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Eating Disorder Clinics in the US - Market Research Report (2015-2030)

Tina Fine Tina Fine New York, United States Last Updated: August 2025 NAICS OD5999

Revenue

$4.8bn

2025

$4.8bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

31,611

Businesses

782

Wages

$X.Xbn

Eating Disorder Clinics in the US industry analysis

The increase in the number of eating disorder cases has stimulated industry growth and supported the emergence of substitute services. However, many individuals still don't receive treatment because of high costs, lack of awareness and the stigma around seeking help. Public and private health insurers often provide limited coverage or exclude eating disorder treatments, creating financial barriers and hindering industry growth. Although social media and online platforms have increased public awareness and provided services, social media is criticized for diminishing the positive impact of these efforts. Legislative efforts are underway to hold platforms accountable for any mental harm or the promotion of eating disorders. Despite these challenges, positive economic factors such as higher per capita income have contributed to industry revenue growing at a CAGR of 2.1%, reaching a total of $4.8 billion in 2025 and an estimated revenue gain of 2.1% in 2025 alone.

Trends and Insights

  • Societal awareness boosts demand for eating disorder clinics. Public health campaigns and social media advocacy have de-stigmatized eating disorders, encouraging more individuals to seek help.
  • Mental health parity laws are critical to future revenue. Despite their passage, a lack of enforcement and the absence of such laws in some states mean many individuals face higher costs and clinics encounter challenges.
  • Clinics are located near urban, dense population centers. The most populated states, with densely populated cities, have the highest number of eating disorder clinics.
  • Nothing helps a clinic succeed more than success rates. Clinics with higher rates of successful outcomes and sustained recovery are likely to have a better reputation and be more able to compete and control prices and revenue volatility.
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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2015-2030)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 2.1 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $4.8bn in 2025.

Trends and Insights

Coverage restrictions impede treatment access and revenue growth

  • Restrictions on outpatient eating disorder treatment coverage by private and public insurers reduce patient access and clinic revenue. Private insurers limit coverage with visit caps and preauthorization requirements. Treatments like holistic therapy might be excluded where a limited provider network can force patients to opt for more expensive out-of-network services, discouraging treatment. Despite legal protections such as the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), which advocates for equal coverage with medical conditions, restrictions can reduce access and impact revenue.
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Eating Disorder Clinics in the US
Revenue (2015-2030)
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Industry outlook (2025-2030)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Eating disorder clinics expect financial impacts post-OBBBA

  • The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) will impact the financial stability of eating disorder outpatient clinics, with effects varying by clinic type and insurance participation. Hospital-affiliated clinics might face funding shifts, especially if federal or state reimbursements change. While their affiliation offers some protection, the ripple effects on profitability could be notable if administrative costs climb. Independent clinics, reliant on insurance and susceptible to funding adjustments, may see considerable patient volume and reimbursement drops. This vulnerability is due to limited negotiating power and revenue options.

Biggest companies in the Eating Disorder Clinics in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2025
Revenue
2025
Profit
2025
Profit Margin (%)
2025

There are no companies that hold a market share exceeding 5% in the Eating Disorder Clinics in the US industry.

Products & Services Segmentation

Eating Disorder Clinics in the US
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Treatment of binge eating disorder, Treatment of anorexia nervosa and Treatment of bulimia nervosa. Treatment of binge eating disorder is the largest segment of the Eating Disorder Clinics in the US.

Trends and Insights

Clinics employ various therapies to treat binge eating disorder

  • Clinics can treat binge eating disorder with various therapies (cognitive-behavioral, interpersonal and dialectical behavior). Treatments may also include the use of medications such as antidepressants, anti-seizure drugs and appetite suppressants. Nutritional counseling promotes healthy eating habits.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

The eating disorder clinic industry includes organizations that diagnose and care for outpatients with conditions that influence or disrupt eating habits. Typical eating disorders involve anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and binge eating. These clinics can be linked to hospitals or medical schools since treatment includes various therapies.

What's included in this industry?

Products and services covered in the Eating Disorder Clinics industry in the United States include Treatment of binge eating disorder , Treatment of anorexia nervosa , Treatment of bulimia nervosa and Treatment for other eating disorders and co-occurring issues.

Companies

Companies covered in the Eating Disorder Clinics industry in the United States include .

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Related Terms

Related terms covered in the Eating Disorder Clinics industry in the United States include binge eating disorder, anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa , exclusion period, elimination riders and mental health parity.

Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 621420 - Eating Disorder Clinics in the US

Performance

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Analyst insights

Societal awareness boosts demand for eating disorder clinics. Public health campaigns and social media advocacy have de-stigmatized eating disorders, encouraging more individ...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Employees, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Businesses, including historical (2015-2024) and forecast (2025-2030)
  • Profit, including historical (2015-2025)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

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Analyst insight

Mental health parity laws are critical to future revenue. Despite their passage, a lack of enforcement and the absence of such laws in some states mean many individuals face ...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2025
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2025
  • Major market segmentation in 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

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Analyst insights

Clinics are located near urban, dense population centers. The most populated states, with densely populated cities, have the highest number of eating disorder clinics.

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2025

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each state in 2025
  • Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2025
  • Number and share of employees in each state in 2025

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

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Analyst insights

Nothing helps a clinic succeed more than success rates. Clinics with higher rates of successful outcomes and sustained recovery are likely to have a better reputation and be ...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2020-2025
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

There are no companies that hold a market share exceeding 5% in the Eating Disorder Clinics in the US industry.

Analyst insights

The industry remains fragmented, with no major companies. In 2021, Apax Partners purchased one of the largest clinics, Eating Recovery Center, which holds an estimated 2.0% o...

External Environment

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Analyst insights

Clinics cannot cut down on the diet of rules and regulations. Clinics cannot avoid the heavy licensing, training and workplace regulations or influence the reimbursement rule...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2015-2030) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Wages may be high, but skilled professionals nourish a clinic's reputation. Clinics require the services of experienced professionals to ensure the quality of treatment and a...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2025
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Industry Multiples (2018-2023)
  • Industry Tax Structure (2018-2023)
  • Income Statement (2018-2023)
  • Balance Sheet (2018-2023)
  • Liquidity Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Coverage Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2018-2023)
  • Operating Ratios (2018-2023)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Employee (2015-2030)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Establishment (2015-2030)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • Average Wage (2015-2030)
  • Wages/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2015-2030)
  • IVA/Revenue (2015-2030)
  • Imports/Demand (2015-2030)
  • Exports/Revenue (2015-2030)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2015-2030)
  • IVA (2015-2030)
  • Establishments (2015-2030)
  • Enterprises (2015-2030)
  • Employment (2015-2030)
  • Exports (2015-2030)
  • Imports (2015-2030)
  • Wages (2015-2030)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Eating Disorder Clinics industry in the United States in 2025?

The market size of the Eating Disorder Clinics industry in the United States is $4.8bn in 2025.

How many businesses are there in the Eating Disorder Clinics industry in the United States in 2025?

There are 782 businesses in the Eating Disorder Clinics industry in the United States, which has grown at a CAGR of 15.8 % between 2020 and 2025.

How may import tariffs affect the Eating Disorder Clinics industry in the United States?

The Eating Disorder Clinics industry in the United States is unlikely to be materially impacted by import tariffs with imports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.

How may export tariffs affect the Eating Disorder Clinics industry in the United States?

The Eating Disorder Clinics industry in the United States is unlikely to be materially impacted by export tariffs with exports accounting for a low share of industry revenue.

Has the Eating Disorder Clinics industry in the United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Eating Disorder Clinics industry in the United States has been growing at a CAGR of 2.1 % between 2020 and 2025.

What is the forecast growth of the Eating Disorder Clinics industry in the United States over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Eating Disorder Clinics industry in the United States is expected to grow.

What does the Eating Disorder Clinics industry in the United States include?

Treatment of binge eating disorder and Treatment of anorexia nervosa are part of the Eating Disorder Clinics industry in the United States.

How competitive is the Eating Disorder Clinics industry in the United States?

The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Eating Disorder Clinics industry in the United States.

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