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Thomas Shunt Placement

Washington, DC 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 July 2026.

How much does Thomas Shunt Placement cost?

$3,388

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,388 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $617 to $6,310.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $617 to $7,762Professionalmedian $617 · 10th to 90th $490 to $4,074
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $5,129professional $617

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
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,128.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,318.26
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,096.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 14.1 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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.

Washington, DC· 4th of 51

$3,388

CA $7,586WV $537

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.