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Medicare Part A inpatient hospital deductible per benefit period, 2026

1736 USD/benefit period

2026, from 2026-01-01 · verified 2026-10-31 against the official source · next expected change 2027-01-01

The Medicare Part A inpatient hospital deductible that beneficiaries pay if admitted to the hospital will be $1,736 in 2026, an increase of $60 from $1,676 in 2025.

key: us/medicare-costs/part-a-deductible
value: 1736 USD/benefit period
period: 2026
effective: 2026-01-01 to date
source: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/2026-medicare-parts-b-premiums-deductibles
verified: 2026-10-31 — fresh (6 days ago; next check by 2026-11-01)
next expected change: 2027-01-01 (annual: a fixed day each year)
source checked: 2026-11-02 (the newest day the automated check fetched the source page)
previous: 1676 USD/benefit period (2025) from 2025-01-01
scope: Beneficiary costs for calendar 2026, distinct from the medicare category (payroll tax). IRMAA rows are read against MAGI from the tax return Social Security uses, generally two years earlier. CMS had not published 2027 amounts on 2026-10-31.
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As JSON

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