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Dibucaine Number Test

Idaho 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?

$20.89

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.89 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.79 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$14.79$11.48 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$18.20 to $43.65

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $12 to $62Professionalmedian $15 · 10th to 90th $7 to $24
$10$20$50facility $25professional $15

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
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$17.38
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$23.99
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.99
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$23.44
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$23.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$43.65
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$56.23
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$26.92

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 4th of 51

$20.89

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.