STD Testing in Taunton, MA: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Chlamydia cases in Bristol County run about 29% lower than the US average. If you are considering STI testing in Taunton, Massachusetts, whether it's your first test or a routine screening, you'll find clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while many private labs let you pay a flat self-pay price.
11 testing options are listed for Taunton, MA. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, is about 0.1 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
How to read these listings
Listings tagged Community health center are federally funded health centers and rural clinics that treat everyone regardless of insurance or ability to pay: required to bill on a sliding fee scale and provide confidential care, and in many states minors may consent to their own STI testing. A Title X tag flags centers funded for confidential family-planning services; confirm current participation when you call.
Source: CMS FQHC & Rural Health Clinic enrollment files (data.cms.gov), refreshed quarterly. Title X status reflects the latest OPA grantee list.
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Quest Diagnostics
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3.2(80)?
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Rated 3.2 out of 5 from 80 reviews
Address
72 Washington Street, Taunton, MA 02780 0.1 miles away
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Community health center 0.3 miles
Manet Community Health Center
4.0(243)?
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Rated 4 out of 5 from 243 reviews
Manet Community Health Center in Taunton provides HIV, hepatitis C, gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia testing at no charge, with all other services on a sliding scale and Medicare and commercial insurance accepted. Bacterial STIs are treated the same visit; an appointment is required.
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Every Service Here Carries Zero Cost
Every service at Manet runs without a fee attached, which means testing, STI treatment, PrEP, PEP, and vaccines are all priced at zero regardless of coverage status. That single fact collapses whatever financial hesitation might otherwise delay a visit.
Full Clinical Care Conducted in Spanish
Spanish is a complete clinical language at Manet, not a supplemental accommodation, covering everything from medication adherence counseling to HIV medical management. A patient navigating a PrEP regimen or hepatitis C care does it in Spanish from intake through ongoing monitoring.
Prevention Prescriptions Beyond a Standard STI Visit
Prevention-focused prescribing isn't a specialty add-on most community clinics maintain in-house: Manet holds both PrEP and PEP on-site, written and managed by its own clinical staff rather than handed off elsewhere. That means continuous HIV prevention care stays with the same provider across time.
Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
4.4 miles
Seven Hills Foundation
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Seven Hills Foundation in Taunton operates under federal qualification, meaning fees scale with income and no patient is turned away for inability to pay. Appointments are required for STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and HIV testing) delivered through a community health clinic setting.
Needle Cleaning, Needle Exchange or Needle Distribution
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Hepatitis Prevention/Education
Fees & payment
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Free STI Test
Free HIV Test
Free Hepatitis C Test
Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community health center 11.0 miles
BNHC Manley Street Site
2.2(318)?
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Rated 2.2 out of 5 from 318 reviews
BNHC Manley Street Site, in Brockton, ties its STI screening fees directly to what patients earn. Federal health center status means no one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening, with costs scaled to income.
Elder Service Plan, Brockton carries federal FQHC designation, meaning its STI screening fees slide with your income. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-ins welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, with costs scaled to what you actually earn.
Health Imperatives in Brockton folds STI testing (rapid and conventional HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A and C, and TB) into a community health organization where every service, testing included, carries no fee, with sliding-scale coverage for anything beyond and appointments required.
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Every Service Runs on Zero-Cost Infrastructure
Health Imperatives funds testing, treatment, vaccines, and prevention programming so that no individual transaction occurs at the point of care. HIV tests, hepatitis C tests, STI treatment, PrEP initiation, DoxyPEP, mpox vaccine: each is staffed and dispensed without billing the patient, with Medicaid and insurance accepted where applicable and sliding scale covering any fee-bearing service.
Staff Fluent in ASL, Portuguese, and Haitian Creole
Clinical conversations at Health Imperatives happen directly in American Sign Language, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, and Spanish. Not routed through a separate service. For languages beyond those four, interpretation is arranged. That staffing means a patient's risk history, medication instructions, and counseling all move through a clinician who shares their language.
PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP Prescribed and Managed Here
For someone without a regular prescribing provider, Health Imperatives holds PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP within the same appointment structure. No separate specialist needed. PrEP for uninsured patients is covered, PEP is prescribed and monitored on-site, and DoxyPEP is available for those whose exposure patterns make post-exposure doxy the right fit.
American Sign Language, English, Haitian Creole, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Portuguese, Spanish
Tests offered
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis C
TB
Gonorrhea
Syphilis
Herpes
Chlamydia
Rapid HIV
Conventional HIV
Serves
Adolescents/Youth/Teens
American Indian or Alaska Native persons
Asian or Pacific Islander persons
Black or African American persons
Gay Men
Health Professionals
Hispanic or Latino persons
LGBTQ
Care services
Family Planning
Mpox Vaccine
STI Treatment
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine (HPV)
Hepatitis C Treatment
Hepatitis A Vaccine
Adult Hepatitis B Vaccine
Prevention services
TB Prevention/Education
STI Prevention/Education
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Hepatitis Prevention/Education
Condom Distribution
Fees & payment
Free Mpox Vaccine
Medicaid Accepted
PrEP for uninsured
Fee
Insurance Accepted
Free STI Test
Free HIV Test
Free Hepatitis C Test
Listing verified Jan 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community health center 12.4 miles
Sstar
4.3(4)?
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Rated 4.3 out of 5 from 4 reviews
Sstar, in Fall River, runs on a sliding scale and accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and rapid HIV testing with same-visit bacterial treatment by appointment, and staff see patients in Portuguese and Spanish.
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Portuguese and Spanish Across Every Service
Sstar delivers care in Portuguese and Spanish directly through clinical staff, which means complex conversations (about treatment options, adherence, or prevention) happen with full precision rather than through approximation.
Prevention Prescriptions Beyond the Standard Panel
Many STI clinics test and treat but stop short of writing prevention prescriptions, leaving patients to seek out a separate provider. Sstar prescribes both PrEP and PEP on-site, keeping the prevention side of HIV care in the same place as the diagnostic side.
Hepatitis C Treatment Completed at Sstar
Sstar provides hepatitis C treatment on-site, so a positive antibody result leads directly to a treatment plan without requiring a separate specialist relationship. Keeping the full arc of care in one clinical setting.
Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Highest rated 12.9 miles
Revere Medical
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 93 reviews
Revere Medical in Brockton tests for HIV, syphilis, hepatitis C, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and TB on a fee-plus-insurance basis; appointments are required, bacterial infections are treated same visit, and interpretation services are available for non-English speakers.
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Hepatitis C Prescriptions and Monitoring On-Site
Revere Medical carries hepatitis C treatment beyond the antibody result, direct-acting antivirals are prescribed and the treatment course is monitored at the clinic itself. That means viral load tracking and medication management happen with the same provider, not across separate facilities.
PrEP Prescribed Directly, No Outside Referral Needed
Revere Medical holds PrEP prescribing in-house, which is the practical answer for someone paying out of pocket or without an established primary care provider: no separate specialist, no gap between the decision and the prescription. PEP is also available through the same clinic.
Interpretation Services Woven Into Clinical Appointments
Revere Medical makes interpretation services available for non-English-speaking patients across its clinical appointments, meaning medication adherence counseling, treatment discussions, and PrEP consultations all proceed in a language the patient actively uses. Not summarized afterward.
Beyond the dedicated testing centers above: at-home kits by mail, hospital labs certified for STI testing, local clinicians who can order a panel during a regular visit, pharmacies for self-test kits and prescriptions, and online PrEP & treatment.
The nearest testing center is less than a mile away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Taunton, you collect the sample privately, and mail it back to a CLIA-certified lab. Results come online in days, with a clinician available if anything is positive. Same labs as a clinic, no waiting room, and you can read how accurate at-home STD tests are before you order.
Want a free option first? The CDC-supported TakeMeHome program mails free at-home HIV self-test kits, and, in many areas, free STI kits, to your door, with no insurance or payment needed. The paid kits below add broader panels and faster turnaround.
In-home collection
Quest Diagnostics
$79 & up
Panel:
8-infection panel incl. chlamydia, gonorrhea, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis & herpes: single tests too
Sample:
Quest Mobile: a phlebotomist collects your sample at home
Every kit uses CLIA-certified labs. At-home testing is for screening; a reactive result should be confirmed and treated by a clinician. Prices and panels shown are illustrative and change often, confirm current details on the provider's site.
Also in the area
Other CLIA-certified labs near Taunton, MA
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Bristol County, each lab's town is shown on its card below. Many test through a doctor's order or by appointment rather than walk-in, so call ahead to confirm STD/STI testing and availability before visiting.
Lifespan of Massachusetts - Taunton
88 Washington Street, Taunton, MA 02780
CMS-certified labAccredited · College of American Pathologists
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Taunton. A CLIA certificate records only that a laboratory is federally certified — it does not confirm the site performs STD testing, nor its hours, price or access. Inclusion is not an endorsement; always call to verify.
Local clinicians
Clinicians near Taunton, MA who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 3,009 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Taunton. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 1,289 offer telehealth.
These are registry-listed clinicians, not dedicated STD-testing clinics. CMS records do not independently verify current licensure, testing services, availability, price, or new-patient status. Confirm each detail before booking. Source: CMS Doctors & Clinicians.
Nearby pharmacies
Pharmacies near Taunton, MA
Compare the pharmacies closest to Taunton, MA. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
0.2 mi
Rx pickupOTC HIV self-testAt-home STI kitsMinuteClinic STI careHPV & Hep B vaccinesCondoms / EC
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
PrEP, prevention & online treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Taunton, telehealth covers the rest: HIV-prevention medication (PrEP) and DoxyPEP to lower future risk, and discreet online treatment if a result comes back positive. All prescribed by licensed U.S. clinicians.
Online treatment
Wisp
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
Pricing varies by insurance and changes often, confirm on the provider's site. These services are not a substitute for emergency care.
STD stats & rates
STDs & HIV in Bristol County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Bristol County, the county that includes Taunton, compare with Massachusetts and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~27% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#6
#6 of 14 Massachusetts counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 57% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Bristol County vs Massachusetts vs U.S.
Bristol CountyMassachusettsU.S.▲▼ = Bristol County vs the state average
Infection
Bristol County
Massachusetts
United States
Chlamydia
348.52,028 cases▼ 16%
412.7
492.2
Gonorrhea
113.6661 cases▼ 19%
139.8
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
7.644 cases▼ 28%
10.6
15.8
Syphilis (early)
5.230 cases▼ 50%
10.3
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
11.969 cases▼ 13%
13.7
29.5
Rates per 100,000 population, 2023. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis). Population figures: U.S. Census Bureau ACS. These figures are the latest available surveillance estimates. Bars are scaled to the highest rate shown.
Reading these numbers: reported case rates only count infections that were actually tested for and diagnosed, so they track local screening effort as much as true spread: a higher rate can reflect more testing, a lower one less. Either way, most STIs cause no symptoms, so treat the figures above as context rather than a verdict, and test on the CDC's schedule regardless of how your area looks.
Reported STD rates in Bristol County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 3% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Bristol County, chlamydia has risen from 337.4 to 348.5 per 100,000 (3%), gonorrhea has risen from 78.2 to 113.6 per 100,000 (45%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 12.3 to 7.6 per 100,000 (38%).
The 2020 dip reflects reduced pandemic-era screening, not lower transmission. Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county, state & U.S., all-ages basis).
Community health context
What shapes testing access in and around Taunton, MA
Adults uninsured
6.5%
No routine checkup
18.4%
No transportation
10.1%
Binge drinking
16.8%
Frequent mental distress
20.1%
Depression
24.8%
Below poverty line
14.1%
Primary-care ratio
1,980 : 1
Bristol County
Primary-care shortage score 21 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 55.2
Social Vulnerability Index · 62nd percentile nationally
Sources: CDC PLACES (ZIP), County Health Rankings, CDC/ATSDR SVI, HRSA HPSA, HRSA MUA/P, Neighborhood Atlas ADI. Lower insurance coverage, fewer routine checkups, and a thin primary-care ratio all raise the value of low-cost public clinics and at-home testing in Bristol County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Bristol County (2023)
People living with HIV
280 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
51cases countywide
PrEP users / 100k
184 · PnR 18.06
Bristol County HIV care continuum (2023)
Bristol County recorded 10.2 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 8.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Bristol County residents living with HIV, 79.3% are in care · 74.3% are virally suppressed. Early, routine testing is what moves these numbers: it is the entry point to PrEP, treatment, and viral suppression.
Sources: AIDSVu (Emory/Gilead) · CDC AHEAD · CDC AtlasPlus · CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus (county care continuum). The CDC recommends everyone aged 13–64 test for HIV at least once: every lab and clinic listed above offers HIV testing, and free rapid HIV testing is available at a local health department.
Pregnant or planning to be?Congenital syphilis is the fastest-rising STI: what to test, and when
Congenital syphilis, passed from parent to baby in pregnancy, is the fastest-rising STI in the country. U.S. cases climbed from 2,163 in 2020 to 3,882 in 2023. It is almost entirely preventable: the CDC recommends a syphilis test at the first prenatal visit, and every clinic and lab listed for Bristol County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Compiled and checked by EasySTD's editorial team against CDC and public-health sources. This is educational information, not a substitute for advice from a licensed clinician. Our editorial guidelines →
Weir Village carries the working rhythm that defines much of Taunton: households running three or more people, schedules built around two earners, and a rent figure that leaves little cushion for unexpected costs. With nearly two in three residents owning their homes, there is real stability here, but the households that do rent often face monthly obligations that make anything feeling like an added expense easy to defer. That includes routine health care, STI screening among it. Bristol County's rate tables visible elsewhere on this page signal that chlamydia and gonorrhea remain genuinely common across the region, and Taunton's share of young adults in their late teens and twenties means a sizable portion of residents are at exactly the ages when new relationships and lower testing habits intersect.
For that group, convenient options matter more than any general encouragement: a clinic requiring a long detour off MA 138 on a weekday, or one that charges more than a tight budget allows, simply does not get visited. Unemployment here is real enough that time-off decisions carry weight, and a household already stretched across three-plus people has less room to absorb an afternoon away from work. If you live near Taunton Green, one of those listings may be reachable in a single trip you are already making down Main Street.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Taunton, MA
Walkability10.71 / 20 · Above average
Taunton scores 10.71/20 on the EPA walkability index, so many trips are walkable or a short ride, though a car still gives you the widest choice of testing centers.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
ZIP 02780 snapshot
Residents
52,530
Median age
39
Median income
$75,054
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 02780 area around Taunton: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Taunton alone.
Taunton sits in Bristol County, ZIP 02780. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Old Colony History Museum
Betty Hill
Taunton Green
Mill River Park
Church Green
Memorial Park
Neighborhoods & communities
Weir Village
Whittenton
Raynham
Major routes
MA 138 (Broadway)
Main Street
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Taunton, MA
Just outside Taunton? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Taunton, MA: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Bristol County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Massachusetts law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
Who should test, and whenCDC screening schedule + each infection's detection window
Who should get tested, and how often
Based on current CDC screening recommendations.
Group
Tests
How often
Everyone aged 13–64
HIV
At least once
Sexually active women under 25
Chlamydia, gonorrhea
Every year
Women 25+ with new or multiple partners
Chlamydia, gonorrhea
Every year
Pregnant people
HIV, syphilis, hepatitis B & C, chlamydia
Early in pregnancy
Gay & bisexual men (MSM)
Chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV
Every 3–6 months
Anyone who shares injection equipment
HIV, hepatitis B & C
At least yearly
All adults at least once
Hepatitis C
At least once
When to test: STD detection windows
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with a Taunton-area provider.
What each STD test costsMedicare reference prices per lab test, a benchmark before you pay out of pocket
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Taunton often test free or on a sliding scale; private labs and at-home kits bundle several tests into one fee. Use this as a per-test benchmark before you pay out of pocket, or see the full guide to STD test costs for insurance, free, and at-home options.
Test
Reference price
CPT / HCPCS
Chlamydia (NAAT)
$47.80
87491
Gonorrhea (NAAT)
$47.80
87591
Trichomoniasis (NAAT)
$47.76
87661
HIV-1/2 antigen/antibody
$26.87
87389
HIV-1/2 antibody
$22.44
86703
Syphilis (RPR/VDRL)
$5.61
86592
Syphilis (treponemal antibody)
$17.49
86780
Herpes (HSV NAAT)
$47.76
87529
Hepatitis B surface antigen
$15.33
87340
Hepatitis C antibody
$29.16
86803
Source: Medicare Clinical Laboratory Fee Schedule, CMS, 2025 rates (data.cms.gov). Reference rate for the lab assay only: a clinic visit, sample collection, or a bundled multi-test panel may cost more. Medicaid and most insurers cover STD screening at no out-of-pocket cost.
Confidentiality & consent in MassachusettsMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
Two things that actually depend on Massachusetts law: who can consent, and whether partners can be treated without their own visit. Everything else about testing privately is the same nationwide (see below).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In Massachusetts, a minor may consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own; a provider may inform a parent only if they judge the minor's health to be in serious danger.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
Massachusetts permits Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT): if you test positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea, your provider can give you medication (or a prescription) to pass to your partner, no separate exam or appointment needed for them.
Keeping a test private works the same in every state. Whether an STD test shows on insurance (the EOB), how to test anonymously, and self-pay options that leave no insurance trail don’t change by location.
