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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

New Hampshire 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $52.48 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$17.38$10.72 to $30.90
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$52.48$30.90 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $23 to $95Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $63
$10$20$50$100facility $52professional $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
$22.91
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$74.13
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$46.77
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$48.98

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 6th of 51

$25.12

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.