"Table 12B - LTCH PPS Wage Index for Rural Areas for Discharges Occurring from October 1, 2023 through September 30, 2024"		
CBSA Code	CBSA Title	LTCH PPS Wage Index
01	ALABAMA	0.6603
02	ALASKA	1.1875
03	ARIZONA	0.8069
04	ARKANSAS	0.7273
05	CALIFORNIA	1.2645
06	COLORADO	1.0474
07	CONNECTICUT	1.0075
08	DELAWARE*	-------
10	FLORIDA	0.8268
11	GEORGIA	0.7678
12	HAWAII	1.1520
13	IDAHO	0.7599
14	ILLINOIS	0.8325
15	INDIANA	0.8347
16	IOWA	0.7815
17	KANSAS	0.7867
18	KENTUCKY	0.7863
19	LOUISIANA	0.6765
20	MAINE	0.8281
21	MARYLAND	0.8281
22	MASSACHUSETTS	1.2600
23	MICHIGAN	0.8297
24	MINNESOTA	0.9057
25	MISSISSIPPI	0.6942
26	MISSOURI	0.7611
27	MONTANA	0.8273
28	NEBRASKA	0.8575
29	NEVADA	1.0710
30	NEW HAMPSHIRE	0.9798
31	NEW JERSEY*	-------
32	NEW MEXICO	0.8397
33	NEW YORK	0.8476
34	NORTH CAROLINA	0.7992
35	NORTH DAKOTA	0.8916
36	OHIO	0.7873
37	OKLAHOMA	0.7708
38	OREGON	1.0210
39	PENNSYLVANIA	0.8021
41	RHODE ISLAND*	-------
42	SOUTH CAROLINA	0.8107
43	SOUTH DAKOTA	0.8117
44	TENNESSEE	0.7341
45	TEXAS	0.8301
46	UTAH	0.8678
47	VERMONT	0.9347
49	VIRGINIA	0.8158
50	WASHINGTON	0.9669
51	WEST VIRGINIA	0.7085
52	WISCONSIN	0.8543
53	WYOMING	0.9522
* States have no rural areas.		
