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Reconstruction Of A Cloacal Birth Defect

Rhode Island 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?

$4,677

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $4,677 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4,677 from a physician practice, and about $1,202 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$4,677$4,677 to $6,918
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$575 to $3,715

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $372 to $6,457Professionalmedian $4,677 · 10th to 90th $3,890 to $6,918
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,202professional $4,677

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
$3,715.35
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,981.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$4,677.35
Typical High
$4,677.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,548.13
Median
$3,548.13
Typical High
$3,548.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$707.95
Median
$707.95
Typical High
$707.95
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$467.74
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$467.74
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,677.35
Median
$5,623.41
Typical High
$5,623.41
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$4,466.84
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$562.34
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$426.58
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$1,202.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,606.93
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$6,918.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$426.58
Median
$1,513.56
Typical High
$6,456.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,630.78
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$6,165.95
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
$2,344.23
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$933.25
Median
$933.25
Typical High
$933.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$3,311.31
Median
$3,311.31
Typical High
$3,311.31

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 28th of 51

$4,677

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.