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Where to get a free or low-cost pap smear or colposcopy in Fall River, Massachusetts

Black women die from cervical cancer at roughly twice the rate of white women (CDC WONDER, 2020-2022 three-year average), a disease that is nearly fully preventable with screening and HPV vaccination.

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Family planning clinics near Fall River that do Pap tests

HHS lists these as Title X family planning clinics. For care under a clinic's Title X program, which can include Pap tests, federal rules say the clinic can't charge you if your family's income is at or below the federal poverty line, and must discount what you pay by income up to two and a half times that line (42 CFR 59.5).

  • Citizens for Citizens

    300 Hanover Street, Suite 2E
    Fall River, MA 02720

    Offers: Cervical cancer screening, HPV vaccine

    Hours: Mon 9am-5:30pm, Tue-Wed 9am-4:30pm, Thu 9am-5:30pm, Fri 9am-4:30pm

    Call (508) 673-2400, Citizens for Citizens 0.2 mi from Fall River

  • Health First

    387 Quarry Street
    Fall River, MA 02723

    Offers: Cervical cancer screening, HPV vaccine

    Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat 9am-1pm

    Call (508) 679-8111, Health First 1.0 mi from Fall River

When you call, ask:

  • Is this visit part of your Title X family planning program?
  • What would I pay at my income?

HHS Office of Population Affairs Title X clinic locator, updated October 20, 2026. Services and hours are as each clinic reports them to HHS.

Community health centers in Fall River

4 federally qualified community health centers in Fall River charge on a sliding scale by income and see patients regardless of insurance. Call ahead to confirm the site offers a Pap smear and to book.

See every community clinic in Fall River

Need a colposcopy in Fall River? 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.

Massachusetts's free cervical cancer screening program

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

Massachusetts Breast and Cervical Cancer Program (MBCCP)

Call 877-414-4447 Program details and eligibility Full Massachusetts eligibility guide

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