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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Nevada 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?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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$13.18$12.30 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$13.80 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $13 to $89Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $21
$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $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
$12.88
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$20.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$39.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.99
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.24
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$26.92
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.62
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$57.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$30.90

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 43rd of 51

$13.80

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.