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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Alaska rates for HCPCS 84081

A test on amniotic fluid for phosphatidylglycerol, a fatty substance that appears once an unborn baby's lungs are producing enough of the coating that keeps air sacs open. Its presence is a reassuring sign that the lungs are ready for breathing after birth.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity cost?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $17.78 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 6 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$50.12$30.90 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.78$17.78 to $17.78

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $17 to $79Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $17 to $66
$20$50$100facility $18professional $50

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
$70.79
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.99
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$53.70
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$107.15
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$158.49

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. 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.

Alaska· 25th of 51

$17.78

SD $31.62MD $12.30

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.