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Reconstruction Of A Cloacal Birth Defect

Colorado rates for HCPCS 46748

Reconstructive surgery for a child born with a cloaca, in which the bowel, the vagina and the urinary tract empty through a single shared opening. The surgeon separates the three passages and rebuilds each with its own outlet, and lengthens the vagina using a segment of intestine or nearby tissue.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Reconstruction Of A Cloacal Birth Defect cost?

$5,623

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5,623 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $5,495 from a physician practice, and about $6,166 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$5,495$4,677 to $6,918
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,166$2,884 to $8,318

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $1,000 to $12,589Professionalmedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $8,511
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,166professional $5,495

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
$3,090.30
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$8,912.51
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$8,709.64
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$7,413.10
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$9,772.37
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$8,511.38
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$8,128.31
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,165.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$7,762.47
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,317.64
9 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,467.37
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$4,265.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$1,071.52
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$954.99

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 21.9 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.

Colorado· 20th of 51

$5,623

AK $14,125TX $646

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.