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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

Kentucky 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $69.18 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$51.29$20.89 to $58.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$69.18$52.48 to $123

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $51 to $155Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $19 to $89
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $69professional $51

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
$51.29
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$288.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$67.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$44.67
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$91.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$89.13

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $52.48 · 50th 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.