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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 October 2026.

How much does Dibucaine Number Test cost?

$17.78

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.78 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$16.60$10.96 to $17.78
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$17.78 to $22.91

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $17 to $29Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $5 to $21
$10$20$50facility $21professional $17

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS Montana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$42.66
BCBS Montana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.84
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$22.39
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$36.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$12.30

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 9th of 51

$17.78

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.