How to get colorectal cancer screening free or at low cost in Cheektowaga
If you're uninsured or under-insured, start with Cancer Services Program (CSP). If you don't qualify, the 2 community health centers below charge by income.
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Cancer Services Program (CSP)
New York's program for residents who qualify. Confirm which test it pays for before you book.
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2 community health centers in Cheektowaga
Federally qualified health centers, required to see you regardless of ability to pay, with fees on a sliding scale by income.
When you call, ask
- "Do you offer colorectal cancer screening at this location?"
- "What would it cost me without insurance, on your sliding scale?"
Community health centers in Cheektowaga
2 federally qualified community health centers in Cheektowaga charge on a sliding scale by income and see patients regardless of insurance. Call ahead to confirm the site offers colorectal cancer screening and to book.
New York's free colorectal cancer screening program
If you are uninsured or under-insured, New York's program says it provides colorectal cancer screening for residents who qualify. Confirm which test it pays for, and whether a follow-up colonoscopy is covered, before the test is done.
Cancer Services Program (CSP)
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:
Everlywell
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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