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Thomas Shunt Placement

Maryland 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?

$575

Typical physician fee. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $575 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $537 to $617.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,399 · 10th to 90th $2,239 to $6,457Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $457 to $1,122
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,399professional $575

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,288.25
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$602.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,398.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,047.13
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$977.24
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,122.02
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$758.58

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 49th of 51

$575

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.