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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

Maine 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?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $64.57 from a physician practice, and about $162 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$64.57$52.48 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$64.57 to $372

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $65 to $646Professionalmedian $65 · 10th to 90th $37 to $83
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $162professional $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
$64.57
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$288.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$75.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$645.65
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$93.33
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$77.62
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$776.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$89.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$131.83

Where Maine 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.

Maine $64.57 · 43rd 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.