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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Georgia 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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 6 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$13.80$10.96 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$16.98 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $13 to $41Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $35
$10$20$50facility $22professional $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
$13.18
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$37.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$34.67
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$35.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$22.91

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 33rd of 51

$15.85

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.