"Table 12B - LTCH PPS Wage Index for Rural Areas for Discharges Occurring from October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027"		
CBSA Code	CBSA Title	LTCH PPS Wage Index
01	ALABAMA	0.6529
02	ALASKA	1.1326
03	ARIZONA	0.8336
04	ARKANSAS	0.7213
05	CALIFORNIA	1.2446
06	COLORADO	1.0452
07	CONNECTICUT	0.9423
08	DELAWARE	0.9458
10	FLORIDA	0.8257
11	GEORGIA	0.7731
12	HAWAII	1.2208
13	IDAHO	0.6974
14	ILLINOIS	0.8692
15	INDIANA	0.8606
16	IOWA	0.8060
17	KANSAS	0.8037
18	KENTUCKY	0.8145
19	LOUISIANA	0.6877
20	MAINE	0.8400
21	MARYLAND	0.8590
22	MASSACHUSETTS	1.1326
23	MICHIGAN	0.8198
24	MINNESOTA	0.9587
25	MISSISSIPPI	0.6950
26	MISSOURI	0.7870
27	MONTANA	1.0217
28	NEBRASKA	0.9214
29	NEVADA	1.0484
30	NEW HAMPSHIRE	1.0486
31	NEW JERSEY*	-------
32	NEW MEXICO	0.8928
33	NEW YORK	0.9122
34	NORTH CAROLINA	0.8561
35	NORTH DAKOTA	0.8120
36	OHIO	0.8229
37	OKLAHOMA	0.8079
38	OREGON	1.0285
39	PENNSYLVANIA	0.8514
41	RHODE ISLAND*	-------
42	SOUTH CAROLINA	0.8424
43	SOUTH DAKOTA	0.7977
44	TENNESSEE	0.7381
45	TEXAS	0.8140
46	UTAH	0.9107
47	VERMONT	0.9236
49	VIRGINIA	0.8563
50	WASHINGTON	1.1143
51	WEST VIRGINIA	0.7717
52	WISCONSIN	0.8451
53	WYOMING	0.9124
* States have no rural areas.		
