US CPI: Medical Care Services
US CPI: Medical Care Services is an index of consumer prices under the stated basket and geography, reported as Index 1982-1984=100.
655.16
Index 1982-1984=100
US CPI: Medical Care Services — latest reading: 655.16. As of July 2026, it is up 3.5% over the past 12 months, well above its 10-year average. Source: CUSR0000SAM2, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, published monthly. Reported as published, without transformation; the publisher may revise it. Higher than every one of the other 845 readings since 1956-01-01.
Min
16.00
Max
655.16
Average
226.29
10Y Percentile
100%
3M Change
+1.0%
US CPI: Medical Care Services (CUSR0000SAM2) — 846 observations from 1956-01-01 to 2026-07-01. Source: FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. Red shading indicates NBER recession periods.
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How these numbers changed
Every figure above is the current one. These are the same periods as first published — what US CPI: Medical Care Services said on the day, before it was restated. Measured in Index 1982-1984=100.
| Period | First print | Now | Change | Republished |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 642.549 | 642.832 | +0.283 | 1× |
| Nov 2025 | 639.986 | 640.487 | +0.501 | 1× |
| Sep 2025 | 639.534 | 639.233 | -0.301 | 1× |
| Aug 2025 | 637.76 | 637.729 | -0.031 | 1× |
| Jul 2025 | 638.645 | 638.219 | -0.426 | 1× |
US CPI: Medical Care Services for December 2025 first printed at 642.549 on January 13, 2026, was revised once, and now reads up to 642.832. Recompute any row from FRED's own vintage archive.
Macro Regime Context
The inflation regime is currently stable (88% confidence).
See what this means across all four regime dimensions →3-Month
+1.0%
6-Month
+1.6%
12-Month
+3.5%
What this means
US CPI: Medical Care Services is currently at 655.16 , which is well above its 10-year historical average. The trend is stable (+1.0% over the past 3 months).
Over the past 6 months the change is +1.6%, and over 12 months it is +3.5%. The short-term pace is consistent with the longer trend.
Cite this page
MacroRadar, "US CPI: Medical Care Services," https://www.macroradar.io/us-cpi-medical-care-services (as of July 2026).