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Thomas Shunt Placement

North Dakota 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?

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $977 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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$977$832 to $1,122
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$468 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $468 to $3,236Professionalmedian $977 · 10th to 90th $501 to $1,230
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,995professional $977

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$6,456.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$588.84
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,258.93
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,513.56
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$933.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$3,235.94
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,235.94
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 19th of 51

$977

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.