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Thomas Shunt Placement

Oklahoma 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?

$1,202

Typical negotiated rate. In Oklahoma, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,202 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $575 from a physician practice, and about $2,884 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$575$501 to $794
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,884$1,288 to $6,607

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,884 · 10th to 90th $646 to $8,511Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $417 to $7,413
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $2,884professional $575

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
$1,288.25
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$13,182.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$6,606.93
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,090.30
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$776.25
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,584.89
Typical High
$8,709.64
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$8,511.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$812.83

Where Oklahoma 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.

Oklahoma· 12th of 51

$1,202

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.