How much does it cost to open a health services franchise?

Across 36 published health services brands with a reviewed Item 7 total, the median low end of the estimated initial investment is $99,501, and low ends run from $3 to $1,700,296 (FDDs from 2025 to 2026). The low end is each franchisor's cheapest disclosed scenario, not a typical cost; the median is a Franopolis calculation.

Which health services franchises have the lowest disclosed startup cost?

By the low end of the reviewed Item 7 estimate: Fastest Labs ($3–$220,500, 2026 FDD); Vision Source LLC ($500–$450,000, 2026 FDD); EMS To You ($1,000–$78,910, 2026 FDD). This orders disclosed estimates only; it is not a ranking or recommendation.

How many health services franchisors disclose financial performance (Item 19)?

25 of 38 published health services brands (66%) have reviewed Item 19 financial performance figures on file. A brand without them on Franopolis may still disclose them in an FDD we have not reviewed.

Which health services franchises have the most locations?

By total outlets in reviewed Item 20 tables: Vision Source LLC (6,054); HEALTH MART (3,908); Miracle-Ear, Inc. (1,595). Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Health Services Franchises: 38 Brands, Costs & FDD Figures

Median uses the low end of each brand's reviewed Item 7 total in its latest FDD — the cheapest disclosed scenario, not a typical cost. Not a ranking or recommendation.

Item 19 figures only

Health Services brands (38)

4Ever Young
Item 7: $522,650 – $807,400 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures
American Family Care
Item 7: $948,250 – $1,514,000 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 327 outlets
AmeriCare
Item 7: $168,254 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 37 outlets
Any Lab Test Now
Item 7: $63,025 – $359,275 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 254 outlets
Arcpoint Group
Item 7: $165,700 – $310,420 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures
Autism Care Therapy
Item 7: $350,996 – $754,076 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 13 outlets
BrightStar Care
Item 7: $96,454 – $220,186 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 427 outlets
Clear Lakes Dental
Item 7: $557,300 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures
CM
Complete Mobile Drug Testing
Item 7: $72,350 – $288,150 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 1 outlets
EMS To You
Item 7: $1,000 – $78,910 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 2 outlets
Everyday Care
Item 7: $53,347 – $56,697 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 1 outlets
Fastest Labs
Item 7: $3 – $220,500 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 243 outlets
Federal Injury Centers
Item 7: $94,300 – $195,000 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 138 outlets
Gameday Mens Health
Item 7: $2,130 – $421,396 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 396 outlets
HM
HEALTH MART
Item 7: $2,470 – $833,870 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 3,908 outlets
Hi-5 ABA
Item 7: $17,618 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 27 outlets
Lice Clinics of America
Item 7 not reviewed · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 91 outlets
Live Hydration Spa
Item 7: $263,475 – $521,200 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures
LQV Franchising LLC
Item 7: $97,650 – $1,025,276 · 2025 FDD
Item 19 figures · 15 outlets
Luxottica of America Inc. Pearle Vision
Item 7: $30,000 – $1,228,956 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 484 outlets
MD Hyperbaric
Item 7: $133,050 – $521,700 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures
Medi-Weightloss Franchising USA, LLC
Item 7: $107,800 – $299,300 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 38 outlets
Medicap Pharmacies
Item 7: $130,000 – $546,653 · 2025 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file
Miracle-Ear, Inc.
Item 7: $88,000 – $402,500 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 1,595 outlets
NexGenEsis Healthcare
Item 7 not reviewed · 2025 FDD
Item 19 figures
NextHealth
Item 7: $1,700,296 – $2,403,296 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 22 outlets
Nowlogy Clinic
Item 7: $36,500 – $262,100 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 8 outlets
Ortholaser Orthopedic Laser Center
Item 7: $422,225 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 18 outlets
Pearle Vision
Item 7: $73,523 – $1,228,956 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 484 outlets
Prime IV Hydration
Item 7: $99,501 – $187,701 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 424 outlets
Pritikin ICR LLC
Item 7: $5,750 – $52,500 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 183 outlets
SH
Signal Health Group
Item 7: $40,200 – $290,300 · 2025 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 18 outlets
SA
Speech Aba Therapy
Item 7: $267,500 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 13 outlets
Success On The Spectrum
Item 7: $339,100 – $869,400 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures
The Covery
Item 7: $109,000 – $259,500 · 2025 FDD
Item 19 figures · 9 outlets
Vavia
Item 7: $436,049 – $857,992 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 20 outlets
Vision Source LLC
Item 7: $500 – $450,000 · 2026 FDD
No Item 19 figures on file · 6,054 outlets
VC
Vital Care
Item 7: $555,750 – $1,005,785 · 2026 FDD
Item 19 figures · 110 outlets

Health Services matchups

Health Services franchise benchmarks

How much does it cost to open a health services franchise?: Across 36 published health services brands with a reviewed Item 7 total, the median low end of the estimated initial investment is $99,501, and low ends run from $3 to $1,700,296 (FDDs from 2025 to 2026). The low end is each franchisor's cheapest disclosed scenario, not a typical cost; the median is a Franopolis calculation.
Which health services franchises have the lowest disclosed startup cost?: By the low end of the reviewed Item 7 estimate: Fastest Labs ($3–$220,500, 2026 FDD); Vision Source LLC ($500–$450,000, 2026 FDD); EMS To You ($1,000–$78,910, 2026 FDD). This orders disclosed estimates only; it is not a ranking or recommendation.
How many health services franchisors disclose financial performance (Item 19)?: 25 of 38 published health services brands (66%) have reviewed Item 19 financial performance figures on file. A brand without them on Franopolis may still disclose them in an FDD we have not reviewed.
Which health services franchises have the most locations?: By total outlets in reviewed Item 20 tables: Vision Source LLC (6,054); HEALTH MART (3,908); Miracle-Ear, Inc. (1,595). Outlet counts do not indicate territory availability or franchisee results.

Calculated by Franopolis from published brands' reviewed figures. Not a ranking or recommendation.

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