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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

New Jersey 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?

$19.95

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$14.13$12.88 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$25.12 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $17 to $224Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $47
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $36professional $14

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
$21.38
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$46.77
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$45.71
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$18.62
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$23.99

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 15th of 51

$19.95

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.