January 28 Public Use File (PUF) for the FY 2023 Wage Index
CMS published a Public Use File (PUF) for the FY 2023 wage Index January 28, 2022. This file reflects the Worksheet S-3, Parts II and III wage data from cost reports for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 (FY Beginning from 10/1/18 to 9/30/2019).
The following file has been created and can be downloaded and used with the Wage Index Verification Tool for the Federal Fiscal Year 2023, PUF. Note, February 15, 2022 is the deadline for hospitals to submit requests (including supporting documentation) for: 1) corrections to errors in the January PUFs due to CMS or MAC mishandling of the wage index data, or 2) revisions of desk review adjustments to their wage index data as included in the January PUFs (and to provide documentation to support the request). MACs must receive the requests and supporting documentation by this date.
FY23_Jan_PUF.20220128.S-3 Data PUF.csv