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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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$13.49$13.18 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$19.95 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $14 to $95Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $39professional $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
$38.90
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$38.90
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$39.81
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$23.99
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$28.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$61.66
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$48.98
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$134.90
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$28.84

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 36th 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.