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Dibucaine Number Test

Indiana 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $12.30 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$10.00$9.12 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.30$12.30 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $12 to $37Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $12
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $12professional $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
$10.00
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.75
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$37.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.30
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$15.14
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$13.49

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $10.96 · 39th 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.