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Thomas Shunt Placement

Iowa 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?

$1,175

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,175 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $3,981 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,047$759 to $1,288
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,981$1,380 to $5,495

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $891 to $8,511Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $537 to $1,479
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,981professional $1,047

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
$758.58
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,570.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,318.26
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$870.96
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$9,549.93
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$1,905.46
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,318.26
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,949.84
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$4,570.88
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,479.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,380.38
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$9,772.37
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,513.56
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,174.90

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 13th of 51

$1,175

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.