The Economics

Clinic vs. Home

Clinic

$200
per session (average)
Mild-HBOT clinics (1.3–1.5 ATA): $150–300/session. Hard-shell clinical chambers (2.0+ ATA): $250–600/session. Insurance covers none of this for longevity or off-label use. Soft-chamber clinics run $150–300. Hard-shell clinical chambers run $250–600. Insurance won't cover it for longevity.
40-session course: $8–12K

Home

$25
per session (year 1, 5x/week)
~$9K all-in: chamber ($5–7K) + 10 LPM concentrator ($2–3K) + fittings and mask. Electricity runs ~$0.23/session at average US rates. After year 1 amortization: ~$15/session. Two users splitting the setup: ~$12/session. About $9K total for the chamber, oxygen concentrator, and accessories. Electricity is about $0.23 per session. After the first year, cost drops to ~$15/session. If two people share it: ~$12/session.

Break-even: ~45 sessions vs. clinic pricing without resale. With expected resale value ($3–5K on a $9K chamber), break-even drops to ~28 sessions.

Cost Per Session Over Time

SessionsClinic TotalHome TotalSavings
40 $8,000 $5,509 $2,491
100 $20,000 $5,532 $14,468
200 $40,000 $5,555 $34,445
400 $80,000 $5,601 $74,399

Home costs include $9K purchase, −$3,500 resale, electricity at $0.23/session, $150/yr maintenance.

Hidden Cost: Time

A clinic visit runs 2–3 hours door to door: drive, park, wait, session, drive back. A home session is 60–90 minutes, and the chamber is in your house—you can read, work on a laptop, or nap.

Going to a clinic takes 2–3 hours when you add up driving, waiting, and the session. At home it's 60–90 minutes, and you can read or work inside the chamber.

At 200 sessions/year (a standard 5x/week protocol), clinic visits consume 400–600 hours of transit—that's 10–15 full work weeks.

At $50/hour opportunity cost, that's $20–30K/year the dollar math doesn't show.