STD Testing in Salem, NH: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
It may help to know reported chlamydia in Rockingham County runs about 69% lower than the US average. If you are in Salem, New Hampshire, considering STI testing before starting a new relationship or as part of ongoing care, weighing visiting a provider versus an at-home kit lets you compare in-person guidance and immediate support against convenience and flexibility. Look below for a list of available options.
12 testing options are listed for Salem, NH. The nearest, Labcorp, is about 1.7 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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Most reviewed 2.5 miles
Convenient MD Urgent Care
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Convenient MD Urgent Care in Windham tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis, with all services provided at no charge (no sliding scale to navigate, just a flat zero cost) and walk-ins are welcome without an appointment.
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center in Methuen runs testing by appointment, and a single visit covers rapid and conventional HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis C, and TB. With same-visit treatment for bacterial infections and the full panel at no fee.
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The Full Panel, Zero Dollars Owed
Sliding-scale clinics still produce a bill, sometimes a small one, sometimes a surprise. Greater Lawrence Family Health Center charges nothing for its services, full stop. Every test, every treatment, every vaccine on the schedule carries no cost to the patient.
Spanish-Language Care on Site, Not Scheduled Later
When STI counseling happens through an intermediary, nuance gets lost and follow-through suffers. Medications go unfilled, partners go unnotified. Greater Lawrence Family Health Center conducts care directly in Spanish, so the conversation about treatment, partner notification, and prevention happens without that gap.
Truvada and Descovy Are Prescribable Here
Greater Lawrence Family Health Center prescribes both PrEP and PEP, which means the HIV-prevention medications, including branded options like Truvada and Descovy, are managed within the same practice handling your STI testing, keeping monitoring and prescribing consolidated rather than split across providers.
Listing verified Dec 2025 · Source: CDC NPIN + HRSA
Community health center 5.2 miles
GLFHC at Element Care
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GLFHC at Element Care in Methuen carries federal qualification as a community health center, which means STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) is priced on a sliding scale tied directly to what patients actually earn, keeping care within reach regardless of coverage.
Good Shepherd Center in Lawrence earned its federally qualified health center designation by tying fees directly to household income: meaning STI screening for syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia is available at a cost scaled to what each patient actually earns, with no appointment needed to get started.
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.
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.
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.
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 Salem, 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 Salem, NH
Beyond the public testing sites above, these federally certified (CLIA) labs serve Rockingham 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.
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Salem. 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 Salem, NH who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 2,301 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Salem. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 1,111 offer telehealth.
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 Salem, NH
Compare the pharmacies closest to Salem, NH. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
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 Salem, 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 Rockingham County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Rockingham County, the county that includes Salem, compare with New Hampshire and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~25% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
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#5 of 10 New Hampshire counties for chlamydia, a higher rate than 50% of the state
Reported STD rates per 100,000, Rockingham County vs New Hampshire vs U.S.
Rockingham CountyNew HampshireU.S.▲▼ = Rockingham County vs the state average
Infection
Rockingham County
New Hampshire
United States
Chlamydia
154494 cases▼ 22%
196.6
492.2
Gonorrhea
31.8102 cases▼ 24%
41.9
179.5
Syphilis (P&S)
4.414 cases▲ 13%
3.9
15.8
Syphilis (early)
0.62 cases▼ 68%
1.9
16
Syphilis (late/unknown)
3.411 cases▼ 15%
4
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 Rockingham County over time (per 100,000)
Chlamydia ▼ 11% vs 2022
Chlamydia Gonorrhea Syphilis (P&S)
Between 2020 and 2023 in Rockingham County, chlamydia has fallen from 171.2 to 154 per 100,000 (10%), gonorrhea has risen from 26.7 to 31.8 per 100,000 (19%), and P&S syphilis has risen from 3.2 to 4.4 per 100,000 (38%).
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 Salem, NH
Adults uninsured
6.6%
No routine checkup
21.4%
No transportation
5.2%
Binge drinking
15.5%
Frequent mental distress
14.7%
Depression
21.7%
Below poverty line
4.7%
Primary-care ratio
1,273 : 1
Rockingham County
Primary-care shortage score 14 / 26
Medically Underserved Area · IMU 55.4
Social Vulnerability Index · 2nd 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 Rockingham County.
Local HIV snapshot
HIV in Rockingham County (2023)
People living with HIV
79 / 100k
New diagnoses (2023)
8cases countywide
PrEP users / 100k
151 · PnR 52.75
Rockingham County HIV care continuum (2023)
Rockingham County recorded 2.9 new HIV diagnoses per 100,000 (2023), against 2.8 statewide and 13.7 nationally. Among Rockingham County residents living with HIV, 81.2% are in care · 74.6% 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.
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 Rockingham County tests for syphilis.
Source: CDC NCHHSTP AtlasPlus, 2023 (county-level congenital syphilis is not published).
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South Broadway runs through a stretch of Salem where a quarter of residents are navigating the years when relationships shift fastest, new partnerships, changing living situations, the general churn of early adulthood. That life stage is also when STI transmission peaks, not because of carelessness but because exposure opportunity is simply highest. Salem's household makeup adds useful texture here: most adults are married and living in larger-than-average households, which means shared health decisions carry weight across an entire home, not just one person. Yet the roughly one-in-five residents who rent, at just over a thousand dollars a month, are managing a different kind of budget calculus than their homeowning neighbors.
With more than two in five households clearing six figures, Salem skews prosperous, but cost pressures still concentrate among younger renters who may not have employer-sponsored coverage or flexible daytime hours. That's exactly the value of knowing which of those locations offers evening or weekend slots before you ever pull onto Rockingham Park Boulevard in search of one. Screening that happens on a Tuesday after work, not a Saturday you've already planned around Canobie Lake Park, is the version that actually gets done, and Salem's spread of options makes that Tuesday appointment genuinely findable.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Salem, NH
Walkability6.99 / 20 · Below average
At 6.99/20 on the EPA walkability index, day-to-day errands in Salem 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 03079 snapshot
Residents
30,646
Median age
44.5
Median income
$101,339
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 03079 area around Salem: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Salem alone.
Salem sits in Rockingham County, ZIP 03079. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
Canobie Lake Park
America's Stonehenge
Zion Hill
Untamed
Spicket Hill
Gordons Hill
Major routes
NH 28 (North Broadway)
NH 38 (Mall Road)
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Salem, NH
Just outside Salem? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Salem, NH: screening, costs & privacy
Everything to know before you test in Rockingham County: the CDC's screening guidelines, each infection's detection window, per-test reference prices, and your privacy rights under New Hampshire 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 Salem-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 Salem 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 New HampshireMinor consent and partner treatment (EPT) under state law, plus how to test privately
Two things that actually depend on New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire, 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)
New Hampshire 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.
