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Thomas Shunt Placement

Utah 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?

$1,445

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,445 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $724 from a physician practice, and about $5,248 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$724$646 to $1,047
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5,248$3,388 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5,248 · 10th to 90th $724 to $9,120Professionalmedian $724 · 10th to 90th $550 to $1,445
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $5,248professional $724

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
$724.44
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$2,511.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$794.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$1,412.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$9,332.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,258.93
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,202.26
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$1,023.29

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 13th of 51

$1,445

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.