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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 October 2026.

How much does Dibucaine Number Test cost?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.98 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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$16.98$12.30 to $25.70
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$31.62 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $18 to $81Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $8 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $42professional $17

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
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.77
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$15.49
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$22.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$16.60
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1.91
Typical High
$1.95

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 7th of 51

$18.20

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.