Community health centers in Anchorage
These 7 federally funded clinics in Anchorage offer pap smear on a sliding-scale fee schedule and see patients regardless of insurance or immigration status.
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Aleutian/Pribilof Islands Association
Anchorage, AK 99518-1416
Sliding-scale fees Uninsured welcome 907-276-2700 -
Anchorage Neighborhood Health Center, Inc.
Anchorage, AK 99503
Sliding-scale fees Uninsured welcome 907-743-7200 -
Covenant House Alaska Health Clinic
Anchorage, AK 99501
Sliding-scale fees Uninsured welcome 907-272-1255 -
Eastern Aleutian Tribes, Inc.
Anchorage, AK 99503-3949
Sliding-scale fees Uninsured welcome 907-277-1440 -
Georgetown Clinic
Anchorage, AK 99501
Sliding-scale fees Uninsured welcome 907-675-4556 -
Scf Detox
Anchorage, AK 99508-5907
Sliding-scale fees Uninsured welcome 907-729-6690 -
Southcentral Foundation
Anchorage, AK 99508-5919
Sliding-scale fees Uninsured welcome 907-729-3359
Need a colposcopy in Anchorage? Start with the same clinics
If your pap smear or HPV test comes back abnormal, the usual next step is a colposcopy: a 10 to 15 minute exam where a clinician looks at the cervix with a magnifying scope and, if needed, takes a small biopsy. It is how abnormal cells get diagnosed before they can become cancer.
The community health centers listed above provide pap smear screening, and many perform colposcopy on-site or refer you to a partner clinic that does. Call and ask two questions: whether they do colposcopy on-site, and whether you qualify for NBCCEDP coverage, which pays for diagnostic follow-up after an abnormal result, not just the screening itself.
Alaska's free cervical cancer screening program
If you are uninsured or under-insured, Alaska runs a NBCCEDP program that covers pap smear and follow-up at no cost for residents who qualify.
Alaska Breast and Cervical Health Check