STD Testing in Glen Echo, MD: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Montgomery County reports syphilis at 61% below the national average. If you need testing in Glen Echo, Maryland after a possible exposure or for routine care, clinics may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees, while private labs may let you pay a flat self-pay price. Below you'll see your options for STI testing.
7 testing options are listed for Glen Echo, MD. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, is about 2.3 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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Rated 3.2 out of 5 from 44 reviews
Address
5000 Bradley Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20815 2.3 miles away
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Most reviewed 2.8 miles
Condrell Primary Care
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Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 638 reviews
Condrell Primary Care in Washington handles STI testing (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, herpes, and hepatitis A, B, and C) alongside HPV and hepatitis vaccines, with fees billed to Medicare or insurance; appointments are required, and bacterial infections are treated the same visit.
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PrEP Prescribed Where Others Stop Short
Plenty of testing sites confirm exposure risk and hand it off from there, PrEP requires a prescribing relationship that most STI-focused clinics aren't built to sustain. Condrell Primary Care carries both PrEP and PEP as active services, meaning ongoing HIV prevention is managed here, not routed elsewhere.
Herpes and Hepatitis Tested Alongside the Basics
Running herpes serology requires a blood draw timed to exposure history, while hepatitis A, B, and C each call for distinct antigen or antibody assays. These aren't add-ons clinicians order casually. At Condrell Primary Care, all three hepatitis tests and herpes testing are part of the available panel, so a single appointment produces a genuinely complete picture.
Tests & treatsPrEP
Address
4910 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 114 Washington, DC 20016
Friendship Place DC, earns its federally qualified designation by tying fees directly to income, so patients paying cash, between coverage, or working without insurance face the same sliding-scale structure as anyone else. Screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia is available without an appointment.
Sliding-scale
Address
4713 Wisconsin Avenue Northwest, Washington, DC 20016
Walk-in hours at Inova-GoHealth Urgent Care in Arlington mean no scheduled appointment stands between you and same-visit bacterial treatment, a sliding-scale fee structure, and a panel covering HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB.
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 about 2 miles away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Glen Echo, 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 Glen Echo, MD
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Montgomery 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.
Sam's Medical Laboratory
19614 Club House Road, Montgomery Village, MD 20886
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Glen Echo. 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 Glen Echo, MD who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 5,009 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Glen Echo. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 2,145 offer telehealth.
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Kweku Hayford, MD Telehealth
Internal medicine · 7307 Macarthur Boulevard, Bethesda
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 Glen Echo, MD
Compare the pharmacies closest to Glen Echo, MD. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 4 closest pharmacies to Glen Echo, MD.
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 Glen Echo, 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
Nurx
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
STDs & HIV in Montgomery County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Montgomery County, the county that includes Glen Echo, compare with Maryland and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~12% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#8 of 24 Maryland counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 67% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Montgomery County vs Maryland vs U.S.
Montgomery CountyMarylandU.S.▲▼ = Montgomery County vs the state average
Infection
Montgomery County
Maryland
United States
Chlamydia
384.34,068 cases▼ 34%
579.8
492.2
Gonorrhea
110.21,166 cases▼ 47%
207.1
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
6.165 cases▼ 57%
14.2
15.8
Syphilis (early)
9.6102 cases▼ 34%
14.6
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
15.5164 cases▼ 36%
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.
Reported STD rates in Montgomery County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▲ 14% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Montgomery County, chlamydia has risen from 359.1 to 384.3 per 100,000 (7%), gonorrhea has risen from 88.1 to 110.2 per 100,000 (25%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 7.2 to 6.1 per 100,000 (15%).
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 Glen Echo, MD
Adults uninsured
3.9%
No routine checkup
20.7%
No transportation
3%
Binge drinking
15.2%
Frequent mental distress
10%
Depression
18.6%
Below poverty line
1.3%
Primary-care ratio
742 : 1
Montgomery County
Primary-care shortage score 21 / 26
Medically Underserved Area
Social Vulnerability Index · 49th 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 Montgomery County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Montgomery County (2023)
Federal priority area: Montgomery County is one of 48 U.S. counties prioritized under the Ending the HIV Epidemic initiative: targeted federal funding to expand local HIV testing, PrEP, and prevention.
People living with HIV
471 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
97cases countywide
On PrEP (coverage)
22.4%
Montgomery County HIV care continuum (2023)
Montgomery County recorded 10.9 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 13.9 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Montgomery County residents living with HIV, 93.9% know their status · 65.1% are in care · 60.3% 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 Montgomery County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Lock 7 sits just off the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal towpath, a place so unhurried it barely registers as a town, yet the logistics of getting screened here require a bit more planning than the calm suggests. Glen Echo is overwhelmingly a homeowning, married-household community. The kind of place where people have put down deep roots and daily schedules run on two-income rhythms with almost no slack unemployment creates. That stability shapes the challenge differently than cost does: for the small share of residents who rent, $2,750 a month leaves little budget flexibility, and even a modest out-of-pocket testing fee lands differently when housing already commands that much.
The young adults here, those in their late teens and twenties navigating new relationships during the years when STIs circulate most, represent a smaller slice of the population than in most Maryland towns, but that doesn't make convenient, low-barrier access any less relevant to them. A Tuesday afternoon appointment requires taking time off work in a community where labor-force participation is high and nearly everyone is employed. For the renter in Bannockburn or Tulip Hill who lacks employer-sponsored coverage, the fee structures and sliding-scale options listed on this page are worth reading carefully before picking a clinic.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Glen Echo, MD
Walkability12.25 / 20 · Above average
Glen Echo scores 12.25/20 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 20812 snapshot
Residents
314
Median age
47.7
Median income
$195,000
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 20812 area around Glen Echo: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Glen Echo alone.
Glen Echo sits in Montgomery County, ZIP 20812. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
The Clara Barton House
Madonna of the Trail
Dentzel Carousel
Lock 7
Lock 8
Lock 9
Neighborhoods & communities
Fairway Hills
Tulip Hill
Bannockburn
Ruppert Island
Goldsboro
Mohican Hills
Merrimack Park
Bannockburn Heights
Major routes
Clara Barton Parkway
Cabin John Parkway
MD 614 (Goldsboro Road)
MD 190 (River Road)
I 495 (Capital Beltway)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Glen Echo, MD
Just outside Glen Echo? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Glen Echo, MD: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Montgomery 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.
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 Glen Echo-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 Glen Echo 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 MarylandMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
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).
Can a minor consent on their own?
In Maryland, a minor of any age can consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own, no parental permission is required.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
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.
