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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Washington, DC 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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$12.30$12.30 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$12.30 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $12 to $115Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $12 to $58
$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $12

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
$12.30
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$128.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$28.18

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 50th of 51

$12.30

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.