"Table 12B - Proposed LTCH PPS Wage Index for Rural Areas for Discharges Occurring from October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023"		
CBSA Code	CBSA Title	LTCH PPS Wage Index
1	ALABAMA	0.6613
2	ALASKA	1.2060
3	ARIZONA	0.8597
4	ARKANSAS	0.7243
5	CALIFORNIA	1.2878
6	COLORADO	1.0264
7	CONNECTICUT	0.9531
8	DELAWARE*	-------
10	FLORIDA	0.8187
11	GEORGIA	0.7486
12	HAWAII	1.2315
13	IDAHO	0.7741
14	ILLINOIS	0.8436
15	INDIANA	0.8384
16	IOWA	0.7957
17	KANSAS	0.7944
18	KENTUCKY	0.7873
19	LOUISIANA	0.6935
20	MAINE	0.8357
21	MARYLAND	0.8543
22	MASSACHUSETTS	1.3270
23	MICHIGAN	0.8258
24	MINNESOTA	0.8972
25	MISSISSIPPI	0.7195
26	MISSOURI	0.7865
27	MONTANA	0.8367
28	NEBRASKA	0.8746
29	NEVADA	1.0814
30	NEW HAMPSHIRE	1.0297
31	NEW JERSEY*	-------
32	NEW MEXICO	0.8518
33	NEW YORK	0.8449
34	NORTH CAROLINA	0.8062
35	NORTH DAKOTA	0.7919
36	OHIO	0.8078
37	OKLAHOMA	0.7645
38	OREGON	1.0167
39	PENNSYLVANIA	0.8112
41	RHODE ISLAND*	-------
42	SOUTH CAROLINA	0.8022
43	SOUTH DAKOTA	0.8078
44	TENNESSEE	0.7199
45	TEXAS	0.8340
46	UTAH	0.8765
47	VERMONT	0.9443
49	VIRGINIA	0.8122
50	WASHINGTON	1.0270
51	WEST VIRGINIA	0.7237
52	WISCONSIN	0.8612
53	WYOMING	0.9368
* States have no rural areas.		
		
