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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Indiana 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 Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $16.60 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$13.49$10.72 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.60$16.60 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $17 to $50Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $16
$5$10$20$50$100facility $17professional $13

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
$18.20
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$15.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$16.60
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$19.50

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 38th 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.