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Dibucaine Number Test

South Carolina 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?

$10.72

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.55 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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 5 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$9.55 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$16.98 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $10 to $72Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $10 to $15
$10$20$50$100facility $39professional $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
$9.55
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$10.72
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.85
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.98

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 42nd of 51

$10.72

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.