STD Testing in Lawrence, MA: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
New HIV diagnoses in Essex County run about 40% lower than the US average. If you’re in Lawrence, Massachusetts, and need an STI test whether it’s your first or routine screening, weigh your options: public clinics keep costs down, private labs prioritize speed, and at-home kits trade a clinic visit for convenience.
12 testing options are listed for Lawrence, MA. The nearest, Greater Lawrence Family Health Center, is about 0.4 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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3.1(30)?
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EasySTD4
Rated 3.1 out of 5 from 30 reviews
Address
101 Amesbury Street, Lawrence, MA 01840 0.6 miles away
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Highest rated 0.4 miles
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center
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Rated 5 out of 5 from 7 reviews
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center in Lawrence runs every STI service (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, HIV, and hepatitis C testing alongside HPV, hepatitis A, and hepatitis B vaccines) at no charge to any patient, with appointments required.
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Every Test and Vaccine Costs Nothing Here
All services at Greater Lawrence Family Health Center carry no fee, which means the full testing panel, vaccines, and counseling are available without any cost calculation at the door. A patient can pursue the complete picture of their sexual health without trimming what they ask for based on price.
Full Clinical Care Conducted in Spanish
Spanish-language care is delivered directly by the clinic, not routed through an outside service, so clinical conversations about symptoms, history, and results happen in full without compression or delay. That fluency carries through counseling and education, not just check-in.
Title X Covers Confidential Minor Services Here
Title X designation gives Greater Lawrence Family Health Center the legal framework to provide confidential family planning services to minors, meaning those services are protected from parental disclosure by federal program rules, not just clinic policy. That statutory guarantee applies to the full scope of Title X-covered care.
Needle Cleaning, Needle Exchange or Needle Distribution
HIV/AIDS Prevention/Education
HIV Test Counseling
Hepatitis Prevention/Education
Condom Distribution
Fees & payment
No Fee
Free STI Test
Free HIV Test
Free Hepatitis C Test
Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Community health center 0.4 miles
GLFHC, CSS Prevention and Education
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GLFHC, CSS Prevention and Education in Lawrence runs on a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income, meaning cost is never a barrier to care. Federally qualified, the clinic provides STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with fees adjusted to what patients can actually pay.
YWCA in Lawrence earned its federally qualified health center designation by tying fees to income: meaning STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia is priced on a sliding scale that adjusts to what patients actually earn, no appointment needed to get started.
Health Quarters in Lawrence runs on a sliding scale open to everyone, accepting Medicaid and private insurance alongside fee-based visits. Appointments are required for testing across the full panel (HIV (rapid and conventional), syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C) with same-visit treatment for bacterial STIs and care delivered in Spanish.
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Herpes and Hepatitis Testing Alongside the Standard Four
Plenty of testing sites cap their panel at HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia and send you elsewhere for anything more. Health Quarters adds herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C to that same visit. Meaning a more complete picture without coordinating care across multiple locations.
PrEP Prescribing and PEP Dispensing Done Here
Health Quarters prescribes and monitors PrEP (the daily antiretroviral regimen that requires an initial HIV test, baseline labs, and follow-up every three months) and also manages PEP courses, both handled by clinical staff at the clinic rather than routed through outside providers. Uninsured patients have a dedicated PrEP access pathway.
Spanish-Language Clinical Care, Not Just the Intake Form
For a patient whose primary language is Spanish (someone navigating a new diagnosis, weighing PrEP, or sorting out a treatment plan) Health Quarters delivers the clinical conversation itself in Spanish, not just administrative paperwork, so nothing gets lost between a provider's explanation and what a person actually understands and acts on.
Tests & treatsSliding-scalePrEP
Address
280 Merrimack Street, Suite 544 Lawrence, MA 01843
Mary Immaculate/Restorative CTR in Lawrence ties STI screening fees directly to income, no one is turned away for inability to pay. Federally qualified funding makes that structure possible. Walk-in visits are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening without an appointment.
Pegasus House in Lawrence welcomes walk-ins for STI screening without an appointment. Earning its federal health center designation means fees follow a sliding scale tied to income. A single visit can cover syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing, making straightforward screening available on your schedule.
GLFHC at Lawrence General Hospital, Lawrence, welcomes walk-in patients for STI screening without an appointment. As a federally qualified health center, it ties fees to income on a sliding scale, covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia testing in a single visit.
Heading Home in Lawrence meets patients who are uninsured, between providers, or paying out of pocket with federally qualified health center pricing. Meaning fees slide with income. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening, so no appointment stands between anyone and the testing they need.
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 less than a mile away, if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Lawrence, 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 Lawrence, MA
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Essex 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.
Lawrence General Hospital
One General Street, Lawrence, MA 01841
CMS-certified labAccredited · College of American Pathologists
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Lawrence. 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 Lawrence, MA who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 4,605 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Lawrence. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 2,206 offer telehealth.
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Elise Saks, MD
OB-GYN · Lawrence General Hospital-Managed Care Department, Lawrence
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 Lawrence, MA
Compare the pharmacies closest to Lawrence, MA. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
0.3 mi
Rx pickupOTC HIV self-testAt-home STI kitsPrEP/PEP fillsHPV & Hep B vaccinesCondoms / EC
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 Lawrence, 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 Essex County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Essex County, the county that includes Lawrence, compare with Massachusetts and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~31% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#4 of 14 Massachusetts counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 71% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Essex County vs Massachusetts vs U.S.
Essex CountyMassachusettsU.S.▲▼ = Essex County vs the state average
Infection
Essex County
Massachusetts
United States
Chlamydia
4193,394 cases▲ 2%
412.7
492.2
Gonorrhea
109.5887 cases▼ 22%
139.8
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
9.980 cases▼ 7%
10.6
15.8
Syphilis (early)
973 cases▼ 13%
10.3
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
13.8112 cases▲ 1%
13.7
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 Essex County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 2% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Essex County, chlamydia has risen from 359.1 to 419 per 100,000 (17%), gonorrhea has risen from 81.9 to 109.5 per 100,000 (34%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.1 to 9.9 per 100,000 (94%).
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 Lawrence, MA
Adults uninsured
15.2%
No routine checkup
22.3%
No transportation
14%
Binge drinking
15.1%
Frequent mental distress
17.2%
Depression
20.8%
Below poverty line
14%
Primary-care ratio
1,350 : 1
Essex County
Primary-care shortage score 21 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 53.9
Social Vulnerability Index · 61st 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 Essex County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Essex County (2023)
People living with HIV
299 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
57cases countywide
On PrEP (coverage)
28.9%
Essex County HIV care continuum (2023)
Essex County recorded 8.2 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 8.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Essex County residents living with HIV, 76.5% are in care · 66.1% 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 Essex County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
Compiled and checked by EasySTD's editorial team against CDC and public-health sources. This is educational information, not a substitute for advice from a licensed clinician. Our editorial guidelines →
South Broadway cuts through a city where most households rent rather than own, and where a typical monthly rent leaves limited room for expenses that feel optional even when they aren't. With unemployment running notably higher than state norms and only a modest share of households reaching six-figure incomes, a fee that might seem trivial elsewhere can quietly become a reason to postpone a test. The options listed on this page include low-cost and no-cost appointments, which matters concretely here.
Lawrence also has some of the largest average household sizes in Essex County, meaning a lot of people share addresses in neighborhoods like the American Woolen Mill Housing District and along Andover Street, balancing shared schedules and shared budgets. A substantial share of residents are young adults still forming relationships and navigating sexual health for the first time, and for that group a clinic reachable in a single bus or car trip, without a half-day commitment, is the difference between a test that gets scheduled and one that gets quietly shelved. Campagnone Common sits at the heart of a downtown that has historically struggled with disinvestment, and the lower-cost testing options on this page are a direct, practical response to that reality.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Lawrence, MA
Walkability14.54 / 20 · Above average
Lawrence scores 14.54/20 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 01841 snapshot
Residents
52,761
Median age
31.5
Median income
$54,525
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 01841 area around Lawrence: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Lawrence alone.
Lawrence sits in Essex County, ZIP 01841. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Ridgewood Cemetery
Addison Gallery of American Art
Lawrence Heritage State Park
Campagnone Common
Nevins Memorial Library
Robert S. Peabody Institute of Archaeology
Neighborhoods & communities
American Woolen Mill Housing District
Downtown Lawrence Historic District
Jackson Terrace Historic District
Arlington-Basswood Historic District
North Andover
Methuen
Andover
Major routes
MA 28 (South Broadway)
Andover Street
MA 114 (Winthrop Avenue)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Lawrence, MA
Just outside Lawrence? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Lawrence, MA: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Essex County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under Massachusetts 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 Lawrence-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 Lawrence 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 MassachusettsMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
Two things that actually depend on Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts, a minor may consent to confidential STI testing and treatment on their own; a provider may inform a parent only if they judge the minor's health to be in serious danger.
Can my partner be treated too? (EPT)
Massachusetts 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.
