"Table 12B - LTCH PPS Wage Index for Rural Areas for Discharges Occurring from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026 - FY 2026 Final Rule"		
CBSA Code	CBSA Title	LTCH PPS Wage Index
01	ALABAMA	0.6367
02	ALASKA	1.1274
03	ARIZONA	0.8539
04	ARKANSAS	0.7296
05	CALIFORNIA	1.2775
06	COLORADO	1.0501
07	CONNECTICUT	0.9140
08	DELAWARE	1.0095
10	FLORIDA	0.8363
11	GEORGIA	0.7364
12	HAWAII	1.1312
13	IDAHO	0.6742
14	ILLINOIS	0.8743
15	INDIANA	0.8565
16	IOWA	0.7814
17	KANSAS	0.8135
18	KENTUCKY	0.8165
19	LOUISIANA	0.6946
20	MAINE	0.8039
21	MARYLAND	0.8788
22	MASSACHUSETTS	1.1102
23	MICHIGAN	0.8232
24	MINNESOTA	0.9037
25	MISSISSIPPI	0.7124
26	MISSOURI	0.8016
27	MONTANA	1.1433
28	NEBRASKA	0.8864
29	NEVADA	1.1108
30	NEW HAMPSHIRE	1.0138
31	NEW JERSEY*	-------
32	NEW MEXICO	0.9194
33	NEW YORK	0.8892
34	NORTH CAROLINA	0.8122
35	NORTH DAKOTA	0.8128
36	OHIO	0.8032
37	OKLAHOMA	0.8035
38	OREGON	1.0209
39	PENNSYLVANIA	0.8507
41	RHODE ISLAND*	-------
42	SOUTH CAROLINA	0.8184
43	SOUTH DAKOTA	0.8177
44	TENNESSEE	0.7239
45	TEXAS	0.8400
46	UTAH	0.8969
47	VERMONT	0.8848
49	VIRGINIA	0.8339
50	WASHINGTON	0.9712
51	WEST VIRGINIA	0.7156
52	WISCONSIN	0.8513
53	WYOMING	0.9845
* States have no rural areas.		
