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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

Arkansas 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 July 2026.

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

$81.28

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $81.28 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $52.48 from a physician practice, and about $100 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$52.48$51.29 to $100
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$74.13 to $120

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $74 to $162Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $46 to $135
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $100professional $52

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$181.97
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$173.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$134.90

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Iowa than in Tennessee. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arkansas $81.28 · 23rd of 51
IA $151TN $51.29

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.