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Thomas Shunt Placement

Georgia 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?

$832

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $832 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $676 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$676$589 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,072 to $3,311

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $708 to $6,761Professionalmedian $676 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,202
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,042professional $676

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
$1,202.26
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,317.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,754.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$5,754.40
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,445.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,698.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$954.99
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$7,585.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,621.81
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
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$457.09

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 30th of 51

$832

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.