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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Florida 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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$14.13$13.49 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$17.38 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $15 to $89Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $13 to $19
$10$20$50$100facility $41professional $14

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
$14.79
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$18.62
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.50
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$33.11
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$128.82
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$22.91
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$22.91
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.60

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 41st of 51

$14.79

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.