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Thomas Shunt Placement

Nebraska 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?

$1,549

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,549 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,047 from a physician practice, and about $3,715 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$1,047$794 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,715$1,905 to $7,079

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,715 · 10th to 90th $1,288 to $10,965Professionalmedian $1,047 · 10th to 90th $575 to $3,311
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,715professional $1,047

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
$5,011.87
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$19,952.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$1,445.44
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,079.46
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$19,054.61
BCBS Nebraska
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,630.78
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$4,073.80
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$891.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$2,137.96
Typical High
$12,882.50
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$7,413.10
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,412.54
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,265.80
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,023.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,238.72
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,380.38

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 7th of 51

$1,549

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.