"Table 12B - Proposed 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	0.6604
02	ALASKA	1.1890
03	ARIZONA	0.8079
04	ARKANSAS	0.7282
05	CALIFORNIA	1.2660
06	COLORADO	1.0487
07	CONNECTICUT	1.0087
08	DELAWARE*	-------
10	FLORIDA	0.8164
11	GEORGIA	0.7685
12	HAWAII	1.1534
13	IDAHO	0.7608
14	ILLINOIS	0.8335
15	INDIANA	0.8353
16	IOWA	0.7824
17	KANSAS	0.7874
18	KENTUCKY	0.7850
19	LOUISIANA	0.6738
20	MAINE	0.8291
21	MARYLAND	0.8291
22	MASSACHUSETTS	1.2615
23	MICHIGAN	0.8303
24	MINNESOTA	0.9068
25	MISSISSIPPI	0.6889
26	MISSOURI	0.7620
27	MONTANA	0.8283
28	NEBRASKA	0.8510
29	NEVADA	1.0723
30	NEW HAMPSHIRE	0.9809
31	NEW JERSEY*	-------
32	NEW MEXICO	0.8379
33	NEW YORK	0.8476
34	NORTH CAROLINA	0.7948
35	NORTH DAKOTA	0.8927
36	OHIO	0.7874
37	OKLAHOMA	0.7717
38	OREGON	1.0131
39	PENNSYLVANIA	0.7989
41	RHODE ISLAND*	-------
42	SOUTH CAROLINA	0.8057
43	SOUTH DAKOTA	0.8073
44	TENNESSEE	0.7312
45	TEXAS	0.8311
46	UTAH	0.8689
47	VERMONT	0.9358
49	VIRGINIA	0.8188
50	WASHINGTON	0.9680
51	WEST VIRGINIA	0.7032
52	WISCONSIN	0.8542
53	WYOMING	0.9533
* States have no rural areas.		
