Physician and clinical services spending (US) in United States

Physician and clinical services spending (US) in the United States was $1.11 trillion in 2024, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. That is up 8.1% from 2023.

2024, USD million1,109,681
Change on 2023+8.1%
Series high1,109,6812024
Series low5,5511960

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Physician and clinical services spending (US) in United States, 1960 to 2024

0250K500K750K1M1.25M19601970198019902000201020241960: 5,551 USD million1961: 5,814 USD million1962: 6,261 USD million1963: 7,074 USD million1964: 8,109 USD million1965: 8,587 USD million1966: 9,309 USD million1967: 10,448 USD million1968: 11,344 USD million1969: 12,716 USD million1970: 14,331 USD million1971: 15,917 USD million1972: 17,706 USD million1973: 19,559 USD million1974: 22,215 USD million1975: 25,309 USD million1976: 28,672 USD million1977: 33,112 USD million1978: 35,833 USD million1979: 41,192 USD million1980: 47,717 USD million1981: 55,619 USD million1982: 61,635 USD million1983: 68,643 USD million1984: 77,413 USD million1985: 90,856 USD million1986: 100,713 USD million1987: 112,911 USD million1988: 128,639 USD million1989: 143,294 USD million1990: 158,942 USD million1991: 176,525 USD million1992: 191,249 USD million1993: 202,742 USD million1994: 212,075 USD million1995: 222,087 USD million1996: 230,632 USD million1997: 241,391 USD million1998: 256,156 USD million1999: 269,105 USD million2000: 287,678 USD million2001: 312,061 USD million2002: 336,918 USD million2003: 363,397 USD million2004: 383,596 USD million2005: 408,593 USD million2006: 431,606 USD million2007: 455,706 USD million2008: 479,646 USD million2009: 495,461 USD million2010: 510,143 USD million2011: 533,326 USD million2012: 554,434 USD million2013: 565,400 USD million2014: 595,260 USD million2015: 634,179 USD million2016: 673,230 USD million2017: 706,064 USD million2018: 741,317 USD million2019: 781,693 USD million2020: 837,167 USD million2021: 904,822 USD million2022: 956,541 USD million2023: 1,026,887 USD million2024: 1,109,681 USD million0500K1M1.5M19601982200420241960: 5,551 USD million1961: 5,814 USD million1962: 6,261 USD million1963: 7,074 USD million1964: 8,109 USD million1965: 8,587 USD million1966: 9,309 USD million1967: 10,448 USD million1968: 11,344 USD million1969: 12,716 USD million1970: 14,331 USD million1971: 15,917 USD million1972: 17,706 USD million1973: 19,559 USD million1974: 22,215 USD million1975: 25,309 USD million1976: 28,672 USD million1977: 33,112 USD million1978: 35,833 USD million1979: 41,192 USD million1980: 47,717 USD million1981: 55,619 USD million1982: 61,635 USD million1983: 68,643 USD million1984: 77,413 USD million1985: 90,856 USD million1986: 100,713 USD million1987: 112,911 USD million1988: 128,639 USD million1989: 143,294 USD million1990: 158,942 USD million1991: 176,525 USD million1992: 191,249 USD million1993: 202,742 USD million1994: 212,075 USD million1995: 222,087 USD million1996: 230,632 USD million1997: 241,391 USD million1998: 256,156 USD million1999: 269,105 USD million2000: 287,678 USD million2001: 312,061 USD million2002: 336,918 USD million2003: 363,397 USD million2004: 383,596 USD million2005: 408,593 USD million2006: 431,606 USD million2007: 455,706 USD million2008: 479,646 USD million2009: 495,461 USD million2010: 510,143 USD million2011: 533,326 USD million2012: 554,434 USD million2013: 565,400 USD million2014: 595,260 USD million2015: 634,179 USD million2016: 673,230 USD million2017: 706,064 USD million2018: 741,317 USD million2019: 781,693 USD million2020: 837,167 USD million2021: 904,822 USD million2022: 956,541 USD million2023: 1,026,887 USD million2024: 1,109,681 USD million
USD million. Source: CMS, CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total physician and clinical expenditures, millions, calendar years from 1960. Retrieved 2026-10-18, published 2026-01-13.
All 65 values
PeriodUSD million
20241,109,681
20231,026,887
2022956,541
2021904,822
2020837,167
2019781,693
2018741,317
2017706,064
2016673,230
2015634,179
2014595,260
2013565,400
2012554,434
2011533,326
2010510,143
2009495,461
2008479,646
2007455,706
2006431,606
2005408,593
2004383,596
2003363,397
2002336,918
2001312,061
2000287,678
1999269,105
1998256,156
1997241,391
1996230,632
1995222,087
1994212,075
1993202,742
1992191,249
1991176,525
1990158,942
1989143,294
1988128,639
1987112,911
1986100,713
198590,856
198477,413
198368,643
198261,635
198155,619
198047,717
197941,192
197835,833
197733,112
197628,672
197525,309
197422,215
197319,559
197217,706
197115,917
197014,331
196912,716
196811,344
196710,448
19669,309
19658,587
19648,109
19637,074
19626,261
19615,814
19605,551

Definition

US spending on services of physicians and clinics, including outpatient care centers and medical laboratories, from all sources of funds, in USD million.

Part of national health expenditure (national_health_expenditure_usd), at current prices. CMS revises earlier years with each annual release.

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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 physician and clinical 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.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. (2026). CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total physician and clinical expenditures, millions, calendar years from 1960 (Physician and clinical services spending (US), United States, 1960 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 18, 2026, from https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical

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CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total physician and clinical expenditures, millions, calendar years from 1960, Physician and clinical services spending (US), United States, 1960 to 2024. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary, 13 Jan. 2026, https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/physician-clinical-services-spending-us/united-states. Accessed 18 Oct. 2026.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. 2026. CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total physician and clinical expenditures, millions, calendar years from 1960. Physician and clinical services spending (US), United States, 1960 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 18, 2026. https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/physician-clinical-services-spending-us/united-states.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary (2026) CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total physician and clinical expenditures, millions, calendar years from 1960, Physician and clinical services spending (US), United States, 1960 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.cms.gov/data-research/statistics-trends-and-reports/national-health-expenditure-data/historical, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/physician-clinical-services-spending-us/united-states (Accessed: 18 October 2026).

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  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-18},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/physician-clinical-services-spending-us/united-states. Publisher attribution: 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 physician and clinical 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.},
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Physician and clinical services spending (US) in the United States was $1.11 trillion in 2024, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. That is up 8.1% from 2023.

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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Office of the Actuary. CMS National Health Expenditure Accounts, type of service and source of funds: total physician and clinical expenditures, millions, calendar years from 1960. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-18.

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