According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,566.55% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $500,989,522,058,823,488 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 $9,000,000,000,000,000 in the year 1935 would cost $509,989,522,058,823,488 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 $9,000,000,000,000,000 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 | $9,000,000,000,000,000.00 | - |
| 1936 | $9,000,000,000,000,001.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1937 | $9,088,235,294,117,648.00 | 0.98% |
| 1938 | $9,088,235,294,117,648.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1939 | $9,141,176,470,588,238.00 | 0.58% |
| 1940 | $9,141,176,470,588,238.00 | 0.00% ** |
| 1941 | $9,194,117,647,058,824.00 | 0.58% |
| 1942 | $9,476,470,588,235,294.00 | 3.07% |
| 1943 | $9,935,294,117,647,060.00 | 4.84% |
| 1944 | $10,217,647,058,823,530.00 | 2.84% |
| 1945 | $10,500,000,000,000,000.00 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $11,082,352,941,176,470.00 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $11,945,701,357,466,064.00 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $12,685,520,361,990,952.00 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $13,092,760,180,995,476.00 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $13,337,104,072,398,190.00 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $13,975,113,122,171,948.00 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $14,735,294,117,647,060.00 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $15,257,918,552,036,200.00 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $15,726,244,343,891,402.00 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $16,092,760,180,995,480.00 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $16,683,257,918,552,038.00 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $17,368,778,280,542,988.00 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $18,196,832,579,185,524.00 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $18,963,800,904,977,376.00 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $19,635,746,606,334,844.00 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $20,226,244,343,891,404.00 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $20,762,443,438,914,028.00 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $21,257,918,552,036,200.00 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $21,692,307,692,307,696.00 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $22,221,719,457,013,576.00 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $23,205,882,352,941,172.00 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $24,841,628,959,276,020.00 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $26,348,416,289,592,760.00 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $28,167,420,814,479,640.00 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $29,959,276,018,099,548.00 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $31,893,665,158,371,048.00 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $32,925,339,366,515,844.00 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $34,201,357,466,063,348.00 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $37,384,615,384,615,384.00 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $41,891,402,714,932,128.00 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $45,875,565,610,859,728.00 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $50,260,180,995,475,104.00 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $54,502,262,443,438,920.00 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $59,545,248,868,778,280.00 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $66,067,873,303,167,416.00 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $73,167,420,814,479,648.00 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $81,658,371,040,723,984.00 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $88,757,918,552,036,208.00 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $94,282,805,429,864,256.00 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $100,160,633,484,162,912.00 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $107,680,995,475,113,152.00 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $114,828,054,298,642,560.00 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $122,328,054,298,642,560.00 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $131,694,570,135,746,624.00 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $143,647,058,823,529,408.00 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $156,190,045,248,868,768.00 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $167,708,144,796,380,128.00 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $177,712,669,683,257,952.00 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $186,190,045,248,868,768.00 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $194,531,674,208,144,800.00 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $201,373,303,167,420,832.00 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $206,986,425,339,366,528.00 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $213,644,796,380,090,496.00 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $221,104,072,398,190,048.00 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $230,076,923,076,923,104.00 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $240,671,945,701,357,472.00 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $252,000,000,000,000,032.00 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $262,126,696,832,579,200.00 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $273,644,796,380,090,560.00 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $285,196,832,579,185,504.00 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $296,633,484,162,895,936.00 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $309,753,190,045,248,896.00 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $321,233,687,782,805,440.00 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $331,423,438,914,027,200.00 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $342,737,375,565,610,880.00 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $353,168,416,289,592,768.00 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $366,109,343,891,402,752.00 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $375,118,642,533,936,640.00 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $384,081,380,090,497,664.00 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $394,193,009,049,773,760.00 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $409,124,728,506,787,264.00 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $419,401,628,959,276,096.00 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $427,682,647,058,823,552.00 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $439,776,447,963,800,832.00 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $457,831,357,466,063,360.00 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $463,479,162,895,927,680.00 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $482,253,122,171,945,728.00 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $484,486,153,846,153,856.00 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $497,506,764,705,882,432.00 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $509,989,522,058,823,488.00 | 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 |