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Phosphatidylglycerol, Fetal Lung Maturity

West 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?

$13.49

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.49 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 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 4 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$13.18$12.30 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$13.49 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $25Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $15
$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $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
$13.49
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$15.49
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$22.39
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$107.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$22.91

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 46th of 51

$13.49

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.