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Thomas Shunt Placement

New Hampshire 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?

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $955 from a physician practice, and about $5,495 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$955$562 to $1,202
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,495$2,399 to $9,772

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $1,738 to $14,791Professionalmedian $955 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,585
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,495professional $955

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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$14,791.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$537.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,128.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,445.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,659.59
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10,000.00
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$1,949.84

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 26th of 51

$977

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.