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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 October 2026.

How much does Dibucaine Number Test cost?

$10.00

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.00 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$8.51$6.76 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$12.02 to $30.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $10 to $37Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $5 to $33
$5$10$20$50facility $22professional $9

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$7.41
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$33.11

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 42nd of 51

$10.00

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.