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Reconstruction Of A Cloacal Birth Defect

Pennsylvania 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?

$4,169

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,169 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,169 from a physician practice, and about $794 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$4,169$3,802 to $4,467
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$794$479 to $3,162

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $794 · 10th to 90th $240 to $6,310Professionalmedian $4,169 · 10th to 90th $3,311 to $5,623
$100$500$2K$10Kfacility $794professional $4,169

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
$831.76
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,466.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,162.28
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,165.95
Median
$6,165.95
Typical High
$6,165.95
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$6,456.54
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$120.23
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$2,290.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$7,762.47
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$8,317.64
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$7,079.46
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$831.76
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,709.64
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$4,466.84
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,754.23
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$3,162.28
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,884.03
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$7,762.47
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$4,168.69
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,467.37
Median
$4,168.69
Typical High
$4,168.69
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$562.34
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$6,918.31
10 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
$1,995.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,238.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,388.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$676.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$446.68
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$1,995.26
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,238.72
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$794.33
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$891.25
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,951.21
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,388.44
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$676.08
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$436.52
Typical High
$446.68

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 38th of 51

$4,169

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.