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Dibucaine Number Test

New Jersey 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?

$9.55

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $26.92 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$8.51$8.51 to $10.23
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.92$14.13 to $41.69

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $27 · 10th to 90th $10 to $60Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $13
$5$10$20$50$100facility $27professional $9

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
$9.55
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$2.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$25.12
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$13.80
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$151.36
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$10.23

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey· 50th of 51

$9.55

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.