"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	0.6527
02	ALASKA	1.1325
03	ARIZONA	0.8334
04	ARKANSAS	0.7212
05	CALIFORNIA	1.2444
06	COLORADO	1.0450
07	CONNECTICUT	0.9421
08	DELAWARE	0.9457
10	FLORIDA	0.8256
11	GEORGIA	0.7730
12	HAWAII	1.2206
13	IDAHO	0.6972
14	ILLINOIS	0.8691
15	INDIANA	0.8604
16	IOWA	0.8059
17	KANSAS	0.8035
18	KENTUCKY	0.8144
19	LOUISIANA	0.6876
20	MAINE	0.8399
21	MARYLAND	0.8589
22	MASSACHUSETTS	1.1325
23	MICHIGAN	0.8197
24	MINNESOTA	0.9586
25	MISSISSIPPI	0.6949
26	MISSOURI	0.7869
27	MONTANA	1.0216
28	NEBRASKA	0.9212
29	NEVADA	1.0482
30	NEW HAMPSHIRE	1.0484
31	NEW JERSEY*	-------
32	NEW MEXICO	0.8927
33	NEW YORK	0.9120
34	NORTH CAROLINA	0.8560
35	NORTH DAKOTA	0.8119
36	OHIO	0.8227
37	OKLAHOMA	0.8078
38	OREGON	1.0284
39	PENNSYLVANIA	0.8512
41	RHODE ISLAND*	-------
42	SOUTH CAROLINA	0.8422
43	SOUTH DAKOTA	0.7976
44	TENNESSEE	0.7380
45	TEXAS	0.8139
46	UTAH	0.9105
47	VERMONT	0.9234
49	VIRGINIA	0.8562
50	WASHINGTON	1.1141
51	WEST VIRGINIA	0.7716
52	WISCONSIN	0.8450
53	WYOMING	0.9122
* States have no rural areas.		
