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Dibucaine Number Test

West 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?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 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 4 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$9.77$9.12 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.45$14.45 to $15.14

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $18Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $11
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $14professional $10

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
$10.00
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.48
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.98

Where West 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.

West Virginia $10.00 · 47th 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.