Lumexa Imaging Holdings, Inc. (LMRI) Business
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Item 1. Business.
Overview
We are one of the largest national providers of diagnostic imaging services. Our platform is integrated, scalable and has a proven track record of creating value for our stakeholders. As of December 31, 2025, we and our affiliates operated the second largest1 outpatient imaging center footprint in the United States. It spans 188 centers2 across 13 states and includes eight joint venture partnerships with health systems. Our centers are in attractive metropolitan service areas (“MSAs”). According to the U.S. Census Bureau, these MSAs saw average annual population growth of approximately 1.4% on a center-weighted basis between 2020 and 2024: over two times the national average. Our centers have convenient retail settings and operate with extended hours to facilitate easy access to care. We have built a diversified network of approximately 102,000 referring physicians, representing more than 32,000 physician practices in 2025. We believe our high quality of care, as evidenced by our high referring physician and patient satisfaction scores3, drives enhanced growth and repeat visits from patients needing multiple imaging exams.
We remain at the forefront of imaging care by purchasing best-in-class equipment and technology from innovative manufacturers and software companies. Our premium equipment, skilled technologists and subspecialized radiologists make us the clear choice for advanced imaging referrals, which are growing at an accelerated rate relative to the overall market due to the aging population of the United States and increasing disease prevalence. Magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) and computed tomography (“CT”) referrals, for example, have been a key driver of our revenue growth and accounted for 52% of our consolidated revenue4 and 63% of our system-wide revenue5 during the year ended December 31, 2025.
1 By freestanding location count as of December 31, 2025.
2 Our consolidated financial results include those of our wholly owned subsidiaries and our variable interest entities("VIEs"). Together, our wholly owned subsidiaries and our VIEs owned 102 of the 188 centers that we operated as of December 31, 2025. Of these 102 centers, 53 were owned by our wholly owned subsidiaries and 49 were owned by our VIEs. Our consolidated GAAP (as defined below) total revenue does not, however, include the results of 86 centers owned as of December 31, 2025 by our unconsolidated affiliates: eight health system joint ventures in which we have the ability to exert significant influence but own less than a controlling interest, which we instead report using the equity method of accounting.
3 We contract with a third party to administer surveys to monitor referring physician and patient satisfaction with our quality of care. Our resulting patient net promoter score (“NPS”) was 91 and overall patient satisfaction rate was 97%, each as of December 31, 2025 and based on approximately 1.3 million survey responses. The patient satisfaction survey is sent by the contracted third party to patients who have visited one of our 175+ participating centers. In addition, 88% of participating referring physicians provided a rating of satisfied or higher for our services as of December 31, 2024, as calculated using the more than 1,100 responses the contracted third party collected from our annual survey of physicians who have referred patients to our centers.
4 We refer to numbers and metrics relating to or deriving from only those outpatient imaging centers and managed physician practices (the source of our professional services revenue) that we consolidate for financial reporting purposes: our wholly owned centers and our centers owned by and practices managed through VIEs, as “consolidated.” Consolidated revenue includes revenue from our wholly owned subsidiaries and our VIEs. Consolidated revenue does not include the revenues of our unconsolidated affiliates. See Notes 2, 17 and 18 in the notes accompanying our consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further information about the accounting treatment of our VIEs and unconsolidated affiliates.
5 We refer to numbers and metrics relating to or deriving from our managed physician practices (the source of our professional services revenue) and all of our outpatient imaging centers, including our wholly owned centers and our centers owned by and practices managed through our VIEs, which we consolidate for financial reporting purposes, plus those centers owned by our unconsolidated affiliates, which we report using the equity method of accounting, collectively, as “system-wide.” We utilize system-wide revenue as a key operating metric. System-wide revenue is equal to consolidated revenue plus revenue from our unconsolidated affiliates, which is not included in our consolidated GAAP total revenue. In our consolidated financial statements, only the net income or net loss from our unconsolidated affiliates is reported in the line item equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates. Because of this, management supplementally focuses on system-wide revenue as an operating metric, which measures revenues from all of our centers and managed physician practices, including revenues from our unconsolidated affiliates (without adjustment based on our percentage of ownership therein), after eliminating transactions between the consolidated Lumexa Imaging entities and our unconsolidated affiliates. Portions of the financial results of our unconsolidated affiliates that are included in our system-wide metrics are unaudited and/or not prepared by our management. See “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Key Operating Metrics and Non-GAAP Financial Measures” for more information.
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Lumexa Imaging was established in 2018 under the name US Radiology Specialists by Charlotte Radiology and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (“WCAS”), an investment firm with over 45 years of experience building successful companies in the healthcare and technology sectors. We expanded rapidly from 20 centers in 2018 to 188 centers as of December 31, 2025 by making 21 acquisitions and opening 44 de novo centers. Effective July 8, 2025, US Radiology Specialists Holdings, LLC changed its name to Lumexa Imaging Equity Holdco, LLC. Lumexa Imaging Holdings, Inc. was incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary of Lumexa Imaging Equity Holdco, LLC on November 14, 2025. During 2025, we completed our IPO of 25,000,000 shares of our common stock. We received net proceeds of approximately $427 million, after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and offering costs, from the issuance of those shares.
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All data in the table above is as of and for the year ended December 31, 2025. Our consolidated revenue grew 7.8% and our system-wide revenue grew 8.2% between the year ended December 31, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2025.
We deliver high-quality, convenient and low-cost care through our expansive network of outpatient imaging centers, meeting the needs of our key stakeholders—patients, referring physicians, health system joint venture partners and payors.
To further this goal, we have partnered with third-party technology providers to build a scalable clinical technology system with radiology information systems (“RIS”); picture archiving and communication systems (“PACS”); revenue cycle management (“RCM”) systems; and programs designed to increase both efficiency and accuracy in reporting reads. Utilizing third-party software allows us to operate more efficiently and to quickly scale, adapt and implement new technology across our platform, including in connection with the integration of newly acquired or de novo centers.
We have also begun implementing third-party clinical, operational and back-office AI solutions across our operations. While early, we are seeing faster scan times, improved clinical efficiency and faster patient scheduling and communication of results. There is significant ongoing third-party investment and innovation across the imaging AI ecosystem, and we believe that our use of externally sourced (as opposed to internally developed) AI can facilitate the accelerated adoption of AI, reduce future capital investment therein and preserve the flexibility to select and maintain the most valuable AI solutions.
According to a 2025 analysis of the diagnostic imaging services market by Fortune Business Insights, it is estimated that the total U.S. market for diagnostic imaging services was approximately $140 billion as of December 31, 2024, across inpatient, hospital outpatient (“HOPD”), free standing imaging centers and other settings. That report estimates that this market grew at a 4.2% CAGR from 2019 to 2024, led by freestanding imaging center growth of 6.9% over the same period.
Published reports from third-party research firms forecast future revenues in the diagnostic imaging services market. These reports aggregate the revenues they estimate to be captured by the overall market, and by independent diagnostic testing facilities (“IDTFs”) in particular, and apply growth rates to those estimates for future years based on factors which vary from report to report. Using these reports and our industry knowledge, management estimates that the diagnostic imaging services market will continue to grow at a mid-single digit rate between 2024 and 2030, driven by increasing utilization of advanced imaging, an aging population and increasing disease prevalence, with
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IDTFs growing faster than the broader market. This estimate is based on management’s experience in the diagnostic imaging services market and actual market growth rates may vary.
We believe the outperformance of IDTFs has been primarily driven by patient and payor preference for receiving the same level of care in a more convenient and less expensive setting than HOPDs. Comparable imaging services provided in imaging centers or physician’s offices are approximately 60% less expensive than those provided in HOPDs, based on an analysis of 2019 claims performed by UnitedHealth Group6.
The outpatient portion of the diagnostic imaging services market is highly fragmented. According to management estimates, there were approximately 6,000 IDTFs in the United States as of December 31, 2025, and more than 75% of them were owned by single facility operators or small chains. Furthermore, according to management estimates, there were approximately 8,900 HOPD centers in the United States as of December 31, 2025. We expect IDTFs to continue capturing share from HOPD and inpatient settings, driven by the ability to provide the same quality of care in a lower cost, more convenient setting. HOPDs also represent a significant opportunity for conversion to IDTFs through joint ventures with health systems. Collectively, we believe these factors create significant, long-term tailwinds that will support elevated IDTF growth rates for years to come.
* As of December 31, 2025. Source: Management estimates using Definitive Healthcare’s imaging database and industry and competitor websites.
Our Industry
Diagnostic imaging is a medical technique used to create visual representations of the interior of the body for clinical analysis. It is a critical step in diagnosing diseases, monitoring treatment effectiveness and determining the need for surgical intervention. When used early in disease progression, imaging can facilitate early diagnosis and may reduce unnecessary invasive procedures, minimizing the cost and amount of care for patients. Scans are provided at a variety of settings ranging from inpatient, HOPD, IDTF and other sites of care, such as physicians’ offices and urgent care centers.
Hospitals offer diagnostic imaging services for both inpatient and outpatient care through on-campus and off-campus HOPD imaging locations. IDTFs are imaging centers that offer scans independent of a hospital or physician’s office. IDTF volumes have been growing at a faster rate than HOPD volumes, driven by convenience, lower cost, shorter wait times and more scheduling options than typical HOPD centers. We believe this volume shift to IDTFs will persist due to payor preference for these lower cost sites of care and the increasing role of consumerism in outpatient imaging, driven by increasing price transparency and prevalence of high-deductible health plans.
6 Survey included MRIs, CT scans of the abdomen, chest, head, and other body parts; CT angiographies of the neck; diagnostic cardiac catheterizations; contrast aortograms; and low dose CT scans for lung cancer screening.
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Demand for diagnostic imaging is increasing with the rising incidence of disease and aging population demographics in the United States, as well as technological advances (such as the advent of blood testing for certain diseases that is often confirmed via subsequent imaging procedures) and growing medical applications. Advanced imaging procedures, such as MRI and CT, are growing faster than the overall market and receive higher payments per procedure. According to a 2025 analysis of the diagnostic imaging services market by Fortune Business Insights, demand for advanced imaging grew at a 5.7% CAGR between 2019 and 2024, outpacing routine imaging procedure growth of 2.6% during that same period. This is due to increasing recognition from payors and physicians of advanced imaging’s ability to detect and diagnose conditions such as cancer, Alzheimer’s Disease and cardiovascular and musculoskeletal disease. Furthermore, as of December 31, 2025, management estimates that advanced imaging payments per procedure at our consolidated and unconsolidated centers were on average approximately 330% of routine imaging payments per procedure.
Diagnostic imaging has also seen significant advances in AI-supported tools, which are being used across the industry in many different settings; for example, improving the accuracy of diagnostic reads by leveraging databases of prior scans, improving workflow management, streamlining administrative tasks, enhancing image quality and automatically generating reports. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) had authorized over 1,100 radiology AI and machine learning-enabled medical devices as of December 31, 2025, an approximately six-fold increase since June 30, 2020, and we expect this number to continue growing. According to an article in the Journal of the American College of Radiology, $13 billion was invested in radiology AI in 2022 alone.
Our Centers
Our freestanding imaging centers focus on providing the highest quality care in a convenient environment. Our centers are generally located in easily accessible retail locations with convenient parking, extended hours and weekend availability. We focus on delivering positive patient experiences and providing consistent support to our patients through simplified scheduling, appointment reminders via text message, digital check-ins and other streamlined communications.
Our operations are designed to efficiently receive orders from referring physicians and schedule exams for patients at the most appropriate center within our network. Our centralized call center (the Patient Access Center of Excellence, or “PACE”), handles the majority of inbound phone calls and order entry. The PACE team schedules exams at the location and time most convenient for the patient, and obtains prior authorization for the exam from commercial payors as necessary to ensure we can complete the exam as scheduled and receive reimbursement in a timely manner.
We believe there are meaningful benefits from operating at scale in a particular region, including the ability to (1) provide subspecialized radiologist reads, (2) centralize administrative functions, (3) generate procurement savings and (4) improve accessibility and convenience for referring physicians and patients.
Radiologic Technologists
Radiologic technologists are healthcare professionals who receive specialized training to perform diagnostic imaging procedures and are credentialed to perform specific studies, such as MRI, CT and x-ray scans. We have expertise in recruiting, hiring and retaining this critical labor for our centers to ensure we have consistent staffing, especially of advanced imaging MRI and CT technologists. We have also developed a Technologist Advancement Academy to assist x-ray and ultrasound technologists with becoming credentialed in advanced imaging modalities, which uniquely positions us to capture increased advanced imaging volumes.
Radiologists
Imaging exams are interpreted by radiologists, medical doctors who specialize in interpreting radiographic images to diagnose and treat disease. Our managed physician practices, which are physician practices that we own (or that are structured to comply with the applicable state’s prohibition on the corporate practice of medicine, if applicable), currently employ approximately 350 radiologists and we contract with more than 890 radiologists in independent practices located near our centers. The overwhelming majority of our radiologists that we employ are
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subspecialized and fellowship-trained in areas of advanced imaging, such as neuroradiology, musculoskeletal imaging or breast imaging, giving our referring physicians access to informed consultations and expertise in diagnosing complex conditions.
In 2023, we began building our own teleradiology capability: Connexia. This platform allows us to transmit radiographic images to radiologists anywhere in the United States. Connexia uses advanced PACS and workflow software to coordinate efficient reading and ensure exams are routed to the appropriate subspecialized radiologists. The remote nature of teleradiology provides the flexible hours and work-from-home setting many radiologists desire, along with the ability to practice within their subspecialties and maximize their reading capacity. This allows Connexia to recruit radiologists anywhere in the United States in the subspecialties we need to meet our read requirements as they evolve. Connexia has reduced our reliance on third-party radiology practices and now covers dozens of centers and practices across our network. Going forward, we will continually compare the cost, quality and efficiency of Connexia against the independent physician practices with whom we contract, and make changes as appropriate to optimize the cost and quality of radiology coverage for our centers.
Our Services
Our proportionate revenue and volumes are highly diversified across a range of “advanced” (MRI, CT and positron emission tomography (“PET”)) and “routine” modalities (x-ray, ultrasound and mammography) of diagnostic and screening imaging services. For the year ended December 31, 2025, advanced imaging accounted for 52% of our consolidated revenue and 63% of our system-wide revenue. During the year ended December 31, 2025, MRI and CT accounted for 30% of our consolidated imaging volumes and 36% of our system-wide imaging volumes.
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Consolidated Revenue and Volume1:
System-Wide Revenue and Volume1:
1For the year ended December 31, 2025.
Our Value Proposition
We believe our ability to provide high-quality imaging services in accessible, lower cost sites of care makes us the provider of choice for patients, referring physicians, health systems and payors.
Patients
We aim to deliver exceptional value to patients by providing access to high-quality diagnostic imaging in convenient and lower cost outpatient settings. Our accessible locations, flexible scheduling options and extended hours make it easier for patients to receive the imaging services they need. Timely access to imaging services can provide early detection of diseases and facilitate quicker scheduling of follow-up procedures, and thus significantly improve patient outcomes and reduce overall healthcare costs.
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Additionally, we provide timely and insightful communication with our patients using digital technology throughout the patient journey. We communicate via text message to confirm appointments to reduce missed exams, and we allow patients to digitally complete their paperwork prior to their appointment to reduce wait times in the office. After the exam, we provide patients with their results in a consumer-friendly format intended to reduce anxiety for patients and allow them to have a more meaningful follow-up discussion with their physicians. We also provide easy-to-use payment options through a patient portal with e-statements, and offer extended payment plans when needed. This overall focus on high-quality care and exceptional patient experience has led to a patient NPS of 91 and overall patient satisfaction rate of 97%, each as of December 31, 2025.
Referring Physicians
Referring physicians choose our centers for their patients’ imaging needs because of our high-quality care, subspecialized radiologists, skilled technologists and modern equipment and technology. We prioritize seamless communication and collaboration with referring physicians, making it easy for their offices to refer patients to our centers through electronic medical record integration or a digital physician portal. We also ensure that they receive radiologist reports with prompt turnaround times after the exams, which can be digitally accessed through the same portal along with patients’ images. Our interpreting radiologists are available for consultation with referring providers to ensure patients receive coordinated care to facilitate the most accurate diagnosis and an optimized follow-up treatment plan.
Our dedication to clinical excellence and patient satisfaction has earned us the trust and confidence of referring physicians, with 88% of participating physicians providing a rating of satisfied or higher for our services as of December 31, 2024.
Health System Partners
Our health system joint venture partners benefit from providing patients access to our high-quality, lower cost, conveniently located centers to reduce hospital backlogs and the time required to diagnose and begin treatment. They value access to the subspecialized radiologists interpreting our scans and our highly trained technologists, as well as our operational expertise and commitment to providing an exceptional in-center patient experience.
Our joint ventures provide health systems a means to diversify their revenue and participate in the continued shift away from hospital-based imaging. Furthermore, our acquisitions and de novo center development expertise can help health systems expand to meet patient demand in a capital efficient manner.
Our radiologist network provides further value to our health system joint ventures by addressing capacity limitations and offering flexible coverage. We believe that Connexia solidifies our position as the partner of choice by offering a flexible solution to address radiologist capacity constraints and to ensure coverage.
Payors
Our centers benefit payors by reducing the overall cost of delivering diagnostic imaging to their members. By directing patients to our more cost-effective care settings, we help payors manage per member costs while maintaining excellent levels of care. Our clinical value initiatives and technology investments are designed to create improved patient outcomes and enhance the overall efficiency and effectiveness of the healthcare system. This alignment with respect to delivering high-quality imaging at a lower cost to patients is exemplified by our delivery of more than 99% of our services in-network with commercial payors in the geographies we served as of December 31, 2025.
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Our Strengths
National Outpatient Imaging Platform Focused on Advanced Modalities and Attractive MSAs
We are the second largest provider of outpatient imaging services in the country by number of centers, with a national footprint predominantly located in attractive MSAs. We target MSAs with favorable demographics, opportunities for health system joint venture partners, strong commercial insurance coverage and opportunities for long-term growth. Our MSAs saw annual population growth of approximately 1.4% on a center-weighted average basis between 2020 and 2024: over two times the national average according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Consolidated Geographic Revenue and Payor Revenue:
System-Wide Geographic Revenue and Payor Revenue:
We operate in geographies with attractive demographics that support sustainable commercial reimbursement. 58% of our consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2025 came from commercial payors, with government payors making up an incremental 29%, and the remaining portion of our consolidated revenues for the year ended December 31, 2025 coming from self-pay, liens and other payors. 63% of our system-wide revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025 came from commercial payors, with government payors making up 22%, and the remaining portion of our system-wide revenue for the year ended December 31, 2025 coming from self-pay, liens and other payors. We are broadly diversified across over 600 payor contracts and have a dedicated managed care team, focused on securing competitive reimbursement rates and contract terms for our centers using a data-driven approach.
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Commercial, Operational & Clinical Excellence Driving Growth and Margins, Positioning Lumexa Imaging as the Partner of Choice to Health Systems
We have established ourselves as a partner of choice to health systems through our differentiated approach to commercial, operational and clinical excellence, which has resulted in above market same-center growth and robust margins.
We have a sales team of over 120 members that uses a proprietary model to direct calls towards referring physicians with the highest potential for advanced imaging referrals and, through frequent interactions, builds long term relationships with referring offices. Furthermore, the broad array of referral sources across each of our centers reduces concentration risk associated with any one referral source. During the year ended December 31, 2025, we received referrals from over 32,000 physician practices for imaging services at our centers.
Our operations team seeks to drive further volume and cost efficiencies through standardized protocols and workflows, which drive reduced exam duration, increased throughput and better patient experiences. We regularly monitor center capacity to understand constraints and adjust staffing levels. We also continue to implement faster scanning MRI technology across our centers, reducing the time a patient needs to be on the table and increasing throughput .
These efficiencies are further supported by our PACE team, which seeks to optimize the call center and patient scheduling experience, further increasing patient throughput and driving down scheduling costs per patient.
This commitment to clinical excellence, operational efficiency and patient-centered care makes us a preferred partner for health systems. These qualities have helped us develop long-standing relationships with an average tenure of over 10 years with eight growth-oriented health systems and a pipeline of potential new partnerships within both existing and new geographies.
| LUMEXA IMAGING’S HEALTH SYSTEM JOINT VENTURES(1) | ||||||||||
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| HEALTH SYSTEM | JOINT VENTURE (“JV”) PARTNER | NUMBER OF CENTERS | STATES WITH CENTERS | PERCENTAGE LUMEXA IMAGING OWNERSHIP IN JV(2) | LUMEXA IMAGING OWNERSHIP VIA VIE?(3) | |||||
| Baylor Scott & White Health | BTDI JV, LLP (“BTDI”)(4) | 56 | TX | 49.0% | No | |||||
| Intermountain Health | SCLTDI JV, LLC | 10 | CO, MT | 49.0% | No | |||||
| Integris Health | IH-USRS Imaging, LLC | 8 | OK | 30.0% | No | |||||
| Atrium Health | Carolinas Imaging Services, LLC | 8 | NC, SC | 40.0% | Yes, Charlotte Radiology, P.A. | |||||
| Virtua Health | Virtua Adult Imaging Services at Voorhees, LLC | 2 | NJ | 50.0% | Yes, South Jersey Radiology Associates, P.A. | |||||
| Tenet Health | RLC, LLC | 1 | AZ | 50.0% | No | |||||
| Tucson Medical Center | Tucson Medical Imaging Partners, LLC | 1 | AZ | 50.0% | No | |||||
| UPMC Community Provider Services | UPMCTDI JV, LLC | — | — | 49.0% | No |
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Data as of December 31, 2025.
(2)
Pursuant to the terms of the joint venture agreements that govern each JV, a JV’s profits, losses and cash distributions are distributed between us and our partners pro rata based upon our and their respective ownership interest in such JV. In addition, we also receive management fees in connection with our provision of management and administrative services to the JVs and/or professional services fees in connection with scan reads performed by our managed physician practices or employed radiologists for the JVs.
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Our investments in all of our health system joint ventures, including those for which we own our equity interest through our VIEs, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. See Note 18 in the notes accompanying our consolidated financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for further detail.
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(4)
Includes (i) 12 centers in Texas owned by Gateway Diagnostic Imaging, LLC, which is 100% owned by BTDI; (ii) two centers in Texas owned by Blue Stone JV LLP, which is 70% owned by BTDI; (iii) one center in Texas owned by Gateway Diagnostic Imaging Sherman, LLC, which is 100% owned by Blue Stone JV LLP; and (iv) one center in Texas owned by Blue Stone Frisco JV, LLP, which is 51% owned by BTDI.
Our operational expertise benefits our health system joint ventures by providing a streamlined patient experience, high-quality, subspecialized radiologist interpretations and efficient imaging center staffing models and labor management. Additionally, our health system joint ventures benefit from our expertise in building new capacity through equipment upgrades and de novo center openings. Combined with our experience and scaled supply chain cost savings, we offer our partners a capital efficient pathway to growth and expansion.
Our health system partners want to expand their patients’ access to care, and our joint ventured centers provide convenient, low-cost options for their patients. These centers in health system joint ventures care for patients referred from the affiliated provider networks of our partners, as well as patients referred from physicians’ offices outside these networks contacted through our sales and marketing efforts. On average, approximately 75% of the 2025 exam volume from our five largest joint ventures was derived from patients outside of the affiliated provider networks of our partners. This collaboration allows our health system joint ventures to benefit from significant revenue diversification and significantly expanded volumes. Our partners’ managed care expertise helps our joint ventures receive competitive rates, often with negotiated rate increases to keep up with the cost of providing high-quality care. Furthermore, our joint ventures provide us with a capital partner for expansion through investments in acquisitions and de novo center openings.
Integrated Technology System Built on Best-of-Breed Third-Party Solutions
We partner with third-party technology providers to drive operational efficiency, improve clinical quality, support remote reading of scans and create an integrated data environment. We have built a scalable technology system comprised of RIS workflow management, PACS visualization tools, radiologist-reporting and RCM systems, as well as programs designed to increase both efficiency and accuracy in reporting reads. This approach allows us to quickly adopt new technology across our platform and seamlessly integrate newly acquired centers or de novo centers. Continued integration of our technology system will create a harmonized data environment that offers us operational insights while providing clinicians with user-friendly, state-of-the-art clinical tools.
We use externally sourced AI to improve care delivery, translate radiologist reports into patient-friendly language, and facilitate back-office tasks, including digitizing patient intake forms and automating our call center and appointment scheduling processes. We also use AI to streamline RCM operations in an effort to reduce our labor costs. We have also begun implementing AI support for radiologists reading our scans that assist in the generation of patient reports and enhancement and analysis of medical imaging. We are optimistic about the positive impact AI has on our operations and the numerous ways it could improve efficiency and quality across our business going forward, including with respect to a potential reduction in our consolidated expenses related to third-party radiologist salaries. These salaries totaled approximately $40 million in 2025. For further discussion on the risks associated with our use of AI, see “Risk Factors—There are risks associated with our current and potential future use of AI” in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Connexia, our teleradiology platform, is a key enabler of volume expansion, allowing us to address capacity demands for our centers and practices by providing radiologists with the imaging technology to read scans remotely. Our teleradiology services effectively manage radiologist capacity while providing flexible coverage, thus eliminating a potential barrier to growth and de-risking our reliance on the radiologist labor market and third-party radiology groups. The flexibility to read scans remotely is increasingly desired by radiologists, offering them more control over their schedules and reducing burnout.
Attractive Financial Profile Characterized by Robust Revenue Growth and Margin Expansion
We have achieved significant growth in recent years while generating robust margins and establishing an operating model that emphasizes cash flow generation. Total consolidated revenue increased by 7.8%, to $1.023 billion for the year ended December 31, 2025 from $948.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2024. Our net loss for the year ended December 31, 2025 was $47.1 million, and our Adjusted EBITDA was $230.2 million for the year ended December 31, 2025 representing an Adjusted EBITDA margin of 22.5%.
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Public Company Management Team with Deep Industry Experience
Our management team is led by Caitlin Zulla, our Chief Executive Officer, and Tony Martin, our Chief Financial Officer, each of whom brings significant public company expertise. Ms. Zulla has over 20 years of health care services operating experience and was previously Chief Executive Officer of Optum Health East and SCA Health. Mr. Martin has over 25 years of experience in healthcare services and financial management, having previously served as Chief Financial Officer of US Acute Care Solutions and Chief Accounting Officer of United Surgical Partners International. We believe this deep industry knowledge and breadth of experience will enable us to effectively execute our strategic vision, drive growth and maintain operational excellence.
Growth Strategies
Ongoing Execution of Same-Center Organic Growth Playbook
We aim to drive above market same-center growth by positioning ourselves in attractive MSAs, partnering with health systems, targeting high-value referral sources and optimizing our center and staff capacity. Additionally, we target high-value advanced imaging scans to support our growth objectives. Our consolidated outpatient same-center CT and MRI volume growth was 7.5% and 8.3%, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2025. Our system-wide outpatient same-center CT and MRI volume growth was 4.3% and 8.9%, respectively, for the year ended December 31, 2025.
Within existing centers, we create additional capacity and drive incremental volumes by reducing scan times, expanding hours of operation and installing additional equipment to alleviate backlogs.
De Novo Expansion Strategy Across Existing and New MSAs
De novo expansion is a central component of our organic growth engine. We build de novo centers to expand our presence in geographies where we have unmet patient demand and underserved needs of our health system joint venture partners. We believe there is significant opportunity for new outpatient imaging centers in our existing geographies.
We build de novo centers with an average initial capital investment of $4.0 million, targeting annual Adjusted EBITDA contribution of approximately $1.0 million to $3.0 million. Center-level ramp to profitability and ramp to maturity can be as short as 12 and 24 months, respectively; though certain of our de novo centers have reached profitability in as short as six months. We believe the ability to leverage our existing infrastructure, referral source relationships and reputation enables us to launch new locations in a capital-efficient manner.
We build many of our de novo centers with our health system partners via joint ventures. These partnerships enable us to clinically connect with our health system partners’ affiliated provider networks and leverage their managed care expertise. We directly manage the opening and staffing of these de novo centers, including with respect to leasing space, contracting radiologists, employing radiologic technologists and sourcing imaging equipment.
We have opened 13 de novo centers since December 31, 2023, including nine in 2025. We have additional opportunities that are in various stages of our vetting process in addition to many attractive new geographies that we continue to actively assess for de novo center opportunities.
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New Joint Venture Partnerships in Existing and New MSAs
We have a track record of operating successful joint ventures with health systems and plan to continue expanding our current joint ventures and developing new ones in both new and existing geographies. In geographies where we have historically focused on wholly owned centers, there is a significant opportunity to develop joint ventures with local health systems. Outside of our existing geographies, as of December 31, 2025, management estimates that there were approximately 100 potential health system partners across our top 20 target MSAs and more than 80% of them did not have an existing imaging joint venture partner with an established IDTF platform, which presents a large opportunity to facilitate future expansion.
Acceleration of Growth Through Acquisitions
As one of the largest outpatient imaging providers in the country, we believe our scale and track record of 21 successfully executed and integrated acquisitions provides us with a competitive advantage and positions us as a partner of choice to drive inorganic growth across and outside of our MSAs. We have a disciplined approach to valuation, averaging an Adjusted EBITDA multiple of eight to nine times at acquisition for medium to large imaging center companies, defined as companies with five or more locations. For smaller imaging center companies with less than five locations, we have paid approximately five times Adjusted EBITDA on average. We have demonstrated an ability to reduce these multiples by approximately two to three times over three years post acquisition through growth and cost savings initiatives. We continuously seek new opportunities in attractive MSAs and have a robust and growing pipeline for future acquisition opportunities.
Further Investment and Implementation of Technology and AI Strategy
Our integrated technology system supports our current day-to-day operations and is the foundation for our continued deployment of third-party AI tools. Using third-party AI allows us to benefit from the most advanced solutions in the market and we believe using these existing programs is a faster, capital-light option that allows us to focus on what we do best—providing high-quality patient care while benefiting indirectly from third-party investment in the development of innovative new clinical and business AI solutions. Additionally, using third-party technology provides flexibility to use the best vendors depending on clinical or business needs, which is increasingly important as AI technology continues to rapidly evolve.
We believe using AI will benefit us across the organization, particularly in our center operations, radiologist reads and back-office workflows. Implementation of AI can enable faster scan times, improved clinical efficiency and faster patient scheduling and communication of results. Radiologist reads can benefit from AI through improved read quality, faster read times and capacity expansion, while decreasing radiologist burnout. Furthermore, back-office tasks can use AI to self-learn and self-manage processes, increase collections and reduce labor expenses.
Regulation and Compliance
The healthcare industry is highly regulated, and changes in the regulatory environment could significantly affect our operations in the future. Our ability to operate profitably will depend in part upon us, and our contracted radiology practices and their affiliated radiologists, receiving referrals, obtaining and maintaining all necessary licenses and other approvals including for radiology technicians and operating in compliance with applicable healthcare regulations such as required supervision regulations. We believe that healthcare regulations will continue to change. Therefore, we will monitor developments in healthcare laws and regulations and modify our operations from time to time as the business and regulatory environment changes.
Licensing, Accreditation and Certification
Each state imposes licensing requirements on individual physicians and clinical professionals, and on facilities operated or utilized by healthcare companies like us. Many states require regulatory approval, including certificates of need (“CONs”), before establishing certain types of healthcare facilities, offering certain services or expending amounts in excess of statutory thresholds for healthcare equipment, facilities or programs. In addition, federal legislation requires all suppliers that provide the technical component of diagnostic MRI, PET/CT, CT and nuclear medicine to be accredited by one of the accreditation organizations designated by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
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Services (“CMS”) (which currently include the American College of Radiology, the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission and the Joint Commission). Our facilities and affiliated practice groups and radiologists are also required to meet applicable Medicare and Medicaid provider requirements under federal and state laws, rules and regulations.
The radiologists and other healthcare professionals providing professional medical services at our centers are also subject to licensing and related requirements by the states in which they provide services. As a result, we require our employed radiologists and other healthcare professionals, and require the radiology groups with which we contract to require their radiologists and other healthcare professionals, to have and maintain appropriate licensure.
Fee Splitting; Corporate Practice of Medicine
In some of the states in which we operate, a lay person or any entity other than a professional corporation or other similar professional organization is not allowed to practice medicine, including by employing professional persons or by having any ownership interest or profit participation in or control over any medical professional practice. The laws of such states also prohibit a lay person or a non-professional entity from exercising control over the medical judgments or decisions of physicians and from engaging in certain financial arrangements, such as splitting professional fees with physicians. We structure our operations in a manner that we believe keeps us from engaging in the practice of medicine, exercising control over medical judgments or decisions, or violating prohibitions against fee-splitting.
Government Healthcare Programs
In order to participate in the Medicare program and in the various state Medicaid programs, we and our affiliated radiology practices must comply with stringent and often complex federal and state regulatory requirements. Moreover, states impose varying standards for their respective Medicaid programs. In addition, other government-funded healthcare programs (“GHC Programs”) are subject to statutory and regulatory changes, administrative rulings, interpretations and determinations, manual guidance, requirements for utilization review and new governmental funding restrictions, all of which may materially increase or decrease program payments, as well as affect the cost of providing services and the timing of payments to providers.
We derive a substantial portion of our revenue from direct billings to governmental healthcare programs, such as Medicare and Medicaid, and private health insurance companies and/or health plans, including but not limited to those participating in the Medicare Advantage program.
As a result, any negative changes in governmental capitation or fee-for-service rates or methods of reimbursement (including required metrics imposed by GHC Programs) for the services we provide could have a significant adverse impact on our revenue and financial results. Because GHC Programs generally reimburse on a fee schedule basis rather than on a charge-related basis, we generally cannot increase our revenues from these programs by increasing our fees for the specified services. Moreover, if our costs increase, we may not be able to recover our increased costs from these programs. Our business could also be adversely affected by reductions in or limitations of funding of GHC Programs or restrictions on or elimination of coverage for certain individuals or treatments under these programs. More specifically, certain changes designed to contain healthcare costs have resulted in decreased reimbursement rates for diagnostic imaging services that impact our business.
Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse—Federal Anti-Kickback Statute
The federal law known as the Anti-Kickback Statute prohibits the knowing and willful offer, payment, solicitation or receipt of any form of remuneration in return for, or in an effort to induce, directly or indirectly, (i) the referral of a person, (ii) the furnishing or arranging for the furnishing of items or services or (iii) the purchase, lease or order (or arranging or recommending the purchasing, leasing or ordering) of any item or service, which is reimbursable, in whole or in part, under the Medicare, Medicaid or other U.S. governmental programs. Noncompliance with the federal Anti-Kickback Statute can result in exclusion from Medicare, Medicaid or other governmental programs and civil and criminal penalties. Anti-Kickback Statute violations can also form the predicate of a False Claims Act (“FCA”) action.
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The Anti-Kickback Statute is broad, and it prohibits many arrangements and practices that are lawful in businesses outside of the healthcare industry. Further, court decisions have held that the statute may be violated even if only one purpose of remuneration is to induce referrals. To create better clarity, the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) has issued regulations as “safe harbor” guidelines which if met in form and substance, will assure healthcare providers that they will not be prosecuted for violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute. The OIG issued a final rule on November 20, 2020, as part of the Regulatory Sprint to Coordinated Care initiative by the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) that, among other things, established new “safe harbors” under the Anti-Kickback Statute for certain value-based compensation arrangements. Although full compliance with these provisions can mitigate risk against prosecution under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, the failure of a transaction or arrangement to fit squarely within a specific safe harbor does not necessarily mean that the transaction or arrangement is illegal or that prosecution under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute will be pursued; rather, the arrangement will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis in light of the parties’ intent and the arrangement’s potential for abuse.
Even though we continuously strive to comply with the requirements of the Anti-Kickback Statute and/or its safe harbors and are careful to structure our arrangements to comport with reasonable interpretations of the Anti-Kickback Statute, liability under the Anti-Kickback Statute may still arise because of the intentions or actions of the parties with whom we do business. While we are not aware of any such intentions or actions, we have only limited knowledge regarding the intentions or actions underlying those arrangements. Conduct and business arrangements that do not fully satisfy one of these safe harbor provisions may result in increased scrutiny by government enforcement authorities such as the OIG.
Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse—Stark Law
The federal physician self-referral prohibition (commonly known as the “Stark Law”) prohibits a physician from referring Medicare patients to an entity providing designated health services in which the physician (or their immediate family member) has an ownership or investment interest or with which the physician (or their immediate family member) has entered into a financial arrangement. The Stark Law also prohibits the entity from billing for any such prohibited referral. The penalties for violating the Stark Law include a prohibition on payment by these governmental programs, refunds of amounts collected in violation of the prohibition, civil monetary penalties of as much as $30,868 for each violation referral and $205,799 for participation in a scheme to circumvent the Stark Law prohibitions, as well as potential exclusion from Medicare, Medicaid or other GHC Programs. Stark Law violations can also form the predicate of a FCA action.
Under the Stark Law, radiology and certain other imaging services and radiation therapy services and supplies are services included in the designated health services subject to the self-referral prohibition. Such services include the professional and technical components of any diagnostic test or procedure using X-rays, ultrasound or other imaging services, CT, MRI, radiation therapy and diagnostic mammography services (but not most screening mammography services). PET and nuclear medicine procedures are also included as designated health services under the Stark Law. The Stark Law, however, excludes from designated health services: (i) X-ray, fluoroscopy or ultrasound procedures that require the insertion of a needle, catheter, tube or probe through the skin or into a body orifice; (ii) radiology procedures that are integral to the performance of, and performed immediately prior, during, or immediately after (for the purposes of confirming placement of an item placed during the procedure) non-radiological medical procedures; and (iii) certain ancillary services for which payment is made to an ambulatory surgical center.
The Stark Law provides that a request by a radiologist for diagnostic radiology services or a request by a radiation oncologist for radiation therapy, if such services are furnished by or under the supervision of such radiologist or radiation oncologist pursuant to a consultation requested by another physician, does not constitute a referral by a referring physician. If such requirements are met, the Stark Law self-referral prohibition would not apply to such services. The effect of the Stark Law on the radiology practices, therefore, will depend on the precise scope of services furnished by each such practice’s radiologists and whether such services derive from consultations or are self-generated.
We believe that, other than self-referred patients, all of the services covered by the Stark Law provided by our radiologists and those employed by the radiology practices with which we contract derive from requests for consultation by non-affiliated physicians. In addition, we believe that we have structured our acquisitions of the assets
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of existing practices, and we intend to structure any future acquisitions, so as not to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Stark Law or the regulations related to these laws. Specifically, we believe the consideration paid by us to physicians to acquire the tangible and intangible assets associated with their practices is consistent with fair market value in arms’ length transactions and is not intended to induce the referral of patients or other business generated by such physicians. Should any such practice be deemed to constitute an arrangement designed to induce the referral of Medicare or Medicaid patients, then our acquisitions could be viewed as possibly violating anti-kickback and anti-referral laws and regulations. A determination of liability under any such laws could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and stock price.
Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse—Civil Monetary Penalties Law
The Civil Monetary Penalties Law authorizes the imposition of civil monetary penalties, assessments and exclusion against an individual or entity based on a variety of prohibited conduct, including but not limited to, presenting, or causing to be presented, claims for payment to Medicare, Medicaid or other third-party payors that the individual or entity knows or should know are for an item or service that was not provided as claimed or is false or fraudulent, or offering remuneration to a GHC Program beneficiary that the individual or entity knows or should know is likely to influence the beneficiary to order or receive health care items or services from a particular provider. Substantial civil monetary penalties may be imposed under the federal Civil Monetary Penalties Law and may vary depending on the underlying violation. In addition, an assessment of not more than three times the total amount claimed for each item or service may also apply and a violator may be subject to exclusion from federal and state health care programs. In addition, exclusion from GHC Programs may be imposed for violations. We could be exposed to a wide range of allegations to which the federal Civil Monetary Penalty Law would apply, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and stock price.
Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse—General
The federal government regularly audits all Medicare Administrative Contractors, which are the companies that adjudicate and pay Medicare claims, and scrutinizes claims to Medicare and other federal healthcare programs. These audits are expected to intensify governmental scrutiny of individual providers and facilities. An unsatisfactory audit of any of our diagnostic imaging centers or contracted radiology practices could result in any or all of the following: significant repayment obligations, exclusion from Medicare, Medicaid or other governmental programs, and civil and criminal penalties.
Federal and state regulatory agencies and law enforcement authorities have increased enforcement activities with respect to Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse regulations and other reimbursement laws and rules, including laws and regulations that govern our activities and those of our contracted radiology practices. The federal government also has increased funding to fight healthcare fraud and is coordinating its enforcement efforts among various agencies, such as the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), the OIG, CMS, state Medicaid fraud control units and various contractors. The government may investigate our or our contracted radiology practices’ activities, claims may be made against us or the radiology practices, and these increased enforcement activities may directly or indirectly have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and stock price. These audits or investigations can affect any aspect of our business from claims submission to information sharing, such as Information Blocking rules.
Federal False Claims Act
The FCA provides, in part, that the federal government may bring a lawsuit against any person who it believes has knowingly presented, or caused to be presented, a false or fraudulent request for payment from the federal government, or who has made a false statement or used a false record to get a claim approved. The FCA further provides that a lawsuit thereunder may be initiated by a private individual, acting as a “whistleblower,” to bring actions on behalf of the federal government alleging violation of the FCA and to share in any monetary recovery.
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Further, states are being encouraged to adopt, to the extent they have not already done so, false claims acts similar to the FCA, which establish liability for submission of fraudulent claims to the state Medicaid program and contain whistleblower provisions. Even in instances when a whistleblower action is dismissed with no judgment or settlement, we may incur substantial legal fees and other costs relating to an investigation, should we be subject to such an action.
Moreover, agencies have recently received the authority to pursue “Administrative False Claims Act” actions pursuant to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2025. Future actions under the FCA and analogs may result in significant fines and legal fees, which would adversely affect our financial performance and our ability to operate our business. We believe that we are in compliance with the rules and regulations that apply to the FCA as well as its state counterparts.
State Anti-kickback, Physician Self-referral, Civil Monetary Penalty and False Claims Acts
Many states have adopted laws similar to the fraud and abuse laws, physician self-referral prohibitions and false claims acts described above. Some of these state prohibitions apply to services and the referral of patients for healthcare services reimbursed by any payor, not only Medicare, Medicaid or other GHC Programs. Although we believe that we comply with both federal and state anti-kickback, self-referral and false claims laws, any finding of a violation of these laws could subject us to criminal and civil penalties or possible exclusion from federal or state healthcare programs. Such penalties would adversely affect our financial performance and our ability to operate our business.
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Inflation Reduction Act and Other Healthcare Reform Legislation
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (“PPACA”) specifically required HHS, in computing physician practice expense relative value units, to increase the equipment utilization factor for advanced diagnostic imaging services (such as MRI and CT) from a presumed utilization rate of 50% to 75% over a three year period. The Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4872), or Reconciliation Act, fully implemented the higher utilization rate in the beginning of 2011, eliminating the phase-in approach provided in the PPACA. This utilization rate was further increased to 90% by the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012, effective as of January 1, 2014.
The aim of increased utilization of diagnostic imaging services is to spread the cost of the equipment and services over a greater number of scans, resulting in a lower cost per scan. These changes precipitated reductions in federal reimbursement for medical imaging, resulting in decreased revenues per scan for the scans we perform for Medicare beneficiaries. Other changes in reimbursement for services rendered by Medicare Advantage plans may also reduce the revenue we receive for services rendered to Medicare Advantage enrollees.
The PPACA also required individuals to pay additional taxes if he or she was uninsured during the year (the “Individual Mandate”). On December 22, 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was enacted which, among numerous changes to the tax code, repealed the tax-based shared responsibility payment imposed by the PPACA on certain individuals who failed to maintain qualifying health coverage for all or part of a year that is commonly referred to as the “individual mandate.”
On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 into law, which among other things, extends enhanced subsidies for individuals purchasing health insurance coverage in PPACA marketplaces through plan year 2025. It is possible that the PPACA will be subject to judicial or congressional challenges in the future. It is unclear how any such challenges and the healthcare reform measures of the current administration will impact the PPACA and our business. On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act was signed into law. The law makes significant changes to GHC Programs, such as (1) increasing physician reimbursement rates under the Medicare physician fee schedule, (2) reducing Medicaid hospital reimbursement through limiting or removing provider taxes and (3) implementing additional requirements for Medicaid enrollment and participation such as adding cost-sharing requirements and community engagement rules, among other reforms. Some commentators have projected a higher uninsured population and reduced reimbursement rates as a result of this law, which would stress healthcare institution finances and could have other impacts on the delivery of care under the U.S. healthcare system.
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Other legislative changes have been proposed and adopted in the United States since the PPACA was enacted to reduce healthcare expenditures. On August 2, 2011, the Budget Control Act of 2011, among other things, created measures for spending reductions by Congress. A Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, tasked with recommending a targeted deficit reduction of at least $1.2 trillion for the years 2013 through 2021, was unable to reach required goals, thereby triggering the legislation’s automatic reduction to several government programs. This includes aggregate reductions of Medicare payments to providers of 2% per fiscal year. These reductions went into effect on April 1, 2013 and, due to subsequent legislative amendments to the statute, will remain in effect through 2032 unless additional Congressional action is taken. Due to the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, estimated budget deficit increases resulting from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and subsequent legislation, Medicare payments to providers were scheduled to be reduced in 2025; however, the passage of the American Relief Act of 2025 and the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act of 2026 have since effectively prevented these payment reductions from going into effect in 2026.
Additionally, for instance, on January 2, 2013, the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 was signed into law, which, among other things, further reduced Medicare payments to several types of providers, including hospitals, imaging centers and cancer treatment centers and increased the statute of limitations period for the government to recover overpayments to providers from three to five years.
We cannot predict what healthcare reform initiatives may be adopted in the future. Further federal and state legislative and regulatory developments are likely, and we expect ongoing initiatives to reduce healthcare costs. Such reforms could affect reimbursement, coverage and utilization of diagnostic imaging services in ways that are currently unpredictable.
HIPAA
Congress enacted the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, as amended by the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009, and regulations implemented thereunder (collectively, “HIPAA”) in part, to combat healthcare fraud and to protect the privacy and security of patients’ individually identifiable health information. HIPAA, among other things, amended existing criminal statutes for Medicare fraud and enacted new federal criminal statutes, which encompassed actions affecting non-government healthcare benefit programs. Under HIPAA, a healthcare benefit program includes any private plan or contract affecting interstate commerce under which any medical benefit, item or service is provided. A person or entity that knowingly and willfully executes, or attempts to execute, a scheme to defraud any healthcare benefit program or obtain, by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, representations, or promises, any of the money or property owned by, or under the custody or control of, any healthcare benefit program, regardless of whether the payor is public or private, and knowingly and willfully falsifies, conceals or covers up by any trick or device a material fact or makes any materially false statements in connection with the delivery of, or payment for, healthcare benefits, items or services relating to healthcare matters is subject to a fine or imprisonment, or potentially both. In addition, HIPAA authorizes the imposition of civil monetary penalties against entities that employ or enter into contracts with excluded Medicare or Medicaid program participants if such entities provide services to federal health program beneficiaries. A finding of liability under HIPAA could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and stock price.
Further, HIPAA, and its implementing regulations, requires healthcare providers and their business associates to maintain the privacy and security of individually identifiable health information and report certain breaches of unsecured protected health information (“PHI”) to affected individuals, HHS and prominent media outlets. HIPAA, among other requirements, mandated the adoption of uniform standards for the electronic exchange of information in common healthcare transactions, as well as standards relating to the privacy and security of individually identifiable health information, which in turn required the implementation of administrative, physical and technical safeguards to protect such information. HIPAA, also placed restrictions on marketing communications and a prohibition on covered entities or business associates from receiving remuneration in exchange for PHI. Violations of HIPAA may result in civil and criminal penalties.
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In addition, many states have enacted comprehensive privacy laws, or health information privacy and security statutes or regulations that, in some cases, are more stringent or otherwise different than HIPAA requirements. While many state privacy laws provide exceptions for information or entities subject to HIPAA, such exceptions are not uniform and state privacy laws may differ from each other in significant ways and may not have the same effect, thus complicating compliance efforts and requiring additional compliance investment.
Although we have established policies and procedures to protect PHI and other personal information we process in our business and to support compliance with HIPAA, and state privacy laws, there may be risks to the success of our compliance efforts associated with the evolving privacy legal landscape, and we anticipate that we may encounter costs associated with future compliance. Moreover, we cannot guarantee that enforcement agencies or courts will not interpret HIPAA or state privacy law standards in ways that are inconsistent with our program, or the interpretations of our employed radiologists or our contracted radiology practices or their affiliated radiologists. A data security incident impacting PHI or other personal information, or a finding of liability under HIPAA or other privacy laws and regulations may result in significant remediation costs and legal risks, including criminal and civil penalties. Noncompliance also may result in exclusion from participation in government programs, including Medicare and Medicaid. These actions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations, liquidity and stock price.
U.S. Food and Drug Administration
The FDA has issued the requisite pre-market authorization for the MRI, PET, ultrasound, X-ray and diagnostic radiology and CT systems we use. Our mammography systems are regulated by the FDA pursuant to the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992, as amended by the Mammography Quality Standards Reauthorization Acts of 1998 and 2004 (collectively, the “MQSA”), codified in Section 263b of Title 42 of the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and implementing regulations promulgated by the FDA. Mammography centers in the United States (except facilities of the Department of Veteran Affairs) are required to meet the applicable MQSA requirements under such laws and regulations, including quality standards, being accredited by an approved accreditation body or state agency and certified by the FDA or an FDA-approved state certifying agency. Pursuant to the accreditation process, each facility providing mammography services must comply with certain standards related to, among other things, the facility’s equipment, personnel (interpreting radiologists, technologists and medical physicists), quality assurance programs and record retention. Mammography facilities are also subject to periodic review by accreditation bodies.
Compliance with these MQSA requirements and standards is required to obtain Medicare payment for services provided to beneficiaries and to avoid various sanctions, including monetary penalties, a suspension or revocation of certification, a suspension or revocation of accreditation or an injunction. Although the American College of Radiology is an approved accreditation body and currently accredits all of our centers which provide mammography services, and although we anticipate continuing to meet the requirements for accreditation, if we lose such accreditation, the FDA could suspend or revoke our certification and require us to send patient and provider notifications. Congress has extended Medicare benefits to include coverage of screening mammography and other forms of mammography, but coverage is subject to the facility performing the mammography meeting prescribed quality standards described above. The Medicare requirements to meet the standards apply to most forms of mammography.
User facilities, which the FDA defines to include hospitals, outpatient diagnostic facilities and outpatient treatment facilities, also have medical device reporting obligations. For example, user facilities must establish and maintain adverse event records and report to the device manufacturer and the FDA within 10 working days of becoming aware of a device-related death when information reasonably suggests the device may have caused or contributed to the death. User facilities must also report to the manufacturer within 10 working days of becoming aware of a device-related serious injury when information reasonably suggests the device may have caused or contributed to the serious injury. If the manufacturer is not known, the report must be submitted to the FDA. User facilities are required to submit annual reports to the FDA.
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Surprise Billing; No Surprises Act
Over the last several years, the practice of balance billing and “surprise billing” have gained significant attention from the media and lawmakers. Balance billing is the practice whereby physicians and other healthcare providers, who do not participate in certain managed-care plans, bill patients who have accessed their services at amounts above the amount the managed-care plan elects to pay for such services. Surprise billing refers to instances where patients present for medical care at in-network, participating hospitals but unknowingly receive care from out-of-network, non-participating hospital-based physicians, such as radiologists. Surprise billing can result in the patient experiencing claims-processing discrepancies and higher out-of-pocket costs, including their receipt of balance bills. In response, over 40 states have passed statutes, or are currently engaged in legislative or regulatory efforts, to prohibit or restrict the practice of balance billing and/or surprise billing.
At the federal level, the “No Surprises Act” was signed into law in December 2020. The No Surprises Act (“NSA”), which went into effect on January 1, 2022, addresses surprise medical billing and prohibits providers from charging patients out-of-network rates for emergency care and ancillary services, such as radiology or anesthesiology, delivered during scheduled procedures at in-network facilities. This law has been subject to multiple judicial challenges, but continues to be implemented.
Artificial Intelligence
The federal government and multiple states have considered or enacted statutes, regulations or guidance related to the deployment of AI, including in the health care sector. As AI continues to be increasingly deployed in healthcare, especially in the field of radiology, this is an area in which we expect to see further legislative and regulatory action. These developments could adversely affect our current services or future services depending on how authorities regulate and enforce these types of laws, and could impose significant associated compliance obligations.
Antitrust
The healthcare industry is subject to close antitrust scrutiny. In particular, healthcare companies that have private equity investors are under continued and increased scrutiny for their perceived role in rising healthcare costs and alleged increased control over healthcare entities. The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), the DOJ and state attorneys general all actively review and, in some cases, take enforcement action against business conduct and acquisitions in the healthcare industry. For example, the FTC, the DOJ and the HHS jointly launched a cross-government public inquiry into the role of private-equity and other corporations in the healthcare system. Private parties harmed by alleged anticompetitive conduct can also bring antitrust suits. Violations of antitrust laws may be punishable by substantial penalties, including significant monetary fines, civil penalties, criminal sanctions, consent decrees and injunctions prohibiting certain activities or requiring divestiture or discontinuance of business operations. States have also enacted specific healthcare transaction notification and approval laws. These healthcare transaction review laws can inhibit business expansion by requiring significant filings and review processes and, in some states, allowing state attorneys general to review or prevent transactions viewed as anti-competitive or against the public interest.
Insurance Laws and Regulation
States in which we operate have adopted certain laws and regulations affecting risk assumption in the healthcare industry, including those that subject certain risk-based managed care contracting arrangements to comply with applicable risk bearing organization insurance laws and regulations. These laws and regulations may require physicians and physician networks to meet minimum capital requirements and other safety, capital adequacy and actuarial soundness requirements. Implementing additional regulations or compliance requirements could result in substantial costs to our contracted radiology practices, limiting their ability to enter into capitated or other risk-sharing managed care arrangements and indirectly affecting our revenue from affected contracted practices.
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Environmental Matters
The facilities we operate or manage generate hazardous and medical waste subject to federal and state requirements regarding handling and disposal. We believe that the facilities that we operate and manage are currently in compliance in all material respects with applicable federal, state and local statutes and ordinances regulating the handling and disposal of such materials. We do not believe that we will be required to expend any material additional amounts in order to remain in compliance with these laws and regulations or that compliance will materially affect our capital expenditures, earnings or competitive position.
Compliance Program
We maintain a compliance program as part of our commitment to fully comply with federal and state laws and regulations applicable to healthcare entities. Our compliance program includes, among other things, (i) a Chief Compliance Officer who is charged with implementing, administering and supervising our compliance program, as well as an audit committee responsible for the continuous development and improvement of our compliance program; (ii) standards of conduct for our employees and affiliates, including written compliance policies and procedures; (iii) compliance training designed to familiarize our employees with the regulatory requirements and specific elements of our compliance program; (iv) a process that specifies how employees, affiliates and others may report regulatory or ethical concerns to our anonymous hotline investigating misconduct by employees, and implementing disciplinary and remediation measures, as needed; and (vi) conducting periodic audits of various aspects of our operations and those of our contracted radiology practices to identify and mitigate risks and potential instances of noncompliance in a timely manner. We believe that our compliance program meets the relevant standards provided by the OIG.
Competition
We compete with both national and regional enterprises, some of which may now or in the future have greater financial and other resources available to them, greater access to radiologists, or greater access to potential patients. We also compete against local physician groups, as well as hospitals and hospital groups, that operate their own imaging equipment and/or directly employ radiologists. Many of these competitors provide healthcare services that are similar in scope to the services we provide. In certain regions, some of our competitors have already established a significant network of referring physicians and it may be more difficult for us to compete in such regions.
Competition in our business is generally based upon a number of factors, including reputation, experience and level of care, center location, cost of service, modalities offered and relationships with healthcare providers and referring physicians. In addition, customers can turn to geographically distant providers and teleradiology to meet their needs.
Patents, Trademarks and Other Intellectual Property
We have registered the trademarks for certain of our businesses and the trademarks for certain logos used in the marketing of our businesses. Generally, registered trademarks have perpetual life, provided that they are renewed on a timely basis and continue to be used properly as trademarks. Other than the intellectual property described above, we do not believe our business is dependent to a material degree on patents, copyrights, trademarks or trade secrets. Other than licenses to commercially available software, we do not believe that any of our licenses to third-party intellectual property are material to our business taken as a whole.
Human Capital Management Strategy
Our Human Capital Management Strategy is grounded in our mission, vision and values and is designed to support clinical excellence, operational excellence, innovation and sustainable growth. Delivering reliable access to high-quality imaging services requires a workforce that is highly skilled, engaged, and aligned with our mission in a competitive employment environment. We prioritize investments that expand clinical capacity, enhance productivity, strengthen leadership capability and maintain workforce stability. At the same time, we continually advance our culture by fostering a welcoming environment where everyone can thrive: a place where people feel valued, supported and celebrated for their unique contributions.
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Headcount and Labor Representation. As of December 31, 2025, we employed 4,064 full-time, 271 part-time and 684 as needed (“PRN”) employees. These numbers include 322 full time and 10 part time radiologists and 1,131 full time, 128 part time and 404 PRN technologists. None of our employees are represented by a labor union or are party to a collective bargaining agreement, and we have had no labor-related work stoppages. We believe that we have good relations with our employees.
Growing and Strengthening Our Clinical Teams. We focus on building sustainable pipelines for critical clinical roles, particularly radiologists and imaging technologists, to expand access to care and increase service capacity. Our initiatives include targeted recruitment strategies, partnerships with educational institutions, tuition/loan assistance programs and structured career pathways such as our Technologist Advancement Academy, which supports training in advanced modalities. We also leverage flexible staffing models and teleradiology capabilities to optimize coverage across markets. Management monitors indicators such as vacancy levels in clinical roles, time to fill for critical positions and development program participation rates to guide proactive workforce planning and site performance.
Retention, Engagement and Performance Cultures. Engaged and supported team members are essential to delivering a strong patient and provider experience, high-quality care and reliable service across our centers. Our approach includes competitive compensation designed to attract and retain skilled professionals, performance-aligned incentives, professional development opportunities, structured feedback mechanisms and recognition programs such as our Luminary Awards, which celebrate contributions aligned with our values. We also invest in programs that encourage community service and involvement, reinforcing our mission and strengthening connections between our team members and the communities we serve. We study reasons for turnover, engagement trends and retention drivers to inform continuous improvement. These efforts are designed to preserve institutional knowledge, reinforce a performance culture and support long-term value creation for patients, partners and stockholders.
Leadership and Organizational Capability. Consistent execution across a multi-site healthcare platform requires strong leadership at the enterprise, regional and site levels. We invest in leadership development programs, succession planning and strategic talent review routines that strengthen our leadership pipeline and support integration of acquisitions and de novo centers. We emphasize collaboration across geographies and functions to operate as an integrated organization and involve our radiologists as leaders in clinical decision making. We also support employee led committees and forums that foster collaboration, engagement, and inclusion across our teams and help inform leadership decisions. Leadership bench strength, succession coverage and participation in development programs are critical measures we monitor to ensure readiness for future growth.
Enabling Our Team Members Through Technology. We align workforce initiatives with technology development to enhance throughput, service reliability and operating performance, while reducing administrative burden. We equip our team members with tools, training and processes that support the efficient delivery of high-quality and consistent care. Investments in technology, workflow design and training enable radiologists, technologists, and support staff to strive for operational excellence. These initiatives include standardized protocols, scheduling optimization and innovative technology solutions that support clinical quality and efficiency. We continuously focus on productivity indicators, staffing alignment relative to volumes, and adoption of new tools and workflows to evaluate the effectiveness of these investments and inform operational decision making.
About Us and Available Information
We were incorporated in the State of Delaware on November 14, 2025. Since our IPO in December 2025, shares of our common stock have been listed on The Nasdaq Global Select Market (“Nasdaq”) under the ticker symbol “LMRI”. Our principal executive offices are located at 4200 Six Forks Road, Suite 1000, Raleigh, North Carolina 27609, and our telephone number is (919) 763-1100. Our website address is www.lumexaimaging.com. Information contained on, or that can be accessed through, our website is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K, and you should not consider information on our website to be part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
We electronically file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”). You may obtain a free copy of our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports, on the day of filing with the SEC on our website.