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High-Energy Shock Wave Therapy, Heel

Alaska rates for HCPCS 28890

A treatment for long-standing heel pain in which high-energy sound-wave pulses are directed at the plantar fascia, the thick band of tissue that runs along the sole of the foot. A clinician delivers the pulses using ultrasound to aim them, and anesthesia beyond a simple local injection is needed because the pulses are strong. Nothing is cut and no tissue is removed.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does High-Energy Shock Wave Therapy, Heel cost?

$912

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $912 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $912 from a physician practice, and about $977 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$912$794 to $1,259
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$977$501 to $2,570

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $977 · 10th to 90th $407 to $10,000Professionalmedian $912 · 10th to 90th $324 to $1,479
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $977professional $912

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
$1,096.48
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$16,595.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,344.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$1,047.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$467.74
Typical High
$1,445.44
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$1,023.29
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$1,096.48
Typical High
$2,137.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$1,047.13
Typical High
$1,621.81
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$575.44
Typical High
$831.76
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$912.01
Median
$912.01
Typical High
$1,258.93
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$1,584.89
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$758.58
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,570.40
Median
$7,079.46
Typical High
$10,471.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$309.03
Median
$831.76
Typical High
$1,659.59

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 5.0 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.

Alaska· 1st of 51

$912

AK $912TX $182

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.