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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

Vermont 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?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $398 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$112$112 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$398$107 to $501

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $398 · 10th to 90th $65 to $1,096Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $54 to $112
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $398professional $112

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,148.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$398.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$112.20
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$64.57
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$173.78

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont $112 · 8th 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.