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Thomas Shunt Placement

Delaware 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?

$575

Typical physician fee. In Delaware, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $537 to $1,230.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,026 · 10th to 90th $513 to $7,244Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,230
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $6,026professional $575

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$6,025.60
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,230.27
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$691.83
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 50th of 51

$575

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.