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Thomas Shunt Placement

New Mexico 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?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, July 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 $2,042 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$692$479 to $871
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,042$759 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,042 · 10th to 90th $631 to $10,471Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $479 to $2,512
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,042professional $692

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$933.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$741.31
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$15,848.93
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$977.24

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 40th of 51

$759

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.