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Thomas Shunt Placement

Michigan 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?

$724

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $724 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $2,042 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$692$617 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$1,778 to $2,884

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $794 to $4,467Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $537 to $955
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $692

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
$676.08
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$6,918.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$707.95
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$3,548.13
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$1,096.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$870.96
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,897.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$758.58
Priority Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$2,290.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,548.82
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$812.83
12 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
$269.15
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$354.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$537.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$70.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$501.19
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 40th of 51

$724

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.