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High-Energy Shock Wave Therapy, Heel

Idaho 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?

$457

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $457 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $457 from a physician practice, and about $1,514 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 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$457$398 to $603
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,514$269 to $3,020

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,514 · 10th to 90th $224 to $4,898Professionalmedian $457 · 10th to 90th $309 to $631
$50$200$1K$5Kfacility $1,514professional $457

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
$3,388.44
Median
$4,466.84
Typical High
$8,709.64
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$630.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$446.68
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$2,089.30
Typical High
$4,897.79
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$389.05
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$199.53
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$309.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$501.19
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$275.42
Median
$630.96
Typical High
$5,495.41
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$501.19
Typical High
$630.96
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$446.68
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$758.58
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$524.81
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,691.53
Median
$4,073.80
Typical High
$5,248.07
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$537.03
Typical High
$741.31
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$288.40
Typical High
$5,248.07
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$398.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,819.70
Typical High
$2,398.83
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$239.88
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$616.60
10 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
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$380.19
Median
$3,090.30
Typical High
$7,244.36
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$562.34
Median
$660.69
Typical High
$1,000.00
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$338.84
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$602.56
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$234.42
Median
$281.84
Typical High
$407.38
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
63 · Small infant
Typical Low
$446.68
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$741.31
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$758.58
Typical High
$1,047.13
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$354.81
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$489.78
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$69.18
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
62 · Two surgeons
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$436.52

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 10th of 51

$457

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.