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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 July 2026.

How much does Dibucaine Number Test cost?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $21.38 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 9 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$9.55$9.12 to $12.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.38$12.88 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $10 to $34Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $25
$10$20$50$100facility $21professional $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
$10.47
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$33.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$31.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$30.20
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$131.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$81.28
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$30.20
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$23.99
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.22
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$257.04
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$29.51
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$37.15
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$41.69

Where New York sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Hawaii 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· 32nd of 51

$12.30

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.