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Reconstruction Of A Cloacal Birth Defect

Maine 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 Maine, 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 $12,303 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$5,495$4,786 to $6,607
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12,303$9,772 to $12,589

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12,303 · 10th to 90th $776 to $12,882Professionalmedian $5,495 · 10th to 90th $4,074 to $7,943
$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $12,303professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,772.37
Median
$12,589.25
Typical High
$13,182.57
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,511.38
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,011.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,288.25
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$1,122.02
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$9,120.11
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,570.88
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$8,128.31
12 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
$2,089.30
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$416.87
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$3,162.28
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 19th 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.