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Dibucaine Number Test

Minnesota 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $33.11 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 6 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$12.30$11.48 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.11$12.30 to $47.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $33 · 10th to 90th $12 to $89Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $19
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $33professional $12

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
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$23.99
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$89.13
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$23.44
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$27.54

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota $12.30 · 30th 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.