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Reconstruction Of A Cloacal Birth Defect

Kentucky 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?

$3,311

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,311 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,311 from a physician practice, and about $4,074 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,311$3,020 to $4,169
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,074$759 to $5,248

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,074 · 10th to 90th $457 to $8,511Professionalmedian $3,311 · 10th to 90th $2,754 to $5,370
$100$1K$10Kfacility $4,074professional $3,311

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
$4,073.80
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$5,248.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$5,248.07
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,630.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$1,659.59
Median
$1,949.84
Typical High
$2,290.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$575.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$512.86
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,309.57
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,309.57
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$33,113.11
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$8,317.64
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$6,165.95
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
$2,041.74
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$2,570.40
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$812.83
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,047.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,890.45
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$616.60
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$776.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,630.78

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 48th of 51

$3,311

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.