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Dibucaine Number Test

Nevada 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $14.45 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$9.12$6.03 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.45$12.30 to $16.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $45Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $18
$10$100$1Kfacility $14professional $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
$20.42
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$16.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$8.91
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$44.67
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$17.38
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.95
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.17
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$23.99

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 28th of 51

$12.30

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.