"Table 12B - Proposed LTCH PPS Wage Index for Rural Areas for Discharges Occurring from October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018"		
CBSA Code	CBSA Title	LTCH PPS Wage Index
1	ALABAMA	0.6841
2	ALASKA	1.3467
3	ARIZONA	0.8918
4	ARKANSAS	0.717
5	CALIFORNIA	1.3012
6	COLORADO	1.0138
7	CONNECTICUT	1.098
8	DELAWARE*	-------
10	FLORIDA	0.8257
11	GEORGIA	0.7368
12	HAWAII	1.1401
13	IDAHO	0.7595
14	ILLINOIS	0.8522
15	INDIANA	0.8035
16	IOWA	0.8381
17	KANSAS	0.774
18	KENTUCKY	0.7814
19	LOUISIANA	0.6985
20	MAINE	0.8477
21	MARYLAND	0.8909
22	MASSACHUSETTS	1.1083
23	MICHIGAN	0.8415
24	MINNESOTA	0.9018
25	MISSISSIPPI	0.7485
26	MISSOURI	0.7769
27	MONTANA	0.8969
28	NEBRASKA	0.8837
29	NEVADA	0.7904
30	NEW HAMPSHIRE	1.0652
31	NEW JERSEY*	-------
32	NEW MEXICO	0.8411
33	NEW YORK	0.8503
34	NORTH CAROLINA	0.7779
35	NORTH DAKOTA	0.7955
36	OHIO	0.805
37	OKLAHOMA	0.7742
38	OREGON	1.0524
39	PENNSYLVANIA	0.7961
41	RHODE ISLAND*	-------
42	SOUTH CAROLINA	0.8113
43	SOUTH DAKOTA	0.7754
44	TENNESSEE	0.722
45	TEXAS	0.7809
46	UTAH	0.9004
47	VERMONT	0.9912
49	VIRGINIA	0.7703
50	WASHINGTON	1.0526
51	WEST VIRGINIA	0.7363
52	WISCONSIN	0.909
53	WYOMING	0.9432
* States have no rural areas.		
