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Dibucaine Number Test

Montana 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 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 6 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$16.60$14.13 to $23.99
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$15.14 to $37.15

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $15 to $69Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $81
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0K$100.0Kfacility $18professional $17

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$17.78
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$38.02
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$38.02
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$69.18
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$16.98

Where Montana 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.

Montana $16.60 · 9th 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.