HIV test only; lab results take about three days.
PEP (after HIV exposure) — Yes
Emergency 28-day medicine; must start within 72 hours.
Walk in during opening hours; when closed go to the nearest hospital emergency department.
PrEP — start here — Yes
Can prescribe PrEP, including to visitors.
Hep A / B vaccine — Yes
HPV vaccine — Yes
HIV care & ART — Yes
Ongoing HIV treatment; can help if you run out of medication abroad.
Results: Rapid HIV about 20 minutes; lab tests about 3 days.
Booking, access & languages
Book online to cut waiting time. Busiest on Mondays, Fridays and Sundays and around opening, lunch and closing.
No insurance required
You can be seen without local insurance or a health card.
Self-payers can pay for every service on site.
Walk-in — Yes
No appointment needed (check the hours).
Walk-ins are accepted, with priority for HIV risk situations; expect a wait.
No appointment required
You can come without booking (check the hours).
Anonymous option — Yes
You don’t have to give your name.
Languages: German — The website is in German and English; languages spoken by staff are not listed.
Cost
| Service | Who | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| All services | People under an age limit | Free Free tests for Zurich residents under 26 only. |
| Full STI check STI Check: HIV, syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhoea from CHF 165; with hepatitis C from CHF 175. Counselling and results by email, text or online included. | Everyone | CHF 165–175 Guide prices for self-payers paying on site; the final amount can vary. Speedy 24-hour chlamydia and gonorrhoea results cost CHF 15 extra. |
| Rapid HIV test | Everyone | From CHF 45 Rapid or lab HIV test, self-payer guide price. HIV and syphilis together from CHF 88. |
| HIV lab test | Everyone | From CHF 45 Rapid or lab HIV test, self-payer guide price. |
| Syphilis test | Everyone | From CHF 78 Lab test, self-payer guide price. |
| Throat & rectal swabs | Everyone | From CHF 137 Chlamydia and gonorrhoea lab test, self-payer guide price. |
| Consultation | Everyone | From CHF 30 Counselling without testing, from CHF 30; counselling is included in the test prices. |
| PrEP — start here | Everyone | From CHF 378 Includes a 60-minute consultation with a specialist doctor and all necessary tests; can also be billed to Swiss health insurance at TARMED rates. Medicine not included. |
| PrEP refill | Everyone | CHF 185–220 PrEP follow-up visit including all necessary tests; can also be billed to Swiss health insurance. Medicine not included. |
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: text message, email, phone call
Switzerland: good to know
- PEP in this country. Checkpoint Zürich takes walk-ins for PEP during its opening hours, seven days a week. When it is closed, it says not to wait and to go to the nearest hospital emergency department straight away. It describes PEP as working best within hours and no longer useful after 48 hours.From Checkpoint Zürich’s website· 18 Sep 2026
- What visitors pay. Swiss basic health insurance covers PEP and, since July 2024, PrEP. People paying themselves can pay on site at Checkpoint Zürich, which says self-payers get lower laboratory prices; routine STI tests cannot be billed to insurance there in any case.From Checkpoint Zürich’s website· 18 Sep 2026
Emergency number: 144
Sources & last checked
Last checked 22 Sep 2026.
- e1 · From clinic website · 18 Sep 2026 · www.cpzh.ch — Who it is for, list of services including treatment, PrEP and PEP.
- e2 · From clinic website · 18 Sep 2026 · www.cpzh.ch — Tests offered, anonymous testing, walk-in, results by text, email or phone, opening hours, free tests for under-26 residents.
- e3 · From clinic website · 18 Sep 2026 · www.cpzh.ch — PEP walk-in, what to do when closed, insurance cover.
- e4 · From clinic website · 18 Sep 2026 · www.cpzh.ch — Rapid and lab 4th-generation HIV tests, result times.
- e5 · From clinic website · 18 Sep 2026 · www.cpzh.ch — Vaccinations (hepatitis, HPV), HIV therapy, trans and non-binary services, address and hours.
- e6 · From clinic website · 18 Sep 2026 · www.cpzh.ch — PrEP start and follow-up; PrEP without insurance billing is still possible; phone number.
- e7 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · www.cpzh.ch — Self-payer and insurance payment options; STI tests cannot be billed to insurance.
- e8 · From clinic website · 22 Sep 2026 · www.cpzh.ch — Self-payer guide price table: HIV from 45, syphilis from 78, HIV + syphilis from 88, chlamydia and gonorrhoea from 137, STI Check from 165, STI Check + hepatitis C from 175, speedy results +15, PrEP start from 378, PrEP follow-up 185–220, counselling without testing from 30 (all CHF); prices include counselling and results; cash, cards and Twint accepted.
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