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High-Energy Shock Wave Therapy, Heel

Pennsylvania 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?

$302

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $302 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $302 from a physician practice, and about $1,175 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$302$224 to $331
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$1,175$295 to $3,388

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,175 · 10th to 90th $209 to $5,754Professionalmedian $302 · 10th to 90th $204 to $490
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10Kfacility $1,175professional $302

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
$316.23
Median
$4,786.30
Typical High
$8,511.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$316.23
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$223.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3,981.07
Median
$7,413.10
Typical High
$56,234.13
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$302.00
Median
$316.23
Typical High
$602.56
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
50 · Both sides
Typical Low
$457.09
Median
$478.63
Typical High
$912.01
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$851.14
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$302.00
Typical High
$501.19
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$398.11
Median
$512.86
Typical High
$512.86
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$398.11
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$645.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$588.84
Median
$4,570.88
Typical High
$8,511.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$275.42
Typical High
$316.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
78 · Unplanned return to OR
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$223.87
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$371.54
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$676.08
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$295.12
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$186.21
Median
$295.12
Typical High
$295.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$4,265.80
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$218.78
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$446.68

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 38th of 51

$302

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.