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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

North Dakota 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?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $11.75 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$28.18$16.22 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$11.48 to $15.49

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $11 to $30Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $11 to $38
$10$20$50$100facility $12professional $28

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
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$29.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.99
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$26.92

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 4th of 51

$27.54

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.