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Thomas Shunt Placement

Alaska rates for HCPCS 36835

Surgery to place a Thomas shunt, an implanted device. The listed price applies when this is performed as its own standalone procedure rather than as an integral part of a larger operation.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Thomas Shunt Placement cost?

$2,630

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,630 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,950 from a physician practice, and about $5,370 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$1,950$1,259 to $1,950
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,370$3,890 to $8,511

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,370 · 10th to 90th $2,630 to $12,023Professionalmedian $1,950 · 10th to 90th $550 to $2,884
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $5,370professional $1,950

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$16,982.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$16,595.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$18,197.01
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,584.89
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,801.89
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$3,235.94
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$6,165.95
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$1,949.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$18,197.01
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,584.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in Alaska than in Texas. 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$2,630

AK $2,630TX $490

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.