Analysis
NAICS 622210 is the 2022 national industry for psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals, part of 62221 (Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals). Census lists 14 example activities under it in the official index.
County Business Patterns counts 751 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 232,220 people at an average annual payroll of $69,194 per employee (51st percentile of national industries). 6% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which points to larger operations.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include alcoholism rehabilitation hospitals, children's hospitals, psychiatric or substance abuse, detoxification hospitals and drug addiction rehabilitation hospitals, among 14 in all.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments grew 9% and employment fell 7%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.
Census lists 3 related activities that belong elsewhere, most often in 621420, 623220 and 623210. Businesses that do several things are classified by their primary activity, the one that generates the most value, so check those boundaries before settling on this code.
For example, providing treatment of mental health and substance abuse illnesses on an exclusively outpatient basis are classified in 621420 (Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers) instead.
Official definition
This industry comprises establishments known and licensed as psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals primarily engaged in providing diagnostic, medical treatment, and monitoring services for inpatients who suffer from mental illness or substance abuse disorders. The treatment often requires an extended stay in the hospital. These establishments maintain inpatient beds and provide patients with food services that meet their nutritional requirements. They have an organized staff of physicians and other medical staff to provide patient care services. Psychiatric, psychological, and social work services are available at the facility. These hospitals usually provide other services, such as outpatient services, clinical laboratory services, diagnostic X-ray services, and electroencephalograph services.
Source: US Census Bureau, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Providing treatment of mental health and substance abuse illnesses on an exclusively outpatient basis | 621420 Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Centers |
| Establishments referred to as hospitals but primarily engaged in providing inpatient treatment of mental health and substance abuse illnesses with the emphasis on counseling rather than medical treatment | 623220 Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities |
| Establishments referred to as hospitals but primarily engaged in providing residential care for persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities | 623210 Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability Facilities |
Index entries (14)
- Alcoholism rehabilitation hospitals
- Children's hospitals, psychiatric or substance abuse
- Detoxification hospitals
- Drug addiction rehabilitation hospitals
- Hospitals for alcoholics
- Hospitals, addiction
- Hospitals, mental (except intellectual and developmental disability)
- Hospitals, psychiatric (except convalescent)
- Hospitals, psychiatric pediatric
- Hospitals, substance abuse
- Mental (except intellectual and developmental disability) hospitals
- Mental health hospitals
- Psychiatric hospitals (except convalescent)
- Rehabilitation hospitals, alcoholism and drug addiction