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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Nebraska 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?

$25.70

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 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$13.49$10.96 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$20.89 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $11 to $200Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $110
$10$20$50$100$200facility $56professional $13

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
$33.11
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$199.53
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$39.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$21.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.88
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$33.11

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 5th of 51

$25.70

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.