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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 July 2026.

How much does Dibucaine Number Test cost?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $28.18 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$10.47$9.55 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.18$18.62 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $12 to $166Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $35
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $28professional $10

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
$15.85
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$34.67
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$13.80
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$13.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$17.78

Where New Jersey 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 Jersey $14.79 · 16th 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.