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Thomas Shunt Placement

New York 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?

$1,905

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,905 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $646 from a physician practice, and about $5,012 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 9 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$646$513 to $891
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,012$3,090 to $7,762

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,012 · 10th to 90th $724 to $11,482Professionalmedian $646 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,585
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,012professional $646

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
$616.60
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,819.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$12,882.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$1,258.93
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$10,964.78
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$7,079.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$2,290.87
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,862.09
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,000.00
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$891.25
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$50,118.72
Typical High
$75,857.76
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,258.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,548.82
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,698.24
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,819.70

Where New York 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 York· 7th of 51

$1,905

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.