Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc

Chattanooga, TN

144

Beds

3,155

Inpatient discharges a year

$45.3M

Net patient revenue a year

About this hospital

Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc is a 144-bed hospital in Chattanooga, TN.

CCN: 444026
NPI: 1306354790
Website: erlangerbh.com
County: Hamilton County
Metro area: Chattanooga, TN-GA MSA
Medicare contractor: Jurisdiction J, Palmetto GBA (10001)
In Medicare since: 2018
Last CMS survey: 2018

Negotiated Rates

The data below comes from CMS-mandated price transparency data. Learn more.

Book a call about hospital compliance MRFs

No contract information available for this hospital.

Contract data may be available through direct hospital inquiry.

Insurance Accepted

Acceptance varies by plan and service. Confirm coverage with your insurer or the hospital's billing department.

More about this hospital

Doctors and services
Accredited by The Joint Commission
See doctors and services
Finances
$45.3M net patient revenue
- Operating margin on patient care 34.0%
- $15.5M net income
See finances
Ownership and leadership
Owned by Acadia Chattanooga Holdings Llc
- Private (for profit)
- Debra K Osteen, chief executive
See ownership and leadership

Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

The employer identification numbers (EINs) health plans and networks list for Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc in the in-network rate files they publish, with the organization NPIs billed under each.

Tax ID (EIN)	Plans and networks listing it	Organization NPIs
81-5407918Erlanger Behavioral Health LLC	41Aetna, Cigna, United Healthcare (incl Optum, Rocky Mountain, Health Plan of Nevada, Sierra Health), Alliant Health Plans, Allied Benefit Systems and 36 more	1306354790 Erlanger Behavioral Health Llc

Source: PayerPrice analysis of insurers' Transparency in Coverage in-network files. An EIN can cover several hospitals and clinics in a health system, and insurers sometimes list other organizations' NPIs under it.

Location

Chattanooga, TN

Get directions

Accreditation and services

The Joint Commission (since 2024)
Accreditation
None
Medical school affiliation
Private (for profit)
Ownership type
88
Medicare-certified beds
27
Registered nurses (full-time equivalent)
2018
In Medicare since

Source: CMS Provider of Services file, as reported by the hospital and state surveyors.

Size and patient volume

What Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc reported to Medicare in its latest cost report, covering Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

3,155
Inpatient discharges
Medicare 8%, Medicaid n/a
27,645
Inpatient days
53% of available bed days used
192
Employees (full-time equivalent)

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS) (report 836762). Figures cover the reporting period, which is not always 12 months, and are self-reported.

Utilization by payer and unit

Inpatient days and discharges Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc reported by payer. Medicare and Medicaid include their managed care plans, shown separately below.

	Medicare	Medicaid	Other	Total
Inpatient days	2,585	0	25,060	27,645
Discharges	255	0	2,900	3,155
Average length of stay	10.1 days		8.6 days	8.8 days
Average daily census	7.1	0.0	68.7	75.7

Beds and days by unit

Unit	Beds	Inpatient days	Medicare days	Occupancy
Adults & pediatrics	144	27,645	2,585	53%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836762, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheet S-3 Part I.

Where patients come from

ZIP codes with the most Medicare inpatient stays at Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc in 2025. Market share is this hospital's part of every hospital's Medicare stays from the ZIP code. Its published Medicare stays went from 69 in 2020 to 41 in 2025.

ZIP code	Stays	Of this hospital's stays	Days	Charges	Market share	Share in 2020
37327	15	37%	190	$414,374	2%
37411	14	34%	83	$175,765	1%
37421	12	29%	125	$267,518	0%	1%

Source: CMS Hospital Service Area file. Shares are of the 41 stays from ZIP codes CMS publishes; it omits ZIP codes with fewer than 11 stays, so market shares count published stays only.

Staff and facilities

Staff by profession and the rooms and units Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc reported at its latest Medicare certification survey (2018). Counts are people, not full-time equivalents.

27
Registered nurses
1
Licensed practical nurses
5
Physicians
3
Nurse practitioners
1
Pharmacists
3
Social workers
1
Psychologists

Source: CMS Provider of Services file.

Income statement

Revenue, expenses and income Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc reported to Medicare for Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025. Percentages are of net patient revenue.

Line	Amount	Share
Gross patient revenue (charges)	$64.6M	142.5%
Inpatient	$63.4M	139.8%
Outpatient	$1.2M	2.7%
Contractual allowances and discounts	-$19.3M	-42.5%
Net patient revenue	$45.3M	100.0%
Operating expenses	-$29.9M	-66.0%
Operating income from patient care	$15.4M	34.0%
Other income	$46,881	0.1%
Net income	$15.5M	34.1%

Gross revenue by payer

Line	Amount	Share
Traditional Medicare	$319,534	0.5%
Other payers and self-pay	$60.6M	99.5%
Total charges	$61M	100.0%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836762, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Traditional Medicare is the program charges on Worksheets D-3 and D Part V; Medicaid is from Worksheet S-10.

Financial ratios

Computed from Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc's latest cost report.

34.0%
Operating margin
Operating income from patient care / net patient revenue
34.1%
Total margin
Net income / net patient revenue plus other income
38.1%
EBITDAR margin
Net income before interest, depreciation and leases (Worksheet A-7), / total revenue
51% of expenses
Personnel costs
Salaries, direct-care contract labor and core wage-related costs / operating expenses
22.3%
Return on assets
Net income for a year / total assets
23.5%
Return on equity
Net income for a year / fund balance
1964.41
Current ratio
Current assets / current liabilities
1962.19
Quick ratio
Cash, temporary investments and net receivables / current liabilities
349 days
Days cash on hand
Cash and temporary investments / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
19 days
Days in patient receivables
Net patient receivables / daily net patient revenue
0 days
Average payment period
Current liabilities / daily operating expenses excluding depreciation
0.66
Asset turnover
Total revenue for a year / total assets
8.3 years
Average age of plant
Accumulated depreciation / depreciation for a year

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836762, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Balance sheet

What Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc owned and owed at the end of its reporting period (Dec 2025), across all fund types: $69.3M in total assets and a $65.7M fund balance.

Show the balance sheet

Line	Amount	Of total assets
Cash and temporary investments	$27.5M	39.7%
Patient receivables, net	$2.3M	3.4%
Total current assets	$29.9M	43.1%
Property and equipment, net of depreciation	$29.5M	42.5%
Investments and other assets	$10M	14.4%
Total assets	$69.3M	100.0%
Current liabilities	$15,206	0.0%
Total liabilities	$3.6M	5.2%
Fund balance (net assets)	$65.7M	94.8%

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836762, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Financial trend

Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc's full-year cost reports, by fiscal year end. Reports shorter than ten months are left out.

Show 6 years

Fiscal year ending	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024	Dec 2025
Net patient revenue	$20.3M	$24.6M	$26.6M	$28M	$31M	$45.3M
Operating expenses	$18.2M	$21.2M	$22.6M	$23.9M	$29.9M	$29.9M
Operating margin	10.5%	14.2%	15.1%	14.6%	3.7%	34.0%
Net income	$2.2M	$3.6M	$4.1M	$4.3M	$1.2M	$15.5M
Total assets	$31.5M	$34.6M	$36.9M	$48.6M	$55.7M	$69.3M
Discharges	2,848	3,278	3,118	2,981	3,252	3,155
Inpatient days	25,079	28,899	28,794	29,366	30,775	27,645
Beds	88	88	96	103	144	144
Employees (FTE)	148	176	178	183	217	192

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836762, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements.

Departments

Each cost center Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc reports, largest first. Total cost includes its share of overhead; the cost-to-charge ratio is total cost / charges.

Show all 17 departments

Ancillary and outpatient departments

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Drugs charged to patients		$1M	$1.4M	0.74	300
Partial hospital	$72,635	$425,546	$1M	0.43	3,040
Electroshock therapy	$89,994	$328,163	$556,800	0.59	1,802
Laboratory		$52,435	$20,453	2.56

Inpatient units

Department	Salaries	Total cost	Charges	Cost-to-charge	Square feet
Adults & pediatrics	$8.6M	$24.4M	$58M	0.42	63,916

Overhead (general service) departments

Department	Salaries	Direct cost	Square feet
Administrative & general	$4M	$9.9M	6,037
Employee benefits department	$208,029	$3.1M	2,808
Cap rel costs-bldg & fixt		$1.6M	88,478
Dietary	$240,350	$942,050	2,475
Nursing administration	$706,577	$876,908
Social service	$653,521	$671,084
Cap rel costs-mvble equip		$658,095
Operation of plant	$77,530	$485,297	1,320
Medical records & library	$425,276	$454,571	420
Housekeeping	$234,340	$285,956	520
Maintenance & repairs	$55,351	$136,571
Laundry & linen service		$72,405

Source: CMS cost report (HCRIS, Form 2552-10), report 836762, as submitted. Hospitals report these figures themselves; they are not audited financial statements. Worksheets A, B-1, C Part I and S-3 Part II.

Frequently asked questions

About Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc's rates and hospital price transparency.

How many patients does Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc admit?

Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc reported 3,155 inpatient discharges and 27,645 inpatient days from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

How many employees does Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc have?

Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc reported 192 full-time-equivalent employees on payroll from Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025.

How much revenue does Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc make?

Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc reported $45.3M in net patient revenue on $64.6M of gross charges for Jan 1, 2025 to Dec 31, 2025, an operating margin of 34.0%, and net income of $15.5M.

Who is the CEO of Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc?

Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc's Medicare enrollment lists Debra K Osteen as President since 2026.

What is Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc's tax ID (EIN)?

Insurers' price transparency files list Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc under employer identification number 81-5407918 (Erlanger Behavioral Health LLC). 41 health plans and networks list 81-5407918 for it.

Is Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc accredited?

Yes. CMS's Provider of Services file lists The Joint Commission as the accrediting organization for Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc, effective 2024.

Who owns Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc?

In its Medicare enrollment, Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc reports Acadia Chattanooga Holdings Llc as 5% or greater direct ownership interest (80%).

Where do Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc's patients come from?

In CMS's 2025 Hospital Service Area file, the most Medicare inpatient stays at Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc came from ZIP codes 37327 (15), 37411 (14), 37421 (12).

How many beds does Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc have?

Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc has 144 beds, including its psychiatric, rehabilitation and other subprovider units, in its latest Medicare cost report. 88 are Medicare-certified beds in CMS's Provider of Services file.

Where is Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc and what is its phone number?

Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc is located at Chattanooga, TN.

For hospital finance and compliance teams

Running price transparency at a hospital like this one?

The data on this page comes from the files hospitals and payers publish. We help hospitals publish theirs correctly, and take a fresh look at their chargemaster.

Compliance MRF

Publish a CMS-compliant machine-readable file

We turn your chargemaster and payer contracts into the CMS template file, then keep it current as rates change.

CMS v3 example: standard_charge_information[0]

{
  "description": "MRI of brain (no contrast)",
  "code_information": [
    { "code": "611", "type": "RC" },
    { "code": "70551", "type": "CPT" }
  ],
  "standard_charges": [{
    "setting": "outpatient",
    "minimum": 250,
    "maximum": 400,
    "gross_charge": 1200,
    "discounted_cash": 1080,
    "payers_information": [
      {
        "payer_name": "Platform Health Insurance",
        "plan_name": "PPO",
        "methodology": "fee schedule",
        "standard_charge_dollar": 400
      },
      {
        "payer_name": "Region Health Insurance",
        "plan_name": "HMO",
        "methodology": "fee schedule",
        "standard_charge_dollar": 250
      }
    ]
  }]
}

CMS template layout, in JSON or CSV
Gross, discounted cash, payer-specific and de-identified min / max charges
cms-hpt.txt file and homepage footer link
Refreshed when your contracts change

Talk to us about your MRF

Chargemaster analysis

Get your chargemaster right for billing and payer contracts

Your chargemaster sets the gross charge on every claim, and many payer contracts base payment on it through percent-of-charge, lesser-of and stop-loss terms. We audit it line by line and show how your charges and negotiated rates compare with peer hospitals before your next negotiation.

What a review covers

CodingPricingPayer contractsCompliance

CPT, HCPCS, revenue code and modifier errors flagged line by line
Missing, duplicate and outdated charge lines identified
Charges set below payer allowables caught before lesser-of clauses cut payment
Revenue impact of charge changes modeled across percent-of-charge and stop-loss terms
Your negotiated rates benchmarked against peer hospitals for the same payers

Talk to us about your chargemaster

Erlanger Behavioral Health, Llc

About this hospital

Negotiated Rates

Insurance Accepted

More about this hospital

Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

Location

Accreditation and services

Size and patient volume

Utilization by payer and unit

Beds and days by unit

Where patients come from

Staff and facilities

Income statement

Gross revenue by payer

Financial ratios

Balance sheet

Financial trend

Departments

Ancillary and outpatient departments

Inpatient units

Overhead (general service) departments

Ownership

Leadership

Officers and directors on the Medicare enrollment

Frequently asked questions

Running price transparency at a hospital like this one?

Publish a CMS-compliant machine-readable file

Get your chargemaster right for billing and payer contracts

About this hospital

Negotiated Rates

Insurance Accepted

More about this hospital

Tax IDs and NPIs insurers list

Location

Accreditation and services

Size and patient volume

Utilization by payer and unit

Beds and days by unit

Where patients come from

Staff and facilities

Income statement

Gross revenue by payer

Financial ratios

Balance sheet

Financial trend

Departments

Ancillary and outpatient departments

Inpatient units

Overhead (general service) departments

Ownership

Leadership

Officers and directors on the Medicare enrollment

Nearby hospitals

Frequently asked questions

Running price transparency at a hospital like this one?

Publish a CMS-compliant machine-readable file

Get your chargemaster right for billing and payer contracts