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Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk

West 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 October 2026.

How much does Fetal Fibronectin Test for Preterm Labor Risk cost?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $44.67 from a physician practice, and about $126 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$44.67$38.02 to $123
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$126$87.10 to $195

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $126 · 10th to 90th $52 to $676Professionalmedian $45 · 10th to 90th $29 to $174
$50$100$200$500facility $126professional $45

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
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$75.86
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$426.58
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$173.78

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 43rd of 51

$52.48

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.