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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

South Carolina 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 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 5 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$12.88 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$22.91 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $13 to $117Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $23
$10$20$50$100$200facility $49professional $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
$12.88
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.45
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$134.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$22.91

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 42nd of 51

$14.13

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.