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Dibucaine Number Test

Iowa 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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$12.30$9.55 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$14.79 to $32.36

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $12 to $38Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $12

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
$9.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$29.51
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$44.67
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$38.02
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$31.62
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$16.22
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$16.98
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 15th of 51

$14.79

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.