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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Montana 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?

$23.44

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.44 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 5 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$21.38$19.05 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$20.42 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $17 to $52Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $11 to $110
$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $21

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.99
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$51.29
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$51.29
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$93.33
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$22.91

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 7th of 51

$23.44

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.