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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

Maryland 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 Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $48.98 from a physician practice, and about $468 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 6 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$48.98$47.86 to $79.43
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$468$95.50 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $48 to $603Professionalmedian $49 · 10th to 90th $39 to $251
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $468professional $49

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
$47.86
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$602.56
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$251.19
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$158.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$125.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$89.13
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$97.72

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $75.86 · 34th 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.