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Thomas Shunt Placement

Hawaii 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?

$631

Typical negotiated rate. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $631 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $1,820 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$631$589 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,820$1,549 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,820 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $5,495Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $30 to $6,026
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,820professional $631

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
$1,318.26
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$660.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$812.83
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$407.38
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$707.95
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$7,943.28

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 46th of 51

$631

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.