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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

Washington, DC 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $240 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 5 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$47.86$47.86 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$117 to $661

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $48 to $776Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $48 to $295
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $240professional $48

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
$47.86
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$724.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$245.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$501.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$141.25

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $77.62 · 30th 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.