FY 2027 Wage Index Home Page

Title
FY 2027 Wage Index Home Page
Year
2027
Type
Other
Description
See Below
  1. FY 2027 Hospital Wage Index Development Time Table (PDF)
  2. FY 2027 Preliminary Wage Index PUF (ZIP): Contains the FY 2027 preliminary Worksheet S-3 wage data from FY 2023 cost reports and the Calendar Year 2022 occupational mix survey data. See description tab for complete details.
  3. FY 2027 January 30, 2026 Wage Index PUFs (ZIP) UPDATED February 04, 2026: January Worksheet S-3 cost report wage data, calendar year 2022 Occupational Mix survey data, January deleted Worksheet S-3 cost report wage data and January deleted Occupational Mix data.
  4. FY 2027 January 30, 2026 Average Hourly Wage Comparison PUF and Preliminary Inflation Factors (ZIP) UPDATED February 04, 2026: FY 2027 preliminary occupational mix adjusted CBSA Average Hourly Wages (AHWs) and the FY 2026 final occupational mix adjusted CBSA AHWs. Also includes the preliminary FY 2027 Wage Index Inflation Factors.
  5. FY 2027 Proposed Rule Tables 2, 3 and 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 2027 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 2027 Proposed Rule Wage Index Data PUFs (S3 Part II and Occ Mix Data)
    • FY 2027 Proposed Rule Occupational Mix Adjusted and Unadjusted Average Hourly Wages and Occupational Mix Factor by Provider
    • FY 2027 Proposed Rule Occupational Mix Adjusted and Unadjusted Average Hourly Wages and Pre-Reclass Wage Indexes by CBSA
    • FY 2027 Proposed Rule AHW by Provider Area Listing