In Androscoggin County, chlamydia testing rates are about 27% lower than the national average. If you've had a recent risk or test regularly in Auburn, Maine, you may choose between visiting a clinic with a provider or an at-home kit to mail in. You may find the full list below.
Available testing centers
6 testing options are listed for Auburn, ME. The nearest, CCS Second Street Health Center, is about 1.4 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.
CCS Second Street Health Center in Auburn welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified status means fees follow a sliding scale tied to income, and a single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing in one stop.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
CCS @ Recovery Connections of in Lewiston, welcomes walk-in patients for STI screening without an appointment. Federally qualified status ties fees to a sliding scale based on income, making a single visit (covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing) financially within reach for most budgets.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Maine Family Planning in Lewiston tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis B and C on a sliding-scale fee that applies to everyone, with appointments required; bacterial infections are treated the same visit, and PrEP and PEP are available on-site.
Tracking down PrEP or PEP through a separate provider means scheduling delays, duplicated intake, and gaps where coverage lapses. Maine Family Planning holds both prescriptions in-house, so the path from a testing visit to an active prevention regimen doesn't leave the building or the care relationship.
Maine Family Planning runs herpes testing and both conventional and rapid hepatitis C tests alongside the core bacterial and viral panel: the rapid hep C result is read on-site during the same appointment, while hepatitis B serology and herpes antibody testing use the same blood draw, no second visit required.
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English
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community Clinical Services in Lewiston runs by appointment, and a single visit can cover testing, same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, and counseling: all on a sliding-scale fee that applies to everyone, with hepatitis A and B vaccines available on-site.
Community Clinical Services arranges interpretation services for non-English-speaking patients as part of the appointment itself, not as an afterthought. That means clinical conversations about testing, diagnosis, and treatment options happen with language support present, not reconstructed afterward.
Beyond gonorrhea, syphilis, chlamydia, and HIV, Community Clinical Services runs hepatitis C antibody testing and TB testing in the same appointment. Hepatitis C, when identified, moves into on-site management rather than being deferred elsewhere, and the hepatitis A and B vaccines are administered directly at the clinic.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
A safety-net federally qualified health center about 3 miles from Auburn. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
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 1 mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Auburn, 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 value: single tests
$49 & 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 Androscoggin 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.
93 Campus Avenue, Lewiston, ME 04240
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
70 Lincoln Street, Mill 6, Lewiston, ME 04240
CMS-certified lab
15 Challenger Drive, Lewiston, ME 04240
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Auburn. 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, 572 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Auburn. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 156 offer telehealth.
Richa Gupta, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 440 Minot Avenue, Auburn
Scott Chaffin, DO
Family medicine · 789 Minot Avenue, Auburn
Kenneth Brodsky, DO
Internal medicine · 3 Willow Run, Auburn
Dimitri Belkin, MD
Internal medicine · 77 Bates Street, Lewiston
Anthony Pastore, DO
Family medicine · 76 High Street, Lewiston
Marie-Alexandria Tremis
Family medicine · 12 High Street, Lewiston
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 Auburn, ME 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.
Bedard Pharmacy
0.4 mi
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0.4 mi Hannaford Food and Drug
1.2 mi
1.3 mi Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Auburn, ME.
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 Auburn, 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.
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or to your pharmacy
Visit from $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
From $0 insured
Telehealth PrEP & DoxyPEP with at-home testing and ongoing monitoring
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 Androscoggin County, the county that includes Auburn, compare with Maine and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~25% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#1 of 16 Maine counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | Androscoggin County | Maine | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 356.9 406 cases ▲ 64% | 217.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 100.2 114 cases ▲ 126% | 44.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 7.9 9 cases ▲ 49% | 5.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 1.8 2 cases ▼ 14% | 2.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 5.3 6 cases ▲ 18% | 4.5 | 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 Androscoggin County, chlamydia has risen from 352.7 to 356.9 per 100,000 (1%), gonorrhea has risen from 82.8 to 100.2 per 100,000 (21%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 3.6 to 7.9 per 100,000 (119%).
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 Androscoggin County.
Local HIV snapshot
Androscoggin County HIV care continuum (2021)
Androscoggin County recorded 0 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2021), against 2.9 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Androscoggin County residents living with HIV, 78.2% are in care · 73.3% 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.
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 Androscoggin County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Minot Avenue cuts through a city where most households own their homes but nearly half rent, often at monthly costs that leave little room for discretionary spending. That rent level, modest by Maine standards, still shapes how Auburn residents budget their time as much as their money: a clinic visit competes with shifts, childcare, and the short but real drive that reaching a testing site requires. With most adults either working or actively looking for work, midday appointments are a harder ask than evening or weekend slots, and the options listed on this page vary enough in hours that checking them before committing saves a wasted trip.
The neighborhoods stretching from New Auburn toward Stevens Mill hold a mix of family households averaging close to three people, and the married share of adults sits not far below half. Younger adults in their late teens and twenties, the years when STI rates run highest, are woven into that same fabric, sharing apartments off Washington Street, working service and trade jobs, moving through relationships. Routine screening fits most naturally when the barrier is low: short travel time, no-cost or low-cost options, and hours that don't require a day off.
Getting there
At 7.99/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Auburn 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.
ZIP 04210 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 04210 area around Auburn: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Auburn alone.
Auburn sits in Androscoggin County, ZIP 04210. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Neighborhoods & communities
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Auburn? 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 Androscoggin County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Maine 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 Auburn-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 Auburn 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 Maine 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 Maine, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Maine 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 MaineSource: 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.
The closest is CCS Second Street Health Center (1.4 mi); 6 options are within 30 miles.
Medicaid generally covers STD testing, and public clinics test for free regardless of coverage.
Yes, public clinics in the area offer free or low-cost testing.
Local options test for Chlamydia, Gonorrhea, Syphilis, Herpes, Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, Rapid HIV, a full panel covers the common ones.
About 357 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Maine average.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
In Maine, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Yes, at-home kits ship to 04210; you collect a sample, mail it back, and get results in about 2–5 days.
It means an infection was found; a provider confirms it and starts treatment, most STIs are curable or manageable.
Medical records are protected under federal HIPAA law, ask the clinic how it handles your information.
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