Medical Costs by State (2026)

Healthcare costs vary by 40-80% between states. Compare procedure costs, insurance premiums, and uninsured rates across all 50 states.

How to read this data: The cost index shows how medical costs compare to the national average (1.00). A cost index of 1.38 (California) means procedures cost 38% more than average. An index of 0.78 (Mississippi) means 22% below average.

Northeast

Cost Index: 1.28

+28% vs national avg

Uninsured: 5.7%

Cost Index: 1.10

+10% vs national avg

Uninsured: 6.5%

Cost Index: 1.08

+8% vs national avg

Cost Index: 1.20

+20% vs national avg

Uninsured: 6.1%

MassachusettsMA

Cost Index: 1.35

+35% vs national avg

Uninsured: 2.9%

New HampshireNH

Cost Index: 1.18

+18% vs national avg

Uninsured: 6.3%

Cost Index: 1.30

+30% vs national avg

Uninsured: 8.5%

Cost Index: 1.40

+40% vs national avg

Uninsured: 5.8%

Cost Index: 1.08

+8% vs national avg

Uninsured: 5.6%

Cost Index: 1.22

+22% vs national avg

Uninsured: 4.8%

Cost Index: 1.12

+12% vs national avg

South

Cost Index: 0.85

-15% vs national avg

Uninsured: 9.7%

Cost Index: 0.82

-18% vs national avg

Uninsured: 8.8%

Cost Index: 1.05

+5% vs national avg

Uninsured: 13.2%

Cost Index: 0.96

-4% vs national avg

Uninsured: 12.4%

Cost Index: 0.84

-16% vs national avg

Uninsured: 5.4%

Cost Index: 0.89

-11% vs national avg

Uninsured: 8.6%

Cost Index: 0.78

-22% vs national avg

Uninsured: 11.8%

North CarolinaNC

Cost Index: 0.94

-6% vs national avg

Uninsured: 10.7%

Cost Index: 0.84

-16% vs national avg

Uninsured: 14.3%

South CarolinaSC

Cost Index: 0.88

-12% vs national avg

Cost Index: 0.90

-10% vs national avg

Uninsured: 9.8%

Cost Index: 0.98

-2% vs national avg

Uninsured: 18.4%

Cost Index: 1.08

+8% vs national avg

West VirginiaWV

Cost Index: 0.80

-20% vs national avg

Uninsured: 6.4%

Midwest

Cost Index: 1.12

+12% vs national avg

Uninsured: 7.3%

Cost Index: 0.92

-8% vs national avg

Uninsured: 8.4%

Cost Index: 0.88

-12% vs national avg

Cost Index: 0.87

-13% vs national avg

Uninsured: 9.1%

Cost Index: 0.96

-4% vs national avg

Cost Index: 1.08

+8% vs national avg

Uninsured: 4.5%

Cost Index: 0.90

-10% vs national avg

Uninsured: 9.4%

Cost Index: 0.89

-11% vs national avg

Uninsured: 7.9%

Cost Index: 0.90

-10% vs national avg

Uninsured: 7.5%

Cost Index: 0.93

-7% vs national avg

Uninsured: 6.6%

Cost Index: 0.88

-12% vs national avg

Uninsured: 9.5%

Cost Index: 0.96

-4% vs national avg

Uninsured: 5.1%

West

Cost Index: 1.42

+42% vs national avg

Uninsured: 12.8%

Cost Index: 0.97

-3% vs national avg

Uninsured: 10.4%

Cost Index: 1.38

+38% vs national avg

Uninsured: 7.2%

Cost Index: 1.12

+12% vs national avg

Cost Index: 1.48

+48% vs national avg

Uninsured: 4.2%

Cost Index: 0.90

-10% vs national avg

Uninsured: 10.5%

Cost Index: 0.95

-5% vs national avg

Uninsured: 8.7%

Cost Index: 1.05

+5% vs national avg

Uninsured: 11.2%

Cost Index: 0.91

-9% vs national avg

Uninsured: 10.3%

Cost Index: 1.15

+15% vs national avg

Uninsured: 6.2%

Cost Index: 1.02

+2% vs national avg

Uninsured: 9.2%

Cost Index: 1.22

+22% vs national avg

Cost Index: 0.94

-6% vs national avg

Uninsured: 11.6%

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