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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

Virginia 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?

$64.57

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $64.57 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $135 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 8 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$47.86$46.77 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$135$64.57 to $288

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $135 · 10th to 90th $65 to $490Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $32 to $145
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $135professional $48

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
$75.86
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$257.04
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$48.98
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$190.55
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$407.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$295.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$93.33
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$95.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$134.90
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$109.65
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$67.61

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $64.57 · 44th 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.