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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Ohio 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?

$15.49

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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 8 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$9.77 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$16.60 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $40Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $37
$10$20$50facility $23professional $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
$13.49
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$38.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$21.38
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$19.05
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$31.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$67.61
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$30.90
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$19.95
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$22.91

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 35th of 51

$15.49

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.