FY2023-Wage-Index-Home-Page

Title
FY 2023 Wage Index Home Page
Year
2023
Type
Other
Description
See Below
  1. FY 2023 Hospital Wage Index Development Time Table (PDF): Regarding the FY 2023 wage index, CMS has issued a waiver due to Hurricane Ida and is modifying the September 2, 2021 deadline specified in the FY 2023 Hospital Wage Index Development Time Table for these hospitals to request revisions to and provide documentation for their FY 2019 Worksheet S-3 wage data and CY 2019 occupational mix data as included in the May 24, 2021 preliminary Public Use Files (PUFs), respectively. CMS has granted an extension for hospitals in the States of Louisiana and Mississippi until October 4, 2021. MACs must receive the revision requests and supporting documentation by this date. If hospitals encounter difficulty meeting this extended deadline of October 4, 2021, hospitals should communicate their concerns to CMS via their MAC, and CMS may consider an additional extension if CMS determines it is warranted. Please visit the CMS website at https://www.cms.gov/current-non-covid-emergencies for complete details on this waiver.

  2. FY 2023 Preliminary Wage Index PUF (ZIP): Contains the FY 2023 preliminary Worksheet S-3 wage data from FY 2019 cost reports and the Calendar Year 2019 occupational mix survey data. See description tab for complete details

  3. FY 2023 January 28, 2022 Wage Index PUFs (ZIP): January Worksheet S-3 cost report wage data, calendar year 2019 Occupational Mix survey data, January deleted Worksheet S-3 cost report wage data and January deleted Occupational Mix data.

  4. FY 2022 January 28, 2022 Average Hourly Wage Comparison PUF (ZIP): FY 2023 preliminary occupational mix adjusted CBSA Average Hourly Wages (AHWs) and the FY 2022 final occupational mix adjusted CBSA AHWs.

  5. FY 2023 Proposed Rule Tables 2, 3, 4A and 4B (Wage Index Tables) (ZIP):   Table 2- Proposed Case-Mix Index and Wage Index Table by CMS Certification Number (CCN); Table 3- Proposed Wage Index Table by CBSA; Table 4A - Proposed List of Counties Eligible for the Out-Migration Adjustment under Section 1886(d)(13) of the Act; Table 4B - Proposed Counties Redesignated under Section 1886(d)(8)(B) of the Act (LUGAR COUNTIES)

  6. FY 2023 Proposed Rule Wage Index Public Use Files (ZIP): Open Attached Zip file. Attached is a PDF with a description of each zip file. Main zip file contains 5 zip files:
    • FY 2023 Proposed Rule Wage Index PUFs; S3 Part II and Occ Mix Data
    • FY 2023 Proposed Rule Average Hourly Wage by Provider and CBSA Public Use File
    • FY 2023 Proposed Rule Occupational Mix Adjusted and Unadjusted Average Hourly Wages and Occupational Mix Factor by Provider
    • FY 2023 Proposed Rule Occupational Mix Adjusted and Unadjusted Average Hourly Wages and Pre-Reclass Wage Indexes by CBSA
    • FY 2023 Proposed Rule AHW by Provider Area Listing
  7. FY 2023 April 29, 2022 Wage Index PUFs (ZIP): As of April 29, 2022, this file contains the FY 2023 Worksheet S-3 cost report wage data, Calendar Year 2019 Occupational Mix survey data, deleted Worksheet S-3 cost report wage data, and deleted occupational mix survey data.
  8. Tables 2, 3, 4A and 4B (FY 2023 Rule Wage Index Tables) (ZIP):
    • Table 2- Case-Mix Index and Wage Index Table by CMS Certification Number (CCN);
    • Table 3- Wage Index Table by CBSA;
    • Table 4A - List of Counties Eligible for the Out-Migration Adjustment under Section 1886(d)(13) of the Act.
    • Table 4B. - Counties Redesignated Under Section 1886(d)(8)(B) of the Act (LUGAR Counties) 
  9. Wage Index Public Use Files FY 2023 Final Rule (ZIP): Open Attached Zip file. Attached is a PDF with a description of each zip file. Main zip file contains 5 zip files:
    • FY 2023 Final Rule Wage Index PUFs; S3 Part II and Occ Mix Data
    • FY 2023 Final Rule Average Hourly Wage by Provider and CBSA Public Use File
    • FY 2023 Final Rule Occupational Mix Adjusted and Unadjusted Average Hourly Wages and Occupational Mix Factor by Provider
    • FY 2023 Final Rule Occupational Mix Adjusted and Unadjusted Average Hourly Wages and Pre-Reclass Wage Indexes by CBSA
    • FY 2023 Final Rule AHW by Provider Area Listing
  10. FY 2023 Average Hourly Wage Calculator (ZIP) (includes Occupational Mix AHW Calculator): These spreadsheets can be used to calculate a hospital’s unadjusted and occupational mix adjusted average hourly wage used in the FY 2023 wage index.