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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

Delaware 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?

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $162 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$53.70$39.81 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$67.61 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $54 to $437Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $34 to $120
$50$100$200$500facility $162professional $54

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
$53.70
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$89.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$117.49
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$426.58
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$457.09
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$89.13

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 25th of 51

$67.61

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.