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Reconstruction Of A Cloacal Birth Defect

Missouri 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?

$4,786

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,786 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,786 from a physician practice, and about $2,818 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$4,786$3,981 to $6,166
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,818$1,230 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,818 · 10th to 90th $525 to $9,772Professionalmedian $4,786 · 10th to 90th $3,890 to $31,623
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,818professional $4,786

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
$2,511.89
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$7,762.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,890.45
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$4,677.35
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$8,912.51
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$6,918.31
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$2,290.87
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$4,365.16
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$1,096.48
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$954.99
BCBS Kansas City
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,165.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$489.78
Median
$691.83
Typical High
$2,691.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$7,762.47
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$11,481.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$31,622.78
Typical High
$31,622.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$10,964.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$10,232.93
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
$1,949.84
Median
$1,995.26
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$812.83
Typical High
$954.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$2,818.38
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 27th of 51

$4,786

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.