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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

Illinois 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $132 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$57.54$50.12 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$81.28 to $251

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $63 to $692Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $3 to $132
$5.0$20.0$100.0$500.0facility $132professional $58

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
$63.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$691.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$131.83
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$64.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$117.49
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$588.84
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$83.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$89.13

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois $75.86 · 32nd 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.