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Reconstruction Of A Cloacal Birth Defect

New York 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?

$3,981

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3,981 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3,981 from a physician practice, and about $4,169 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$3,981$3,388 to $4,467
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,169$1,950 to $6,761

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $1,148 to $10,471Professionalmedian $3,981 · 10th to 90th $3,236 to $6,166
$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,169professional $3,981

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
$1,819.70
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$10,964.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$4,570.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,548.82
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$10,715.19
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,025.60
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$2,137.96
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$3,801.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
80 · Assistant surgeon
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$645.65
Typical High
$954.99
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
AS · PA/NP assist
Typical Low
$478.63
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$851.14
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,888.44
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$5,888.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$851.14
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$6,918.31
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$7,943.28
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$15,488.17
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$8,317.64
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,630.78
Typical High
$5,495.41
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$5,754.40
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$6,606.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$575.44
Median
$1,778.28
Typical High
$6,309.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$6,456.54
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,981.07
Typical High
$12,882.50
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,818.38
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$5,495.41
15 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
$2,187.76
Median
$2,290.87
Typical High
$2,290.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$912.01
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$3,388.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$660.69
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$457.09
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$3,090.30
Median
$3,162.28
Typical High
$3,162.28
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,011.87
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$549.54
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$501.19
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,466.84
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$3,890.45
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,041.74
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$5,011.87
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$891.25
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$331.13
Typical High
$794.33
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$4,466.84

Where New York 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.

New York· 41st of 51

$3,981

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.