According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,033.11% higher in 2025 versus 1943 (a $4,680,791.80 difference in value).
Between 1943 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.92% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $93,000 in the year 1943 would cost $4,773,791.80 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.63% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
In the year 1943: Pricing changed by 4.84%, which is below the average yearly change for medical care during the 1943-2025 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 1943 (5.98%), inflation for medical care was lower.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $93,000 beginning in 1943. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1943 | $93,000.00 | 4.84% |
| 1944 | $95,642.98 | 2.84% |
| 1945 | $98,285.97 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $103,737.12 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $111,818.55 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $118,743.68 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $122,555.68 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $124,842.87 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $130,815.00 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $137,930.73 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $142,822.79 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $147,206.59 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $150,637.38 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $156,164.78 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $162,581.64 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $170,332.70 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $177,511.96 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $183,801.75 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $189,329.14 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $194,348.27 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $198,986.20 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $203,052.33 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $208,007.92 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $217,220.25 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $232,531.77 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $246,636.15 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $263,663.07 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $280,435.85 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $298,542.83 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $308,199.89 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $320,144.15 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $349,941.25 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $392,127.34 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $429,421.37 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $470,463.86 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $510,172.15 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $557,377.37 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $618,432.85 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $684,888.65 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $764,368.77 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $830,824.57 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $882,540.65 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $937,560.46 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $1,007,955.32 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $1,074,855.85 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $1,145,060.12 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $1,232,736.03 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $1,344,618.12 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $1,462,027.60 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $1,569,843.56 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $1,663,491.60 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $1,742,844.65 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $1,820,927.04 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $1,884,968.57 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $1,937,510.59 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $1,999,836.73 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $2,069,659.79 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $2,153,650.77 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $2,252,826.21 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $2,358,863.23 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $2,453,654.87 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $2,561,470.83 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $2,669,604.45 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $2,776,658.01 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $2,899,465.92 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $3,006,929.90 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $3,102,311.76 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $3,208,216.64 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $3,305,857.11 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $3,426,991.55 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $3,511,323.71 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $3,595,220.02 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $3,689,870.62 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $3,829,640.00 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $3,925,837.63 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $4,003,352.66 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $4,116,557.51 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $4,285,561.73 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $4,338,428.40 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $4,514,163.33 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $4,535,065.77 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $4,656,946.09 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $4,773,791.80 | 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 |