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Dibucaine Number Test

Oregon 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$13.49$11.75 to $16.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$12.88 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $12 to $43Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $5 to $26
$10$20$50facility $18professional $13

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
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$21.88
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$36.31
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$45.71
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$22.91
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$24.55
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$48.98
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$79.43
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$54.95
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$14.79

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 12th of 51

$14.79

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.