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CRCCP Monroe, LA

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

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

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.

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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