"Table 12B - Proposed LTCH PPS Wage Index for Rural Areas for Discharges Occurring from October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026"		
CBSA Code	CBSA Title	LTCH PPS Wage Index
01	ALABAMA	0.6385
02	ALASKA	1.1317
03	ARIZONA	0.8572
04	ARKANSAS	0.7302
05	CALIFORNIA	1.2823
06	COLORADO	1.0541
07	CONNECTICUT	0.9175
08	DELAWARE	1.0133
10	FLORIDA	0.8395
11	GEORGIA	0.7366
12	HAWAII	1.1267
13	IDAHO	0.6768
14	ILLINOIS	0.8776
15	INDIANA	0.8568
16	IOWA	0.7844
17	KANSAS	0.8166
18	KENTUCKY	0.8132
19	LOUISIANA	0.6969
20	MAINE	0.8068
21	MARYLAND	0.8821
22	MASSACHUSETTS	1.1144
23	MICHIGAN	0.8211
24	MINNESOTA	0.9040
25	MISSISSIPPI	0.7173
26	MISSOURI	0.7972
27	MONTANA	1.0468
28	NEBRASKA	0.8898
29	NEVADA	1.1194
30	NEW HAMPSHIRE	1.0177
31	NEW JERSEY*	-------
32	NEW MEXICO	0.9229
33	NEW YORK	0.8905
34	NORTH CAROLINA	0.8064
35	NORTH DAKOTA	0.8158
36	OHIO	0.7988
37	OKLAHOMA	0.8066
38	OREGON	1.0248
39	PENNSYLVANIA	0.8530
41	RHODE ISLAND*	-------
42	SOUTH CAROLINA	0.8009
43	SOUTH DAKOTA	0.8203
44	TENNESSEE	0.7246
45	TEXAS	0.8423
46	UTAH	0.8899
47	VERMONT	0.8766
49	VIRGINIA	0.8371
50	WASHINGTON	0.9744
51	WEST VIRGINIA	0.6797
52	WISCONSIN	0.8546
53	WYOMING	0.9737
* States have no rural areas.		
