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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

Kansas 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?

$69.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $69.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $56.23 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 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$56.23$56.23 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$70.79 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $59 to $240Professionalmedian $56 · 10th to 90th $45 to $102
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $132professional $56

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
$64.57
Median
$147.91
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$138.04
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$154.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$138.04
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$131.83

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $69.18 · 39th 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.