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Dibucaine Number Test

Rhode Island 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $15.14 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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$10.96$7.76 to $18.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.14$14.79 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $15 · 10th to 90th $14 to $44Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $21
$5$10$20$50facility $15professional $11

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$24.55
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$20.42

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 26th of 51

$12.88

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.