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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Massachusetts 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?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $40.74 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 8 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$15.85 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$40.74$22.91 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $41 · 10th to 90th $16 to $71Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $14 to $50
$10$50$200$1Kfacility $41professional $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
$15.85
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$74.13
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$100.00
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$43.65
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$7,079.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$28.18
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$50.12
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$100.00
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$41.69

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 22nd of 51

$18.62

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.