# Fetal fibronectin (preterm labor test) in GA

Billing code `82731`. Prices for this code at 85 hospitals in GA, taken from the machine-readable standard charge files each hospital is required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency Rule (45 CFR 180.50).

Source page: https://clearcharge.org/price/ga/fetal-fibronectin-preterm-labor-test

HC ASSAY OF FETAL FIBRONECTIN - FETAL FIBRONECTIN

## Before quoting any figure below

- **Hospital charges only.** The surgeon, anaesthetist, radiologist and pathologist bill separately and appear in no hospital price file, by construction. Every figure below is part of a total, never the total.
- **A negotiated rate is not a bill.** It is what a hospital and an insurer agreed. What a patient owes depends on their deductible, coinsurance and out-of-pocket maximum.
- **Each hospital's figure is a median across its own plans.** The spread inside one hospital is often wider than the gap between two of them.
- **"not mentioned" is not $0.** It means this hospital's file does not label a row that way. Silence is not a statement that the charge does not exist.
- **A hospital absent from the table says nothing about its prices.** It may publish this code under a revenue or drug code this site cannot map to a procedure.

A procedure code is billed twice -- once by the hospital for its own costs, once by the doctor for their work -- and hospitals publish different sides of that split under the same code. Of the hospitals here, 1 publish a physician fee; 38 publish a facility charge; 6 publish both, mixed together; 40 do not label which half the figure is.

## Typical price

|  | Amount |
|---|---|
| Cheapest tenth | $66 |
| Typical | $111 |
| Dearest tenth | $512 |

The cheapest and dearest tenth are the hospitals a tenth of the way in from each end, not the single cheapest and dearest. Every hospital, including both extremes, is in the table below.

That is a 8-fold difference for the same billing code -- a gap between hospitals, not between treatments.

## Every hospital publishing this code

| Hospital | Where | CMS rating | Typical | Facility charge | Physician fee | Self-pay | Lowest | Highest | Plans on file |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union General Hospital | BLAIRSVILLE | 3/5 | $60 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $35 | $28 | $71 | 18 |
| St Mary's Hospital | ATHENS | 1/5 | $64 | $64 | not mentioned | $223 | $63 | $309 | 110 |
| Ty Cobb Regional Medical Center | LAVONIA | 3/5 | $64 | $64 | not mentioned | $349 | $63 | $456 | 107 |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | RIVERDALE | 1/5 | $65 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $64 | $43 | $129 | 48 |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital | LITHONIA | 1/5 | $65 | $65 | not mentioned | $1,305 | $48 | $137 | 16 |
| Emory Houston Hospital Warner Robins | WARNER ROBINS | 2/5 | $65 | $65 | not mentioned | $297 | $48 | $137 | 12 |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | DECATUR | 2/5 | $66 | $66 | not mentioned | $1,305 | $48 | $137 | 17 |
| Doctors Hospital | AUGUSTA | 3/5 | $66 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $2,261 | $55 | $2,035 | 152 |
| Navicent Health Baldwin | MILLEDGEVILLE | 2/5 | see split | $64 | $163 | not published | $64 | $164 | 17 |
| Emory Johns Creek Hospital | JOHNS CREEK | 4/5 | $66 | $66 | not mentioned | $1,305 | $48 | $137 | 17 |
| Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $66 | $66 | not mentioned | $1,305 | $48 | $137 | 17 |
| Memorial Satilla Health | WAYCROSS | 3/5 | $66 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $820 | $55 | $738 | 124 |
| SGMC Health Lanier | LAKELAND | not rated | $66 | $66 | not mentioned | $564 | $64 | $97 | 3 |
| Emory University Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $66 | $66 | not mentioned | $1,305 | $48 | $137 | 17 |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | ATLANTA | 2/5 | $66 | $66 | not mentioned | $1,305 | $48 | $137 | 17 |
| AdventHealth Murray | CHATSWORTH | 5/5 | $66 | $66 | not mentioned | not published | $64 | $161 | 7 |
| Tanner Medical Center - Carrollton | CARROLLTON | 2/5 | $66 | $66 | not mentioned | $268 | $64 | $71 | 15 |
| Phoebe Sumter Medical Center | AMERICUS | 3/5 | $68 | $68 | not mentioned | not published | $64 | $113 | 7 |
| Memorial Health Meadows Hospital | VIDALIA | 5/5 | $68 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,073 | $42 | $966 | 81 |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | ALBANY | 2/5 | $68 | $68 | not mentioned | not published | $64 | $113 | 7 |
| Memorial Health University Medical Center | SAVANNAH | 1/5 | $68 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $807 | $49 | $726 | 144 |
| St Francis Hospital- Emory Healthcare | COLUMBUS | 3/5 | $68 | $68 | not mentioned | not published | $64 | $161 | 10 |
| NGMC Barrow | WINDER | 4/5 | $70 | $70 | not mentioned | $472 | $32 | $189 | 13 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Lumpkin | DAHLONEGA | 5/5 | $70 | $70 | not mentioned | $472 | $32 | $189 | 13 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center | GAINESVILLE | 3/5 | $70 | $70 | not mentioned | $472 | $32 | $189 | 13 |
| SGMC Health | VALDOSTA | 2/5 | $71 | $71 | not mentioned | $564 | $51 | $84 | 4 |
| Fairview Park Hospital | DUBLIN | 4/5 | $71 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,120 | $55 | $1,008 | 165 |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center Habersham | DEMOREST | 3/5 | $77 | $77 | not mentioned | $472 | $32 | $189 | 14 |
| SGMC Berrien Campus | NASHVILLE | not rated | $77 | $77 | not mentioned | $564 | $64 | $97 | 3 |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | ATLANTA | 2/5 | see split | $106 | $64 | $1,105 | $64 | $884 | 81 |
| AdventHealth Redmond | ROME | 4/5 | $80 | $80 | not mentioned | not published | $53 | $179 | 12 |
| Stephens County Hospital | TOCCOA | 2/5 | $82 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $204 | $64 | $306 | 10 |
| St Joseph's Hospital - Savannah | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $85 | $85 | not mentioned | $375 | $64 | $477 | 16 |
| Candler Hospital | SAVANNAH | 2/5 | $85 | $85 | not mentioned | $375 | $64 | $477 | 16 |
| AdventHealth Gordon | CALHOUN | 3/5 | $88 | $88 | not mentioned | not published | $63 | $161 | 9 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center | CEDARTOWN | not rated | $88 | $88 | not mentioned | not published | $81 | $164 | 4 |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center | DOUGLAS | 3/5 | see split | $161 | $68 | $502 | $63 | $701 | 76 |
| Hamilton Medical Center | DALTON | 3/5 | $97 | $97 | not mentioned | $1,626 | $35 | $111 | 3 |
| WellStar MCG Health, Affiliated with Med Col | AUGUSTA | 1/5 | $104 | $104 | not mentioned | $543 | $64 | $201 | 20 |
| Tift Regional Medical Center | TIFTON | 3/5 | see split | $105 | $103 | $693 | $45 | $1,386 | 92 |
| Southwell Medical, a Campus of TRMC | ADEL | not rated | see split | $105 | $103 | $693 | $45 | $1,386 | 184 |
| East Georgia Regional Medical Center | STATESBORO | 3/5 | $111 | $111 | not mentioned | $320 | $54 | $900 | 49 |
| Chatuge Regional Hospital | HIAWASSEE | not rated | $111 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $132 | $82 | $224 | 18 |
| Blue Ridge Medical Center | BLUE RIDGE | not rated | $112 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $486 | $26 | $810 | 974 |
| WellStar West Georgia Medical Center | LAGRANGE | 5/5 | $115 | $115 | not mentioned | $543 | $64 | $236 | 14 |
| WellStar Spalding Medical Center | GRIFFIN | 2/5 | $115 | $115 | not mentioned | $543 | $64 | $236 | 14 |
| WellStar Kennestone Regional Medical Center | MARIETTA | 4/5 | $116 | $116 | not mentioned | $543 | $64 | $236 | 13 |
| WellStar Paulding Medical Center | HIRAM | 4/5 | $116 | $116 | not mentioned | $543 | $64 | $236 | 13 |
| WellStar Douglas Medical Center | DOUGLASVILLE | 3/5 | $116 | $116 | not mentioned | $543 | $64 | $236 | 13 |
| WellStar North Fulton Medical Center | ROSWELL | 2/5 | $116 | $116 | not mentioned | $543 | $64 | $236 | 13 |
| WellStar Cobb Medical Center | AUSTELL | 3/5 | $117 | $117 | not mentioned | $543 | $64 | $264 | 14 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside | COLUMBUS | 5/5 | $142 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $219 | $44 | $620 | 17 |
| Coliseum Medical Centers | MACON | 3/5 | $142 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $219 | $39 | $657 | 17 |
| Piedmont Newton Hospital | COVINGTON | 3/5 | $142 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $219 | $41 | $620 | 17 |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor | BAINBRIDGE | 1/5 | $152 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $182 | $60 | $450 | 24 |
| Piedmont Eastside Medical Center | SNELLVILLE | 2/5 | $161 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $219 | $42 | $657 | 18 |
| Atrium Health Navicent Peach | BYRON | 1/5 | $163 | not mentioned | $163 | not published | $107 | $164 | 8 |
| Atrium Health Navicent the Medical Center | MACON | 2/5 | see split | $307 | $163 | $439 | $38 | $817 | 45 |
| Piedmont Henry Hospital | STOCKBRIDGE | 2/5 | $179 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $219 | $41 | $620 | 18 |
| Piedmont Newnan Hospital | NEWNAN | 4/5 | $179 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $219 | $41 | $679 | 18 |
| Piedmont Fayette Hospital | FAYETTEVILLE | 3/5 | $179 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $219 | $58 | $620 | 18 |
| Piedmont Hospital | ATLANTA | 4/5 | $179 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $219 | $58 | $620 | 18 |
| Piedmont Rockdale Hospital | CONYERS | 3/5 | $185 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $219 | $58 | $547 | 18 |
| WellStar Sylvan Grove Medical Center | JACKSON | not rated | $201 | $201 | not mentioned | $543 | $113 | $236 | 6 |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center | ATHENS | 4/5 | $214 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $115 | $41 | $315 | 16 |
| Piedmont Macon North Hospital | MACON | 4/5 | $216 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $219 | $39 | $657 | 15 |
| Piedmont Cartersville Medical Center | CARTERSVILLE | 3/5 | $216 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $230 | $42 | $691 | 17 |
| Piedmont Augusta Hospital | AUGUSTA | 2/5 | $216 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $219 | $41 | $657 | 24 |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | COLUMBUS | 2/5 | $220 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $219 | $44 | $620 | 20 |
| University Mcduffie County Regional Medical Center | THOMSON | not rated | $280 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $219 | $58 | $657 | 16 |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | ROME | 2/5 | $295 | $295 | not mentioned | $541 | $64 | $920 | 38 |
| Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica | VILLA RICA | 3/5 | $331 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $365 | $81 | $565 | 15 |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | JESUP | 3/5 | $331 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $218 | $267 | $392 | 17 |
| Emanuel Medical Center | SWAINSBORO | 4/5 | $342 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $473 | $36 | $631 | 17 |
| Piedmont Mountainside Hospital | JASPER | 4/5 | $370 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $219 | $58 | $620 | 12 |
| Piedmont Walton Hospital | MONROE | 4/5 | $511 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $219 | $58 | $657 | 13 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus | BRUNSWICK | 2/5 | $513 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $64 | $744 | 32 |
| Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus | SAINT MARYS | 4/5 | $513 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $64 | $744 | 32 |
| Evans Memorial Hospital | CLAXTON | not rated | $514 | not mentioned | not mentioned | not published | $84 | $1,326 | 10 |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | MOULTRIE | 4/5 | $614 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $652 | $64 | $652 | 44 |
| Northside Hospital | ATLANTA | 3/5 | $722 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,084 | $50 | $1,445 | 354 |
| Northside Hospital Forsyth | CUMMING | 4/5 | $795 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,084 | $50 | $1,445 | 351 |
| Northside Hospital Cherokee | CANTON | 4/5 | $795 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,084 | $50 | $1,445 | 357 |
| Northside Hospital Duluth | DULUTH | 4/5 | $831 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,084 | $50 | $1,445 | 372 |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | LAWRENCEVILLE | 3/5 | $831 | not mentioned | not mentioned | $1,084 | $50 | $1,445 | 372 |

## Self-pay

Self-pay is what the hospital charges someone paying themselves rather than through insurance. Paying self-pay usually does not count toward a deductible, so it can cost less for one service and more across a year. Every other figure here is what an insurer pays, not what a patient would.

At 8 of the 73 hospitals here that publish a self-pay price it is LOWER than what that same hospital typically accepts from an insurer; at the other 65 it is higher.

3 of these 85 hospitals have not published an updated price file in over a year, or do not say when they last did. Hospitals are required to update at least annually, so those figures may not reflect what they charge now: Tanner Medical Center Villa Rica, Southeast Georgia Health System- Brunswick Campus, Southeast Georgia Health System -- Camden Campus.

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Compiled by Clearcharge (clearcharge.org) from each hospital's machine-readable standard-charge file. When quoting a figure, cite the source page above. The hospital files behind these figures state data through dates from 2024-07-01 to 2026-07-01; per-hospital staleness is flagged above.