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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Missouri 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 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 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$10.00 to $27.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$16.60 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $16 to $39Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $8 to $40
$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $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
$15.85
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$57.54
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$91.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$42.66
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$22.39

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 21st of 51

$19.05

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.