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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 July 2026.

How much does Dibucaine Number Test cost?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.12 from a physician practice, and about $14.45 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 8 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$9.12$8.51 to $11.48
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.45$12.30 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $11 to $65Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $6 to $28
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $14professional $9

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
$11.48
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$23.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.33
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$54.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$17.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.20
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.48
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.70
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.30

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Hawaii than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Virginia $11.48 · 37th of 51
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.