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Thomas Shunt Placement

Colorado 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?

$1,995

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,995 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $6,761 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$692$575 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,761$3,311 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,761 · 10th to 90th $1,905 to $13,183Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $525 to $1,122
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,761professional $692

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
$1,995.26
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$14,454.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$7,244.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$954.99
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,202.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,000.00
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$3,890.45
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$478.63
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$11,748.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,202.26
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$363.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$501.19

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado· 3rd of 51

$1,995

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.