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Dibucaine Number Test

Tennessee 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?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $25.12 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9.77$6.31 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$25.12$13.80 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $9 to $44Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $17
$5$10$20$50facility $25professional $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
$9.12
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.57
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$7.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.95
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$15.49

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 39th of 51

$10.23

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.