How much does a Hyperbaric Chamber Clinic cost to buy?

A typical Hyperbaric Chamber Clinic sells for 2x to 4.5x seller's discretionary earnings. With estimated SDE of $250K, expect to pay roughly $500K to $1.1M before adjustments for assets, debt, growth, and local market quality.

How much does it cost to start a Hyperbaric Chamber Clinic?

Startup costs range from $150K to $450K depending on location, equipment, and scale.

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Hyperbaric Chamber Clinic

Q: What are the profit margins for a Hyperbaric Chamber Clinic?

The average profit margin for a Hyperbaric Chamber Clinic is around 50%. At $500K revenue: tech wages run 18–22%, medical director fee 5–8%, oxygen supply 8–12%, equipment maintenance and inspection 5–8%, facility lease 10–15%. Owner-operators net 45–55%. Second chamber doubles revenue before labor scales, compressing wages-as-percent-of-revenue significantly.

Breathing pure oxygen at pressure costs $200/session — and the chamber does all the work

Bottom line

Strong cash-flow candidate with manageable operations.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) clinics place patients in a pressurized chamber where they breathe 100% oxygen at 1.5–3x atmospheric pressure. The FDA has cleared HBOT for 14 conditions including diabetic wounds, carbon monoxide poisoning, radiation injury, and decompression sickness — creating a legitimate medical market. Wellness and off-label demand (athletes, post-COVID recovery, TBI) has grown a parallel cash-pay market. Sessions run 60–90 minutes and cost $150–$350 each; a single monoplace chamber doing 6–8 sessions/day generates $300K–$700K/year at 50%+ margins with 1–2 staff. The equipment does the work — the operator needs a medical director (MD or DO relationship), trained techs, and a compliant facility.

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Acquisition score

Excellent

Avg Revenue

$500K

Profit Margin

50%

Acquisition Multiple

2x - 4.5x

Startup Cost

$150K - $450K

How It Works

The clinic installs one or more FDA-cleared hyperbaric chambers (monoplace chambers seat one patient at $80K–$150K new; multiplace chambers seat multiple at $300K–$800K). A state-licensed facility and medical director relationship are required for clinical cases; cash-pay wellness clinics operate under a more flexible regulatory framework in most states. Sessions are scheduled and monitored by a trained hyperbaric technician. Medical billing for FDA-cleared indications (wound care, radiation injury) reimburses at $200–$400/session from Medicare/insurance. Wellness sessions are cash-pay at $150–$300 each. Package sales (10 or 20 sessions) drive upfront revenue and reduce churn.

Revenue Range

Low End

$250K

Typical

$500K

High End

$1.0M

BizBite underwriting snapshot

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Speculative / 100

Data confidence

medium

52/100

Financing fit

medium

Category-level fit before lender-specific diligence.

Confidence cap

Weak source data caps the final score.

Why it may work

+Attractive 50% estimated margin profile
+SBA dataset shows 41 recent comparable loans

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Real Acquisitions in This Category

SBA 7(a) change-of-ownership loans · NAICS 621111 · Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists)

Deals tracked

104

41 in last 24 mo

Median loan

$860K

$345K–$1.9M p25/p75

Implied deal size

$1.0M

median · ~85% LTV

Charge-off rate

—

not enough resolved loans

Deal Size Distribution

<$150K

$150K–500K

$500K–1M

$1M–2M

>$2M

Deal Flow Over Time

12-month momentum

+73.3%

deal volume vs prior 12 mo

Median loan Δ

-41.9%

26 recent · 15 prior

Financing Profile

Median rate

9.50%

10% fixed · last 24 mo

Median term

120 mo

standard 10-yr

Collateralized

of loans secured

Median jobs

supported per deal

Top lenders in this space

The Huntington National Bank11

United Midwest Savings Bank National Association8

United Community Bank5

Genisys CU4

Byline Bank3

Where deals happen

CA17

FL12

MI9

TX9

NV6

GA4

OH4

CO4

NY3

OK3

Recent Comparable Deals

Closed	State	Loan	Implied deal	Jobs	Franchise
Mar 2026	CO	$150K	$177K	9	—
Mar 2026	CO	$781K	$919K	9	—
Mar 2026	MN	$150K	$177K	2	—
Mar 2026	MN	$345K	$406K	2	—
Mar 2026	MI	$612K	$720K	39	—
Feb 2026	MS	$600K	$706K	8	—
Jan 2026	NY	$2.7M	$3.2M	46	—
Jan 2026	MI	$2.8M	$3.3M	10	—
Jan 2026	OH	$865K	$1.0M	20	—
Dec 2025	MA	$266K	$313K	—	—

Volume rank #69/544Deal-size rank #201/544Momentum rank #61p90 loan: $3.0MData as of Mar 2026

Source: SBA 7(a) FOIA dataset, filtered to acquisitions (loans where business age is "Change of Ownership"). Implied deal size assumes an 85% loan-to-purchase ratio, a common SBA change-of-ownership structure. Charge-off rate shown only when 10+ loans have resolved (paid in full or charged off). Interest rates reflect last 24 months only. Actual deal values vary with equity injections, seller financing, and working capital terms.

Pros

+The chamber does the work — 1 tech can monitor multiple sessions simultaneously, making revenue per labor hour very high
+Dual revenue streams: Medicare/insurance billing for clinical indications plus cash-pay wellness packages
+Wound care clinic partnerships create steady clinical referrals with insurance-reimbursed sessions
+Package sales (10–40 session bundles) generate large upfront cash payments and reduce session-by-session sales friction

Cons

-FDA oversight and state health department requirements vary — regulatory complexity differs significantly by state
-Medical director relationship and ongoing physician oversight add cost and create dependency on a key person
-Equipment maintenance and oxygen supply logistics require vendor relationships and regular safety inspections

Best For

Medical practice operators, wellness entrepreneurs, or investors in markets with wound care centers or sports medicine clinics that can drive clinical referrals

Operating Costs

At $500K revenue: tech wages run 18–22%, medical director fee 5–8%, oxygen supply 8–12%, equipment maintenance and inspection 5–8%, facility lease 10–15%. Owner-operators net 45–55%. Second chamber doubles revenue before labor scales, compressing wages-as-percent-of-revenue significantly.

SBA Financing Estimator

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+$10K/mo

after debt service

Deal price — $1.0M

Range: $750K (2×) to $2.8M (4.5×+)

Down payment — 15% ($152K)

SBA minimum equity injection is 10% for change-of-ownership

Interest rate — 9.50%

SBA median for this category: 9.5%

Loan term — 10 years (120 mo)

SBA median for this category: 120 months

Down payment

$152K

15% equity injection

Loan amount

$859K

85% SBA-financed

Monthly payment

$11K/mo

$475K total interest

Monthly profit

$21K/mo

at 50% margin

Monthly cash flow after debt service

+$10K/mo

Down payment paid back in ~16 months — strong return

Estimates only. Excludes owner compensation, capex, working capital draws, and taxes. Margin assumes average occupancy and volume. Actual SBA terms vary by lender and borrower profile.