Somerset County reports about 538 chlamydia cases per 100,000 residents, near the US average. Whether you need a one-time test in Crisfield, Maryland or regular check-ups, consider if you prefer the convenience of a home kit or the medical support of a clinic for your STI testing. Both options are listed below.
Available testing centers
9 testing options are listed for Crisfield, MD. The nearest, Maryland Department of Health, is about 12.6 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.
Maryland Department of Health in Westover tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and HIV, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, on a sliding-scale fee that, for most people, means the visit costs nothing at all. Appointments required.
The clinic's fee structure is staffed and administered to absorb the full cost of care (testing, counseling, vaccines, and treatment) for those who qualify, with Medicaid, Medicare, and insurance accepted from those who carry it. The operational result is that no service is priced out of reach regardless of what a patient brings to the window.
Spanish-language care at Maryland Department of Health in Westover is provided directly through staff: meaning counseling, exposure history, and treatment instructions are conducted in Spanish as a built-in clinical function, not routed through an outside service. That distinction holds across every part of a visit, from intake through follow-up.
Substance-use treatment is offered as a standing program within the same clinic, not as a separate referral pathway, meaning a patient managing both conditions can have them addressed within a single care relationship. Co-occurring treatment also lets providers account for drug interactions when prescribing for bacterial STIs.
Languages
English, Spanish
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Chesapeake Health Care in Pocomoke City tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C on a sliding-scale fee open to all, with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs, HPV and hepatitis vaccines, and appointments required.
Chesapeake Health Care maintains direct capacity in American Sign Language, Spanish, and Haitian Creole, with interpretation services for additional languages. Meaning clinical conversations are conducted in those languages as a standing operational feature, not arranged case by case.
Beyond gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV, Chesapeake Health Care's panel includes herpes and hepatitis A, B, and C: infections that produce a more complete picture of exposure, each addressable through the clinic's own treatment and vaccination services.
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American Sign Language, English, Haitian Creole, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Spanish
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Listing verified Apr 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
A public safety-net federally qualified health center about 17 miles from Crisfield. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Eastern Shore Rural Health System is a rural health clinic in New Church accepting Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance, with a fee schedule for others. Appointments are required for gonorrhea, syphilis, and chlamydia testing, with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections. Spanish-language care is available on-site.
When a clinic can't conduct STI care in Spanish, the gap doesn't stay clinical. It becomes a missed diagnosis, a prescription not understood, a treatment not completed. Eastern Shore Rural Health System provides care in Spanish directly, so nothing about testing, results, or treatment requires a follow-up visit to bridge what wasn't communicated the first time.
Eastern Shore Rural Health System prescribes both PrEP and PEP on-site, and PrEP is available specifically for uninsured patients. Meaning ongoing HIV prevention doesn't stall at the pharmacy or the billing desk.
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English, Spanish
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Listing verified Aug 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Three Lower Counties Community Services in Princess Anne earned its federally qualified health center designation by tying fees to income: meaning syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening stays within reach across the pay scale. No appointment is needed to walk in and get tested.
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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 13 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Crisfield, 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 value: single tests
$49 & 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 Somerset 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.
201 Hall Highway, Crisfield, MD 21817
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
201 Hall Highway, Crisfield, MD 21817
CMS-certified lab Accredited · Joint Commission
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Crisfield. 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, 150 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Crisfield. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 32 offer telehealth.
Howard Haft, MD
Internal medicine · 382 West Main Street, Crisfield
Amy Johnson, MD
Family medicine · 305 10th Street, Pocomoke City
Eric Widmaier, MD
Family medicine · 1511 Ocean Highway, Pocomoke City
Albert Halls, MD
Family medicine · 5219 Lankford Highway, New Church
Ronald Travitz, MD
Internal medicine · 12137 Elm Street, Princess Anne
Charles Hofmann, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 30434 Mount Vernon Road, Princess Anne
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 Crisfield, MD 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.
Crisfield Discount Pharmacy
0.2 miMarva Health Services
17 miCity Discount Pharmacy
17 mi
17 mi Showing the 4 closest pharmacies to Crisfield, MD.
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 Crisfield, 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
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
$0 with most insurance
Free online PrEP & DoxyPEP: HIV prevention, home lab kits, no in-person visit
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 Somerset County, the county that includes Crisfield, compare with Maryland and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~26% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#7 of 24 Maryland counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 71% of the state
| Infection | Somerset County | Maryland | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 537.9 134 cases ▼ 7% | 579.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 240.9 60 cases ▲ 16% | 207.1 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 12 3 cases ▼ 15% | 14.2 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 20.1 5 cases ▲ 38% | 14.6 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 4 1 cases ▼ 84% | 24.3 | 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 Somerset County, chlamydia has fallen from 690.5 to 537.9 per 100,000 (22%), gonorrhea has fallen from 251.8 to 240.9 per 100,000 (4%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 8.1 to 12 per 100,000 (48%).
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 Somerset County.
Local HIV snapshot
Somerset County HIV care continuum (2023)
Somerset County recorded 32.1 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 13.9 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Somerset County residents living with HIV, 84% are in care · 74.5% 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 Somerset County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
MD 413 stretches through Crisfield as Richardson Avenue before it becomes the Crisfield Highway heading north, and the nearest testing option listed on this page sits a real drive up that road, out of Somerset County entirely. For a town where more than half of residents rent at unusually low monthly costs, that distance carries weight: households here are often stretched not by rent itself but by the compressed income picture that comes with a labor market where a large share of working-age adults aren't currently employed. Scheduling a clinic visit means burning time and gas that competes with everything else a week demands. That context matters most for the younger adults in Crisfield, people in their late teens and twenties who are at the peak years for STI transmission and who are also the least likely to have flexible schedules or a second car to spare.
Low-cost, accessible testing doesn't just feel convenient for this group; it's often the only version of screening that actually happens. Crisfield's household picture (average-sized families, a mix of married and single-adult homes, and unemployment running high) means many people are managing real trade-offs daily. Knowing that the options listed here offer sliding-scale or no-cost visits makes the drive on MD 413 a much easier calculation to make.
Getting there
At 7.4/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Crisfield 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 21817 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 21817 area around Crisfield: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Crisfield alone.
Crisfield sits in Somerset County, ZIP 21817. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Nearby cities & towns
Just outside Crisfield? 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 Somerset County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Maryland 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 a Crisfield-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 Crisfield 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 Maryland 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 Maryland, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Maryland 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 MarylandSource: 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.
Yes, several local labs offer same-day walk-in testing; best to call first.
Usually yes, it can be billed to insurance, or paid out of pocket at a flat rate.
Yes, free HIV testing is available at public clinics in the area.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Somerset County reported ~538 chlamydia cases per 100,000 in 2023, below the Maryland average.
Yes, PrEP, a daily pill that helps prevent HIV in HIV-negative people, is available in the area.
In Maryland, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
Negative is good news, just retest later if the test was soon after a possible exposure.
Your results are part of your HIPAA-protected medical record; you can ask any clinic about its own privacy practices.
Use condoms, test regularly, get the HPV and hep B vaccines, and ask about PrEP for HIV.
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