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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

South Carolina 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?

$120

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $120 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $302 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 5 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$50.12$50.12 to $56.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$302$126 to $398

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $302 · 10th to 90th $56 to $501Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $50 to $135
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $302professional $50

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
$50.12
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$436.52
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$56.23
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$676.08
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$275.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$524.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$83.18
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$134.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$79.43
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$123.03

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $120 · 5th 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.