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Dibucaine Number Test

Hawaii 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $15.14 to $27.54.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $15Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $14 to $31
$10$20facility $12professional $22

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
$12.02
Typical High
$14.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.79
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$30.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$23.99
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.99
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$31.62

Where Hawaii sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 1st of 51

$22.39

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.