STD Testing in Takoma Park, MD: Free, Same-Day & Confidential
Takoma Park, Maryland's Montgomery saw about 20% fewer HIV diagnoses than the US average. If you're starting a new relationship or handling ongoing care, clinics in Takoma Park, Maryland offer same-day appointments, while labs and at-home tests can fit your schedule. Explore your options below.
9 testing options are listed for Takoma Park, MD. The nearest, Quest Diagnostics, is about 0.3 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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Address
7610 Carroll Avenue, Takoma Park, MD 20912 0.3 miles away
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Community health center 0.9 miles
CCI Health Services
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CCI Health Services in Takoma Park requires an appointment and covers the full bacterial and viral panel (gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, herpes, hepatitis A, B, and C, TB, and rapid or conventional HIV) with same-visit treatment for bacterial infections, sliding-scale fees, and HPV and hepatitis vaccines.
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ASL and Spanish Spoken at the Clinical Level
When a clinic can't communicate directly, a patient leaves with incomplete instructions, misunderstood results, or a follow-up appointment they won't keep. CCI Health Services closes that gap with on-staff Spanish speakers and American Sign Language, alongside interpretation for other languages, so nothing about a diagnosis or treatment plan gets lost in transmission.
PrEP and PEP Prescribed and Managed On-Site
CCI Health Services prescribes and manages both PrEP, including Truvada and Descovy, and PEP directly, with coverage extended to uninsured patients through a dedicated PrEP program. Ongoing monitoring, the routine labs that keep a PrEP prescription active, runs through the same clinic rather than a separate provider.
Hepatitis C Treatment Runs Through This Clinic
Many STI clinics test for hepatitis C and send patients elsewhere for care, a gap that often means delayed or abandoned treatment. CCI Health Services in Takoma Park treats hepatitis C on-site, keeping the full arc of care, from reactive antibody to completed treatment, within one clinical relationship.
Tests & treatsSliding-scalePrEP
Address
7676 New Hampshire Avenue, Suite 220 A Takoma Park, MD 20912
Community Clinic in Silver Spring carries federal health center designation, which means STI screening (syphilis, gonorrhea, and chlamydia) is priced on a sliding scale tied to income. As a Title X grantee, it also provides legally confidential family-planning services for minors, no appointment needed.
Mary's Center in Washington handles the full STI panel (HIV (rapid and conventional), syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and TB) on a sliding-scale fee with Medicaid, Medicare, and private insurance accepted. Appointments are required; bacterial infections are treated the same visit. Care is delivered in French and Spanish.
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Herpes and Hepatitis Tested, Not Assumed Covered
Walk-in STI clinics routinely stop at the four-infection core (HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia) and leave herpes and hepatitis untested unless you specifically push for them. Mary's Center runs herpes, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C alongside the standard panel as a matter of course, so nothing gets quietly skipped.
PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP Prescribed Here
Mary's Center prescribes PrEP, PEP, and DoxyPEP directly, which means prevention medication is part of what the clinic actually manages. Not something that requires a separate provider relationship or an outside prescription to chase down.
French and Spanish Care, No Workarounds
For a patient whose primary language is French or Spanish (whether navigating a new diagnosis, weighing prevention options, or discussing adherence) Mary's Center delivers that conversation directly in their language, with clinical staff rather than intermediary services standing between them and their care.
Tests & treatsSliding-scalePrEPDoxyPEP
Address
100 Gallatin Street Northeast, Washington, DC 20011
A public safety-net federally qualified health center about 3 miles from Takoma Park. Sliding-scale STD testing and care are typical here, call ahead to confirm the exact panel and pricing.
Sliding-scale
Address
1160 Varnum Street Northeast, Suite 312, Washington, DC 20017
Washington Health Institute in Washington tests for HIV, syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, herpes, hepatitis B and C, and TB, treating bacterial STIs the same visit; fees follow a sliding scale accepted by Medicare, Medicaid, and most insurers. Appointments are required.
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Without on-site language support, a patient leaves Washington Health Institute with instructions they cannot act on. A prescription unfilled, a follow-up missed, a treatment course abandoned. Washington Health Institute staffs Spanish and interpretation services directly, so the clinical conversation that drives adherence and treatment completion happens at the appointment itself.
Ryan White Program funding at Washington Health Institute means antiretroviral therapy, viral-load monitoring, and ongoing HIV medical management are financially supported for eligible clients. Not just the initial diagnosis visit. The infrastructure keeps prescriptions active and lab work continuous rather than dependent on coverage gaps or out-of-pocket cycles.
Washington Health Institute prescribes PrEP, including Truvada and Descovy, and PEP on-site, with the follow-up HIV and renal monitoring those regimens require built into ongoing care. Keeping prescribing and monitoring at one clinic eliminates the handoff that interrupts adherence mid-course.
Tests & treatsRyan White HIV carePrEP
Address
1140 Varnum Street Northeast, Suite 203 Washington, DC 20017
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 Takoma Park, 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 Takoma Park, 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.
CCRM Northern Virginia
14995 Shady Grove Rd Suite 430, Rockville, MD 20850
CMS-certified labAccredited · College of American Pathologists
Source: CMS CLIA registry (Provider of Services), Q1 2026. Federal public records: active CLIA-certified laboratories near Takoma Park. 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 Takoma Park, MD who may help arrange STD testing
Beyond dedicated clinics, 5,636 primary-care, OB-GYN, infectious-disease and other clinicians have a CMS practice record within 30 miles of Takoma Park. They may be able to evaluate symptoms or order a confidential STD panel during a regular visit, and 2,416 offer telehealth.
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Achankunj Chacko, MD Telehealth
Family medicine · 7610 Carroll Avenue, Takoma Park
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 Takoma Park, MD
Compare the pharmacies closest to Takoma Park, MD. Contact a location directly to confirm pharmacy-counter hours, services, prices, and product availability before visiting.
Showing the 5 closest pharmacies to Takoma Park, 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 Takoma Park, 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.
PrEP & DoxyPEP
Mistr
$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
STDs & HIV in Montgomery County: the local picture
How reported STI rates in Montgomery County, the county that includes Takoma Park, compare with Maryland and U.S. averages, based on the most recent 2023 surveillance data. An estimated ~18% of residents are aged 15–34 (ACS), the age group with the highest reported chlamydia and gonorrhea rates nationally.
#8
#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 Takoma Park, MD
Adults uninsured
13.2%
No routine checkup
23.9%
No transportation
9.8%
Binge drinking
13.6%
Frequent mental distress
14.7%
Depression
18.8%
Below poverty line
12.8%
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).
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 →
That access matters because younger adults here, people in their late teens and twenties still building relationships and routines, face the same scheduling squeeze as anywhere else, but with a local wrinkle: nearly half of residents rent, paying rents that leave limited slack for unexpected medical bills. For that portion of the city, the range of low-cost and sliding-scale options on this page isn't a bonus feature; it's what makes screening realistic. And with three in four residents actively in the workforce, appointments that open early, run late, or land on a Saturday are the ones that actually get booked.
The city's household picture (families averaging more than three people, spread across neighborhoods from Sligo Park Hills to Carroll Manor) also means that one person's testing decision can ripple outward to partners and household members. Montgomery County's STI landscape gives that ripple real weight. Knowing a clinic is twelve minutes down East-West Highway, not an hour away, changes what people actually do on a Thursday afternoon.
Getting there
How residents reach STD testing in Takoma Park, MD
Walkability14.55 / 20 · Above average
Takoma Park scores 14.55/20 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 20912 snapshot
Residents
25,428
Median age
37.7
Median income
$82,097
ZIP-level Census figures for the wider 20912 area around Takoma Park: a single ZIP can span several communities, so they describe the area, not Takoma Park alone.
Takoma Park sits in Montgomery County, ZIP 20912. Local context that shapes where residents test:
Local landmarks
National Museum of Health and Medicine
Crossover Church
Hyattsville Post Office
Riversdale House Museum
Bladensburg Dueling Grounds
Rachel Carson House
Neighborhoods & communities
Carroll Manor
Kilmarock
New Hampshire Gardens
North Takoma Park
Sligo Park Hills
Hampshire Knolls
Carole Highlands
Browns Corner
Major routes
MD 650 (New Hampshire Avenue)
MD 410 (East-West Highway)
MD 193 (University Boulevard East)
New Hampshire Avenue Northeast
Nearby cities & towns
STD testing near Takoma Park, MD
Just outside Takoma Park? These nearby communities have their own testing guides: clinics, at-home kits, and free screening close to home.
STD testing in Takoma Park, 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 Takoma Park-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 Takoma Park 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.
