Regrettably, due to a lack of health insurance and financial struggles, many women miss having regular pap smears.
But thanks to government and nonprofit programs, no woman has to go without having a regular Pap smear because of financial concerns. This is because of local county health departments throughout the country, as well as a federally funded program, which supply low cost or free Pap smears, an important screening test for cervical cancer.
Low Price and Free Pap Smear Clinics
Local county health departments and women’s clinics offer you free and cheap Pap smears. For the prosecution, the expense of the test is generally based on income level.
Your regional Planned Parenthood can also offer low-cost Pap smears. Planned Parenthood is an organization that offers sexual and reproductive health services to individuals, regardless of income. You can find your regional Planned Parenthood clinic by visiting their website or by calling (800) 230-PLAN.
The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program is a federally funded program that helps uninsured and displaced women get regular Pap smears.
The program is available to qualified women ages 18 to 64 who don’t have any insurance (or whose insurance doesn’t cover screening exams) and whose annual income is at or below 250 percent of the federal poverty level.
Girls between the ages of 40 and 64 can also experience breast cancer screening.
To get a free or low-cost Pap smear through the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, simply find the state where you reside on the list below and call the supplied toll-free number.
Alabama
Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
-LRB-334-RRB- 206-3905
Alaska
Breast and Cervical Health Check
1 -LRB-800-RRB- 410-6266 (in state)
1 -LRB-907-RRB- 269-3491 (out of condition )
American Samoa
Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
011 -LRB-684-RRB- 633-2135
Arizona
Well Woman Healthcheck Program
-LRB-602-RRB- 542-1001
Arkansas
BreastCare Program
1 -LRB-877-RRB- 670-2273
California
Cancer Detection Programs: Every Woman Counts
-LRB-916-RRB- 449-5300
Colorado
Colorado Women’s Cancer Control Initiative
1 -LRB-866-RRB- 692-2600
-LRB-303-RRB- 692-2600 (in state)
Connecticut
Breast and Cervical Cancer Program
1 -LRB-860-RRB- 509-7804
Delaware
Screening for Life
1 -LRB-888-RRB- 459-2943
District of Columbia
Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
-LRB-202-RRB- 442-5900
-LRB-888-RRB- 833-9474
Georgia
Breast and Cervical Cancer Program
-LRB-404-RRB- 657-6611
Guam
Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
1 -LRB-850-RRB- 245-4455
1 -LRB-617-RRB- 735-7174
Hawaii
Hawaii Breast and Cervical Cancer Program
-LRB-808-RRB- 692-7460
Idaho
Women’s Health Assess
1 -LRB-800-RRB- 926-2588
Illinois
Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer Program
1 -LRB-888-RRB- 522-1282
Indiana
Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
-LRB-317-RRB- 234-1356
-LRB-800-RRB- 433-0746
Iowa
Care for Yourself
1 -LRB-800-RRB- 369-2229
Kansas
Early Detection Works
1 -LRB-877-RRB- 277-1368
Kentucky
Kentucky Women’s Cancer Screening Program
-LRB-502-RRB- 564-7996 Ext. 3821
Louisiana
Louisiana Breast and Cervical Health Program
1 -LRB-888-RRB- 599-1073
Maine
Breast and Cervical Health Program
1 -LRB-800-RRB- 350-5180 (in state)
Maryland
Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program
1 -LRB-800-RRB- 477-9774
Massachusetts
Women’s Health Network
1 -LRB-877-RRB- 414-4447
Michigan
Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program
1 (800) 922-MAMM
Minnesota
SAGE Screening Program
1 -LRB-888-RRB- 643-2584
Mississippi
Mississippi Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
1 -LRB-800-RRB- 721-7222
Missouri
Show Me Healthy Women Program
-LRB-573-RRB- 522-2845
Montana
Breast and Cervical Health Program
1 -LRB-888-RRB- 803-9343
Nebraska
Every Woman Matters Program
-LRB-402-RRB- 471-0929 (in Lincoln)
1 -LRB-800-RRB- 532-2227 (outside Lincoln)
Nevada
Women’s Health Connection
1 -LRB-888-RRB- 463-8942 (in state)
1 -LRB-775-RRB- 684-5936 (out of state)
New Hampshire
Breast and Cervical Cancer Program
New Jersey
Cancer Education and Early Detection Program
1 -LRB-800-RRB- 328-3838
New Mexico
Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
-LRB-505-RRB- 222-8603
-LRB-877-RRB- 852-2585
New York
Cancer Services Program
1 (800) 4-CANCER
1 (800) ACS-2345
North Carolina
Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program
1 (800) 4-CANCER (in state)
1 -LRB-919-RRB- 715-0111 (outside of state)
North Dakota
Women’s Way Program
1 -LRB-800-RRB- 449-6636 (in state)
1 -LRB-701-RRB- 328-2333 (out of state)
Ohio
Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention Project
1 (800) 4-CANCER
Oklahoma
Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
1 -LRB-888-RRB- 669-5934
Oregon
Breast and Cervical Cancer Program
-LRB-971-RRB- 673-0984
Pennsylvania
Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
1 (800) 4-CANCER
Puerto Rico
Cancer Prevention and Early Detection Program
-LRB-787-RRB- 274-3300
Republic of Palau
Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
011 -LRB-680-RRB- 488-4612
Rhode Island
Women’s Cancer Screening Program
-LRB-401-RRB- 222-1161
South Carolina
Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
1 -LRB-800-RRB- 227-2345
South Dakota
All Women Count!
1 -LRB-800-RRB- 738-2301(in state)
Tennessee
Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
-LRB-615-RRB- 532-8494
Texas
Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program
-LRB-512-RRB- 458-7796
Utah
Utah Cancer Control Program
-LRB-801-RRB- 538-6712
Vermont
Ladies First
1 -LRB-800-RRB- 508-2222 1 -LRB-800-RRB- 319-3141 (TDD)
Virginia
Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
1 (800) ACS-2345 (in state)
1 -LRB-804-RRB- 786-5916 (outside of state)
Washington
Washington Breast and Cervical Health Program
1 -LRB-888-RRB- 438-2247
West Virginia
Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program
1 (800) 4-CANCER
Wisconsin
Well Woman Program
1-608-266-8311
Wyoming
Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program
1 -LRB-800-RRB- 264-1296
A Word From Verywell
It is essential to note that in addition to a periodic Pap smear, your doctor can also order testing in your own cervical cells for human papillomavirus (HPV), a virus that is related to cervical cancer. The good news is your HPV test can be done at the same time as your Pap smear. Then, depending on your age, medical history, and Pap smear and HPV test results, your health care provider will advise you on when to follow-up.
As a last tidbit, it is important to remember to call if you do not receive your Pap smear results–no news doesn’t mean decent news, so stay in contact with the practice that performed your evaluation.
