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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

New Jersey 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 New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $85.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54.95 from a physician practice, and about $204 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$54.95$50.12 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$97.72 to $407

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $72 to $1,000Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $43 to $158
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $204professional $55

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
$74.13
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$181.97
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$5,495.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$177.83
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$72.44
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$131.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$93.33

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey $85.11 · 19th 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.