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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 July 2026.

How much does Thomas Shunt Placement cost?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $871 from a physician practice, and about $1,230 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 7 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$871$501 to $1,072
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,230$661 to $4,365

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,230 · 10th to 90th $603 to $4,365Professionalmedian $871 · 10th to 90th $468 to $1,318
$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $1,230professional $871

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,318.26
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$7,413.10
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,047.13
Median
$1,071.52
Typical High
$1,071.52
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$933.25
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$954.99
Typical High
$1,288.25
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,000.00
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,230.27

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 32nd of 51

$871

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.