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Covered Service Categories
The following chart is intended to describe the types of services that are covered within each Medical Services category defined in the preceding copay chart. This list is not exhaustive. For more detailed questions on how certain services will align or adjudicate, please contact your health care company — Aetna or Cigna.
Medical Service
Description of Services
Preventive care
The preventive care services are covered at 100% in-network by the Simplified Medical Plan and include routine care such as:
  • Routine physical exams
  • Well-child/adult care office visits
  • Immunizations
  • Mammograms and PAP tests
  • Prostate exams and colonoscopy exams
Detailed preventive care flyers from Aetna and Cigna, which will include the types of preventive care and any associated frequency, are available on aetna.com and mycigna.com.
Preventive care services are determined by your health care company based on guidelines and clinical recommendations developed for the general population by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other nationally recognized sources. JPMorgan Chase does not make this determination.
Primary care office visit (PCP, Pediatrician, OB/GYN)
Primary care office visits are non-preventive care visits with the following types of clinicians: Primary Care physician (PCP), OB/GYNs, GYNs, Pediatricians, Family Practitioners, General Practitioners, Internal Medicine (contracted as PCPs with Aetna/Cigna), Certified Nurse Midwife, Nurse Practitioner, and Physician Assistants (within a PCP's office).
Convenience care clinics (e.g., CVS Minute Clinic) are treated as a primary care office visit.
"Incidental" labs, such as a swab for strep throat, urine analysis for a urinary tract infection (UTI), etc., are included in the PCP copay (not a separate copay when performed as part of the office visit). Other lab work (e.g., blood draw), and all standard radiology (e.g., X-rays) and advanced imaging (e.g., CAT scans) performed during a PCP visit will be assessed a separate copay.
Medical and Behavioral/Mental Health Virtual doctor visit (also known as telemedicine)
Connect to a doctor in minutes — anytime, anywhere — using a smartphone, phone, tablet or computer. Doctors can make diagnoses, provide advice and call in prescriptions to your local pharmacy.
Medical and Behavioral/Mental Health Virtual doctor visits are delivered through Aetna (via Teladoc) and Cigna (via MDLive). Go to My Health > Medical Specialty Services for details on how to access virtual doctor visits.
Outpatient therapy for mental health, chemical, alcohol dependence
Outpatient mental health/substance use therapy includes office visits with: Psychologists, Clinical Social Workers, Drug and Alcohol Counselors, Licensed Professional Counselors, Marriage/Family Therapists, Behavioral Health Nurse Practitioners, and Psychiatric Nurses. Please Note: An office visit with a psychiatrist is considered a Specialist Office Visit.
Lab work, standard radiology (e.g., X-rays) and advanced imaging (e.g., CAT scans) performed during a mental health, chemical, alcohol dependence outpatient therapy visit will be assessed a separate copay.
Lab
Lab work includes tests such as complete blood count (CBC), basal metabolism, lipid panel, liver panel, hemoglobin A1C, etc. Generally, you will be assessed a single copay per blood draw even if multiple tests are performed on that single blood draw.
Labs also includes the following: hearing test, heart monitor, pre-admission testing and genetic testing (when approved as medically necessary).
Physical therapy (PT), speech therapy (ST), occupational therapy (OT) cognitive rehabilitation therapy services
Physical, speech, occupational, and cognitive rehabilitation therapy rendered by a licensed therapist, up to a combined total of 60 in- and out-of-network visits per calendar year per therapy type, when the underlying condition/diagnosis is medical in nature. For instance, the plan provides 60 PT visits in total (in- and out-of-network visits combined), 60 ST visits in total (in- and out-of-network visits combined), etc.
For those individuals with a mental health diagnosis1, associated medical treatments for physical, occupational, speech therapy and cognitive rehabilitation therapy will not be subject to an annual visit limitation.
Chiropractic visit
Chiropractic care when medically necessary as determined by Aetna/Cigna to diagnose or treat illness, injury, or disease. Coverage is limited to 20 visits per year (including initial consultation) and ends once maximum medical recovery has been achieved and treatment is primarily for maintenance and/or managing pain.
Standard radiology
Standard radiology includes radioisotopes, scans, sonograms, pre-admission X-ray, ultrasound, and X-rays and includes the costs associated with the image itself as well as cost associated with the provider's reading of the image. Standard radiology will follow Aetna and Cigna's individual definition of standard radiology; therefore please contact your health care company for a complete list.
Standard radiology performed in a PCP, Specialist and/or Outpatient settings will be assessed this separate copay amount. Standard radiology performed as part of an inpatient hospital stay or emergency room (ER) visit will not be assessed this separate copay, instead it will be included in the inpatient or ER copay.
Urgent care visit
Visits to an urgent care facility. Please contact the health care companies for information on in-network urgent care centers.
Specialist office visit2
Office visit with a specialist, such as: ABA/BCBA therapist, acupuncturist, allergist3, cardiologist, dermatologist, endocrinologist, oncologist, otorhinolaryngologist/otolaryngologist (ENT specialist), psychiatrist, rheumatologist, reproductive endocrinologist, etc. (This is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all specialists.)
Dialysis or an infusion performed during a specialist office visit4 will be assessed the Specialist Office visit copay; this copay is inclusive of the costs of the associated infused drugs.
Minor surgery performed at your specialist's office will be assessed the Specialist Office visit copay. Examples of minor surgery that could be performed at a specialist's office includes: mole removal, ingrown toenail correction, breast biopsy, and vasectomy.
Minor in-office procedures performed during your specialist office visit such injections into a joint (knee, shoulder, elbow) will be included in the Specialist Office visit copay. Examples include pain relieving steroid injection, knee gel (e.g., Synvisc) or withdrawing excess fluid from a joint.
Lab work, standard radiology (e.g., X-rays) and advanced imaging (e.g., CAT scans) performed at a specialist office visit will be assessed a separate copay.
Outpatient procedure/surgery
This category includes procedures or surgeries performed in an outpatient facility, without an overnight stay, such as at an ambulatory surgical center.
The types of procedures performed at an outpatient facility include endoscopies (includes colonoscopies), cardiac catheterization, upper gastrointestinal, diagnostic colonoscopy, ovary removal, hernia repair, tonsil removal, cataract, kidney stone removal, etc. (This is not meant to be an exhaustive list of services performed outpatient.)
The Outpatient Procedure/Surgery copay includes fees related to professional services (e.g., doctor or surgeon costs) and the facility charges (e.g., cost of the center itself).
Lab work, standard radiology (e.g., X-rays) and advanced imaging (e.g., CAT scans) performed at an outpatient facility will be assessed a separate copay.
Dialysis or an infusion performed during at an outpatient facility visit5 will be assessed the Outpatient Procedure/Surgery copay; this copay is inclusive of the costs of the associated infused drugs.
Durable medical equipment (DME)
Durable medical equipment (DME) and supplies ordered or provided by a Physician. DME equipment/supplies or other items covered at the DME copay include: crutches; wheelchair; walker; cane; insulin pump; surgical dressings; casts; splints; trusses; orthopedic braces; hearing aids6; custom-molded shoe inserts prescribed to treat a condition, disease or illness affecting the function of the foot; hospital bed; ventilator; iron lung; artificial limbs (excluding replacements); artificial eyes and larynx (including fitting); heart pacemaker; ostomy supplies, including pouches, face plates and belts, irrigation sleeves, bags and ostomy irrigation catheters, and skin barriers and bags; manual pump-operated enema systems and other items necessary to the treatment of an illness or injury that are not excluded under the plans.
For more details on covered DMEs, please contact Aetna or Cigna. Prior authorization or pre-certification may be required for coverage of some medical equipment and supplies. Aetna and Cigna may authorize purchase of an item if more cost-effective than rental.
Advanced imaging (CT/MRI) — per service
Advanced imaging includes CAT Scan, MRI, and PET scans. This copay includes the costs associated with the image itself as well as cost associated with the radiologist's reading of the image.
Advanced imaging performed in a PCP, Specialist and/or Outpatient settings will be assessed this separate copay amount. Advanced imaging performed as part of an inpatient hospital stay or emergency room (ER) visit will not be assessed this separate copay, instead it will be included in the inpatient or ER copay.
Ambulance
Local emergency ambulance service or air ambulance to the nearest hospital if medically necessary and confirmed by a licensed provider. Non-emergency transportation is covered if it is provided by a licensed professional ambulance (either ground or air ambulance as determined appropriate) when the transport is from an out-of-network hospital to an in-network hospital; to a hospital that provides a higher level of care that was not available at the original hospital; to a more cost-effective acute care facility; or from an acute facility to a sub-acute setting.
Please note that Cigna administers the ambulance benefit on a per day basis, not per ride.
Emergency room (ER) visit
All services performed during your emergency room (ER) visit will be covered by the single ER copay. This includes fees related to professional services (e.g., seeing a doctor), facility charges (e.g., cost of the ER itself), lab work, standard radiology, advanced imaging, any medications given in the ER7, etc.
Emergency room visits will be covered as in-network and subject to the $500/$800 copay (Option 1) or $750/$900 copay (Option 2) if considered a true emergency.
If your health care company determines that you did not have a true emergency, your copay will be $600/$900 copay (Option 1) or $900/$1,050 copay (Option 2). In accordance with applicable regulations, a true emergency is determined based on what a prudent layperson would consider an emergency, not on the final diagnosis reached by doctors.
If you go to the emergency room and are subsequently admitted to the hospital, the ER copay will be waived and instead you will be subject to the inpatient hospital admission copay.
Inpatient hospital admission
All services performed during your inpatient hospital stay will be covered by the single hospital per day copay. Generally, a patient is considered inpatient if formally admitted to the hospital.
This includes fees related to:
  • Professional services (costs related to the surgeon, assistant surgeon, anesthesiologist, radiologist, etc.),
  • Facility charges (e.g. cost of the hospital room itself),
  • Lab work, standard radiology, advanced imaging, and
  • Any medications provided while in the hospital
If you're provided with a durable medical equipment upon discharge (e.g., crutches or wheelchair), that will be subject to the Durable Medical Equipment copay.
1 Mental health care or benefits, in accordance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, are items or services for mental health or substance use disorder conditions, as determined solely within the discretion of the plan administrator, consistent with generally recognized independent standards of current medical practice. Conditions affecting physical health that are related to a mental health condition or substance use disorder are medical/surgical benefits rather than mental health care benefits under the Medical Plan. However, for those individuals with a mental health diagnosis, associated medical treatments subject to visit limits (such as physical, occupational and speech therapy) will not be subject to an annual visit limitation.
2 Certain mental health / substance use services adjudicate at the Specialist Office Visit copay as well, including: intensive out-patient (IOP) and inpatient partial hospitalization, both of which are assessed daily copays; transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS); and electroconvulsive therapy. Also, home health care visits and private duty nursing visits (when medically necessary and approved by your health care company) are assigned the specialist copay; 200 visit limit per year continues to apply.
3 An office visit with your allergist is assigned the Specialist Office Visit copay. Any allergy shots or serums delivered during that office visit will be covered by the Specialist Office Visit copay (there will not be a separate copay assigned for this)
4 The specialist office copay will apply for dialysis/infusions that occur in the specialist's office, when the provider is billing that visit as having occurred in the specialist's office. Some specialists may be associated with an outpatient facility and bill these services as an outpatient facility visit. If that is the case, you will be subject to the Outpatient Procedure/Surgery Copay. If you are uncertain as to how your provider bills, you can look at a prior Explanation of Benefits (EOB) and then discuss this with your health care company (Aetna or Cigna).
5 The Outpatient Procedure/Surgery copay will apply for dialysis/infusions that occurs in the outpatient facility, including if your specialist bills the infusion/dialysis visit you had with him/her under an outpatient facility code rather than a specialist office visit code. If you are uncertain as to how your provider bills, you can look at a prior Explanation of Benefits (EOB) and then discuss this with your health care company (Aetna or Cigna).
6 Hearing aids are limited to two devices every 36 months.
7 Prescriptions given to you in the Emergency Room or hospital that you fill at a pharmacy are subject to the applicable prescription drug copays.