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Dibucaine Number Test

Arizona 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 July 2026.

How much does Dibucaine Number Test cost?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In Arizona, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 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$9.77$8.13 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$13.18 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $10 to $52Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $81
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $25professional $10

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
$14.45
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$18.62
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$10.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.98

Where Arizona sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Hawaii than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Arizona $10.00 · 46th of 51
HI $22.39MD $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.