# Hospital care spending (US)

US spending on all services provided by hospitals to patients, including room and board, ancillary charges, services of resident physicians and inpatient drugs, from all sources of funds, in USD million.

## Key facts

- Hospital care spending (US) in the United States was $1.63 trillion in 2024, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary.
- Published for 1 places, with figures from 1960 to 2024.
- Figures last updated on 2026-10-18.

- Indicator id: `hospital_care_expenditure_usd`
- Unit: USD million
- Note: Part of national health expenditure (national_health_expenditure_usd), at current prices. CMS revises earlier years with each annual release.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/hospital-care-spending-us
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/indicators/hospital_care_expenditure_usd

## Latest figures

| Place | Period | USD million | Source |
|---|---|---:|---|
| United States | 2024 | 1,634,738 | Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, National Health Statistics Group. CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total hospital expenditures, millions, calendar years from 1960. https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical. Retrieved 2026-10-18. |