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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Kansas 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?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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$14.45$13.80 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$19.95 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $17 to $52Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $23
$10$20$50$100facility $33professional $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
$17.78
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$16.60
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$35.48
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$42.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$38.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$29.51

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 24th of 51

$17.78

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.