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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

Montana 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?

$93.33

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $93.33 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $87.10 from a physician practice, and about $110 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$87.10$57.54 to $93.33
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$110$93.33 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $110 · 10th to 90th $87 to $151Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $27 to $112
$50$100$200$500facility $110professional $87

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
$52.48
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$223.87
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$93.33
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$151.36
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$117.49
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$190.55
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$64.57

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 10th of 51

$93.33

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.