According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,566.55% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $1,534,976.23 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.59% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $27,575 in the year 1935 would cost $1,562,551.23 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.56% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $27,575 beginning in 1935. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | $27,575.00 | - |
| 1936 | $27,575.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1937 | $27,845.34 | 0.98% |
| 1938 | $27,845.34 | 0.00% ** |
| 1939 | $28,007.55 | 0.58% |
| 1940 | $28,007.55 | 0.00% ** |
| 1941 | $28,169.75 | 0.58% |
| 1942 | $29,034.85 | 3.07% |
| 1943 | $30,440.64 | 4.84% |
| 1944 | $31,305.74 | 2.84% |
| 1945 | $32,170.83 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $33,955.10 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $36,600.30 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $38,867.02 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $40,114.76 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $40,863.40 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $42,818.19 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $45,147.30 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $46,748.57 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $48,183.47 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $49,306.43 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $51,115.65 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $53,216.01 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $55,753.07 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $58,102.98 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $60,161.75 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $61,970.97 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $63,613.82 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $65,131.90 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $66,462.82 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $68,084.88 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $71,100.25 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $76,111.99 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $80,728.62 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $86,301.85 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $91,791.89 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $97,718.65 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $100,879.58 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $104,789.16 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $114,542.31 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $128,350.60 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $140,557.64 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $153,991.61 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $166,988.88 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $182,440.03 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $202,424.62 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $224,176.85 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $250,192.18 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $271,944.40 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $288,872.04 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $306,881.05 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $329,922.61 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $351,820.40 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $374,799.57 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $403,497.53 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $440,118.63 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $478,548.94 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $513,839.12 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $544,491.87 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $570,465.61 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $596,023.44 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $616,985.43 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $634,183.41 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $654,583.92 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $677,438.31 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $704,930.13 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $737,392.10 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $772,100.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $803,127.07 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $838,417.25 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $873,811.41 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $908,852.04 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $949,049.36 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $984,224.33 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $1,015,444.59 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $1,050,109.24 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $1,082,068.79 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $1,121,718.35 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $1,149,321.84 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $1,176,782.67 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $1,207,763.58 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $1,253,512.71 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $1,284,999.99 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $1,310,372.11 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $1,347,426.17 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $1,402,744.41 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $1,420,048.66 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $1,477,569.98 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $1,484,411.74 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $1,524,305.45 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $1,562,551.23 | 2.51%* |
* 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:
| 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 |
| CPI | 10.200 | 10.200 | 10.300 | 10.300 | 10.360 | 10.360 | 10.420 | 10.740 | 11.260 | 11.580 | 11.900 | 12.560 | 13.538 | 14.377 | 14.838 | 15.115 | 15.838 | 16.700 | 17.292 | 17.823 | 18.238 | 18.908 | 19.685 | 20.623 | 21.492 | 22.254 | 22.923 | 23.531 | 24.092 | 24.585 | 25.185 | 26.300 | 28.154 | 29.862 | 31.923 | 33.954 | 36.146 | 37.315 | 38.762 | 42.369 | 47.477 | 51.992 | 56.962 | 61.769 | 67.485 | 74.877 | 82.923 | 92.546 | 100.592 | 106.854 | 113.515 | 122.038 | 130.138 | 138.638 | 149.254 | 162.800 | 177.015 | 190.069 | 201.408 | 211.015 | 220.469 | 228.223 | 234.585 | 242.131 | 250.585 | 260.754 | 272.762 | 285.600 | 297.077 | 310.131 | 323.223 | 336.185 | 351.054 | 364.065 | 375.613 | 388.436 | 400.258 | 414.924 | 425.134 | 435.292 | 446.752 | 463.675 | 475.322 | 484.707 | 498.413 | 518.876 | 525.276 | 546.554 | 549.084 | 563.841 | 577.988 |