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Dibucaine Number Test

Pennsylvania 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.00 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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$10.00$9.77 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$14.79 to $36.31

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $10 to $71Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $21
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $26professional $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
$28.84
Typical High
$53.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$28.84
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.47
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$29.51
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$17.78
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$21.38
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$45.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$36.31
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$120.23
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$20.42

Where Pennsylvania sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Hawaii than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Pennsylvania $11.48 · 34th of 51
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.