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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Oregon 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 Oregon, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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$20.42$16.60 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$16.60 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $17 to $48Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $16 to $44
$10$20$50$100facility $18professional $20

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
$30.90
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$30.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$41.69
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$22.91
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$33.11
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.88
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$24.55
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$48.98
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$64.57
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$22.91

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 16th 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.