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Thomas Shunt Placement

South Carolina 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?

$661

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $661 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $575 from a physician practice, and about $2,692 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$575$457 to $724
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,692$1,380 to $8,913

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $933 to $14,125Professionalmedian $575 · 10th to 90th $66 to $871
$50$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $2,692professional $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
$660.69
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$21,877.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$660.69
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$891.25
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$1,096.48
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$2,089.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,148.15
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$870.96
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,023.29
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$19,498.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$1,174.90
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
$234.42
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$331.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 44th of 51

$661

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.