FY 2018 Wage Index Home Page

Title
FY 2018 Wage Index Home Page
Year
2018
Type
Other
Description
See Below
  1. FY 2018 Hospital Wage Index Development Time Table (PDF)
  2. FY 2018 Preliminary Wage Index PUFs (ZIP) : Contains the FY 2018 preliminary Worksheet S-3 wage data from FY 2014 cost reports and the Calendar Year 2013 occupational mix survey data.
  3. Three Year MGCRB Reclassification Data for FY 2019 Applications (ZIP) : Contains the three year average hourly wages used for FY 2018 MGCRB geographic reclassifications.
  4. FY 2018 Wage Index Pension Cost Spreadsheet Overview & Instructions (ZIP)
  5. FY 2018 January 30, 2017 Wage Index PUFs (ZIP) : Contains the following: January worksheet S-3 cost report wage data, calendar year 2013 occupational mix survey data, January deleted Worksheet S-3 cost report wage data and January deleted occupational mix data.
  6. FY 2018 January 30, 2017 Average Hourly Wage Comparison PUF (ZIP) : Contains the FY 2018 preliminary occupational mix adjusted CBSA Average Hourly Wages (AHWs) and the FY 2017 final occupational mix adjusted CBSA AHWs.
  7. FY 2018 Proposed Rule Tables 2 and 3 (Wage Index Tables) (ZIP) : Table 2- Proposed Case-Mix Index and Wage Index Table by CCN; Table 3- Proposed Wage Index Table by CBSA. 
  8. FY 2018 Proposed Rule Wage Index Public Use Files (ZIP) : Open Attached Zip file. Attached is a PDF with a description of each zip file. Main zip file contains 5 zip files:
    • FY 2018 Proposed Rule Wage Index PUFs; S3 Part II and Occ Mix Data
    • FY 2018 Proposed Rule Average Hourly Wage by Provider and CBSA Public Use File
    • FY 2018 Proposed Occupational Mix Adjusted and Unadjusted Average Hourly Wages and Occupational Mix Factor by Provider
    • FY 2018 Proposed Occupational Mix Adjusted and Unadjusted Average Hourly Wages and Pre-Reclass Wage Indexes by CBSA
    • FY 2018 Proposed Rule AHW by Provider Area Listing
  9. FY 2018 April 28, 2017 Wage Index PUFs (ZIP) : As of April 28, 2017, this file contains the FY 2018 Worksheet S-3 cost report wage data, Calendar Year 2013 Occupational Mix survey data, deleted Worksheet S-3 cost report wage data, and deleted occupational mix survey data. 
  10. Lugar Hospitals in Counties that Qualify for an Outmigration Adjustment for FY 2018 (ZIP) : Beginning with FY 2010, this table lists each Lugar hospital (deemed urban under section 1886(d)(8)(B) of the Act) that is located in a county that qualifies for an outmigration adjustment; the 3-year period for which the hospital is eligible for the outmigration adjustment; and whether or not the hospital accepted the outmigration adjustment in lieu of its urban status for each year of its 3-year eligibility. Please note that in the FY 2012 IPPS final rule, CMS finalized a policy that allows a Lugar hospital that is eligible for and accepts the outmigration adjustment to automatically waive its urban status for the 3-year period for which the outmigration adjustment is effective. 
  11. FY 2018 Final Rule Tables 2 and 3 (Wage Index Tables) (ZIP) : Contains four tabs. Two for the final rule and two for the correction notice. Table 2- Case-Mix Index and Wage Index Table by CMS Certification Number (CCN); Table 3- Wage Index Table by CBSA.
  12. FY 2018 Final Rule Wage Index Public Use Files (ZIP) : The Attached zip file contains 2 zip files, one for the FY 2018 Final Rule and one for the one for the FY 2018 Correction Notice. Each zip file contains a PDF with a description of each zip file. Each zip file contains 6 zip files:
    • FY 2018 Wage Index PUFs; S3 Part II and Occ Mix Data
    • FY 2018 Average Hourly Wage by Provider and CBSA Public Use File
    • FY 2018 Occupational Mix Adjusted and Unadjusted Average Hourly Wages and Occupational Mix Factor by Provider
    • FY 2018 Occupational Mix Adjusted and Unadjusted Average Hourly Wages and Pre-Reclass Wage Indexes by CBSA
    • FY 2018 AHW by Provider Area Listing
  13. FY 2018 Final Rule Average Hourly Wage Calculator (includes Occupational Mix AHW Calculator) (ZIP) : These spreadsheets can be used to calculate a hospital’s unadjusted and occupational mix adjusted average hourly wage used in the FY 2018 wage index.