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Thomas Shunt Placement

Indiana 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?

$741

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $741 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $575 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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$575$490 to $692
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$2,042 to $8,710

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $14,125Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $437 to $871
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,571professional $575

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
$549.54
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$660.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$17,378.01
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$812.83
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$4,677.35
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,897.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$891.25
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,258.93
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$5,888.44
Physicians Health Plan of Northern Indiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$831.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$9,120.11
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$933.25
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
$245.47
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$309.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$363.08
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$61.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$426.58

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana· 39th of 51

$741

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.