Syphilis reports in Cumberland County run about 47% lower than the nationwide average. If you’re in Portland, Maine and need testing after a potential exposure or as part of routine care, you can weigh clinics which may bill insurance or offer sliding-scale fees against private labs that often let you pay a flat self-pay price. See the list below for your options.
Available testing centers
12 testing options are listed for Portland, ME. The nearest, Saint Marys Regional Medical Center, is about 1.2 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.
Saint Marys Regional Medical Center in Portland provides its full range of STI services at no charge, covering rapid and conventional HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, and TB. Walk-ins welcome, same-visit treatment available for bacterial infections.
Sliding-scale schedules and income verification are the norm at many testing sites. Saint Marys Regional Medical Center in Portland charges nothing for any service it offers (testing, treatment, vaccines) without exception or qualification.
Plenty of clinics will confirm a hepatitis C infection and leave the next step to you. At Saint Marys Regional Medical Center in Portland, treatment is carried out on-site. The diagnosis and the care that follows it live in the same place.
Many testing sites cap their panel at HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia. Saint Marys Regional Medical Center in Portland also tests for herpes and all three hepatitis strains (A, B, and C) as well as TB, covering infections that often go unasked for.
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Listing verified Nov 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN
Greater Portland Health in Portland runs by appointment, so visits are structured around a confirmed slot: covering the full bacterial and viral panel, same-visit treatment for gonorrhea and chlamydia, sliding-scale fees for everyone, and interpretation services across languages for the full encounter.
Greater Portland Health builds language access into the clinical appointment itself: history, results, and treatment discussion all happen with interpretation in place. For anyone navigating sexual health care without fluency in English, that means the clinical relationship functions fully, not just at check-in.
Ryan White Program funding at Greater Portland Health means HIV care doesn't stop at a reactive result, it connects directly into ongoing antiretroviral treatment and medication adherence counseling within the same practice. That federal program backstops costs for people who fall outside standard insurance coverage.
Greater Portland Health prescribes and monitors PrEP: tenofovir-based regimens require the regular kidney function and HIV testing that makes the medication safe, and that lab follow-up is managed on-site. PEP is also available, with coverage for uninsured patients navigating PrEP costs through dedicated funding.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages
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Listing verified May 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Greater Portland Health at 234 Oxford Street, Portland, structures fees on a sliding scale tied to income, so cost doesn't become a barrier to care. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia at this federally qualified health center.
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Greater Portland Health at 63 Preble Street, Portland, scales its fees to income. No one is turned away because they can't pay full price. That same federal health center framework covers STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no appointment needed to get tested.
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Planned Parenthood of Northern New England in Portland runs testing on a sliding-scale fee accepted by Medicaid and most insurers, covering HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C. Including a rapid hepatitis C option. Appointments are required; bacterial STIs are treated the same visit.
Planned Parenthood of Northern New England prescribes both PrEP and PEP directly, with the ongoing lab monitoring and follow-up visits that sustaining either regimen requires (HIV status, kidney function, STI screening) all handled by the same clinical staff who start the prescription.
Many family planning clinics don't hold Title X designation, which means legally confidential services for minors simply aren't available to them. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England carries that designation, so young people accessing family planning and STI care here have statutory confidentiality protections. Not a policy, a legal standard.
When a patient can't fully communicate symptoms or understand a treatment plan, the real cost is a prescription not followed, a partner not notified, or an infection that continues untreated. Planned Parenthood of Northern New England provides interpretation services for non-English languages so that gap doesn't form in the first place.
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Listing verified Feb 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Greater Portland Health at 295 Park Avenue, Portland, carries federal qualification as a community health center. Meaning its sliding-scale fees are tied directly to household income. Walk-ins are welcome for STI screening covering syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, with no fixed price regardless of insurance status.
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City of Portland Public Health Division tests for HIV, hepatitis C, syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia, including rapid options for both HIV and hepatitis C, on a sliding-scale fee, with appointments required and all services provided at no cost.
Every service at City of Portland Public Health Division carries no fee, full stop. That means STI treatment, the mpox and HPV vaccines, PrEP, and lab work all leave your wallet untouched. Freeing you to address whatever you need without weighing which line items to skip.
City of Portland Public Health Division delivers care in Portuguese, Spanish, and additional languages through interpretation services. Discussing exposure history, medication instructions, or follow-up plans happens in the language you actually use, so nothing critical gets lost in translation.
City of Portland Public Health Division prescribes PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP as standing services: a combination that serves anyone managing ongoing HIV prevention, bacterial STI exposure risk, or both, without needing a separate primary care provider to initiate or renew those medications.
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English, Interpretation Services Available for Non-English Languages, Portuguese, Spanish
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Listing verified Mar 2026 · Source: CDC NPIN
Greater Portland Health at 934 Congress Street, Portland, anchors its STI care in a sliding-scale fee structure tied to income. No one is turned away for inability to pay. Walk-ins are welcome for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia screening at this federally qualified health center.
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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 1 mile away; if you'd rather skip the trip, an at-home kit ships to Portland, 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 range: couples & full panels
$79 & 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 Cumberland 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.
22 Bramhall Street, Portland, ME 04102
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
22 Bramhall Street, Portland, ME 04102
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
335 Brighton Avenue, Portland, ME 04102
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
175 Fore River Parkway, Portland, ME 04102
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
161 Marginal Way, 4th Floor, Portland, ME 04101
CMS-certified lab Accredited · College of American Pathologists
Showing the nearest 5 CLIA-certified labs.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Portland. 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, 643 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Portland. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 180 offer telehealth.
Kathryn Wadland, MD
OB-GYN · 155 Rover River Parkway, Portland
Andrea Truncali, MD
Internal medicine · 295 Park Avenue, Portland
Emily Wood, MD Telehealth
Infectious disease · 43 Baxter Boulevard, Portland
Sarah Crane, DO Telehealth
Family medicine · 211 Marginal Way, Portland
Julie Mcfarland, MD
OB-GYN · 84 Marginal Way, Portland
Jessica Morse, MD
Internal medicine · 335 Brighton Avenue, Portland
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 Portland, 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.
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1.0 miShowing the 4 closest pharmacies to Portland, 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 Portland, 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 $39
Online STI treatment & DoxyPEP: same-day prescriptions to your pharmacy
Visit from $0 insured
Telehealth STI treatment and sexual-health care, delivered or 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 Cumberland County, the county that includes Portland, compare with Maine and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~33% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#2 of 16 Maine counties for chlamydia, among the very highest in the state
| Infection | Cumberland County | Maine | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chlamydia | 270.1 838 cases ▲ 24% | 217.4 | 492.2 |
| Gonorrhea | 72.2 224 cases ▲ 63% | 44.4 | 179.5 |
| Syphilis (P&S) | 8.4 26 cases ▲ 58% | 5.3 | 15.8 |
| Syphilis (early) | 3.9 12 cases ▲ 86% | 2.1 | 16 |
| Syphilis (late/unknown) | 6.8 21 cases ▲ 51% | 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 Cumberland County, chlamydia has risen from 254.7 to 270.1 per 100,000 (6%), gonorrhea has risen from 67.3 to 72.2 per 100,000 (7%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 5.9 to 8.4 per 100,000 (42%).
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 Cumberland County.
Local HIV snapshot
Cumberland County HIV care continuum (2023)
Cumberland County recorded 6.3 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 2.9 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Cumberland County residents living with HIV, 79.1% are in care · 75% 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 Cumberland County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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Data & references
Local context
Forest Avenue cuts through a Portland where more than half of residents rent their homes, many of them paying over a thousand dollars a month in a city where fewer than three in ten households clear six figures. That financial reality shapes everything from grocery runs to medical follow-through: when rent claims a fixed, substantial share of each paycheck, a clinic visit gets weighed against the rest of the month's math. With just over a third of households built around a married couple and an average of nearly three people per home, health decisions here often involve coordinating schedules across a mix of roommates, partners, and family members rather than a single individual acting alone. That household character matters especially for younger adults, the people in their late teens and twenties who move through Back Cove and East Bayside in significant numbers.
Relationships in that stretch of life shift more frequently, and routine STI screening is the kind of appointment that tends to get deferred when work, rent, and shared-living logistics are already competing for attention. Cumberland County's STI figures are visible elsewhere on this page, and they reflect a real and ongoing pattern in the region. For someone living near Payson Park or along Washington Avenue, staying current with screening is less about reacting to an alarm and more about keeping pace with what the county data consistently show year after year.
Getting there
Portland scores 16.73/20 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.
Portland sits in Cumberland County. Local context that shapes where residents test:
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Just outside Portland? 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 Cumberland 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 a Portland-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 Portland 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.
Possibly, South Portland, ME is close; compare it by distance against Saint Marys Regional Medical Center.
Public clinics are free; private labs ~$24–$139, at-home kits $49+.
Public clinics nearby offer free HIV 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 270 cases per 100,000 residents (2023), above the Maine average.
Lab results typically come back in 1–2 days.
In Maine, people under 18 can consent to confidential STD testing and treatment on their own.
PrEP (HIV-prevention medicine for HIV-negative people) is available locally, any provider can prescribe it.
The sore can disappear on its own even though the infection remains; only testing confirms it's gone.
A retest around 3 months after treatment is recommended for chlamydia and gonorrhea.
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