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Dibucaine Number Test

Colorado 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.33 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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 7 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$9.33$8.91 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$16.22 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $9 to $62Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $12
$10$20$50$100facility $32professional $9

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
$7.76
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$11.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$61.66
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$14.79
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$25.12
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$25.70
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$11.48

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Hawaii 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.

Colorado· 35th of 51

$11.48

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.