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Thomas Shunt Placement

Idaho 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?

$1,096

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,096 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $891 from a physician practice, and about $3,162 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$891$676 to $977
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,162$2,239 to $5,623

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,162 · 10th to 90th $933 to $8,318Professionalmedian $891 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,445
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $3,162professional $891

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
$3,388.44
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$8,317.64
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,890.45
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$812.83
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$5,011.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$10,471.29
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,000.00
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$6,309.57
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,023.29
4 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
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$912.01
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,202.26
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$707.95

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 17th of 51

$1,096

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.