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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

South Dakota 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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 6 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$26.92$12.88 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$30.20 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $19 to $32Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $11 to $45
$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $27

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
$11.48
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$39.81
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$22.91
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$22.91
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 1st of 51

$31.62

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.