Medical care · BLS CPI-U · 1997–2026
Hospital services Inflation — U.S. Consumer Price Index
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Hospital services is up 5.1% from a year earlier. Inpatient and outpatient hospital prices.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). pumsdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS.
Hospital services: year-over-year inflation, 1998–2026
Percent change from the same month a year earlier, from the not-seasonally-adjusted CPI-U index.
October 2025 is missing from every CPI series — the federal government shutdown halted collection and the month was never published. Charts show a gap, and year-over-year and month-over-month figures skip any comparison touching the missing month; values are never interpolated.
Hospital services: annual averages
BLS annual-average index (the CPI file’s M13 rows, shown verbatim) and the year-over-year change in that average — the standard “annual inflation” figure.
| Year | Annual avg. index | Annual inflation |
|---|---|---|
| 2025* | 433.7 | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 414.8 | +5.8% |
| 2023 | 392.1 | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 376.8 | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 363.5 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 353.0 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 338.8 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 332.2 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 318.2 | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 303.3 | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 290.1 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 278.8 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 265.4 | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 253.6 | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 241.2 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 227.2 | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 210.7 | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 197.2 | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 183.6 | +6.7% |
| 2006 | 172.1 | +6.5% |
| 2005 | 161.6 | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 153.4 | +6.0% |
| 2003 | 144.7 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 134.7 | +9.0% |
| 2001 | 123.6 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 115.9 | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 109.3 | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 105.0 | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 101.7 | — |
*The 2025 annual average reflects the eleven published months — October 2025 was never collected because of the federal government shutdown.
Hospital services inflation — FAQ
What is the current Hospital services inflation rate?+
As of June 2026, the CPI-U index for Hospital services is up 5.1% from a year earlier (not seasonally adjusted). Month over month, the seasonally adjusted index moved +0.1% in June 2026.
When was Hospital services inflation highest since 1997?+
By annual averages, the biggest increase since 1997 came in 2002, when the Hospital services index rose 9.0% over 2001.
Is Hospital services inflation higher than overall inflation?+
As of June 2026, the Hospital services index is up 5.1% year over year, versus up 3.5% for overall inflation (all items CPI-U). That is a faster increase than overall inflation (all items CPI-U).
Why is October 2025 missing from the Hospital services data?+
October 2025 is missing from every CPI series — the federal government shutdown halted collection and the month was never published. Charts show a gap, and year-over-year and month-over-month figures skip any comparison touching the missing month; values are never interpolated.
Data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U). pumsdata is an independent product and is not affiliated with or endorsed by BLS.