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Reconstruction Of A Cloacal Birth Defect

North Dakota 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?

$7,762

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7,762 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7,762 from a physician practice, and about $2,570 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$7,762$5,495 to $9,120
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$2,570$1,288 to $4,169

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $2,570 · 10th to 90th $759 to $5,754Professionalmedian $7,762 · 10th to 90th $4,169 to $10,471
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $2,570professional $7,762

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
$4,168.69
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,801.89
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,570.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,388.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,630.27
Median
$2,884.03
Typical High
$3,162.28
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,918.31
Median
$8,912.51
Typical High
$10,471.29
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$8,317.64
Median
$10,715.19
Typical High
$12,589.25
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$4,786.30
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$7,413.10
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$5,128.61
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,943.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,760.83
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$7,762.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,265.80
Median
$7,585.78
Typical High
$10,715.19
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$7,079.46
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$6,760.83
Typical High
$31,622.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$1,288.25
Typical High
$2,511.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$7,943.28
3 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
$1,862.09
Median
$2,041.74
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$616.60
Typical High
$676.08

Where North Dakota 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.

North Dakota· 8th of 51

$7,762

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.