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Dibucaine Number Test

Louisiana 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 Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.23$7.08 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$16.22 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $49Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $16
$5$10$20$50facility $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
$12.88
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$12.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.94
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.57
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$3.16
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$46.77
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$18.20
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.60

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 13th 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.