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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

Mississippi 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 October 2026.

How much does Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk cost?

$110

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $110 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $69.18 from a physician practice, and about $132 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$69.18$43.65 to $110
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$132$115 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $132 · 10th to 90th $60 to $132Professionalmedian $69 · 10th to 90th $32 to $132
$50$100$200facility $132professional $69

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$26.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$199.53

Where Mississippi sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Mississippi· 6th of 51

$110

AK $178KY $46.77

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.