The Workers’ Compensation Research Institute published their 2026 Medical Price Index, which compares prices paid for medical professional services across 36 states from 2008 to 2025, focusing on services commonly billed by physicians, physical therapists, and chiropractors, such as evaluation and management, physical medicine, surgery, radiology, neurological testing, pain management injections, and emergency care.

This report serves as a relative benchmark for medical inflation in workers’ comp, offering a state-level price index to help policymakers and stakeholders compare prices and track trends tied to changes in fee schedules.

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