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Dibucaine Number Test

Utah 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $15.49 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$10.96$7.41 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.49$14.79 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $13 to $110Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$10$20$50$100facility $15professional $11

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
$15.49
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$7.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$3.09
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$17.38
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$21.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$54.95
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.48
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.85
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$33.88
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
$7.24
Typical High
$7.41

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 19th of 51

$14.13

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.