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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Maine 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$16.60$12.59 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$16.60 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $17 to $155Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $9 to $21
$10$20$50$100facility $27professional $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
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.99
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$74.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.88

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 29th of 51

$16.60

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.