Free & Low-Cost Clinics in Columbia, MD

Who runs these clinics

One health-center organization runs the 3 clinics in Columbia. Figures are each organization's own federal report for all its sites (HRSA UDS 2025), not this city alone.

• Chase Brexton Health Services INC. — 3 sites here, 7 in total. 52,105 patients in 2025, 33% uninsured; also provided dental, mental health, substance use care; 32% of patients had limited English.

Health centers near Columbia

• Laurel (1) · 8 mi
• Windsor Mill (1) · 8 mi
• Odenton (1) · 10 mi
• Brooklyn (1) · 12 mi
• Glen Burnie (1) · 12 mi
• Baltimore (29) · 13 mi
• Beltsville (2) · 13 mi
• College Park (1) · 14 mi

New to community health centers?

• How the sliding-fee scale works — and how to qualify
• What to bring to your first visit
• Getting care with no insurance

Columbia at a Glance

Every clinic listed above is a federally funded community health center — it treats you with or without insurance, regardless of immigration status, and charges on a sliding-fee scale based on income. Here's what the HRSA and federal NPI registry data shows for Columbia specifically:

• 2,240 patients living in ZIP code 21045 were seen at federally funded health centers in 2025; 38% of them had no insurance.
• 3 of 3 clinics list a direct phone number you can call ahead.
• 2 of 3 clinics list a website.
• 3 of 3 are part of a program that reports dental services in federal UDS data (program-level, not per-site — call to confirm dental is offered at this address).
• Reported weekly hours: 1 clinic reports 40+ hrs/week, 2 report under 20 hrs/week.