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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 July 2026.

How much does Thomas Shunt Placement cost?

$1,047

Typical negotiated rate. In Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,047 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $562 from a physician practice, and about $10,233 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$562$525 to $646
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10,233$5,623 to $15,136

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10,233 · 10th to 90th $1,380 to $17,783Professionalmedian $562 · 10th to 90th $468 to $871
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $10,233professional $562

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$14,125.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$707.95
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$11,481.54
Typical High
$18,620.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$891.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$537.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,023.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,412.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$933.25

Where Indiana sits

The same service costs 14.1 times more in California than in West Virginia. 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· 23rd of 51

$1,047

CA $7,586WV $537

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.