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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

Alaska rates for HCPCS 82731

This test analyzes a swab sample taken from the vagina and cervix during pregnancy to check for a protein that is normally not present at this stage unless labor is beginning. It is used in women who are having symptoms of early contractions to help estimate the short-term risk of premature delivery. A negative result is reassuring that labor is unlikely within the next couple of weeks.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk cost?

$178

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $178 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $437 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$145$75.86 to $178
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$437$240 to $617

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $437 · 10th to 90th $65 to $776Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $65 to $269
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $437professional $145

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$93.33
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$794.33
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$269.15
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$416.87
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$144.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$316.23
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$83.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$194.98

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$178

AK $178KY $46.77

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.