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Wage Index Files

Guidance for a list of files related to acute IPPS wage index.

Final

Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

Issue Date: February 11, 2020

This list includes the Acute Inpatient PPS wage index data files, analyses, and tables used in the annual development of the Acute Inpatient PPS wage index. For a discussion of the wage index, see the "Wage Index" link in the left navigational area of this page.

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