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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

Massachusetts 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?

$89.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $89.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $166 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 9 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$61.66 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$97.72 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $62 to $363Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $56 to $204
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $166professional $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
$61.66
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$288.40
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$331.13
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$186.21
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$229.09
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$165.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$165.96
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$7,079.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$109.65
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$199.53
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$346.74
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$331.13
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$257.04

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts $89.13 · 17th 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.