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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 October 2026.

How much does Thomas Shunt Placement cost?

$955

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $955 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $2,138 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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$562$479 to $575
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,138$1,380 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $871 to $4,074Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $447 to $692
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,138professional $562

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
$575.44
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$575.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$3,388.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 21st of 51

$955

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.