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High-Energy Shock Wave Therapy, Heel

Hawaii 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?

$407

Typical physician fee. In Hawaii, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $407 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $295 to $437.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,890 · 10th to 90th $1,950 to $5,495Professionalmedian $407 · 10th to 90th $200 to $501
$100$200$500$1K$2K$5Kfacility $3,890professional $407

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
$1,949.84
Median
$5,495.41
Typical High
$5,495.41
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$501.19
HMSA
Setting
Professional
Modifier
51 · Multiple procedures
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$251.19
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$457.09
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,238.72
Median
$3,019.95
Typical High
$3,890.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$407.38
University Health Alliance
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$436.52

Where Hawaii 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.

Hawaii· 17th of 51

$407

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.