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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

North Carolina 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?

$85.11

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $51.29 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 7 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$51.29$51.29 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$72.44 to $417

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $51 to $550Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $44 to $85
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $302professional $51

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
$51.29
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$549.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$85.11
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$234.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$275.42
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$120.23
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$112.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$89.13
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$331.13

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina $85.11 · 20th 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.