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Dibucaine Number Test

New York 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?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.96 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.00$6.03 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$12.30 to $31.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $8 to $46Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $28
$10$20$50$100$200facility $21professional $10

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
$9.12
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$33.11
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$81.28
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$27.54
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$23.99
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$13.80
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$26.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$18.20
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$46.77
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.45
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.57
Typical High
$5.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.82
Typical High
$2.09

Where New York 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 York· 34th of 51

$10.96

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.