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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Arizona 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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$13.18$10.96 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$18.20 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $13 to $71Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $110
$10$20$50$100facility $34professional $13

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
$19.50
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$21.88

Where Arizona 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.

Arizona· 45th of 51

$13.49

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.