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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Alabama 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $19.05 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 4 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$15.49$13.49 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.05$16.60 to $21.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $26Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $11 to $19
$10$20facility $19professional $15

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
$16.60
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$22.91

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 23rd of 51

$18.20

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.