According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, prices for medical care are 5,506.85% higher in 2025 versus 1935 (a $1,661,869.09 difference in value).
Between 1935 and 2025: Medical care experienced an average inflation rate of 4.58% per year. This rate of change indicates significant inflation. In other words, medical care costing $30,178.20 in the year 1935 would cost $1,692,047.29 in 2025 for an equivalent purchase. Compared to the overall inflation rate of 3.55% during this same period, inflation for medical care was higher.
Below are calculations of equivalent buying power for Medical care, over time, for $30,178.20 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 | $30,178.20 | - |
| 1936 | $30,178.20 | 0.00% ** |
| 1937 | $30,474.06 | 0.98% |
| 1938 | $30,474.06 | 0.00% ** |
| 1939 | $30,651.58 | 0.58% |
| 1940 | $30,651.58 | 0.00% ** |
| 1941 | $30,829.10 | 0.58% |
| 1942 | $31,775.87 | 3.07% |
| 1943 | $33,314.37 | 4.84% |
| 1944 | $34,261.13 | 2.84% |
| 1945 | $35,207.90 | 2.76% |
| 1946 | $37,160.61 | 5.55% |
| 1947 | $40,055.53 | 7.79% |
| 1948 | $42,536.24 | 6.19% |
| 1949 | $43,901.77 | 3.21% |
| 1950 | $44,721.09 | 1.87% |
| 1951 | $46,860.42 | 4.78% |
| 1952 | $49,409.41 | 5.44% |
| 1953 | $51,161.84 | 3.55% |
| 1954 | $52,732.19 | 3.07% |
| 1955 | $53,961.17 | 2.33% |
| 1956 | $55,941.19 | 3.67% |
| 1957 | $58,239.83 | 4.11% |
| 1958 | $61,016.41 | 4.77% |
| 1959 | $63,588.15 | 4.21% |
| 1960 | $65,841.28 | 3.54% |
| 1961 | $67,821.29 | 3.01% |
| 1962 | $69,619.24 | 2.65% |
| 1963 | $71,280.64 | 2.39% |
| 1964 | $72,737.20 | 2.04% |
| 1965 | $74,512.39 | 2.44% |
| 1966 | $77,812.42 | 4.43% |
| 1967 | $83,297.29 | 7.05% |
| 1968 | $88,349.75 | 6.07% |
| 1969 | $94,449.12 | 6.90% |
| 1970 | $100,457.45 | 6.36% |
| 1971 | $106,943.71 | 6.46% |
| 1972 | $110,403.05 | 3.23% |
| 1973 | $114,681.71 | 3.88% |
| 1974 | $125,355.60 | 9.31% |
| 1975 | $140,467.46 | 12.06% |
| 1976 | $153,826.89 | 9.51% |
| 1977 | $168,529.09 | 9.56% |
| 1978 | $182,753.35 | 8.44% |
| 1979 | $199,663.16 | 9.25% |
| 1980 | $221,534.39 | 10.95% |
| 1981 | $245,340.12 | 10.75% |
| 1982 | $273,811.41 | 11.60% |
| 1983 | $297,617.14 | 8.69% |
| 1984 | $316,142.82 | 6.22% |
| 1985 | $335,851.96 | 6.23% |
| 1986 | $361,068.74 | 7.51% |
| 1987 | $385,033.78 | 6.64% |
| 1988 | $410,182.28 | 6.53% |
| 1989 | $441,589.45 | 7.66% |
| 1990 | $481,667.74 | 9.08% |
| 1991 | $523,726.05 | 8.73% |
| 1992 | $562,347.77 | 7.37% |
| 1993 | $595,894.28 | 5.97% |
| 1994 | $624,320.05 | 4.77% |
| 1995 | $652,290.64 | 4.48% |
| 1996 | $675,231.54 | 3.52% |
| 1997 | $694,053.08 | 2.79% |
| 1998 | $716,379.49 | 3.22% |
| 1999 | $741,391.44 | 3.49% |
| 2000 | $771,478.60 | 4.06% |
| 2001 | $807,005.12 | 4.60% |
| 2002 | $844,989.60 | 4.71% |
| 2003 | $878,945.76 | 4.02% |
| 2004 | $917,567.49 | 4.39% |
| 2005 | $956,303.01 | 4.22% |
| 2006 | $994,651.62 | 4.01% |
| 2007 | $1,038,643.75 | 4.42% |
| 2008 | $1,077,139.39 | 3.71% |
| 2009 | $1,111,306.98 | 3.17% |
| 2010 | $1,149,244.12 | 3.41% |
| 2011 | $1,184,220.79 | 3.04% |
| 2012 | $1,227,613.44 | 3.66% |
| 2013 | $1,257,822.82 | 2.46% |
| 2014 | $1,287,876.08 | 2.39% |
| 2015 | $1,321,781.72 | 2.63% |
| 2016 | $1,371,849.76 | 3.79% |
| 2017 | $1,406,309.58 | 2.51% |
| 2018 | $1,434,076.94 | 1.97% |
| 2019 | $1,474,629.07 | 2.83% |
| 2020 | $1,535,169.59 | 4.11% |
| 2021 | $1,554,107.43 | 1.23% |
| 2022 | $1,617,059.02 | 4.05% |
| 2023 | $1,624,546.67 | 0.46% |
| 2024 | $1,668,206.52 | 2.69% |
| 2025 | $1,692,047.29 | 1.43%* |
* 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 | 571.899 |