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Thomas Shunt Placement

Wyoming 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?

$1,318

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,318 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,259 from a physician practice, and about $3,388 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$1,259$1,096 to $1,514
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,388$3,388 to $4,266

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,388 · 10th to 90th $3,388 to $5,754Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $813 to $1,514
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $3,388professional $1,259

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
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$14,125.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$1,995.26

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 10th of 51

$1,318

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.