Community health centers in Richmond
These 5 federally funded clinics in Richmond offer pap smear on a sliding-scale fee schedule and see patients regardless of insurance or immigration status.
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Brighter Beginnings Family Health Clinic Richmond
Richmond, CA 94804-3006
Sliding-scale fees Uninsured welcome 510-213-6681 -
Kennedy High School Health Clinic
Richmond, CA 94804-3343
Sliding-scale fees Uninsured welcome 510-231-8650 -
Lifelong Richmond
Richmond, CA 94804-1826
Sliding-scale fees Uninsured welcome 510-981-3227 -
Lifelong William Jenkins Health Center
Richmond, CA 94801-3554
Sliding-scale fees Uninsured welcome 510-981-4137 -
North Richmond Center For Health
Richmond, CA 94801-1516
Sliding-scale fees Uninsured welcome 510-374-7330
Need a colposcopy in Richmond? 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.
California's free cervical cancer screening program
If you are uninsured or under-insured, California runs a NBCCEDP program that covers pap smear and follow-up at no cost for residents who qualify.
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