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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

Michigan 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?

$61.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $61.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $61.66 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 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$61.66$51.29 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$61.66 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $55 to $339Professionalmedian $62 · 10th to 90th $48 to $78
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $62professional $62

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
$57.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$338.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$128.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$93.33
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$112.20
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$114.82
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$83.18

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $61.66 · 47th 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.