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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $19.50 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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$19.50$15.85 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$19.95 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $17 to $60Professionalmedian $19 · 10th to 90th $11 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $19

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
$17.38
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$32.36
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$22.91

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 12th 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.