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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

New Mexico 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $214 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$57.54$38.02 to $89.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$214$100 to $468

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $214 · 10th to 90th $58 to $589Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $29 to $129
$50$100$200$500facility $214professional $58

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
$47.86
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$213.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$89.13
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$114.82
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS New Mexico
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$158.49
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$125.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$158.49
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
$38.02
Typical High
$39.81

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 17th of 51

$75.86

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.