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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

Idaho 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?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $229 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 7 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$64.57$60.26 to $107
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$229$117 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $229 · 10th to 90th $65 to $490Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $45 to $126
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $229professional $65

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
$147.91
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$645.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$323.59
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$93.33
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$89.13
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$77.62
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$234.42
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$67.61
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$131.83
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$107.15

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho $126 · 3rd 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.