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Thomas Shunt Placement

South Dakota 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?

$1,072

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,072 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,000 from a physician practice, and about $1,995 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,000$724 to $1,230
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,995$776 to $2,399

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,995 · 10th to 90th $661 to $3,162Professionalmedian $1,000 · 10th to 90th $513 to $1,318
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,995professional $1,000

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$512.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$3,162.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$7,413.10
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,071.52
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$3,162.28
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$794.33
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,288.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where South Dakota 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 Dakota· 18th of 51

$1,072

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.