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38 private walk-in lab locations in the Providence area. Order online, walk in with no appointment, about 5 minutes, results in 1 to 2 days. Individual tests from $24, 10-test panel $139. Nothing billed to insurance.
Find a Providence Lab → See all 38 locations ↓Rhode Island is small enough that one metro page covers most of it, and rapid STD testing in Providence has a good mix of options: three dozen private walk-in labs from Cumberland to Coventry plus Fall River and Attleboro over the Massachusetts line, an express walk-in STI clinic, and free community testing. This page lists every walk-in lab with hours, plus the clinics. For Boston, see the Boston page.
The fastest option: order online, walk into a lab today
Private lab draw sites are located in Providence near Rhode Island Hospital and Miriam, in Warwick along Post Road and near Kent Hospital, in Pawtucket, Cranston, East Providence, Johnston, North Providence, Lincoln, Cumberland, Greenville, North Smithfield, Barrington, East Greenwich, West Warwick, and Coventry, and in Fall River, Attleboro, and South Attleboro in Massachusetts. Order online, walk in with no appointment, spend about 5 minutes, and get results in 1 to 2 days in a private account. Nothing is billed to insurance and nothing goes on your medical record.
Most sites open at 6:30 or 7 a.m. on weekdays and several open Saturday mornings. The full list with hours is below.
Walk-in and free clinics
- Open Door Health: Rhode Island’s express STI clinic, listed at 7 Central St, Providence. Express walk-in STI testing Mondays 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. and Tuesday through Friday 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. Tests for gonorrhea, chlamydia, syphilis, and HIV; sliding scale; open to everyone.
- AIDS Project Rhode Island (APRI): free, confidential walk-in testing on set weekday sessions; its posted schedule may be dated, so call first.
- Planned Parenthood Providence Health Center: 175 Broad St. Walk-ins welcome whenever the center is open, though it fills up, so booking ahead helps.
- Miriam Hospital Immunology Center: has offered walk-in HIV and STD testing on weekday afternoons; listings disagree on address and hours, so call before going.
Rapid HIV results are available at these sites; lab results take several days.
Urgent care in Rhode Island
Urgent care centers along Route 2 in Warwick, Route 44, Reservoir Avenue in Cranston, and in Pawtucket and East Providence offer STD testing with an exam. Without insurance, plan on a visit fee of $100 to $200 plus lab charges, with results in 2 to 5 days.
Rhode Island notes
- Minors can consent to their own STD testing and treatment in Rhode Island.
- Expedited partner therapy is permitted in Rhode Island for chlamydia and gonorrhea.
- Students: Brown, RISD, Providence College, RIC, and URI health services test students; a private walk-in lab keeps results off university and insurance records.
When to test
Chlamydia and gonorrhea at 2 weeks after exposure, HIV and syphilis at 6 weeks, herpes antibody at 12 weeks. With symptoms, test now and retest after the window.
Which tests to order
The 10-test panel ($139) covers the common infections in one visit. After one known exposure, chlamydia and gonorrhea together ($99) at two weeks and HIV plus syphilis ($49 each) at six weeks is a reasonable minimum.
Testing with a partner in Providence
A lot of people get tested as a couple, at the start of a relationship or before stopping condoms. It works the same way as testing alone, just twice: each of you places your own order, so each of you gets your own private results, then you can walk into the same lab together and be done in about ten minutes.
- Same tests, same day. Ordering the same panel for both of you keeps the results easy to compare. The 10-test panel is the usual choice; add trichomoniasis if you have vaginal sex.
- Results are individual. Neither of you can see the other's results unless you share them, which is worth agreeing on before you test.
- If one of you tests positive, treat both of you at the same time for chlamydia, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis, even if the other person tested negative, or the infection passes back and forth. Retest in 3 months.
- A positive result is not proof of recent cheating. Chlamydia, trichomoniasis, herpes, and HPV can go unnoticed for months or years.
Order tests for both of you → Read the full guide to testing as a couple
Frequently asked questions
Where can I get same-day STD testing in Providence?
Order online and walk into any private lab draw site in Providence, Warwick, Pawtucket, Cranston, East Providence, Johnston, Coventry, or across the line in Fall River and Attleboro the same day. No appointment, about 5 minutes, results in 1 to 2 days.
Is there walk-in STI testing in Providence?
Yes. Open Door Health, which describes itself as Rhode Island's only express STI clinic, has walk-in express testing Mondays 2:30 to 6:30 p.m. and Tuesday through Friday 12:30 to 4:30 p.m., on a sliding scale and open to everyone. AIDS Project Rhode Island offers free walk-in testing on set weekdays, and Planned Parenthood's Providence center on Broad Street takes walk-ins.
How much does STD testing cost in Providence without insurance?
Private lab tests are $24 to $59 each or $139 for a 10-test panel, paid directly with no visit fee.
Can I get STD tested on a Saturday in Providence?
Some Providence-area lab locations open Saturday mornings. Order online first and confirm the hours of the location you choose.