Free or Low-Cost Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

CDC-funded programs provide breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic services to qualifying women with low income who are uninsured or underinsured.

Woman meeting a participating NBCCEDP program's screening criteria

Entitlement facts

Benefit type: Government benefit. A government-funded or administered benefit, service, coverage program, assistance program, or public access route. Taxonomy definition →
What it unlocks: Free or low-cost mammograms, cervical screening, and related diagnostic services through a participating state, territory, or Tribal program.
Who qualifies: Woman meeting a participating NBCCEDP program's screening criteria
Requirements: General criteria include inadequate insurance, income at or below the program limit, and age 40–64 for breast screening or 21–64 for cervical screening, with program-specific exceptions.
How to activate: Select the state, territory, or Tribal program on the CDC page and contact it for screening eligibility and a provider referral.
Cost basis: Variable by provider or eligibility. The user's out-of-pocket cost cannot be represented by one fixed amount because it depends on provider policy, income, household, geography, selected service, coverage group, subsidy amount, or the underlying program. It may be free, reduced, sliding-scale, or partly paid.
Cost and fees: Screening and diagnostics may be free or low-cost. Confirm covered services and any patient charge before care.
Geography: US, Participating state, territory, and Tribal programs
Personalization: Published eligibility is not described as individually targeted.

EVIDENCE / 1 SOURCE

Eligibility is conditional, not guaranteed.

Check the provider's final terms immediately before applying, depositing funds, spending, or changing a paid relationship.

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MACHINE RECORD

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Free or Low-Cost Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

Entitlement facts

Eligibility is conditional, not guaranteed.

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