What to expect
- Hours
- Mon-Fri 8am-5pm
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Portuguese
- Access
- Appointment required
- Cost
- Sliding scale
The sites on this page test free or at low cost, and walk-in rapid testing is the fastest answer. If you would rather test at home, a self-pay kit is a private option:
Everlywell
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Where to go next
If Boston Medical Center Center for Infectious Diseases is closed, full, or too far, these are your alternatives in Boston and across Massachusetts.
Nearest testing sites
AIDS Action Committee — Boston Living Center
Boston, MA • 0.9 mi away
Rapid test FreeJRI Health (Justice Resource Institute) — Boston
Boston, MA • 1.3 mi away
Rapid test Free Black-community anchorFenway Health — Ansin Building
Boston, MA • 1.3 mi away
Rapid test FreeFenway Health — Sidney Borum Jr. Health Center
Jamaica Plain, MA • 2.1 mi away
Rapid test FreeClinics, clinicians, and coverage
27 community health centers in Boston
Sliding-scale primary care, HIV testing, and PrEP in this city.
15 Black clinicians in Boston
Our directory of Black clinicians, with distance and telehealth filters.
All 221 community health centers in Massachusetts
Federally qualified health centers test for HIV, prescribe PrEP, and charge on a sliding scale. No insurance required.
2 Black internal medicine clinicians in Massachusetts
These are the clinicians who prescribe PrEP and manage HIV care.
Medicaid in Massachusetts
Medicaid pays for PrEP, HIV testing, and treatment. Check whether you qualify and how to apply.