New HIV diagnoses in Hillsborough run about 66% lower than the US average. Whether this is your first STI test or a routine screening in Antrim, New Hampshire, community and public clinics can reduce costs, while private labs can mean faster results and more flexible scheduling. Below, weigh your options.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Antrim, NH. The nearest, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England, is about 17.2 miles away. Compare community and public clinics, private labs, and at-home kits below.
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.
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England in Keene pairs full-spectrum family planning with STI care (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and rapid or conventional HIV testing) on a sliding-scale fee, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. Appointments are required.
Interpretation services are available for non-English languages at this Keene clinic, which means the clinical conversation (symptom history, treatment instructions, follow-up needs) can happen in a language the patient commands rather than one they're approximating.
As a Title X–funded site, Planned Parenthood of Northern New England in Keene is bound by federal law to keep minors' family planning and STI services confidential: a named legal protection, not a policy preference, that determines what can and cannot appear on a billing statement or explanation of benefits.
Many STI testing sites hand off prevention prescribing entirely: PrEP and PEP require a provider relationship, ongoing labs, and follow-through that most testing-only operations aren't built for. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England in Keene prescribes and manages both, keeping HIV prevention in the same clinical home as testing.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Fees & payment
Listing verified Sep 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Convenient MD Urgent Care in Keene tests for gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia, and treats confirmed bacterial infections the same visit, with all services provided at no fee and no appointment required.
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English
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Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
A safety-net rural health clinic about 23 miles from Antrim. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Concord Hospital Family Health Center in Concord accepts Medicaid, Medicare, and most insurance, with a sliding-scale fee structure for everyone else, covering gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, hepatitis C, and TB: by appointment, with care available in Portuguese and Spanish.
The testing panel at Concord Hospital Family Health Center extends beyond the standard four to include herpes and hepatitis C, both confirmed on-site. Hepatitis C, when diagnosed here, moves directly into treatment management at the same facility rather than requiring a separate care relationship.
Portuguese and Spanish are staffed languages at Concord Hospital Family Health Center, meaning providers conduct the clinical encounter directly in those languages. Prescriptions are written, treatment plans are explained, and follow-up instructions are delivered without a secondary layer between clinician and patient.
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English, Portuguese, Spanish
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Equality Health Center in Concord runs on a sliding-scale fee structure open to everyone, with Medicaid and most insurance accepted alongside donations. Appointments are required for its panel covering HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections.
Plenty of testing clinics hand off prevention prescribing to primary care, leaving patients to schedule elsewhere. Equality Health Center writes and manages both PrEP and PEP in-house, including PrEP coverage for uninsured patients, so prevention and testing happen within the same clinical relationship.
The panel at Equality Health Center runs blood draws and cultures across hepatitis A, B, and C as well as herpes alongside the bacterial STIs. Meaning clinicians are ordering and interpreting discrete tests for each pathogen, not relying on symptom presentation to decide what gets looked at.
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English
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Free tool · not a clinic
Testing too soon can miss an infection. Enter the date of possible exposure to see the earliest a test can reliably detect each STI.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Conclusive after |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Gonorrhea | 7 days after exposure | 14 days after exposure |
| Trichomoniasis | 7 days after exposure | 28 days after exposure |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10 days after exposure | 33 days after exposure |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18 days after exposure | 45 days after exposure |
| HIV (antibody) | 21 days after exposure | 84 days after exposure |
| Syphilis | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis B | 21 days after exposure | 42 days after exposure |
| Hepatitis C | 56 days after exposure | 77 days after exposure |
| Herpes (HSV) | 28 days after exposure | 112 days after exposure |
Guidance only, confirm timing with a clinician. A negative result before the conclusive date may need a repeat test.
Typical out-of-pocket ranges by option, actual cost depends on which tests you need.
Public / community clinic
Free HIV testing is common
Private lab (self-pay)
Never billed to insurance
At-home kit
Mailed to your door, private
Doctor / urgent care
Often $0 preventive with insurance
No centers match those filters. Clear the service-type filter or the opening-hours filters to see every center.
Every other option
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.
Test from home
The nearest testing center is about 17 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Antrim, 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 (opens in a new tab) 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
$79 & up
Best range: couples & full panels
$79 & up
Best for simplicity & support
$89 & up
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
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Hillsborough, 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.
100 Mcgregor Street, Manchester, NH 03102
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
172 Kinsley Street, Nashua, NH 03060
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
135 Hooksett Road, Manchester, NH 03104
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Antrim. 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
Beyond dedicated clinics, 438 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Antrim. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 173 offer telehealth.
Gregory Thesing, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 15 Antrim Road, Hillsboro
Joane Baumer, MD
Family medicine · 41 Liberty Hill Road, Henniker
Derek Anderson, MD
Family medicine · 454 Old St Road, Peterborough
Pamela Stetzer, DO
OB-GYN · 454 Old St Road, Peterborough
Jennifer Civitella, MD
Family medicine · 452 Old St Road, Peterborough
Anthony Tran, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 452 Old St Road, Peterborough
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
No pharmacy near Antrim, NH publishes an STD-related service or holds a current CLIA testing certificate, so these are simply the closest. Contact a location directly to confirm counter hours, services, prices, and availability before visiting.
5.2 mi Henniker Pharmacy
12 miMedicine Shoppe
12 mi
12 mi Showing the 4 closest pharmacies to Antrim, NH.
Directory records identify nearby pharmacies. Service, stock, price, and hours information is shown only when supported by current location-specific evidence.
Prevention & treatment
Testing is one step. For residents of Antrim, 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.
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or 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
How reported STI rates in Hillsborough, the county that includes Antrim, compare with New Hampshire and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~18% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#1 of 10 New Hampshire counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | Hillsborough | New Hampshire | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 277.5 1,186 cases ▲ 41% | 196.6 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 71.8 307 cases ▲ 71% | 41.9 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 4.2 18 cases ▲ 8% | 3.9 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 3.7 16 cases ▲ 95% | 1.9 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 6.3 27 cases ▲ 57% | 4 | 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.
Between 2020 and 2023 in Hillsborough, chlamydia has risen from 267.7 to 277.5 per 100,000 (4%), gonorrhea has risen from 57.7 to 71.8 per 100,000 (24%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 4.7 to 4.2 per 100,000 (11%).
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
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 Hillsborough.
Local HIV snapshot
Hillsborough HIV care continuum (2023)
Hillsborough recorded 4.6 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 2.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Hillsborough residents living with HIV, 78.6% are in care · 72.6% 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.
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 Hillsborough tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
Meetinghouse Hill sits at the center of Antrim the way most of the town's life does, quietly rooted, long-established. More than seven in ten households here own their homes, and with average household sizes running well above the national norm, these tend to be family units with interlocking schedules rather than single adults with flexible afternoons. Young adults in their late teens and twenties make up a smaller slice of Antrim than in larger New Hampshire cities, but that age range is where transmission concentrates regardless of how a community looks on a map, and lower local density just means fewer people who happen to talk about it. For them, the extra distance isn't a minor inconvenience; it's the entire obstacle.
Cost adds a second layer worth naming. Nearly a third of Antrim households clear six figures, but the renters paying around a thousand dollars a month on the opposite end of that split are working with considerably less margin. For those residents, the sliding-scale and low-cost options noted in the clinic cards on this page aren't a nice-to-have. They're the detail that determines whether a visit is financially realistic at all.
Getting there
At 7.3/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Antrim generally mean driving: plan on a car or rideshare to reach a clinic, and check each listing's hours and phone before you go.
Source: EPA National Walkability Index 2021.
Antrim sits in Hillsborough, ZIP 3440. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Antrim? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
Reference
Everything to know before you test in Hillsborough: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under New Hampshire law. If you have symptoms right now, our confidential symptom checker maps them to the tests worth considering.
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 |
Testing too early can return a false negative, confirm timing with an Antrim-area provider.
| Infection | Earliest reliable test | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Gonorrhea | 1–2 weeks | Urine or swab |
| Trichomoniasis | 1–4 weeks | Urine or swab |
| HIV (NAT / RNA) | 10–33 days | Blood |
| HIV (4th-gen Ag/Ab) | 18–45 days | Blood |
| HIV (antibody) | 3–12 weeks | Blood / oral |
| Syphilis | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis B | 3–6 weeks | Blood |
| Hepatitis C | 8–11 weeks | Blood |
| Herpes (HSV) | 4–16 weeks (antibody); swab a sore | Blood / swab |
These are the federal Medicare reference prices for processing each lab test. Public clinics and the community health centers serving Antrim 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.
Two things that actually depend on New Hampshire 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).
In New Hampshire, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
New Hampshire 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.
Learn more about confidential STD testing in New HampshireSource: Guttmacher Institute, Minors' Access to STI Services; CDC, Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy. General information, not legal advice.
Good to Know
Answers to the questions people ask most before getting tested.
Some clinics and labs take walk-ins for same-day testing; call ahead to confirm hours.
Most plans cover STD screening; a clinic or lab can bill insurance, or you can pay a flat self-pay price.
Yes, Convenient MD Urgent Care (17.9 mi) offers free testing, and public clinics serve the uninsured.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 278 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the New Hampshire average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In New Hampshire, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, most chlamydia infections cause no symptoms, so screening is the only reliable way to catch it.
Yes, from a reputable lab, confirm any positive with a clinician for treatment.
Start treatment, tell recent partners so they can test, avoid sex until cleared, and retest if advised, most STIs resolve with care.
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