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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

Washington 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.49 from a physician practice, and about $25.70 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 9 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$15.49$14.79 to $19.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.70$17.38 to $38.02

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $17 to $68Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $10 to $35
$10$20$50$100facility $26professional $15

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
$36.31
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$109.65
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$45.71
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$26.30
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.88
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.95
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$45.71
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.95
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$44.67
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$21.88
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$29.51

Where Washington 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.

Washington· 27th of 51

$17.38

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.