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Thomas Shunt Placement

Nevada 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?

$933

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $933 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 from a physician practice, and about $3,090 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$550$479 to $741
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,090$1,660 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,090 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $10,000Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $398 to $955
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $3,090professional $550

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
$549.54
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$7,244.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$4,168.69
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$12,589.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$724.44
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,467.37
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$794.33
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$812.83
Hometown Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,454.71
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$691.83
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,174.90
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$4,677.35
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$977.24
6 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$269.15
Typical High
$269.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$109.65
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 23rd of 51

$933

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.