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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Colorado 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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 7 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$12.59$12.30 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$21.88 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $13 to $83Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $16
$10$20$50$100facility $44professional $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
$10.47
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.85
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$19.95
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$33.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$34.67
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.60

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 37th of 51

$15.49

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.