FY 2020 Wage Index Home Page

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Title
FY 2020 Wage Index Home Page
Year
2020
Type
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Description
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  1. FY 2020 Hospital Wage Index Development Time Table (PDF)
  2. FY 2020 Preliminary Wage Index PUF (ZIP): Contains the FY 2020 preliminary Worksheet S-3 wage data from FY 2016 cost reports and the Calendar Year 2016 occupational mix survey data. See description tab for complete details. On June 5, 2018, CMS replaced the original preliminary Worksheet S-3 wage data with a revised file that added salaries and hours for Worksheet S3, Part II, Lines 14.01, 14.02 and wage related costs for Worksheet S3, Part II, lines 22.50, 25.51, 25.52, 25.53 and Worksheet S3, Part IV, lines 8.01, 8.02 and 8.03
  3. FY 2020 January 31, 2019 Wage Index PUFs (ZIP): Contains the following: January worksheet S-3 cost report wage data, calendar year 2016 occupational mix survey data, January deleted Worksheet S-3 cost report wage data and January deleted occupational mix data.
  4. FY 2020 January 31, 2019 Average Hourly Wage Comparison PUF (ZIP): Contains the FY 2020 preliminary occupational mix adjusted CBSA Average Hourly Wages (AHWs) and the FY 2019 final occupational mix adjusted CBSA AHWs.
  5. FY 2020 Proposed Rule Tables 2, 3 and 4 (Wage Index Tables) (ZIP):  Table 2- Proposed Case-Mix Index and Wage Index Table by CMS Certification Number (CCN); Table 3- Proposed Wage Index Table by CBSA; Table 4- Proposed List of Counties Eligible for the Out-Migration Adjustment under Section 1886(d)(13) of the Act (Updated Tables 2 and 3 on May 16, 2019)
  6. FY 2020 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 6 zip files: 
    • FY 2020 Proposed Rule Wage Index PUFs; S3 Part II and Occ Mix Data
    • FY 2020 Proposed Rule Average Hourly Wage by Provider and CBSA Public Use File
    • FY 2020 Proposed Rule Occupational Mix Adjusted and Unadjusted Average Hourly Wages and Occupational Mix Factor by Provider
    • FY 2020 Proposed Rule Occupational Mix Adjusted and Unadjusted Average Hourly Wages and Pre-Reclass Wage Indexes by CBSA
    • FY 2020 Proposed Rule AHW by Provider Area Listing
  7. Lugar Hospitals in Counties that Qualify for an Outmigration Adjustment for FY 2020 (ZIP): 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.
  8. FY 2020 April 30, 2019 Wage Index PUFs (ZIP): As of April 30, 2019, this file contains the FY 2020 Worksheet S-3 cost report wage data, Calendar Year 2016 Occupational Mix survey data, deleted Worksheet S-3 cost report wage data, and deleted occupational mix survey data. (file was swapped on May 1, 2019)
  9. FY 2020 Tables 2, 3 and 4 (Wage Index Tables) (Final Rule and Correction Notice) (ZIP):Contains five tabs, three for the final rule and two for the correction notice. It has been brought to our attention that there may be an error with some of the CBSA Three Year Average Hourly Wages in table 3. For MGCRB reclassifications, per the MGCRB rules, hospitals are to use the Three Year MGCRB Reclassification Data File on the CMS website.
    • Table 2- Case-Mix Index and Wage Index Table by CMS Certification Number (CCN);
    • Table 3- Wage Index Table by CBSA; 
    • Table 4 - List of Counties Eligible for the Out-Migration Adjustment under Section 1886(d)(13) of the Act.
  10. FY 2020 Final Rule and Correction Notice 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 2020 Final Rule Wage Index PUFs; S3 Part II and Occ Mix Data
    • FY 2020 Final Rule Average Hourly Wage by Provider and CBSA Public Use File
    • FY 2020 Final Rule Occupational Mix Adjusted and Unadjusted Average Hourly Wages and Occupational Mix Factor by Provider
    • FY 2020 Final Rule Occupational Mix Adjusted and Unadjusted Average Hourly Wages and Pre-Reclass Wage Indexes by CBSA
    • FY 2020 Final Rule and Correction Notice AHW by Provider Area Listing
  11. FY 2020 Average Hourly Wage Calculator (ZIP) (includes Occupational Mix AHW Calculator):  These spreadsheets can be used to calculate a hospital’s unadjusted and occupational mix adjusted average hourly wage used in the FY 2020 wage index.