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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

South Dakota 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?

$74.13

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $74.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $74.13 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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$74.13$44.67 to $132
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$54.95 to $245

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $52 to $1,445Professionalmedian $74 · 10th to 90th $43 to $155
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $74professional $74

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$1,445.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$154.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$245.47
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$89.13
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$177.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$77.62
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 21st of 51

$74.13

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.