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High-Energy Shock Wave Therapy, Heel

Vermont 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?

$417

Typical physician fee. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $417 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $316 to $562.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $468 · 10th to 90th $407 to $2,188Professionalmedian $417 · 10th to 90th $282 to $575
$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $468professional $417

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$363.08
Typical High
$416.87
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$467.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$295.12
Median
$407.38
Typical High
$562.34
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$331.13
Median
$457.09
Typical High
$524.81
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2,187.76
Median
$2,187.76
Typical High
$2,187.76
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$446.68
Typical High
$676.08

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 15th of 51

$417

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.