Free & Low-Cost STD Testing Clinics in New Bedford, MA
2 clinics in New Bedford offer STD testing on a free or sliding-scale basis, so what you pay depends on your income, and 8 more within 25 miles are listed further down. All of them also test for HIV. Call ahead to confirm hours and what your visit will cost.
How free and low-cost care works
Most clinics here charge on a sliding scale: what you pay depends on your household income and family size, and the lowest-income patients often pay nothing. Bring a photo ID, proof of income and proof of address to get the lowest fee. How sliding-scale fees work
STD Testing clinics in New Bedford, MA
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Greater New Bedford Community Health Center - Main Location
Also tests for HIV
- Services offered
- Women's Health
- Social Services
- Pharmacy
- Pediatric
- Medical
- Urgent Care
- Dental
- HIV/AIDS Testing
- Lab
- WIC
- HIV/AIDS/STD Counseling
- Diabetes - Treatment/Management
- Hepatitis C Testing
- OB/GYN
- X-Ray
- Immunizations
- Health Education/Nutrition
- Hepatitis C Treatment
- Telemedicine
- Geriatric
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Treatment
- Primary Care
- Adults
- Blood Pressure Screening
- Cholesterol Screening/Lipid Panel Test
- Diabetes - Prevention/Testing
- Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Lung Cancer Screening
- Prostate Cancer Screening
- Walk-ins Accepted
- Family Planning
- Counseling/Mental Health
- Languages spoken
- English, Portuguese, Spanish
- Fee structure
- Sliding scale of fees based on income
- Income eligibility
- All income levels accepted
- Insurance accepted
- Uninsured; Underinsured; Insurance; Medicare; Medicaid
- Hours
- Monday - Saturday
- Service area
- New Bedford Area
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Health Imperartives - New Bedford (South Coast)
Also tests for HIV
- Services offered
- Family Planning
- Health Education/Nutrition
- Hepatitis C Testing
- HIV/AIDS Testing
- HIV/AIDS/STD Counseling
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Testing
- Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Treatment
- Pregnancy Testing
- Birth Control
- Male Reproductive Health Exams
- Pregnancy
- Contact clinic for details
- Hepatitis C Treatment
- HIV/AIDS Treatment
- Medical
- Languages spoken
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, Cape Verdean, Creole
- Fee structure
- Sliding scale. No one turned away due to inability to pay
- Income eligibility
- All income levels accepted
- Insurance accepted
- Uninsured; Underinsured; Insurance; Medicare; Medicaid
- Hours
- Monday - Friday
- Service area
- New Bedford
STD Testing near New Bedford
Other free and low-cost clinics offering STD testing within 25 miles, nearest first.
- SSTAR Family Healthcare Center - Stanley Street
- Health Imperatives - Wareham (South Coast)
- Community Health Center of Cape Cod - North Falmouth
- Community Health Center of Cape Cod - Falmouth
- AIDS Support Group of Cape Cod (ASGCC) - Falmouth
- Community Health Center of Cape Cod - Bourne
- Health Imperatives - Martha's Vineyard
- Manet Community Health Center - Taunton
Frequently asked questions
- Can I get tested for STDs without insurance?
- Yes. The clinics listed here serve uninsured patients, and most charge on a sliding scale based on your household income, so testing may be free or low-cost depending on what you earn. Each listing shows the clinic's fee structure; call ahead to confirm what testing costs there.
- Do these clinics also test for HIV?
- Many do. Clinics on this page that list HIV testing among their services are marked "Also tests for HIV". If HIV testing matters to you, confirm it when you call.
- Can a teenager get tested without a parent?
- In every state and Washington, DC, minors can consent to STI testing and treatment themselves, according to the Guttmacher Institute. Eight states set a minimum age (12 or 14, for example), and some states allow or require a provider to notify parents in certain situations, such as a positive HIV test. Ask the clinic about its confidentiality policy when you call.
- What if there's no clinic close enough?
- The CDC's GetTested locator (gettested.cdc.gov) lists HIV, STD and hepatitis testing sites across the country, many of them free or low-cost. Your county health department is also worth calling: many run their own STD clinics.