Hackensack Medical & Molecular Imaging — An Honest Editorial Review

Patients working their way through a search of fertility clinics in New Jersey regularly stumble into diagnostic-imaging facilities whose names share vocabulary with fertility medicine — "imaging," "medical," "molecular" — without sharing the clinical scope. Hackensack Medical & Molecular Imaging, at 155 State Street in Hackensack, is one of those facilities. It holds a strong public reputation (4.8 stars across 2,343 Google reviews) and a long federal registration history, but it is a diagnostic radiology center, not a fertility clinic. This review explains what the practice actually does, where advanced imaging intersects a fertility workup, and who in the Bergen County and broader NJ market handles the reproductive-endocrinology side.

About the Practice — What the Registry Shows

Hackensack Medical & Molecular Imaging is credentialed in the federal NPPES provider registry under NPI 1538170410, enumerated in August 2006 and most recently updated in August 2020. The entity's legal business name is Hackensack Medical & Molecular Imaging, with a registered DBA of New Jersey Open MRI, PA. Its authorized official is Faizah Zuberi, MD. The facility carries two CMS radiology taxonomies:

• 261QR0200X — Ambulatory Health Care Facilities / Radiology (general diagnostic radiology)
• 261QR0206X — Ambulatory Health Care Facilities / Radiology, Mammography

Both taxonomies are held under a single New Jersey facility license (#23128) and point to the same 155 State Street address. As an active mammography facility, the practice is subject to annual FDA inspection under the federal Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) and to state oversight by the New Jersey Department of Health.

What "Molecular Imaging" Actually Means

The "molecular imaging" portion of the name is the clinically meaningful cue. Molecular imaging is an umbrella term that typically covers:

• Nuclear medicine — thyroid scans, bone scans, renal scans, HIDA scans, V/Q scans
• PET and PET/CT — oncologic staging, cardiac viability, neurologic indications
• SPECT and SPECT/CT — cardiac perfusion, bone, parathyroid
• DXA (bone densitometry) — osteoporosis screening and bone-density assessment

Combined with the federal radiology and mammography taxonomies, the practice's public scope reasonably supports a broad outpatient diagnostic menu — MRI (consistent with the "New Jersey Open MRI" DBA), CT, X-ray, ultrasound, mammography, and nuclear-medicine/molecular studies. Because the specific sub-menu (for example, whether PET/CT is on-site or referred out, or whether hysterosalpingogram is offered) is not guaranteed from taxonomy alone, patients should confirm the individual study directly with the office before scheduling.

What This Practice Is — and Isn't

To make the scope boundary explicit:

• Is: an outpatient diagnostic radiology and mammography center, doing-business-as New Jersey Open MRI, PA, with a molecular-imaging/nuclear-medicine component.
• Isn't: a reproductive endocrinology (REI) practice, an IVF lab, an IUI provider, an OB/GYN office, a midwifery group, or an infertility-diagnosis center.

Hackensack Medical & Molecular Imaging does not run an embryology lab, does not appear in SART reporting, does not perform egg retrievals or embryo transfers, does not prescribe fertility medications, and does not offer obstetric, prenatal, or midwifery care. If a Fertlo search result surfaced this facility under a "fertility" query, that is a directory-taxonomy mismatch — the federal NPI record is unambiguous: this is radiology.

Where Imaging Intersects a Fertility Workup

That said, a diagnostic imaging center with this scope can play an adjacent, narrow role around a fertility plan. The intersection points worth understanding:

Hysterosalpingogram (HSG)

An HSG — a fluoroscopy-based study using contrast to assess tubal patency and uterine cavity — is one of the core pieces of a first-pass REI workup. HSGs are performed in diagnostic imaging centers credentialed for fluoroscopy; the 261QR0200X radiology taxonomy is the taxonomy under which HSGs are typically billed. Whether Hackensack Medical & Molecular Imaging performs HSGs on-site is not something taxonomy alone can confirm — call the office and ask specifically, because some general-radiology centers refer HSGs out to a dedicated women's-imaging or REI-affiliated site. If your REI has already placed the order, your REI's referral staff will usually direct you to a known, high-volume HSG site.

Pelvic and Transvaginal Ultrasound

Early fertility workup includes a baseline pelvic (usually transvaginal) ultrasound for antral follicle count, ovarian reserve context, and screening for fibroids, polyps, endometriomas, and hydrosalpinges. General radiology centers routinely perform diagnostic pelvic ultrasound; what they typically do not do is serial cycle-monitoring ultrasound during an IUI or IVF cycle, which is almost always performed in-house at the REI's own clinic because the timing is tight and the results drive medication decisions the same day.

MRI for Fibroids and Endometriosis

Pelvic MRI is the most detailed cross-sectional imaging for uterine fibroids, adenomyosis, and deep infiltrating endometriosis. An REI or gynecologist may order a pelvic MRI before surgery or before planning an IVF transfer when fibroid mapping matters. A center that does both open MRI and mammography — which the DBA "New Jersey Open MRI" suggests — is set up for this kind of study.

Mammography

Patients beginning fertility treatment in their late 30s or early 40s are also newly age-eligible for screening mammography, and a baseline before controlled ovarian stimulation is a reasonable discussion to have with your REI, particularly with a family history. The American Cancer Society screening guidelines are the standard starting reference.

DXA, Thyroid, and Pituitary Imaging

Molecular-imaging and nuclear-medicine studies rarely appear in a first-line fertility workup, but they do show up in the second-line picture when specific findings emerge:

• Thyroid uptake scan or thyroid ultrasound — when a fertility TSH/TPO panel flags persistent thyroid dysfunction.
• Pituitary MRI — when prolactin is significantly elevated or cycles suggest a hypothalamic-pituitary pattern; this is an anatomic MRI rather than a molecular study, but is often ordered from the same radiology site.
• DXA — sometimes requested before or after long-course GnRH-agonist therapy for endometriosis, or in patients with hypothalamic amenorrhea where bone density is a clinical concern.
• Oncologic imaging before fertility preservation — for patients newly diagnosed with cancer who are pursuing emergency egg or embryo freezing before chemotherapy, PET/CT or staging CT is often part of the oncology pathway that runs in parallel with an REI consult.

None of these studies makes an imaging center a fertility clinic. They are examples of where the two worlds touch.

When to See an Actual Fertility Clinic

An imaging facility is a diagnostic stop, not a diagnostic gate. If you have been trying to conceive for 12 months (six months if you are 35 or older), have a known diagnosis such as PCOS, endometriosis, fibroids, prior pelvic surgery, or a male-factor finding, or have been told that IVF is likely indicated, your next step is a board-certified reproductive endocrinologist — not a general radiology center. A standard first-pass REI workup covers cycle day 3 FSH and estradiol, AMH, TSH and prolactin, an HSG for tubal patency, a pelvic ultrasound, and a partner or donor semen analysis. Our how to read IVF success rates guide is a useful primer before the first REI visit.

The Bergen County and Northern NJ REI Market

Hackensack sits at the center of one of the densest REI markets in the country. For actual fertility care in the area, patients typically look at:

• University Reproductive Associates — Hasbrouck Heights, NJ — URA's Hasbrouck Heights office is roughly two miles from Hackensack Medical & Molecular Imaging and is the most geographically natural REI pairing for a Hackensack patient.
• RMA of New Jersey (IVI RMA NJ) — multiple northern NJ offices, including Basking Ridge, Englewood, and West Orange — one of the highest-volume SART-reporting networks in the country.
• Shady Grove Fertility — NJ offices in Basking Ridge and Englewood Cliffs — part of the regional SGF expansion into NJ.
• Center for Advanced Reproductive Medicine & Fertility — Edison, NJ — central NJ option, covered separately in our directory.
• Princeton IVF — central NJ option for patients who prefer a boutique single-site group.

A dedicated imaging center like Hackensack Medical & Molecular Imaging can sit alongside — not replace — any of those REI relationships, typically handling a specific ordered study (HSG if available, pelvic MRI, baseline mammogram, thyroid or pituitary work) rather than the fertility pathway itself.

New Jersey Fertility Coverage Context

Unlike imaging screening, fertility benefits in New Jersey operate under a state mandate. Under the Family Building Act, state-regulated group health plans issued to employers with 50 or more employees must cover the diagnosis and treatment of infertility, including up to four completed egg retrievals plus unlimited frozen embryo transfers, with fertility-preservation coverage for iatrogenic infertility (for example, before chemotherapy). Self-funded (ERISA) employer plans are exempt from the state mandate and govern their own fertility benefits — many large employers layer in a Progyny, Carrot, or Maven benefit on top. Mammography screening is a separate benefit track, covered preventively under the ACA without cost-sharing for average-risk women age 40 and up in virtually all plans.

Considering At-Home Insemination?

Because Hackensack Medical & Molecular Imaging does not provide any fertility services, patients who land on this page early in a family-building journey — LGBTQ+ couples and single parents by choice with no known fertility diagnosis in particular — may be looking for a lower-intervention first step before booking a clinical REI consult.

At-home insemination kits from MakeAMom are a one-time purchase, reusable until conception, and arrive in plain, discreet packaging. Many patients run a handful of home intracervical insemination (ICI) cycles in parallel with routine preventive care — including any imaging studies already ordered, such as a baseline mammogram or pelvic ultrasound — before moving into a full clinical workup.

Patient Experience

A 4.8 rating across 2,343 Google reviews is a large and consistent public record for an outpatient imaging center. That review volume is unusual for a single-site facility and generally reflects a high daily throughput of screening-type visits (mammography, ultrasound, DXA) rather than a boutique caseload. For a visit type that is procedural but brief — most outpatient imaging studies are 15 to 45 minutes — patients typically weight technologist skill, scheduling ease, and report turnaround as much as bedside manner. As with any imaging referral, patients should confirm that their ordering physician receives the final read in a timely window, since fertility cycles and surgical planning are time-sensitive.

Location and Contact

Address: 155 State Street, Hackensack, NJ 07601 Phone: (201) 487-5300 Fax: (201) 487-5378 NPI: 1538170410 Legal name: Hackensack Medical & Molecular Imaging DBA: New Jersey Open MRI, PA Authorized official: Faizah Zuberi, MD Taxonomies: 261QR0200X (Radiology) · 261QR0206X (Radiology, Mammography) NJ facility license: 23128

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Hackensack Medical & Molecular Imaging a fertility clinic? No. The facility is credentialed in the federal NPPES registry as a diagnostic radiology and mammography center (taxonomies 261QR0200X and 261QR0206X). It does not provide IVF, IUI, egg freezing, donor-gamete services, or infertility diagnosis. Fertility patients need a separate REI — see our NJ directory.

Does the center perform hysterosalpingograms (HSGs) for a fertility workup? HSGs are billed under the general radiology taxonomy the center holds, so the scope could support it, but taxonomy alone does not confirm it. Call the office and ask specifically — some general-radiology centers refer HSGs out to a higher-volume women's-imaging site. If your REI has placed the order, their referral staff will typically direct you to a known HSG site.

What does "molecular imaging" mean in the name? Molecular imaging is the umbrella term for nuclear medicine, PET/PET-CT, SPECT/SPECT-CT, and related studies — advanced diagnostic tools that look at function rather than pure anatomy. In this facility's case, combined with the "New Jersey Open MRI" DBA and mammography taxonomy, the scope suggests a broad outpatient diagnostic menu (MRI, CT, X-ray, ultrasound, mammography, nuclear medicine). Confirm specific studies with the office.

I need an REI near Hackensack — where should I start? The nearest editorial-covered option is University Reproductive Associates in Hasbrouck Heights, about two miles away. Bergen County patients also routinely consider RMA of New Jersey (IVI RMA) and Shady Grove Fertility's NJ offices. Start with our NJ fertility directory.

Does New Jersey insurance cover IVF and mammography? Under New Jersey's Family Building Act, state-regulated large-group plans (50+ employees) must cover diagnosis and treatment of infertility, including up to four completed egg retrievals plus frozen embryo transfers. ERISA self-funded employer plans are exempt. Screening mammography is a separate track, covered preventively under the ACA without cost-sharing for average-risk women age 40 and up in virtually all plans.

Editorial note: Independently written by the Fertlo editorial team based on the facility's public CMS/NPI registry record, its two federal radiology taxonomies, and public Google review data; not sponsored; no clinical affiliation. Facility scope may change — always confirm current services and credentials with the office directly. See our editorial policy.