# US consumer price index (CPI-U), medical care, 1982-84 = 100 in United States

US consumer price index (CPI-U), medical care, 1982-84 = 100 in United States was 593.651 in September 2026. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

- Indicator id: `cpi_index_medical_care`
- Place id: `us`
- Unit: index
- Definition: Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), medical care, US city average, not seasonally adjusted, base 1982-84 = 100. Medical care commodities (prescription and nonprescription drugs, medical equipment and supplies) and medical care services (professional services, hospital services and health insurance). Bureau of Labor Statistics series CUUR0000SAM, monthly values from 1935.
- Note: An index level for the United States, not a rate or a price. For its 12-month change use cpi_annual_change_medical_care; for all items use cpi_u_index_1982_84. Covers what consumers pay out of pocket and through health insurance premiums; spending paid by employers and government programs is out of scope.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): medical care, US city average, 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted (CUUR0000SAM) (https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cu/cu.data.15.USMedical)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-18
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U): medical care, US city average, 1982-84=100, not seasonally adjusted (CUUR0000SAM). https://download.bls.gov/pub/time.series/cu/cu.data.15.USMedical. Retrieved 2026-10-18.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/cpi-u-medical-care/united-states
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=cpi_index_medical_care&place=us

| Period | index |
|---|---:|
| 2026-09 | 593.651 |
| 2026-08 | 593.003 |
| 2026-07 | 593.781 |
| 2026-06 | 592.75 |
| 2026-05 | 593.239 |
| 2026-04 | 591.661 |
| 2026-03 | 592.286 |
| 2026-02 | 592.593 |
| 2026-01 | 590.169 |
| 2025-12 | 587.144 |
| 2025-11 | 585.213 |
| 2025-09 | 584.858 |
| 2025-08 | 583.875 |
| 2025-07 | 583.856 |
| 2025-06 | 580.978 |
| 2025-05 | 578.25 |
| 2025-04 | 576.988 |
| 2025-03 | 574.739 |
| 2025-02 | 573.32 |
| 2025-01 | 571.899 |
| 2024-12 | 569.189 |
| 2024-11 | 568.773 |
| 2024-10 | 567.87 |
| 2024-09 | 566.266 |
| 2024-08 | 564.407 |
| 2024-07 | 564.039 |
| 2024-06 | 565.301 |
| 2024-05 | 564.249 |
| 2024-04 | 561.612 |
| 2024-03 | 559.935 |
| 2024-02 | 557.236 |
| 2024-01 | 557.215 |
| 2023-12 | 553.485 |
| 2023-11 | 551.769 |
| 2023-10 | 549.762 |
| 2023-09 | 548.431 |
| 2023-08 | 548.082 |
| 2023-07 | 546.698 |
| 2023-06 | 547.432 |
| 2023-05 | 547.42 |
| 2023-04 | 547.219 |
| 2023-03 | 547.805 |
| 2023-02 | 549.487 |
| 2023-01 | 551.422 |
| 2022-12 | 551.002 |
| 2022-11 | 550.844 |
| 2022-10 | 554.043 |
| 2022-09 | 556.323 |
| 2022-08 | 553.429 |
| 2022-07 | 549.562 |
| 2022-06 | 546.717 |
| 2022-05 | 543.488 |
| 2022-04 | 541.515 |
| 2022-03 | 539.739 |
| 2022-02 | 536.932 |
| 2022-01 | 535.048 |
| 2021-12 | 530.026 |
| 2021-11 | 528.877 |
| 2021-10 | 527.564 |
| 2021-09 | 524.818 |
| 2021-08 | 525.247 |
| 2021-07 | 524.219 |
| 2021-06 | 522.989 |
| 2021-05 | 523.918 |
| 2021-04 | 524.585 |
| 2021-03 | 524.734 |
| 2021-02 | 524.207 |
| 2021-01 | 522.133 |
| 2020-12 | 518.766 |
| 2020-11 | 519.848 |
| 2020-10 | 520.725 |
| 2020-09 | 522.528 |
| 2020-08 | 523.295 |
| 2020-07 | 522.686 |
| 2020-06 | 520.734 |
| 2020-05 | 519.194 |
| 2020-04 | 517.053 |
| 2020-03 | 515.605 |
| 2020-02 | 513.923 |
| 2020-01 | 512.149 |
| 2019-12 | 509.689 |
| 2019-11 | 507.541 |
| 2019-10 | 506.1 |
| 2019-09 | 501.468 |
| 2019-08 | 500.916 |
| 2019-07 | 497.687 |
| 2019-06 | 495.563 |
| 2019-05 | 494.928 |
| 2019-04 | 493.331 |
| 2019-03 | 492.306 |
| 2019-02 | 491.227 |
| 2019-01 | 490.204 |
| 2018-12 | 487.409 |
| 2018-11 | 486.886 |
| 2018-10 | 485.269 |
| 2018-09 | 484.708 |
| 2018-08 | 484.172 |
| 2018-07 | 485.193 |
| 2018-06 | 486.019 |
| 2018-05 | 484.853 |
| 2018-04 | 484.034 |
| 2018-03 | 483.984 |
| 2018-02 | 482.897 |
| 2018-01 | 481.06 |
| 2017-12 | 477.802 |
| 2017-11 | 477.198 |
| 2017-10 | 477.121 |
| 2017-09 | 476.485 |
| 2017-08 | 476.869 |
| 2017-07 | 476.126 |
| 2017-06 | 474.36 |
| 2017-05 | 473.512 |
| 2017-04 | 473.582 |
| 2017-03 | 474.561 |
| 2017-02 | 474.546 |
| 2017-01 | 471.7 |
| 2016-12 | 469.447 |
| 2016-11 | 469.333 |
| 2016-10 | 469.23 |
| 2016-09 | 469.154 |
| 2016-08 | 468.379 |
| 2016-07 | 464.164 |
| 2016-06 | 462.075 |
| 2016-05 | 461.23 |
| 2016-04 | 459.994 |
| 2016-03 | 458.62 |
| 2016-02 | 458.295 |
| 2016-01 | 454.175 |
| 2015-12 | 451.072 |
| 2015-11 | 451.371 |
| 2015-10 | 450.065 |
| 2015-09 | 447.289 |
| 2015-08 | 446.536 |
| 2015-07 | 446.773 |
| 2015-06 | 446.271 |
| 2015-05 | 447.213 |
| 2015-04 | 446.663 |
| 2015-03 | 444.02 |
| 2015-02 | 442.783 |
| 2015-01 | 440.969 |
| 2014-12 | 439.72 |
| 2014-11 | 438.445 |
| 2014-10 | 437.027 |
| 2014-09 | 436.575 |
| 2014-08 | 435.777 |
| 2014-07 | 435.924 |
| 2014-06 | 435.352 |
| 2014-05 | 434.874 |
| 2014-04 | 434.054 |
| 2014-03 | 433.369 |
| 2014-02 | 432.769 |
| 2014-01 | 429.621 |
| 2013-12 | 427.089 |
| 2013-11 | 427.74 |
| 2013-10 | 428.082 |
| 2013-09 | 428.026 |
| 2013-08 | 426.866 |
| 2013-07 | 424.836 |
| 2013-06 | 424.264 |
| 2013-05 | 422.834 |
| 2013-04 | 423.815 |
| 2013-03 | 424.154 |
| 2013-02 | 423.221 |
| 2013-01 | 420.687 |
| 2012-12 | 418.654 |
| 2012-11 | 418.653 |
| 2012-10 | 418.359 |
| 2012-09 | 418.039 |
| 2012-08 | 417.123 |
| 2012-07 | 416.759 |
| 2012-06 | 415.345 |
| 2012-05 | 413.655 |
| 2012-04 | 412.48 |
| 2012-03 | 411.498 |
| 2012-02 | 410.466 |
| 2012-01 | 408.056 |
| 2011-12 | 405.629 |
| 2011-11 | 404.858 |
| 2011-10 | 403.43 |
| 2011-09 | 401.605 |
| 2011-08 | 400.874 |
| 2011-07 | 400.305 |
| 2011-06 | 399.552 |
| 2011-05 | 399.375 |
| 2011-04 | 398.813 |
| 2011-03 | 397.726 |
| 2011-02 | 397.065 |
| 2011-01 | 393.858 |
| 2010-12 | 391.946 |
| 2010-11 | 391.66 |
| 2010-10 | 391.24 |
| 2010-09 | 390.616 |
| 2010-08 | 388.467 |
| 2010-07 | 387.898 |
| 2010-06 | 388.199 |
| 2010-05 | 387.762 |
| 2010-04 | 387.703 |
| 2010-03 | 387.142 |
| 2010-02 | 385.907 |
| 2010-01 | 382.688 |
| 2009-12 | 379.516 |
| 2009-11 | 379.575 |
| 2009-10 | 378.552 |
| 2009-09 | 377.727 |
| 2009-08 | 376.537 |
| 2009-07 | 375.739 |
| 2009-06 | 375.093 |
| 2009-05 | 375.026 |
| 2009-04 | 374.17 |
| 2009-03 | 373.189 |
| 2009-02 | 372.405 |
| 2009-01 | 369.83 |
| 2008-12 | 367.133 |
| 2008-11 | 366.613 |
| 2008-10 | 365.746 |
| 2008-09 | 365.036 |
| 2008-08 | 364.477 |
| 2008-07 | 363.963 |
| 2008-06 | 363.616 |
| 2008-05 | 363.396 |
| 2008-04 | 363.184 |
| 2008-03 | 363 |
| 2008-02 | 362.155 |
| 2008-01 | 360.459 |
| 2007-12 | 357.661 |
| 2007-11 | 357.041 |
| 2007-10 | 355.653 |
| 2007-09 | 353.723 |
| 2007-08 | 352.961 |
| 2007-07 | 351.643 |
| 2007-06 | 349.51 |
| 2007-05 | 349.087 |
| 2007-04 | 348.225 |
| 2007-03 | 347.172 |
| 2007-02 | 346.457 |
| 2007-01 | 343.51 |
| 2006-12 | 340.1 |
| 2006-11 | 340.1 |
| 2006-10 | 339.3 |
| 2006-09 | 338.3 |
| 2006-08 | 337.7 |
| 2006-07 | 337 |
| 2006-06 | 336 |
| 2006-05 | 335.6 |
| 2006-04 | 334.7 |
| 2006-03 | 333.8 |
| 2006-02 | 332.1 |
| 2006-01 | 329.5 |
| 2005-12 | 328.4 |
| 2005-11 | 328.1 |
| 2005-10 | 326.2 |
| 2005-09 | 324.6 |
| 2005-08 | 323.9 |
| 2005-07 | 324.1 |
| 2005-06 | 322.9 |
| 2005-05 | 322.2 |
| 2005-04 | 321.5 |
| 2005-03 | 320.7 |
| 2005-02 | 319.3 |
| 2005-01 | 316.8 |
| 2004-12 | 314.9 |
| 2004-11 | 314.1 |
| 2004-10 | 313.3 |
| 2004-09 | 312.3 |
| 2004-08 | 311.6 |
| 2004-07 | 311 |
| 2004-06 | 310 |
| 2004-05 | 309 |
| 2004-04 | 308.3 |
| 2004-03 | 307.5 |
| 2004-02 | 306 |
| 2004-01 | 303.6 |
| 2003-12 | 302.1 |
| 2003-11 | 300.8 |
| 2003-10 | 299.9 |
| 2003-09 | 299.2 |
| 2003-08 | 298.4 |
| 2003-07 | 297.6 |
| 2003-06 | 296.3 |
| 2003-05 | 295.5 |
| 2003-04 | 294.6 |
| 2003-03 | 294.2 |
| 2003-02 | 293.7 |
| 2003-01 | 292.6 |
| 2002-12 | 291.3 |
| 2002-11 | 290.5 |
| 2002-10 | 289.2 |
| 2002-09 | 287.7 |
| 2002-08 | 287.3 |
| 2002-07 | 286.6 |
| 2002-06 | 284.7 |
| 2002-05 | 284.1 |
| 2002-04 | 283.2 |
| 2002-03 | 282 |
| 2002-02 | 281 |
| 2002-01 | 279.6 |
| 2001-12 | 277.3 |
| 2001-11 | 276.7 |
| 2001-10 | 275.9 |
| 2001-09 | 275 |
| 2001-08 | 274.4 |
| 2001-07 | 273.1 |
| 2001-06 | 272.5 |
| 2001-05 | 271.4 |
| 2001-04 | 270.8 |
| 2001-03 | 270 |
| 2001-02 | 268.9 |
| 2001-01 | 267.1 |
| 2000-12 | 264.8 |
| 2000-11 | 264.1 |
| 2000-10 | 263.7 |
| 2000-09 | 263.1 |
| 2000-08 | 262.6 |
| 2000-07 | 261.4 |
| 2000-06 | 260.5 |
| 2000-05 | 259.4 |
| 2000-04 | 258.8 |
| 2000-03 | 258.1 |
| 2000-02 | 257 |
| 2000-01 | 255.5 |
| 1999-12 | 254.2 |
| 1999-11 | 253.3 |
| 1999-10 | 252.8 |
| 1999-09 | 252.3 |
| 1999-08 | 251.9 |
| 1999-07 | 251.1 |
| 1999-06 | 250.2 |
| 1999-05 | 249.5 |
| 1999-04 | 249.1 |
| 1999-03 | 248.3 |
| 1999-02 | 247.7 |
| 1999-01 | 246.6 |
| 1998-12 | 245.2 |
| 1998-11 | 244.7 |
| 1998-10 | 244.3 |
| 1998-09 | 243.9 |
| 1998-08 | 243.5 |
| 1998-07 | 242.7 |
| 1998-06 | 242 |
| 1998-05 | 241.4 |
| 1998-04 | 240.7 |
| 1998-03 | 239.8 |
| 1998-02 | 239.3 |
| 1998-01 | 238.1 |
| 1997-12 | 237.1 |
| 1997-11 | 236.4 |
| 1997-10 | 235.8 |
| 1997-09 | 235.4 |
| 1997-08 | 235.2 |
| 1997-07 | 234.8 |
| 1997-06 | 234.4 |
| 1997-05 | 234.2 |
| 1997-04 | 233.8 |
| 1997-03 | 233.4 |
| 1997-02 | 232.7 |
| 1997-01 | 231.8 |
| 1996-12 | 230.6 |
| 1996-11 | 230.5 |
| 1996-10 | 230.1 |
| 1996-09 | 229.4 |
| 1996-08 | 229.2 |
| 1996-07 | 228.7 |
| 1996-06 | 227.8 |
| 1996-05 | 227.4 |
| 1996-04 | 227 |
| 1996-03 | 226.6 |
| 1996-02 | 226.2 |
| 1996-01 | 225.2 |
| 1995-12 | 223.8 |
| 1995-11 | 223.5 |
| 1995-10 | 222.9 |
| 1995-09 | 222.1 |
| 1995-08 | 221.6 |
| 1995-07 | 220.8 |
| 1995-06 | 219.8 |
| 1995-05 | 219.3 |
| 1995-04 | 218.9 |
| 1995-03 | 218.4 |
| 1995-02 | 217.9 |
| 1995-01 | 216.6 |
| 1994-12 | 215.3 |
| 1994-11 | 214.7 |
| 1994-10 | 214 |
| 1994-09 | 212.8 |
| 1994-08 | 212.2 |
| 1994-07 | 211.5 |
| 1994-06 | 210.4 |
| 1994-05 | 209.7 |
| 1994-04 | 209.2 |
| 1994-03 | 208.3 |
| 1994-02 | 207.7 |
| 1994-01 | 206.4 |
| 1993-12 | 205.2 |
| 1993-11 | 204.9 |
| 1993-10 | 204.4 |
| 1993-09 | 203.3 |
| 1993-08 | 202.9 |
| 1993-07 | 202.2 |
| 1993-06 | 201.1 |
| 1993-05 | 200.5 |
| 1993-04 | 199.4 |
| 1993-03 | 198.6 |
| 1993-02 | 198 |
| 1993-01 | 196.4 |
| 1992-12 | 194.7 |
| 1992-11 | 194.3 |
| 1992-10 | 193.3 |
| 1992-09 | 192.3 |
| 1992-08 | 191.5 |
| 1992-07 | 190.7 |
| 1992-06 | 189.4 |
| 1992-05 | 188.7 |
| 1992-04 | 188.1 |
| 1992-03 | 187.3 |
| 1992-02 | 186.2 |
| 1992-01 | 184.3 |
| 1991-12 | 182.6 |
| 1991-11 | 181.8 |
| 1991-10 | 180.7 |
| 1991-09 | 179.7 |
| 1991-08 | 178.9 |
| 1991-07 | 177.5 |
| 1991-06 | 176.2 |
| 1991-05 | 175.2 |
| 1991-04 | 174.4 |
| 1991-03 | 173.7 |
| 1991-02 | 172.5 |
| 1991-01 | 171 |
| 1990-12 | 169.2 |
| 1990-11 | 168.4 |
| 1990-10 | 167.1 |
| 1990-09 | 165.8 |
| 1990-08 | 165 |
| 1990-07 | 163.5 |
| 1990-06 | 161.9 |
| 1990-05 | 160.8 |
| 1990-04 | 159.8 |
| 1990-03 | 158.7 |
| 1990-02 | 157.5 |
| 1990-01 | 155.9 |
| 1989-12 | 154.4 |
| 1989-11 | 153.9 |
| 1989-10 | 152.7 |
| 1989-09 | 151.7 |
| 1989-08 | 150.7 |
| 1989-07 | 149.7 |
| 1989-06 | 148.5 |
| 1989-05 | 147.5 |
| 1989-04 | 146.8 |
| 1989-03 | 146.1 |
| 1989-02 | 145.2 |
| 1989-01 | 143.8 |
| 1988-12 | 142.3 |
| 1988-11 | 141.8 |
| 1988-10 | 141.2 |
| 1988-09 | 140.4 |
| 1988-08 | 139.9 |
| 1988-07 | 139.3 |
| 1988-06 | 138.2 |
| 1988-05 | 137.5 |
| 1988-04 | 136.9 |
| 1988-03 | 136.3 |
| 1988-02 | 135.5 |
| 1988-01 | 134.4 |
| 1987-12 | 133.1 |
| 1987-11 | 132.8 |
| 1987-10 | 132.3 |
| 1987-09 | 131.7 |
| 1987-08 | 131.2 |
| 1987-07 | 130.7 |
| 1987-06 | 129.9 |
| 1987-05 | 129.2 |
| 1987-04 | 128.7 |
| 1987-03 | 128.1 |
| 1987-02 | 127.4 |
| 1987-01 | 126.6 |
| 1986-12 | 125.8 |
| 1986-11 | 125.2 |
| 1986-10 | 124.5 |
| 1986-09 | 123.8 |
| 1986-08 | 123.2 |
| 1986-07 | 122.4 |
| 1986-06 | 121.6 |
| 1986-05 | 121 |
| 1986-04 | 120.5 |
| 1986-03 | 119.9 |
| 1986-02 | 118.9 |
| 1986-01 | 117.7 |
| 1985-12 | 116.8 |
| 1985-11 | 116.3 |
| 1985-10 | 115.6 |
| 1985-09 | 115 |
| 1985-08 | 114.5 |
| 1985-07 | 113.7 |
| 1985-06 | 113.1 |
| 1985-05 | 112.5 |
| 1985-04 | 112.1 |
| 1985-03 | 111.6 |
| 1985-02 | 110.9 |
| 1985-01 | 110.1 |
| 1984-12 | 109.4 |
| 1984-11 | 109.1 |
| 1984-10 | 108.5 |
| 1984-09 | 107.9 |
| 1984-08 | 107.5 |
| 1984-07 | 107.1 |
| 1984-06 | 106.4 |
| 1984-05 | 106.1 |
| 1984-04 | 105.8 |
| 1984-03 | 105.4 |
| 1984-02 | 105.1 |
| 1984-01 | 104 |
| 1983-12 | 103.1 |
| 1983-11 | 102.7 |
| 1983-10 | 102.2 |
| 1983-09 | 101.7 |
| 1983-08 | 101.4 |
| 1983-07 | 100.7 |
| 1983-06 | 100.1 |
| 1983-05 | 99.7 |
| 1983-04 | 99.5 |
| 1983-03 | 99.2 |
| 1983-02 | 98.9 |
| 1983-01 | 97.9 |
| 1982-12 | 96.9 |
| 1982-11 | 96.3 |
| 1982-10 | 95.4 |
| 1982-09 | 94.6 |
| 1982-08 | 93.8 |
| 1982-07 | 92.9 |
| 1982-06 | 91.9 |
| 1982-05 | 91.2 |
| 1982-04 | 90.6 |
| 1982-03 | 89.8 |
| 1982-02 | 89 |
| 1982-01 | 88.2 |
| 1981-12 | 87.3 |
| 1981-11 | 86.8 |
| 1981-10 | 85.8 |
| 1981-09 | 84.9 |
| 1981-08 | 84.3 |
| 1981-07 | 83.2 |
| 1981-06 | 82.1 |
| 1981-05 | 81.4 |
| 1981-04 | 80.8 |
| 1981-03 | 80.2 |
| 1981-02 | 79.6 |
| 1981-01 | 78.7 |
| 1980-12 | 77.6 |
| 1980-11 | 77.3 |
| 1980-10 | 76.8 |
| 1980-09 | 76.2 |
| 1980-08 | 75.6 |
| 1980-07 | 75.1 |
| 1980-06 | 74.5 |
| 1980-05 | 74.2 |
| 1980-04 | 73.8 |
| 1980-03 | 73.3 |
| 1980-02 | 72.6 |
| 1980-01 | 71.5 |
| 1979-12 | 70.6 |
| 1979-11 | 69.8 |
| 1979-10 | 69.2 |
| 1979-09 | 68.6 |
| 1979-08 | 68.1 |
| 1979-07 | 67.5 |
| 1979-06 | 66.9 |
| 1979-05 | 66.5 |
| 1979-04 | 66.2 |
| 1979-03 | 65.9 |
| 1979-02 | 65.5 |
| 1979-01 | 65 |
| 1978-12 | 64.1 |
| 1978-11 | 63.9 |
| 1978-10 | 63.3 |
| 1978-09 | 62.7 |
| 1978-08 | 62.3 |
| 1978-07 | 61.8 |
| 1978-06 | 61.3 |
| 1978-05 | 61.1 |
| 1978-04 | 60.7 |
| 1978-03 | 60.4 |
| 1978-02 | 60.1 |
| 1978-01 | 59.5 |
| 1977-12 | 58.9 |
| 1977-11 | 58.6 |
| 1977-10 | 58.3 |
| 1977-09 | 58.1 |
| 1977-08 | 57.7 |
| 1977-07 | 57.3 |
| 1977-06 | 56.8 |
| 1977-05 | 56.4 |
| 1977-04 | 56.1 |
| 1977-03 | 55.6 |
| 1977-02 | 55.1 |
| 1977-01 | 54.6 |
| 1976-12 | 54.1 |
| 1976-11 | 53.9 |
| 1976-10 | 53.2 |
| 1976-09 | 52.9 |