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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 July 2026.

How much does Thomas Shunt Placement cost?

$1,585

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,585 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $575 from a physician practice, and about $5,129 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 8 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$575$501 to $912
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,129$2,754 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,072 to $12,589Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $447 to $7,943
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $5,129professional $575

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
$912.01
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$12,589.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$10,232.93
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,698.24
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$15,135.61
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$933.25
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$21,379.62
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$977.24
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21,379.62
Median
$21,379.62
Typical High
$21,379.62
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$954.99
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$33.11
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$933.25

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 10th of 51

$1,585

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.