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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

New York 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?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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 9 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$12.88$12.30 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$16.60 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $13 to $46Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $33
$10$20$50$100facility $28professional $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
$14.13
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$22.91
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$42.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$40.74
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$107.15
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$45.71
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$32.36
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$23.44
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$39.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$38.02
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$39.81
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$53.70

Where New York 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 York· 32nd of 51

$15.85

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.