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Reconstruction Of A Cloacal Birth Defect

Connecticut 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?

$6,918

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6,918 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6,918 from a physician practice, and about $4,677 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$6,918$5,012 to $9,333
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,677$1,202 to $9,333

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $676 to $12,303Professionalmedian $6,918 · 10th to 90th $3,981 to $10,965
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,677professional $6,918

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
$4,365.16
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$10,964.78
Typical High
$13,489.63
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$8,128.31
Typical High
$10,964.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$2,511.89
Median
$5,128.61
Typical High
$6,918.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,318.26
Typical High
$1,737.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,548.82
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$501.19
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$27,542.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,011.87
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$9,120.11
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$537.03
Median
$1,258.93
Typical High
$7,413.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$14,791.08
6 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
$2,951.21
Typical High
$2,951.21
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$1,174.90
Typical High
$1,174.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$870.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$588.84
Typical High
$588.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,073.80

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 11th of 51

$6,918

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.