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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 October 2026.

How much does Dibucaine Number Test cost?

$13.80

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.80 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.94$7.41 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$23.44 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $21 to $72Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $35
$5$10$20$50$100facility $40professional $8

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$54.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$66.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$50.12
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$18.20
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 23rd of 51

$13.80

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.