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Dibucaine Number Test

Arkansas 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $14.13 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$10.23$7.41 to $19.05
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$14.13$14.13 to $19.05

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $14 · 10th to 90th $14 to $19Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $5 to $20
$5$10$20facility $14professional $10

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
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$3.80
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.05
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$31.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$20.42

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 16th of 51

$14.13

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.