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Thomas Shunt Placement

Illinois 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?

$891

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $891 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $661 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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$661$550 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$2,455 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $1,175 to $7,413Professionalmedian $661 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,202
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $4,074professional $661

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
$724.44
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,288.25
BCBS Illinois
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,317.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,248.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,000.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,778.28
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$691.83
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,122.02
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
$295.12
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$426.58

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 27th of 51

$891

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.