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Thomas Shunt Placement

Maine 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?

$708

Typical physician fee. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $708 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $589 to $776.

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 $6,457 · 10th to 90th $6,457 to $6,457Professionalmedian $708 · 10th to 90th $537 to $912
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $6,457professional $708

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
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$1,047.13
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$912.01
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$724.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 43rd of 51

$708

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.