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Consumer prices for hospital services increased 0.7 percent in September, up from 0.5 percent in August, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. For the 12-month period ended Sept. 30, the seasonally adjusted Consumer Price Index (CPI) for hospitals climbed 7.1 percent, the same as the year-ago period.

In September, the CPI for physician office services rose 0.2 percent for the third consecutive month. For the 12-month period ended in September, the physician index increased 2.9 percent as compared with 3 percent during the year-ago period.