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Dibucaine Number Test

Mississippi 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?

$20.42

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $20.42 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $20.42 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$13.18$8.13 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$20.42 to $20.42

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $12 to $22Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $5 to $23
$5$10$20facility $20professional $13

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
$13.18
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$25.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$12.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$5.01
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS Mississippi
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.50
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$24.55

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 5th of 51

$20.42

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.