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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

Arizona 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $224 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 6 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$51.29$42.66 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$224$97.72 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $224 · 10th to 90th $62 to $447Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $40 to $427
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $224professional $51

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
$93.33
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$426.58
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$295.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$263.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$97.72
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$331.13
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$89.13

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona $97.72 · 11th 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.