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Dibucaine Number Test

Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.08 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7.08$5.50 to $9.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$14.13 to $33.11

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $10 to $48Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $14
$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $7

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
$10.00
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$11.22
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$45.71
BCBS Oklahoma
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.30
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$5.50
Typical High
$14.45
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$10.47

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 29th 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.