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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Rhode Island 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?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.38 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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 4 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$17.38$12.30 to $17.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$21.38 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $19 to $105Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $12 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $49professional $17

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
$26.92
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$48.98
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$32.36

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 20th of 51

$19.05

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.