Medical care services price inflation, 2025→2026

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Prices for Medical Care Services, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care services are 1.09% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.22 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Medical care services experienced an average inflation rate of 1.09% per year. In other words, medical care services costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $20.22 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for medical care services was higher.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 3.29%, which is above the average yearly change for medical care services during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for medical care services was higher.

Price Inflation for Medical care services since 1935

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1975 (12.61%), 1982 (11.86%), and 1980 (11.28%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care services, over time, for $20 beginning in 2025. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

Year	USD Value	Inflation Rate
2025	$20.00	3.29%
2026	$20.22	1.09%*

* 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	632.563	639.455

Adjust medical care services prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2026 / CPI in 2025 * 2025 USD value = 2026 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Medical care services was 632.563 in the year 2025 and 639.455 in 2026:

639.455 / 632.563 * $20 = $20.22

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.22 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Medical care services).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Medical care services in 1935. In addition to medical care services, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.