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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Iowa 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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$16.60$12.59 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$16.60 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $13 to $48Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $110
$10$20$50$100facility $30professional $17

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
$12.59
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$39.81
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$43.65
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$51.29
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$42.66
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.88
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$41.69
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 17th of 51

$19.95

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.