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HMH Hospitals Corporation

HMH Hospitals Corporation was paid $49.91M by Medicaid between Apr 2018 and Dec 2024, across 330 billing codes. Its largest line is 99284, emergency room visit (serious) — 24% of everything it billed.

33Billing provider infoHMH HOSPITALS CORPORATION
BRICK, NJ 08724
33aNPI1477065126assigned 11/02/2017
28Total paid$49.91M
24GClaims1,046,680
24DCodes billed330
24AFirst – last monthApr 2018 – Dec 2024
Compared with peers

Next to other General Acute Care Hospital providers in New Jersey

Rank by total paid#33 of 93
Median peer was paid$30.60M
This provider vs. median1.6×

Peers share this provider's primary NPPES type and state. Size alone says nothing about billing quality: a big agency or a hospital system is expected to sit far above the median.

Box 24A · Dates of service

Paid by month

$0$500K$1.0M2018201920202021202220232024
Paid that monthNov–Dec 2024: claims still arriving when the file was cut, so these months run low for every provider
By year, as a table
YearClaimsPaid
201854,296$3.41M
2019135,795$8.58M
2020113,309$6.00M
2021153,668$7.36M
2022197,757$8.27M
2023215,808$8.76M
2024incomplete176,047$7.53M
Box 24 · Service lines

What it billed for

CodeServiceShareClaimsBene. recordsPaid
99284 Emergency room visit (serious)Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management, high severity 24% 37,627 33,832 $11.87M
99283 Emergency room visit (moderate)Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management, moderate severity 24% 42,994 40,225 $11.73M
G0378 Hospital observation service, per hour 9.8% 6,111 5,197 $4.89M
99282 Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management, low to moderate severity 5.1% 14,717 13,951 $2.52M
97110 Therapeutic procedure, each 15 minutes; therapeutic exercises to develop strength and endurance, flexibility and range of motion 4.6% 36,434 7,640 $2.32M
99285 Emergency room visit (most serious)Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management, high severity with immediate threat to life 3.8% 8,829 8,096 $1.90M
96413 Chemotherapy administration, intravenous infusion; up to 1 hour, single or initial substance 2.5% 1,729 1,031 $1.26M
97140 Manual therapy techniques, each 15 minutes (e.g., mobilization/manipulation, manual lymphatic drainage) 1.6% 14,561 4,220 $807K
93306 Echocardiography, transthoracic, real-time with image documentation, with and without Doppler, complete 1.4% 1,031 983 $713K
97112 Therapeutic procedure, each 15 minutes; neuromuscular reeducation of movement, balance, coordination 1.3% 13,643 4,353 $645K
11042 Debridement, subcutaneous tissue (includes epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous tissue); first 20 sq cm 1.3% 1,622 622 $624K
96375 Therapeutic injection; each additional sequential IV push 1.2% 15,454 12,981 $622K
318 more codes
74177 Computed tomography, abdomen and pelvis; with contrast material 1.1% 5,847 $527K
93005 Electrocardiogram, routine ECG with at least 12 leads; tracing only, without interpretation and report <1% 25,185 $438K
96365 Intravenous infusion, for therapy, prophylaxis, or diagnosis; initial, up to 1 hour <1% 6,146 $414K
96361 Intravenous infusion, hydration; each additional hour <1% 13,580 $387K
96374 Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection; intravenous push, single or initial substance <1% 19,939 $381K
99281 Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management, self-limited or minor <1% 2,925 $367K
70450 Computed tomography, head or brain; without contrast material <1% 8,107 $306K
43239 Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, flexible, transoral; with biopsy, single or multiple <1% 393 $286K
80053 Comprehensive metabolic panel <1% 47,319 $265K
96360 Intravenous infusion, hydration; initial, 31 minutes to 1 hour <1% 4,734 $231K
74176 Computed tomography, abdomen and pelvis; without contrast material <1% 3,583 $209K
99291 Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill patient, first 30-74 minutes <1% 535 $200K
85025 Blood count; complete (CBC), automated, and automated differential WBC count <1% 54,525 $195K
0241U Neonatal screening for hereditary disorders, genomic sequence analysis panel <1% 10,776 $188K
96372 Therapeutic, prophylactic, or diagnostic injection; subcutaneous or intramuscular <1% 10,972 $179K
OP370 <1% 3,185 $178K
93971 <1% 1,749 $155K
93970 <1% 1,120 $153K
77067 Screening mammography, bilateral, including computer-aided detection <1% 2,104 $150K
97162 <1% 2,739 $144K
0202U Oncology (prostate), multianalyte, gene expression profiling <1% 3,275 $143K
71045 Radiologic examination, chest; single view <1% 15,777 $139K
OP710 <1% 1,619 $132K
97010 <1% 17,617 $131K
96367 <1% 1,019 $130K
87635 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid; SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19), amplified probe <1% 4,093 $121K
92507 Treatment of speech, language, voice, communication, and/or auditory processing disorder <1% 1,608 $118K
71046 Radiologic examination, chest; 2 views <1% 9,496 $117K
76830 Ultrasound, transvaginal <1% 2,188 $102K
97530 Therapeutic activities, direct patient contact, each 15 minutes <1% 2,472 $94K
70553 Magnetic resonance imaging, brain; without contrast material, followed by contrast material and further sequences <1% 217 $93K
71275 Computed tomographic angiography, chest, with contrast material <1% 1,368 $82K
76705 Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; limited <1% 3,150 $80K
78815 Positron emission tomography (PET) for limited area imaging <1% 107 $80K
93017 <1% 84 $79K
97161 <1% 1,181 $79K
95810 Polysomnography; sleep staging with 4 or more additional parameters <1% 51 $79K
76819 Fetal biophysical profile; without non-stress testing <1% 949 $76K
80307 Drug test(s), presumptive, any number of drug classes; immunoassay <1% 8,273 $72K
36415 Collection of venous blood by venipuncture <1% 44,718 $69K
96366 Intravenous infusion, for therapy, prophylaxis, or diagnosis; each additional hour <1% 1,600 $62K
84484 <1% 17,215 $61K
72125 Computed tomography, cervical spine; without contrast material <1% 1,591 $59K
OP272 <1% 5,510 $55K
76642 <1% 1,044 $55K
96376 <1% 3,808 $52K
36591 <1% 476 $51K
80048 Basic metabolic panel (calcium, ionized) <1% 9,949 $50K
71250 <1% 602 $50K
OP250 <1% 69,059 $49K
84443 Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) <1% 5,367 $49K
94640 Pressurized or nonpressurized inhalation treatment for acute airway obstruction <1% 5,308 $47K
97150 Therapeutic procedure(s), group (2 or more individuals) <1% 1,101 $46K
77063 Screening digital breast tomosynthesis, bilateral <1% 1,744 $46K
OP379 <1% 415 $44K
76700 Ultrasound, abdominal, real time with image documentation; complete <1% 637 $42K
Q9967 Low osmolar contrast material, 300-399 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml <1% 6,602 $42K
76816 Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, follow-up <1% 688 $40K
97164 <1% 559 $39K
97116 <1% 2,369 $39K
90791 Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation <1% 2,659 $38K
95800 <1% 147 $36K
80061 Lipid panel <1% 3,372 $34K
86885 <1% 3,570 $33K
72110 <1% 1,514 $31K
82306 Vitamin D; 25 hydroxy, includes fraction(s), if performed <1% 1,098 $31K
96415 <1% 96 $29K
81003 <1% 10,529 $29K
85610 <1% 10,027 $29K
OP279 <1% 1,416 $29K
76817 Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, transvaginal <1% 582 $28K
86901 <1% 4,285 $28K
88305 Level IV - Surgical pathology, gross and microscopic examination <1% 1,618 $27K
86900 <1% 4,254 $26K
81025 <1% 14,935 $26K
83690 <1% 10,137 $23K
G0480 Drug test(s), definitive, utilizing (1) drug identification methods able to identify individual drugs and distinguish between structural isomers (but not necessarily stereoisomers), including, but not limited to gc/ms (any type, single or tandem) and lc/ms (any type, single or tandem and excluding immunoassays (e.g., ia, eia, elisa, emit, fpia) and enzymatic methods (e.g., alcohol dehydrogenase)), (2) stable isotope or other universally recognized internal standards in all samples (e.g., to control for matrix effects, interferences and variations in signal strength), and (3) method or drug-specific calibration and matrix-matched quality control material (e.g., to control for instrument variations and mass spectral drift); qualitative or quantitative, all sources, includes specimen validity testing, per day; 1-7 drug class(es), including metabolite(s) if performed <1% 1,356 $23K
76536 <1% 430 $22K
0002A <1% 766 $22K
U0002 2019-ncov coronavirus, sars-cov-2/2019-ncov (covid-19), any technique, multiple types or subtypes (includes all targets), non-cdc <1% 3,580 $22K
76770 <1% 504 $22K
71260 Computed tomography, thorax, diagnostic; with contrast material <1% 204 $22K
76815 Ultrasound, pregnant uterus, real time with image documentation, limited <1% 520 $21K
73630 <1% 2,455 $21K
G0279 Diagnostic digital breast tomosynthesis, unilateral or bilateral (list separately in addition to 77065 or 77066) <1% 715 $21K
85730 <1% 7,049 $20K
0001A <1% 728 $20K
81001 <1% 16,780 $20K
J1439 Injection, ferric carboxymaltose, 1 mg <1% 25 $20K
93976 <1% 107 $19K
73610 <1% 2,285 $19K
OP259 <1% 8,087 $19K
OP258 <1% 33,026 $19K
76856 Ultrasound, pelvic (nonobstetric), real time with image documentation; complete <1% 413 $18K
87070 <1% 6,024 $18K
87040 <1% 1,879 $18K
73030 <1% 1,820 $18K
J2405 Injection, ondansetron hydrochloride, per 1 mg <1% 12,389 $17K
83735 <1% 8,257 $17K
70551 Magnetic resonance imaging, brain; without contrast material <1% 171 $17K
82077 <1% 4,842 $16K
74018 <1% 1,759 $15K
73562 <1% 1,262 $15K
83036 Hemoglobin; glycosylated (A1C) <1% 2,593 $15K
85027 <1% 4,004 $14K
90715 <1% 1,492 $14K
93975 <1% 252 $14K
J0131 Injection, acetaminophen, not otherwise specified,10 mg <1% 3,284 $14K
80076 <1% 2,340 $14K
77065 Tomosynthesis, mammo <1% 197 $13K
84439 <1% 1,977 $13K
73130 <1% 1,643 $13K
82962 <1% 7,231 $13K
84702 <1% 3,169 $13K
83880 <1% 2,364 $13K
87086 Culture, bacterial; quantitative colony count, urine <1% 6,199 $12K
J2270 Injection, morphine sulfate, up to 10 mg <1% 5,176 $12K
36430 <1% 35 $11K
77066 Tomosynthesis, mammo <1% 109 $11K
73110 <1% 1,138 $11K
J1170 Injection, hydromorphone, up to 4 mg <1% 2,691 $10K
83605 <1% 2,624 $10K
80143 <1% 3,154 $10K
80179 <1% 3,115 $10K
J1200 Injection, diphenhydramine hcl, up to 50 mg <1% 3,005 $9K
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg <1% 4,922 $9K
82728 <1% 1,170 $9K
73564 <1% 679 $9K
97535 Self-care/home management training, each 15 minutes <1% 969 $9K
U0003 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid (dna or rna); severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (sars-cov-2) (coronavirus disease [covid-19]), amplified probe technique, making use of high throughput technologies as described by cms-2020-01-r <1% 129 $8K
73502 <1% 905 $8K
82607 <1% 1,205 $8K
J2060 Injection, lorazepam, 2 mg <1% 2,890 $8K
87804 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay; Influenza, each type <1% 3,021 $7K
10060 <1% 228 $7K
95819 <1% 12 $7K
J3010 Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg <1% 2,297 $7K
70491 <1% 51 $7K
J2250 Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg <1% 2,464 $7K
J1885 Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg <1% 11,162 $6K
83789 <1% 1,944 $6K
87088 <1% 1,108 $6K
78452 Myocardial perfusion imaging, tomographic (SPECT); multiple studies at rest and/or stress <1% 42 $6K
J2704 Injection, propofol, 10 mg <1% 3,091 $6K
70486 <1% 199 $6K
85379 <1% 2,535 $6K
72100 <1% 418 $6K
97166 <1% 319 $5K
87880 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay; Streptococcus, group A <1% 4,187 $5K
90792 Psychiatric diagnostic evaluation with medical services <1% 393 $5K
87636 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid; SARS-CoV-2 and influenza virus types A and B <1% 600 $5K
83550 <1% 1,009 $5K
M0222 Intravenous injection, bebtelovimab, includes injection and post administration monitoring <1% 57 $5K
77336 <1% 34 $5K
12001 <1% 381 $5K
84100 <1% 3,666 $5K
96417 <1% 15 $4K
87186 <1% 1,503 $4K
29125 <1% 492 $4K
J3370 Injection, vancomycin hcl, 500 mg <1% 167 $4K
73080 <1% 433 $4K
J1644 Injection, heparin sodium, per 1000 units <1% 2,049 $4K
59025 Fetal non-stress test <1% 30 $4K
G0463 Hospital outpatient clinic visit for assessment and management of a patient <1% 174 $4K
72052 <1% 194 $4K
92550 <1% 27 $4K
87077 <1% 1,750 $4K
90471 Immunization administration (includes percutaneous, intradermal, subcutaneous, or intramuscular injections), 1 vaccine <1% 1,752 $4K
73140 <1% 558 $4K
J3490 Unclassified drugs <1% 1,906 $4K
0004A <1% 103 $4K
72148 Magnetic resonance imaging, lumbar spine; without contrast material <1% 18 $3K
80047 <1% 3,308 $3K
76775 <1% 90 $3K
J2930 Injection, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, up to 125 mg <1% 1,489 $3K
87491 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid; Chlamydia trachomatis, amplified probe <1% 422 $3K
M0243 Intravenous infusion or subcutaneous injection, casirivimab and imdevimab includes infusion or injection, and post administration monitoring <1% 107 $3K
87591 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid; Neisseria gonorrhoeae, amplified probe <1% 422 $3K
86140 <1% 1,605 $3K
87426 Infectious agent antigen detection, SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) <1% 812 $3K
OP229 <1% 58 $3K
A9585 Injection, gadobutrol, 0.1 ml <1% 327 $3K
88313 <1% 360 $3K
74022 <1% 113 $3K
OP270 <1% 1,491 $3K
72050 <1% 140 $3K
77080 <1% 42 $2K
73590 <1% 222 $2K
82248 <1% 318 $2K
76870 <1% 80 $2K
M0247 Intravenous infusion, sotrovimab, includes infusion and post administration monitoring <1% 45 $2K
83540 <1% 895 $2K
87205 <1% 239 $2K
A9552 Fluorodeoxyglucose f-18 fdg, diagnostic, per study dose, up to 45 millicuries <1% 72 $2K
0031A <1% 60 $2K
A9575 Injection, gadoterate meglumine, 0.1 ml <1% 824 $2K
82550 <1% 742 $2K
82746 <1% 525 $2K
84703 <1% 908 $2K
72170 <1% 101 $2K
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of an established patient, minimal severity <1% 13 $2K
0012A <1% 57 $2K
0064A <1% 57 $2K
85651 <1% 384 $2K
J0690 Injection, cefazolin sodium, 500 mg <1% 1,214 $2K
Q9965 Low osmolar contrast material, 100-199 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml <1% 85 $1K
82570 <1% 958 $1K
J1650 Injection, enoxaparin sodium, 10 mg <1% 2,171 $1K
29515 <1% 96 $1K
99213 Doctor's office visit, returning patient (routine) <1% 14 $1K
80320 <1% 339 $1K
J7512 Prednisone, immediate release or delayed release, oral, 1 mg <1% 4,400 $1K
88342 <1% 106 $1K
J2765 Injection, metoclopramide hcl, up to 10 mg <1% 1,878 $1K
88312 <1% 205 $1K
J3475 Injection, magnesium sulfate, per 500 mg <1% 534 $1K
82150 <1% 302 $1K
73090 <1% 137 $1K
0011A <1% 39 $1K
12002 <1% 63 $1K
G1004 Clinical decision support mechanism national decision support company, as defined by the medicare appropriate use criteria program <1% 1,044 $1K
J0696 Injection, ceftriaxone sodium, per 250 mg <1% 1,523 $979.14
J3480 Injection, potassium chloride, per 2 meq <1% 131 $939.77
C1769 Guide wire <1% 133 $911.16
J7030 Infusion, normal saline solution , 1000 cc <1% 623 $897.32
C9113 Injection, pantoprazole sodium, per vial <1% 889 $891.18
Q9966 Low osmolar contrast material, 200-299 mg/ml iodine concentration, per ml <1% 300 $885.36
87999 <1% 561 $872.10
71101 <1% 129 $869.78
76801 <1% 13 $851.00
J0295 Injection, ampicillin sodium/sulbactam sodium, per 1.5 gm <1% 560 $811.42
87633 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid, respiratory virus, 12-25 targets <1% 38 $735.84
85652 <1% 638 $709.44
0072A <1% 14 $693.53
82378 <1% 124 $651.41
84145 <1% 138 $649.62
87420 <1% 366 $630.64
74019 <1% 102 $617.98
97165 <1% 77 $609.77
86923 <1% 43 $593.86
0071A <1% 12 $582.26
J0665 Injection, bupivicaine, not otherwise specified, 0.5 mg <1% 294 $567.42
G8978 Mobility: walking & moving around functional limitation, current status, at therapy episode outset and at reporting intervals <1% 55 $552.07
G8979 Mobility: walking & moving around functional limitation, projected goal status, at therapy episode outset, at reporting intervals, and at discharge or to end reporting <1% 61 $552.07
J0134 Injection, acetaminophen (fresenius kabi), not therapeutically equivalent to j0131, 10 mg <1% 248 $550.99
J0136 Injection, acetaminophen (b braun), not therapeutically equivalent to j0131, 10 mg <1% 457 $538.90
85378 <1% 187 $519.51
C1887 Catheter, guiding (may include infusion/perfusion capability) <1% 36 $479.59
87147 <1% 401 $460.23
J2919 Injection, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, 5 mg <1% 271 $458.97
85014 <1% 138 $457.29
81002 <1% 1,445 $399.07
82803 <1% 109 $387.98
0124A <1% 28 $381.05
84156 <1% 339 $380.12
0054A <1% 16 $359.72
C9290 Injection, bupivacaine liposome, 1 mg <1% 78 $350.29
83615 <1% 160 $349.71
J0360 Injection, hydralazine hcl, up to 20 mg <1% 508 $325.53
86308 <1% 263 $298.49
M0245 Intravenous infusion, bamlanivimab and etesevimab, includes infusion and post administration monitoring <1% 21 $296.35
J3360 Injection, diazepam, up to 5 mg <1% 163 $290.13
86618 <1% 27 $271.87
72072 <1% 16 $221.29
82043 <1% 95 $204.91
87798 Infectious agent detection by nucleic acid; not otherwise specified, amplified probe, each organism <1% 50 $177.68
A9500 Technetium tc-99m sestamibi, diagnostic, per study dose <1% 44 $177.35
88304 <1% 63 $173.38
87389 Infectious agent antigen detection by immunoassay technique, HIV-1 antigen with HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies <1% 12 $169.19
J1815 Injection, insulin, per 5 units <1% 502 $166.05
86617 <1% 29 $163.98
J3411 Injection, thiamine hcl, 100 mg <1% 28 $160.98
C1894 Introducer/sheath, other than guiding, other than intracardiac electrophysiological, non-laser <1% 31 $152.52
J2543 Injection, piperacillin sodium/tazobactam sodium, 1 gram/0.125 grams (1.125 grams) <1% 59 $132.68
J7510 Prednisolone oral, per 5 mg <1% 662 $132.41
29130 <1% 42 $129.59
12011 <1% 26 $113.60
87581 <1% 38 $96.68
87486 <1% 38 $96.68
J0689 Injection, cefazolin sodium (baxter), not therapeutically equivalent to j0690, 500 mg <1% 151 $91.41
C1729 Catheter, drainage <1% 22 $88.44
84436 <1% 37 $83.62
J0780 Injection, prochlorperazine, up to 10 mg <1% 62 $82.25
84153 <1% 13 $80.74
J1630 Injection, haloperidol, up to 5 mg <1% 301 $60.78
J2920 Injection, methylprednisolone sodium succinate, up to 40 mg <1% 41 $51.97
OP255 <1% 29 $46.96
86592 <1% 12 $42.81
J1171 Injection, hydromorphone, 0.1 mg <1% 61 $41.43
OP637 <1% 16,062 $28.52
J2470 Injection, pantoprazole sodium, 40 mg <1% 85 $23.36
84550 <1% 13 $21.88
J7620 Albuterol, up to 2.5 mg and ipratropium bromide, up to 0.5 mg, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme <1% 266 $21.30
J0137 Injection, acetaminophen (hikma), not therapeutically equivalent to j0131, 10 mg <1% 19 $19.84
85018 <1% 20 $15.84
86803 <1% 14 $14.27
87340 <1% 16 $13.41
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine <1% 19 $10.76
90686 <1% 15 $8.98
J1596 Injection, glycopyrrolate, 0.1 mg <1% 30 $6.44
J7613 Albuterol, inhalation solution, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme, unit dose, 1 mg <1% 88 $6.00
J3590 Unclassified biologics <1% 28 $3.21
J2371 Injection, phenylephrine hydrochloride, 20 micrograms <1% 15 $3.00
J2003 Injection, lidocaine hydrochloride, 1 mg <1% 46 $2.55
Q0247 Injection, sotrovimab, 500 mg <1% 38 $1.00
Q0244 Injection, casirivimab and imdevimab, 1200 mg <1% 102 $1.00
J3371 Injection, vancomycin hcl (mylan), not therapeutically equivalent to j3370, 500 mg <1% 83 $0.13
91300 <1% 1,372 $0.01
Q0222 Injection, bebtelovimab, 175 mg 0% 58 $0.00
91305 0% 36 $0.00
J7644 Ipratropium bromide, inhalation solution, fda-approved final product, non-compounded, administered through dme, unit dose form, per milligram 0% 25 $0.00
91301 0% 93 $0.00
91303 0% 47 $0.00
91307 0% 36 $0.00
91306 0% 50 $0.00
91312 0% 28 $0.00
Q0245 Injection, bamlanivimab and etesevimab, 2100 mg 0% 20 $0.00
80164 0% 17 $0.00

Claims and beneficiary counts add up across code × month rows, so one patient seen every month counts many times. Rows with fewer than 12 claims are suppressed by HHS, so small lines can be missing.

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Who's on the registration

Authorized officialSAWCZUK, IHOR (PRESIDENT)
Same official

Other billing entities under SAWCZUK, IHOR

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ProviderLocationPaid
HMH Hospitals CorporationHackensack, NJ$333.03M
HMH Hospitals CorporationNorth Bergen, NJ$79.26M
HMH Hospitals CorporationPerth Amboy, NJ$65.37M
HMH Hospitals CorporationHolmdel, NJ$29.33M
HMH Hospitals CorporationRed Bank, NJ$26.39M
HMH Hospitals CorporationOld Bridge, NJ$18.66M
HMH Hospitals CorporationBrick, NJ$575K
Hackensack Specialty Care Associates, PCHackensack, NJ$141K
Humc Medical ObservationHackensack, NJ$14K

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