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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 October 2026.

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

$67.61

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $67.61 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $58.88 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$58.88$46.77 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$74.13 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $60 to $200Professionalmedian $59 · 10th to 90th $36 to $129
$50$100$200facility $79professional $59

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$269.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$346.74

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 27th of 51

$67.61

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.