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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 October 2026.

How much does Thomas Shunt Placement cost?

$513

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $513 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $468 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$468$407 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$1,995 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,202 to $10,233Professionalmedian $468 · 10th to 90th $380 to $955
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,169professional $468

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
$1,819.70
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$1,621.81
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,513.56
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$870.96
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$10,964.78
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$3,890.45
Typical High
$7,585.78
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$1,621.81
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,995.26
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,071.52
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$691.83
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$3,235.94
Typical High
$4,365.16
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,230.27
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,412.54
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$2,691.53
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$691.83
14 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
$275.42
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$128.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$457.09
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$660.69
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$50.12
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$64.57
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$602.56
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$645.65
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$64.57
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$83.18
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$269.15
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$575.44

Where New York 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 York· 50th of 51

$513

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.