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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, 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 $44.67 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$15.49 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$16.60 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $17 to $120Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $25
$10$20$50$100facility $45professional $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
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$154.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$32.36
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$120.23
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$31.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$37.15

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 30th 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.