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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

Rhode Island 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?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $67.61 from a physician practice, and about $263 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 4 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$67.61$47.86 to $67.61
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$263$105 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $263 · 10th to 90th $78 to $407Professionalmedian $68 · 10th to 90th $40 to $129
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $263professional $68

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
$194.98
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$346.74

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island $79.43 · 27th 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.