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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 October 2026.

How much does Thomas Shunt Placement cost?

$759

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, 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 $2,692 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$537 to $832
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,622 to $3,802

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $692 to $7,762Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $355 to $955
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,692professional $692

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
$537.03
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$870.96
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,801.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$954.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$707.95
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$2,691.53
Typical High
$3,890.45
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$954.99
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where New Mexico 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.

New Mexico· 35th 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.