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Where to get a free or low-cost pap smear or colposcopy in Huntsville, Alabama

Cervical-cancer mortality for Black women in Alabama is 4.8 per 100,000, more than double the white-woman rate (CDC WONDER, 2020-2022).

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Community health centers in Huntsville

These 14 federally funded clinics in Huntsville offer pap smear on a sliding-scale fee schedule and see patients regardless of insurance or immigration status.

See every community clinic in Huntsville

Need a colposcopy in Huntsville? 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.

Alabama's free cervical cancer screening program

If you are uninsured or under-insured, Alabama runs a NBCCEDP program that covers pap smear and follow-up at no cost for residents who qualify.

Alabama Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program

Call 1-877-252-3324 Program details and eligibility Full Alabama eligibility guide

Other free screening in Huntsville

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