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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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$12.30$12.02 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$16.60 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $15 to $100Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $46
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $20professional $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
$15.49
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$12.59
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$104.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$28.84
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$24.55
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$34.67
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$17.38

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 34th 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.