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Dibucaine Number Test

New Mexico 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 Mexico, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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$9.12$9.12 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$18.20 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $11 to $107Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $81
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $40professional $9

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
$18.20
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$39.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$109.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$26.92
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$21.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$9.12

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico $14.79 · 18th 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.