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Dibucaine Number Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 82638

A laboratory test that checks how a particular blood enzyme behaves when a chemical is added to it, in order to identify people who carry an unusual form of that enzyme. Those with the unusual form break down certain muscle-relaxing anesthetic drugs very slowly and can stay paralyzed and need breathing support far longer than expected. It is used after such a reaction and to check relatives.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Dibucaine Number Test cost?

$27.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $27.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $27.54 from a physician practice, and about $46.77 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$27.54$16.98 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$46.77$33.88 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $47 · 10th to 90th $12 to $145Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $12 to $49
$10$20$50$100facility $47professional $28

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$144.54
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$87.10
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$79.43
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$58.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$83.18

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Kansas 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.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$27.54

KS $28.84MD $9.12

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.