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Reconstruction Of A Cloacal Birth Defect

South 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?

$8,710

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8,710 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9,120 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$9,120$6,166 to $10,000
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,202$759 to $5,754

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $759 to $5,754Professionalmedian $9,120 · 10th to 90th $3,981 to $11,220
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $1,202professional $9,120

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
$4,365.16
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$4,168.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,754.40
Median
$5,754.40
Typical High
$7,244.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6,456.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$11,481.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$5,754.40
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$31,622.78
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,332.54
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$9,332.54
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,943.28
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$7,943.28
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,168.69
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$8,128.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,202.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$11,220.18
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8,709.64
Median
$10,000.00
Typical High
$10,000.00
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
$1,698.24
Median
$1,698.24
Typical High
$2,041.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$676.08
Typical High
$831.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,090.30
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$512.86
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$338.84
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$2,398.83
Median
$2,398.83
Typical High
$2,884.03

Where South 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.

South Dakota· 4th of 51

$8,710

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.