Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Services less energy services: Medical care services (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly

This series is part of the dataset: US Consumer Price Index (All urban; current; BLS)

Latest updates. In the United States, the seasonally adjusted CPI for medical care services was 655.39 in September 2026, compared to 653.53 in August. This marks a rise of 0.28 percent.

Sample. There are 848 data points in the monthly series shown in the plot above. The series covers the time span extending from January 1956 to September 2026.

History. Take a look at some descriptive statistics computed on the entire sample: the price index hit a trough of 16.00 in February 1956; it peaked at 655.39 in September 2026; it had an average value of 227.30.

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Latest values

Date	Value - Index
2026-07-31	655.160
2026-08-31	653.532
2026-09-30	655.390

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Series Metadata

Field	Value
Description	Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Services less energy services: Medical care services
Country	United States
Economic concept	Prices
Data type	Price index
Seasonally adjusted	Yes
Rescaling	Index (1982-84 = 100)
Frequency	Monthly
Unit	Index
Source	Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
Source type	National statistical agency
Data licence	Public Domain Data
Measure type	Level

Series in the same data set

Discover the other time series included in this data set.

Main indices

Series Name	Observations	Start Date	End Date
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	956	1947-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	836	1957-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	716	1967-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	836	1957-01-31	2026-09-30

Top-level items

Series Name	Observations	Start Date	End Date
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food: Food at home (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	896	1952-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food: Food away from home (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	884	1953-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy: Energy commodities (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	836	1957-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy: Energy services (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	956	1947-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Commodities less food and energy commodities (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	836	1957-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Services less energy services (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	716	1967-01-31	2026-09-30

Detail

Series Name	Observations	Start Date	End Date
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy: Energy services: Electricity (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	896	1952-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy: Energy services: Piped gas (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	896	1952-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Commodities less food and energy commodities: New vehicles (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	885	1953-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Commodities less food and energy commodities: Used cars and trucks (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	885	1953-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Commodities less food and energy commodities: Medical care commodities (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	716	1967-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Services less energy services: Shelter: Rent of primary residence (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	548	1981-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Services less energy services: Shelter: Owners equivalent rent (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	524	1983-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Services less energy services: Medical care services (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	848	1956-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Services less energy services: Transportation services (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally adjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	848	1956-01-31	2026-09-30

Main indices (NSA)

Series Name	Observations	Start Date	End Date
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	956	1947-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	836	1957-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	716	1967-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	836	1957-01-31	2026-09-30

Top-level items (NSA)

Series Name	Observations	Start Date	End Date
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food: Food at home (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	956	1947-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Food: Food away from home (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	884	1953-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy: Energy commodities (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	836	1957-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy: Energy services (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	956	1947-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Commodities less food and energy commodities (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	836	1957-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Services less energy services (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	836	1957-01-31	2026-09-30

Detail (NSA)

Series Name	Observations	Start Date	End Date
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy: Energy services: Electricity (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	919	1947-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: Energy: Energy services: Piped gas (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	916	1947-03-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Commodities less food and energy commodities: New vehicles (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	910	1947-03-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Commodities less food and energy commodities: Used cars and trucks (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	880	1952-12-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Commodities less food and energy commodities: Medical care commodities (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	794	1947-03-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Services less energy services: Shelter: Rent of primary residence (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	956	1947-01-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Services less energy services: Shelter: Owners equivalent rent (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	525	1982-12-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Services less energy services: Medical care services (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	884	1947-03-31	2026-09-30
Consumer Price Index: All Urban Consumers: Current series: All items less food and energy: Services less energy services: Transportation services (index 1982-84 = 100; seasonally unadjusted) - United States - BLS - Monthly	884	1947-03-31	2026-09-30