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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 July 2026.

How much does Thomas Shunt Placement cost?

$1,259

Typical physician fee. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,259 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $1,259 to $1,514.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,457 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $14,791Professionalmedian $1,259 · 10th to 90th $1,096 to $1,514
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $6,457professional $1,259

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
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,096.48
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$1,513.56
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,174.90
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$6,456.54
Typical High
$14,791.08
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$524.81
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,737.80

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 15th of 51

$1,259

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.