Physician & clinical services
Offices of physicians, outpatient care centers, freestanding labs, ambulatory surgery centers.
Amount
$1.11T
per year
Per resident, per year
$3,253
÷ 341.1M people
Per household, per year
$8,394
÷ 132.2M households
How it is built
Out of pocket $94.3B + Private health insurance $505.1B + Medicare $251.2B + Medicaid $112.5B + Other insurance programs (CHIP, DoD, VA) $48B + Other third-party payers & programs $98.7B
Part of: National health expenditures ($5,278.6B, 2024)
Details
| Out of pocket | $94.3B |
| Private health insurance | $505.1B |
| Medicare | $251.2B |
| Medicaid | $112.5B |
| Other insurance programs (CHIP, DoD, VA) | $48B |
| Other third-party payers & programs | $98.7B |
Problems this cost relates to
Sources: CMS Office of the Actuary (2025)