Physicians' services price inflation, 2025→2026

Physicians' Services Inflation Calculator

Prices for Physicians' Services, 2025-2026 ($20)

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for physicians' services are 0.52% higher in 2026 versus 2025 (a $0.10 difference in value).

Between 2025 and 2026: Physicians' services experienced an average inflation rate of 0.52% per year. In other words, physicians' services costing $20 in the year 2025 would cost $20.10 in 2026 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 0.66% during this same period, inflation for physicians' services was lower.

In the year 2025: Pricing changed by 2.51%, which is above the average yearly change for physicians' services during the 2025-2026 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2025 (2.65%), inflation for physicians' services was lower.

Price Inflation for Physicians' services since 1947

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

Years with the largest changes in pricing: 1975 (12.31%), 1976 (11.27%), and 1981 (11.01%).

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Buying power of $20.00 since 2025

Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Physicians' 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	2.51%
2026	$20.10	0.52%*

* 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 Physicians' services:

Year	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	14.600	15.125	15.458	15.675	16.192	16.950	17.400	17.942	18.517	19.092	19.883	20.575	21.258	21.825	22.400	23.042	23.567	24.008	24.875	26.342	28.267	29.842	32.067	34.458	36.867	38.008	39.258	42.850	48.125	53.550	58.500	63.367	69.175	76.492	84.917	92.883	100.067	107.042	113.283	121.467	130.417	139.783	150.050	160.842	170.458	181.158	191.283	199.758	208.825	216.375	222.867	229.475	236.025	244.650	253.642	260.625	267.658	278.267	287.458	291.900	303.242	311.341	320.831	331.330	340.301	347.306	354.161	359.097	366.082	378.082	380.086	380.451	383.228	389.900	406.528	411.927	412.581	417.930	428.411	430.623

Adjust physicians' 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 Physicians' services was 428.411 in the year 2025 and 430.623 in 2026:

430.623 / 428.411 * $20 = $20.10

Therefore, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, $20 in 2025 has the same "purchasing power" as $20.10 in 2026 (in the CPI category of Physicians' services).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics began tracking the Consumer Price Index for Physicians' services in 1947. In addition to physicians' services, the index produces monthly data on changes in prices paid by urban consumers for a variety of goods and services.