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Dibucaine Number Test

New Hampshire 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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$12.59$7.94 to $22.91
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$22.91 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $17 to $71Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $47
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $39professional $13

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
$16.98
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$54.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$23.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$34.67
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$43.65
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$36.31

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire $18.20 · 7th 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.