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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 October 2026.

How much does Dibucaine Number Test cost?

$10.96

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, 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 $19.95 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$9.55 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$12.30 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $87Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $20professional $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
$10.00
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.19
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$11.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$29.51
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$17.78
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$18.20
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$41.69
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$11.22
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$5.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.00
Median
$2.00
Typical High
$2.09
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$97.72
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$20.42

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 35th 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.