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Thomas Shunt Placement

Pennsylvania 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?

$977

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $977 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $550 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 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$550$513 to $617
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,129$2,754 to $7,244

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,129 · 10th to 90th $1,047 to $8,511Professionalmedian $550 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,445
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,129professional $550

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
$1,047.13
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$2,344.23
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$57,543.99
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$741.31
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$812.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$831.76
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$977.24
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$5,128.61
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$575.44
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$4,168.69
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$489.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2,089.30
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$9,332.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$1,000.00

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 28th of 51

$977

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.