TABLE 2.
Payment amounts estimated by median inconvenience units for selected common procedures relative to other published data.
| PROCEDURE | NIH DATA | JOHNS HOPKINS DRUG DEVELOPMENT UNIT1 | PARTNERS2 | DATA FROM RIPLEY SURVEY3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinic visit (return visit blood and physical) | $304 | $40.00/visit | $30–75 | $25–26 |
| Blood sample | $20 | $3.00/sample | $5–25 | $16–20 |
| Urine sample | $10 | Not available | Not available | $12 |
| Questionnaire (1 hour) | $305 | Not available | $5–30 | $21 |
| MRI scan | $50 | Not available | $50–200 | Not available |
| Lumbar Puncture | $50 | $75 | $100 | Not available |
1
Drug Development Unit Remuneration Rate Schedule Johns Hopkins
3
Average recommendations from 395 IRB chairs and 455 investigators as reported in reference number 17.
4
Clinic visit was not included in Table 1 because of the wide variety of types of clinic visits.
5
The median for questionnaires was calculated at $30.00 using the median inconvenience units for psychological/cognitive testing because the category “questionnaire” in the NIH database was too vague.