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Dibucaine Number Test

Virginia 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?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.51$6.17 to $10.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$12.30 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $11 to $59Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $17
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $18professional $9

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
$11.48
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$60.26
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$9.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$17.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$21.38
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$10,232.93
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.30
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
$4.57
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$2.29

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 49th of 51

$9.77

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.