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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 October 2026.

How much does Thomas Shunt Placement cost?

$871

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $871 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $692 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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$692$550 to $776
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$2,754 to $7,586

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $724 to $10,233Professionalmedian $692 · 10th to 90th $427 to $1,047
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $4,571professional $692

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
$724.44
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$9,120.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$724.44
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,754.23
Typical High
$2,818.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$891.25
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,380.38
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,174.90
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$977.24
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$426.58
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$851.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$11,481.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,047.13

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 29th of 51

$871

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.