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Where to get a free or low-cost colonoscopy in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Louisiana Black colorectal-cancer mortality is 25.5 per 100,000, the highest Black-specific rate in the country (Louisiana Tumor Registry, 2022).

See 17 local clinics Call the Louisiana program

Community health centers in Baton Rouge

These 17 federally funded clinics in Baton Rouge offer colonoscopy on a sliding-scale fee schedule and see patients regardless of insurance or immigration status.

See every community clinic in Baton Rouge

Louisiana's free colorectal cancer screening program

If you are uninsured or under-insured, Louisiana runs a CRCCP program that covers colonoscopy and follow-up at no cost for residents who qualify.

Louisiana Colorectal Cancer Program

Call 1-225-342-4610 Program details and eligibility Full Louisiana eligibility guide

The clinics above screen free or at low cost. If you would rather start at home, a FIT stool kit is a screening option guidelines recognize; a positive result still needs a colonoscopy:

An at-home FIT test that checks a stool sample for hidden blood, a first-line colon cancer screening tool you take at home. A positive result still needs a colonoscopy.

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