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Thomas Shunt Placement

Montana 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?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $759 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $832 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$692$501 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$832$813 to $955

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $832 · 10th to 90th $724 to $3,715Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $79 to $871
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $832professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,413.10
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$933.25
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$870.96
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$7,413.10
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$776.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,479.11
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$4,570.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,202.26

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 36th of 51

$759

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.