According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care services are 155.37% higher in 2026 versus 1999 (a $31.07 difference in value).
Between 1999 and 2026, Medical care services experienced an average inflation rate of 3.53% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care services costing $20 in the year 1999 would cost $51.07 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.59% during this same period, inflation for medical care services was higher.
In the year 1999: Pricing changed by 3.35%, which is below the average yearly change for medical care services during the 1999-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1999 (2.19%), inflation for medical care services was higher.
Medical care services prices are up 2.5% over the past year, but your own inflation rate depends on everything you buy. The personal inflation calculator works it out from your budget.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care services, over time, for $20 beginning in 1999. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | $20.00 | 3.35% |
| 2000 | $20.86 | 4.30% |
| 2001 | $21.86 | 4.79% |
| 2002 | $22.97 | 5.07% |
| 2003 | $23.99 | 4.47% |
| 2004 | $25.20 | 5.02% |
| 2005 | $26.40 | 4.77% |
| 2006 | $27.49 | 4.14% |
| 2007 | $28.96 | 5.33% |
| 2008 | $30.18 | 4.24% |
| 2009 | $31.15 | 3.21% |
| 2010 | $32.24 | 3.50% |
| 2011 | $33.23 | 3.06% |
| 2012 | $34.53 | 3.90% |
| 2013 | $35.60 | 3.10% |
| 2014 | $36.45 | 2.38% |
| 2015 | $37.34 | 2.45% |
| 2016 | $38.80 | 3.91% |
| 2017 | $39.74 | 2.43% |
| 2018 | $40.60 | 2.17% |
| 2019 | $42.04 | 3.54% |
| 2020 | $44.12 | 4.94% |
| 2021 | $44.94 | 1.86% |
| 2022 | $46.87 | 4.29% |
| 2023 | $46.71 | -0.35% |
| 2024 | $48.02 | 2.82% |
| 2025 | $49.66 | 3.41% |
| 2026 | $51.07 | 2.85%* |
* Not final. See inflation summary for latest details.
** Extended periods of 0% inflation usually indicate incomplete underlying data. This can manifest as a sharp increase in inflation later on.
Raw Consumer Price Index data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for Medical care services:
| Year | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1947 | 1948 | 1949 | 1950 | 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 | 1957 | 1958 | 1959 | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 | 1964 | 1965 | 1966 | 1967 | 1968 | 1969 | 1970 | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
| CPI | 8.260 | 8.308 | 8.400 | 8.400 | 8.458 | 8.500 | 8.508 | 8.700 | 9.167 | 9.575 | 9.825 | 10.350 | 11.283 | 12.017 | 12.517 | 12.767 | 13.383 | 14.242 | 14.767 | 15.208 | 15.692 | 16.317 | 17.017 | 17.858 | 18.725 | 19.492 | 20.208 | 20.875 | 21.492 | 22.017 | 22.700 | 23.925 | 26.008 | 27.925 | 30.175 | 32.325 | 34.675 | 35.942 | 37.542 | 41.375 | 46.592 | 51.258 | 56.350 | 61.233 | 67.183 | 74.758 | 82.775 | 92.592 | 100.675 | 106.733 | 113.175 | 121.908 | 129.950 | 138.342 | 148.892 | 162.675 | 177.083 | 190.525 | 202.917 | 213.417 | 224.183 | 232.408 | 239.075 | 246.800 | 255.058 | 266.017 | 278.758 | 292.883 | 305.967 | 321.333 | 336.675 | 350.617 | 369.302 | 384.943 | 397.299 | 411.208 | 423.810 | 440.341 | 454.007 | 464.798 | 476.171 | 494.766 | 506.804 | 517.805 | 536.142 | 562.650 | 573.096 | 597.710 | 595.636 | 612.418 | 633.314 | 651.342 |