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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

Tennessee 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $42.66 to $87.10.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $120 · 10th to 90th $48 to $229Professionalmedian $51 · 10th to 90th $30 to $87
$50$100$200facility $120professional $51

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
$51.29
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$15.49
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$87.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$251.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$93.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$128.82

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 39th of 51

$54.95

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.