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Healthcare marketing pricing,
in plain numbers.

What a healthcare marketing agency costs in 2026, what moves the price, and the ranges we work in. No contracts, no setup fees, and your exact number after one 30 minute call.

Short answer: at EtherealMinds each service runs between $1,197 and $3,199 a month, month to month. Ad spend is separate and goes straight to Google and Meta. The tier that fits you depends on your specialty, your locations and your goals, so we quote after we look at your market together.
✓ No setup fees ✓ No contracts, cancel anytime ✓ Ad spend billed by the platforms, you own the accounts ✓ Website or redesign included when it helps you convert
Our ranges

Three services with tiers. The website comes with them.

Every service has an entry tier for a single location practice, a growth tier most practices pick, and a scale tier for groups and multi location clinics. These are the ranges; the call tells you which tier is yours. And if your website cannot convert the traffic, we build or redesign it as part of the work.

Patient Acquisition System

Google and Meta ads that book patients

$1,197 to $2,997per month, plus your ad spend ($1,500 to $8,000 or more recommended, billed by Google and Meta)

  • From one core campaign to unlimited campaigns across every service and location
  • Landing pages built for patient decisions, one per service on the upper tiers
  • Booking system and CRM with automated follow up, no show and reactivation flows
  • Ad creatives handled: copy, visuals, video edits, weekly testing
  • Biweekly reports, monthly strategy calls, dedicated strategist on the scale tier
See the patient acquisition system →
Healthcare SEO

Google, Maps and AI search

$1,350 to $2,750per month, month to month

  • Exhaustive study of your practice and market, full keyword and opportunity map
  • 5 to 35 or more quality content pieces a month depending on the tier
  • Technical SEO, schema for AI search, Google Business Profile optimization
  • Coverage from your city to every city, area and state you serve
  • Citations, competitor tracking and AI answers monitored on the upper tiers
See healthcare SEO →
Social Media Management

Every platform, no add ons

$1,799 to $3,199per month, month to month

  • 12 to 30 posts a month across Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and LinkedIn
  • HIPAA review on every post, brand voice and visual identity
  • Dynamic video editing, up to pro editing with 2 YouTube videos a month on the top tier
  • Sales focused stories, DMs answered in your voice, local geo targeting
  • Monthly content calendar you approve, report and strategy call
See social media management →
Your website

Usually included, not sold separately

Includedwhen the site is what stands between the traffic and the booking

  • Ads and SEO only pay off if the page converts, so we do not leave that to chance
  • Landing pages built for patient decisions come with every ads tier
  • If your site cannot rank or convert, we build or redesign it inside the SEO or ads engagement
  • Online booking, smart forms, conversion copy written for patients
  • SEO and AI search ready: Google, ChatGPT and Claude can read and cite it
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Prices in US dollars, current as of November 2026. Websites are quoted only when a practice wants one on its own. Emma, our AI receptionist, is priced separately at ai.etherealmindsdigital.com.

The market

What healthcare marketing costs in 2026, service by service.

Published US ranges from agency pricing guides, so you can place any quote you receive, ours included. Most generalist agencies price by hours; specialists price by what a service covers.

ServiceTypical US range in 2026What usually explains the spreadEtherealMinds
SEO for a medical practice$1,000 to $5,000 a monthHow many cities and services are covered, how much content ships each month, whether AI search is included$1,350 to $2,750 a month
Google and Meta ads management$1,000 to $3,000 a month in fees, or 10 to 20 percent of ad spend, plus the ad spend itselfNumber of campaigns and platforms, whether landing pages and a CRM are included, how restricted the specialty is$1,197 to $2,997 a month, landing pages and CRM included
Social media management$500 to $3,000 a month for small businesses, $1,000 to $2,000 or more for local practices with video and compliance reviewPosts per month, video production, whether someone answers DMs, HIPAA review$1,799 to $3,199 a month, every platform
Full service retainer$2,500 to $7,000 a month for small practices, $10,000 or more at the large agenciesHow many channels, team size, reporting depthServices combine month to month, no retainer minimum

Sources: Healthcare Success, healthcare marketing agency cost guide 2026; WebFX, how much does healthcare SEO cost; eClincher, social media management pricing 2026. Ranges are what those guides publish, not an independent survey.

What moves the price

Six things decide your tier. We check all six on the call.

Your specialty and its ad rules

TRT, GLP-1 weight loss, aesthetics and mental health are restricted on Google and Meta. They need policy safe copy, LegitScript where it applies and landing pages that pass review. That is more work than a dental cleaning campaign, and it is where generalist agencies get accounts suspended.

Locations and services

One location with one star service fits an entry tier. Three locations with eight services need a campaign, a page and a Google Business Profile per combination. The number of combinations is the single biggest driver of cost.

Where you are today

A clinic under $30k a month in revenue needs the first reliable channel, not five. A clinic past $80k a month needs retargeting, reactivation and a strategist who knows the numbers. We size the tier to the stage, and we will say when a smaller one is enough.

Whether the website can convert

Ads and SEO send traffic. If the site makes people call a number nobody answers, the budget leaks. Sometimes the right first step is a landing page or a redesign, which we build as part of the work, not a bigger ad budget.

Follow up and the front desk

A lead texted back in five minutes books; one called the next morning rarely does. If your team can do that, great. If not, the CRM and automated follow up are part of the system, and that is part of the price.

Ad spend

Ad spend is yours, billed by Google and Meta to accounts you own. We recommend $1,500 to $3,000 a month to start and $8,000 or more for established multi location clinics. The management fee does not scale with your spend.

Why a specialist

Generalists are cheaper. Until they are not.

A generalist agency charges less per month and learns healthcare on your account: which words get a testosterone ad rejected, why a before and after photo gets a Meta page restricted, how to ask for a review without a HIPAA problem, what a patient actually types at 11 pm. You pay for that education in suspended accounts, wasted spend and months of nothing.

We only work in healthcare. The keyword maps, the ad policies, the landing pages, the follow up scripts and the reporting are built for medical practices and reused across them, which is why a specialist tier costs about what a generalist charges while doing more. On the call you are with the two founders, your market on screen, and you get a straight answer about which service and which tier fit your stage, including when the answer is to wait.

Healthcare only, since day one Two founders on every call Month to month, no setup fees Real data in every report
Pricing questions

What practice owners ask us about cost.

How much does a healthcare marketing agency cost?
In 2026, published US ranges run from about $1,000 to $5,000 a month for SEO, $1,000 to $3,000 a month in management fees for Google Ads, and $500 to $3,000 a month for social media management. Full service retainers from large agencies often start at $5,000 to $10,000 a month. At EtherealMinds each service runs $1,197 to $3,199 a month, month to month, with ad spend billed separately by the platforms.
How much does SEO cost for a medical practice?
Most healthcare SEO retainers in the US run $1,000 to $5,000 a month depending on how many cities, services and content pieces are covered. EtherealMinds healthcare SEO runs $1,350 to $2,750 a month and includes the market study, keyword map, 5 to 35 or more content pieces a month, Google Business Profile work, AI search optimization and a monthly report.
How much does social media management cost for a medical practice?
Small business packages run $500 to $3,000 a month, and local practices that need HIPAA review, video editing and a content calendar usually land at $1,000 to $2,000 or more. EtherealMinds social media management runs $1,799 to $3,199 a month for 12 to 30 posts, HIPAA review on every post, video editing and a monthly strategy call.
Is ad spend included in the price?
No. Ad spend is billed directly by Google and Meta to your own ad accounts, so you always own the accounts and the data. The management fee covers strategy, campaigns, landing pages, creatives, the CRM and the follow up system. We recommend $1,500 to $3,000 a month in ad spend to start and $8,000 or more for established clinics with several locations.
Do you require contracts or setup fees?
No contracts and no setup fees on any service. Everything is month to month and you can cancel anytime.
Why do you quote the exact number after a call instead of listing packages?
Because the right tier depends on things we cannot see from a form: your current revenue and goals, how many locations and services you promote, whether your website can convert the traffic, and how restricted your specialty is on Google and Meta. In a 30 minute call we look at your market together and tell you which tier fits and why, including when a smaller one is enough.
Can I start with only one service?
Yes. Many practices start with ads for immediate patient flow or with SEO for the long game and add social media or a new website later. The services are built on the same CRM and reporting, so adding one does not mean starting over.
What budget is too small for an agency?
If a practice cannot sustain at least $1,500 a month in ad spend on top of the management fee for three months, ads are usually not the right first move. In that case we will say so on the call and point you to SEO, your Google Business Profile or a website that converts the traffic you already have.
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Free 30 minute call. No pitch. We look at your specialty, your locations and your current numbers, and tell you which service and which tier fit, including when the answer is to start smaller.

Camilo and Sofia, founders of EtherealMinds LLC You'll be on with Camilo & Sofía, the founders. A two founder agency that works in one industry only: healthcare. You leave the call with a number and a reason for it.
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