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Dibucaine Number Test

North Dakota 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $8.71 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$20.89$11.48 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$8.71$8.51 to $11.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $9 to $22Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $9 to $28
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $9professional $21

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
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$37.15
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.95

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota $20.42 · 4th 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.