Availability of the Preliminary Federal Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Wage Index Public Use Files (PUF), Deadline for Requesting Revisions to the Preliminary FY 2027 Wage Index Data, and FY 2027 Wage Index Development Timetable Letters

Published 05/27/2025

On Monday, May 23, 2025, CMS released the preliminary FY 2027 Worksheet S-3, Parts II and III wage index PUF. The FY 2027 IPPS wage index will be calculated based on Federal FY 2023 hospital cost reports; that is, cost reports with fiscal year begin (FYB) dates of on or after October 1, 2022 and on or before September 30, 2023. As part of the posting of the FY 2027 preliminary wage index PUFs, CMS also posted the CY 2022 Occupational Mix survey data. Please see the notification letters below. 

JJ FY 2027 Wage Index Preliminary PUF Hospital Letter (PDF)

JM FY 2027 Wage Index Preliminary PUF Hospital Letter (PDF)


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