Outpatient hospital services priced at $20 in 2023 $21.22 in 2024

Outpatient Hospital Services Inflation Calculator

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Prices for Outpatient Hospital Services, 2023-2024 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for outpatient hospital services are 6.08% higher in 2024 versus 2023 (a $1.22 difference in value).

Between 2023 and 2024: Outpatient hospital services experienced an average inflation rate of 6.08% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, outpatient hospital services costing $20 in the year 2023 would cost $21.22 in 2024 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.83% during this same period, inflation for outpatient hospital services was significantly higher.

In the year 2023: Pricing changed by 5.35%, which is below the average yearly change for outpatient hospital services during the 2023-2024 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2023 (4.12%), inflation for outpatient hospital services was higher.

Price Inflation for Outpatient hospital services since 1986

Consumer Price Index, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1990 (11.19%), 1989 (10.86%), and 1991 (10.59%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2023

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Outpatient hospital services, over time, for $20 beginning in 2023. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:

YearUSD ValueInflation Rate
2023$20.005.35%
2024$21.226.08%*

* 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 Outpatient hospital services:

Year198619871988198919901991199219931994199519961997199819992000200120022003200420052006200720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
CPI100.000103.331112.515124.738138.700153.392168.669184.308195.023204.562215.054224.862233.154246.000263.792281.138309.777337.931356.277372.985395.008424.230456.849490.622520.550546.863574.023601.670628.913653.191672.374705.811735.647747.849771.583790.720815.619859.231911.445

Adjust outpatient hospital services prices for inflation

Start with the inflation rate formula:

CPI in 2024 / CPI in 2023 * 2023 USD value = 2024 USD value

Then plug in historical CPI values from above. The CPI for Outpatient hospital services was 859.231 in the year 2023 and 911.445 in 2024:

911.445 / 859.231 * $20 = $21.22

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2023 has the same "purchasing power" as $21.22 in 2024 (in the CPI category of Outpatient hospital services).


Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Outpatient hospital services in 1986. In addition to outpatient hospital services, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.

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