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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Illinois 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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$14.13$13.18 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$17.38 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $14 to $71Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $13 to $38
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $28professional $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
$13.49
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$34.67
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$169.82
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.20
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$70.79
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$21.88

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 10th of 51

$20.89

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.