In Washington County, Maryland, new HIV diagnoses run about 34% lower than the US average. Whether it's your first STI test or a routine screening in Kemps Mill, Maryland, you can choose from clinics that may bill insurance or private labs that offer flat self-pay prices.
Available testing centers
7 testing options are listed for Kemps Mill, MD. The nearest, Family Healthcare of Hagerstown, is about 5.5 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.
Family Healthcare of Hagerstown serves Hagerstown residents navigating gaps in coverage or paying out of pocket through its federally qualified health center model, which ties visit costs to income. Walk-ins are welcome for sliding-scale STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia.
Tests offered
Fees & payment
Washington County Health Department in Hagerstown takes walk-ins for rapid and conventional HIV testing, herpes, hepatitis C, TB, and the full bacterial panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and sliding-scale fees applied to all services.
When a cost barrier interrupts care (the skipped follow-up, the PrEP prescription left unfilled, the TB treatment deferred) the gap compounds. Washington County Health Department charges nothing for any service: HIV testing, hepatitis C testing, mpox vaccine, PrEP, STI treatment, and family planning all carry a zero-dollar price tag.
Without interpretation support, a missed nuance in a diagnosis or treatment plan can mean a return visit, a misunderstood medication schedule, or an untreated partner. Washington County Health Department provides interpretation services for non-English speakers across all its care: STI counseling, HIV management, TB treatment, and family planning included.
Without a Title X provider, a minor seeking STI testing or family planning faces the real risk of a parent-visible insurance claim or a provider who won't act without consent, and delays that matter. As a Title X clinic, Washington County Health Department delivers legally confidential family planning and STI services to minors, with no parental disclosure required.
Languages
English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Meritus Infectious Disease Specialists in Hagerstown operates within a specialist infectious-disease practice, giving STI care the same clinical infrastructure as complex infection management. Appointments are required; fees are billed to Medicare or insurance, with a direct fee schedule otherwise. The standard bacterial STIs can be treated same visit, and PrEP and PEP are prescribed on-site.
Sexual health clinics that focus narrowly on testing often route prevention prescriptions through a separate provider. Meritus Infectious Disease Specialists writes both PrEP and PEP in the same clinical setting where testing and treatment happen, so prevention is a built-in service rather than a handoff.
Hepatitis C treatment at Meritus Infectious Disease Specialists is handled within the practice itself, not limited to antibody detection and a follow-up referral chain. Direct-acting antiviral therapy, the current standard for hepatitis C cure, is managed by the same specialist team that makes the diagnosis.
The clinic's panel covers seven pathogens: HIV (rapid and conventional), syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Including both hepatitis viruses in a single testing visit means co-infection, clinically significant for treatment decisions, can be identified without a separate lab order or appointment.
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English
Tests offered
Care services
Prevention services
Fees & payment
Listing verified Aug 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 6 miles away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Kemps Mill, 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 Washington 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.
1185 Imperial Drive Suite 201, Hagerstown, MD 21740
CMS-certified lab
160 West Washington Street, Hagerstown, MD 21740
CMS-certified lab
319 East Antietam Street, Hagerstown, MD 21740
CMS-certified lab
1110 Professional Ct Suite 201, Hagerstown, MD 21740
CMS-certified lab
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Kemps Mill. 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, 590 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Kemps Mill. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 196 offer telehealth.
Suela Kaba, MD
Family medicine · 154 North Artizan Street, Williamsport
Bradley Miller, DO
Family medicine · 3 Byrkit Drive, Williamsport
Geoffrey Sanyi, DO
Family medicine · 17301 Valley Mall Road, Hagerstown
Ariel Lim-Sharpe, DO
Family medicine · 17301 Valley Mall Road, Hagerstown
Karen Ciccarelli, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 16605 Kendle Road, Williamsport
Aminata Kamara, MD
Internal medicine · 303 Memorial Boulevard West, Hagerstown
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 Kemps Mill, 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.
Potomac Pharmatech
0.7 miHome Care Pharmacy-Williamsport
1.6 miExpress Pharmacy
1.6 miWilliamsport Pharmacy
1.8 miPenbec
1.9 miShowing the 5 closest pharmacies to Kemps Mill, 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 Kemps Mill, 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 Washington County, the county that includes Kemps Mill, compare with Maryland and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data.
#10 of 24 Maryland counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 58% of the state
| Infection | Washington County | Maryland | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 380.6 593 cases ▼ 34% | 579.8 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 140.6 219 cases ▼ 32% | 207.1 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 16.7 26 cases ▲ 18% | 14.2 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 11.6 18 cases ▼ 21% | 14.6 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 15.4 24 cases ▼ 37% | 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 Washington County, chlamydia has fallen from 458.3 to 380.6 per 100,000 (17%), gonorrhea has fallen from 210.7 to 140.6 per 100,000 (33%), and P&S syphilis has fallen from 23.9 to 16.7 per 100,000 (30%).
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 Washington County.
Local HIV snapshot
Washington County HIV care continuum (2023)
Washington County recorded 9.1 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 13.9 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Washington County residents living with HIV, 73.4% are in care · 64.6% 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 Washington County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Local resources & officials
Data & references
Local context
Virginia Avenue cuts through the part of Hagerstown that gives way to Kemps Mill, a community where every household owns its home and nearly every adult is married. A demographic profile that shapes how health decisions get together made, often as a family unit rather than an individual errand. That stability has real texture: routines are shared, schedules are coordinated, and a medical appointment tends to involve more than one person's calendar. What the profile also reflects is that just over half of adults here are in the labor force, meaning a significant share of residents (caregivers, retirees, people managing households full-time) organize their days outside the conventional nine-to-five rhythm.
Younger adults in Washington County, people navigating new relationships and the years when sexual health most often goes unchecked, benefit most from testing that doesn't require much to arrange. Washington County's STI figures, visible elsewhere on this page, provide the county-level backdrop against which someone living near Martin L. "Marty" Snook Memorial Park makes sense of their own risk and decides how often staying current is worth the drive.
Getting there
At 7.54/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Kemps Mill 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 21740 snapshot
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 21740 area around Kemps Mill: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Kemps Mill alone.
Kemps Mill sits in Washington County, ZIP 21740. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Kemps Mill? 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 Washington 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 Kemps Mill-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 Kemps Mill 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.
Yes, Medicaid typically covers it, and public clinics are free either way.
Washington County Health Department, about 5.7 mi away, provides free testing.
A full panel typically covers chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis B and C.
Washington County reported ~381 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.
Pregnancy screening is standard; ask about an early-pregnancy STI panel.
Clinics give immediate care and treatment; home kits win on convenience and discretion. Either works.
Little prep is needed, bring an ID and insurance if you have it, and note your exposure dates and any symptoms; for a urine test, avoid peeing for about an hour beforehand.
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