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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 October 2026.

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

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $44.67 from a physician practice, and about $174 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$44.67$44.67 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$174$58.88 to $380

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $174 · 10th to 90th $50 to $3,090Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $34 to $74
$50$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $174professional $45

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
$50.12
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$14.79
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$5,754.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$128.82
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$64.57
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$478.63
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$75.86

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 49th of 51

$50.12

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.