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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Tennessee 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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$12.30$12.30 to $13.80
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$14.45 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $12 to $71Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $12 to $20
$5$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $12

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
$12.30
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$25.12
Lucent Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$89.13
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$22.91

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 49th of 51

$13.18

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.