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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 July 2026.

How much does Dibucaine Number Test cost?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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 6 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$11.48$9.33 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$15.49 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $14 to $110Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $15
$10$20$50$100facility $55professional $11

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
$15.49
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$23.44
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$54.95
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.96
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$8.51
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.85
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$16.98

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 27th of 51

$12.88

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.