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Reconstruction Of A Cloacal Birth Defect

Washington, DC 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?

$4,571

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,571 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $4,365 to $4,898.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,138 · 10th to 90th $427 to $6,310Professionalmedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $3,715 to $5,888
$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $2,138professional $4,571

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
$1,412.54
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$4,897.79
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,585.78
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$9,549.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,412.54
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$10,715.19
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
$2,290.87
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$2,454.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$977.24
Typical High
$977.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$489.78
Typical High
$489.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 32nd of 51

$4,571

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.