"Table 12B - Proposed LTCH PPS Wage Index for Rural Areas for Discharges Occurring from October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025"		
CBSA Code	CBSA Title	LTCH PPS Wage Index
01	ALABAMA	0.6498
02	ALASKA	1.1420
03	ARIZONA	0.8772
04	ARKANSAS	0.7203
05	CALIFORNIA	1.2597
06	COLORADO	1.0321
07	CONNECTICUT	0.9168
08	DELAWARE	1.0429
10	FLORIDA	0.8558
11	GEORGIA	0.7569
12	HAWAII	1.1082
13	IDAHO	0.6863
14	ILLINOIS	0.8150
15	INDIANA	0.8693
16	IOWA	0.8086
17	KANSAS	0.8203
18	KENTUCKY	0.8144
19	LOUISIANA	0.6823
20	MAINE	0.8199
21	MARYLAND	0.8706
22	MASSACHUSETTS	1.0328
23	MICHIGAN	0.8445
24	MINNESOTA	0.9000
25	MISSISSIPPI	0.7270
26	MISSOURI	0.7974
27	MONTANA	0.8872
28	NEBRASKA	0.8675
29	NEVADA	1.0387
30	NEW HAMPSHIRE	0.9967
31	NEW JERSEY*	-------
32	NEW MEXICO	0.9307
33	NEW YORK	0.8679
34	NORTH CAROLINA	0.7748
35	NORTH DAKOTA	0.8334
36	OHIO	0.7891
37	OKLAHOMA	0.8206
38	OREGON	1.0511
39	PENNSYLVANIA	0.8757
41	RHODE ISLAND*	-------
42	SOUTH CAROLINA	0.7856
43	SOUTH DAKOTA	0.7839
44	TENNESSEE	0.7434
45	TEXAS	0.8458
46	UTAH	0.8911
47	VERMONT	0.9066
49	VIRGINIA	0.8164
50	WASHINGTON	0.9403
51	WEST VIRGINIA	0.6887
52	WISCONSIN	0.8436
53	WYOMING	0.9912
* States have no rural areas.		
