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Reconstruction Of A Cloacal Birth Defect

Minnesota 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?

$7,943

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,943 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8,318 from a physician practice, and about $4,467 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$8,318$6,457 to $11,220
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,467$2,239 to $9,550

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,467 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $16,218Professionalmedian $8,318 · 10th to 90th $3,981 to $15,488
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,467professional $8,318

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
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$2,818.38
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$562.34
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$2,630.27
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,630.27
Typical High
$3,311.31
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$4,265.80
Typical High
$33,884.42
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$8,317.64
Typical High
$13,182.57
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$10,715.19
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,659.59
Typical High
$2,630.27
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$5,370.32
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$11,220.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$19,054.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$15,848.93
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$16,218.10
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$8,709.64
Typical High
$14,454.40
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,445.44
Typical High
$7,413.10
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$9,549.93
Typical High
$31,622.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$3,630.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$15,488.17
7 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$1,862.09
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$758.58
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$380.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,862.09
Median
$1,862.09
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$4,073.80
Median
$5,248.07
Typical High
$8,317.64

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 7th of 51

$7,943

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.