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High-Energy Shock Wave Therapy, Heel

Washington, DC 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?

$324

Typical physician fee. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $234 to $617.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4,266 · 10th to 90th $324 to $26,915Professionalmedian $309 · 10th to 90th $219 to $813
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $4,266professional $309

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
$223.87
Median
$3,388.44
Typical High
$7,079.46
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$223.87
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$323.59
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$229.09
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$1,584.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$891.25
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$323.59
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$741.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,737.80
Median
$7,943.28
Typical High
$27,542.29
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$812.83

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 33rd of 51

$324

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.