According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care services were 61.85% higher in 2022 versus 2007 (a $12.37 difference in value).
Between 2007 and 2022, Medical care services experienced an average inflation rate of 3.26% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care services costing $20 in the year 2007 would cost $32.37 in 2022 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 2.32% during this same period, inflation for medical care services was higher.
In the year 2007: Pricing changed by 5.33%, which is above the average yearly change for medical care services during the 2007-2022 time period. Compared to inflation for all items in 2007 (2.85%), inflation for medical care services was higher.
Medical care services prices are up 2.5% over the past year, but your own inflation rate depends on everything you buy. The personal inflation calculator works it out from your budget.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care services, over time, for $20 beginning in 2007. Each of the amounts below is equivalent in terms of what it could buy at the time:
| Year | USD Value | Inflation Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $20.00 | 5.33% |
| 2008 | $20.85 | 4.24% |
| 2009 | $21.52 | 3.21% |
| 2010 | $22.27 | 3.50% |
| 2011 | $22.95 | 3.06% |
| 2012 | $23.85 | 3.90% |
| 2013 | $24.59 | 3.10% |
| 2014 | $25.17 | 2.38% |
| 2015 | $25.79 | 2.45% |
| 2016 | $26.79 | 3.91% |
| 2017 | $27.45 | 2.43% |
| 2018 | $28.04 | 2.17% |
| 2019 | $29.04 | 3.54% |
| 2020 | $30.47 | 4.94% |
| 2021 | $31.04 | 1.86% |
| 2022 | $32.37 | 4.29% |
| 2023 | $32.26 | -0.35% |
| 2024 | $33.17 | 2.82% |
| 2025 | $34.30 | 3.41% |
| 2026 | $35.27 | 2.85%* |
* 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 services:
| 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 | 2026 |
| CPI | 8.260 | 8.308 | 8.400 | 8.400 | 8.458 | 8.500 | 8.508 | 8.700 | 9.167 | 9.575 | 9.825 | 10.350 | 11.283 | 12.017 | 12.517 | 12.767 | 13.383 | 14.242 | 14.767 | 15.208 | 15.692 | 16.317 | 17.017 | 17.858 | 18.725 | 19.492 | 20.208 | 20.875 | 21.492 | 22.017 | 22.700 | 23.925 | 26.008 | 27.925 | 30.175 | 32.325 | 34.675 | 35.942 | 37.542 | 41.375 | 46.592 | 51.258 | 56.350 | 61.233 | 67.183 | 74.758 | 82.775 | 92.592 | 100.675 | 106.733 | 113.175 | 121.908 | 129.950 | 138.342 | 148.892 | 162.675 | 177.083 | 190.525 | 202.917 | 213.417 | 224.183 | 232.408 | 239.075 | 246.800 | 255.058 | 266.017 | 278.758 | 292.883 | 305.967 | 321.333 | 336.675 | 350.617 | 369.302 | 384.943 | 397.299 | 411.208 | 423.810 | 440.341 | 454.007 | 464.798 | 476.171 | 494.766 | 506.804 | 517.805 | 536.142 | 562.650 | 573.096 | 597.710 | 595.636 | 612.418 | 633.314 | 651.342 |