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Reconstruction Of A Cloacal Birth Defect

Utah 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?

$2,692

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2,692 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2,692 from a physician practice, and about $4,571 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$2,692$355 to $3,311
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4,571$2,951 to $5,012

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,571 · 10th to 90th $575 to $13,804Professionalmedian $2,692 · 10th to 90th $295 to $4,169
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $4,571professional $2,692

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
$3,162.28
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$6,025.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,365.16
Median
$5,011.87
Typical High
$5,011.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$630.96
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,897.79
Median
$4,897.79
Typical High
$6,918.31
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$2,570.40
Typical High
$3,548.13
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5,248.07
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$6,918.31
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7,762.47
Median
$7,762.47
Typical High
$7,762.47
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4,466.84
Median
$6,918.31
Typical High
$8,128.31
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,388.44
Median
$6,025.60
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$13,803.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,715.35
Median
$4,365.16
Typical High
$7,762.47
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
$2,187.76
Median
$2,511.89
Typical High
$2,511.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$870.96
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,000.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$3,235.94
Median
$3,715.35
Typical High
$3,715.35
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$741.31
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$436.52
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$3,019.95
Median
$3,467.37
Typical High
$3,467.37

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 50th of 51

$2,692

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.