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Thomas Shunt Placement

Rhode Island 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?

$776

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $776 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $631 from a physician practice, and about $3,020 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$631$550 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,020$1,622 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,020 · 10th to 90th $832 to $6,918Professionalmedian $631 · 10th to 90th $479 to $1,023
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,020professional $631

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
$3,019.95
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$616.60
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,023.29
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$870.96
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$72.44
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,365.16
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,122.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$851.14

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 34th of 51

$776

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.