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Thomas Shunt Placement

Ohio 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?

$550

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $550 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $501 from a physician practice, and about $2,512 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$501$447 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,512$1,122 to $5,129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,512 · 10th to 90th $741 to $9,120Professionalmedian $501 · 10th to 90th $380 to $832
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $2,512professional $501

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
$1,905.46
Median
$8,511.38
Typical High
$13,803.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,737.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$758.58
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,884.03
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,715.35
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,071.52
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$3,548.13
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,071.52
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$630.96
SummaCare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,412.54
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$912.01
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$7,244.36
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,445.44
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
$263.03
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$794.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,202.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$239.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$1,122.02

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 49th of 51

$550

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.