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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Michigan 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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$15.85$12.88 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$15.85 to $19.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $15 to $29Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $12 to $20
$10$20$50facility $16professional $16

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
$14.79
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$19.50
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$23.99
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$54.95
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$29.51
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.38

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 31st of 51

$15.85

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.