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Dibucaine Number Test

Florida 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?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.00$7.41 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$13.49 to $22.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $12 to $65Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $35
$5$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $10

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.14
Typical High
$2.29
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.79
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$24.55
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$81.28
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$16.98
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$54.95
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.30

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 31st of 51

$11.75

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.