I R PInnovative Resources for Payors
	
[Federal Register: August 1, 2001 (Volume 66, Number 148)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 40027-40076]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr01au01-22]

[[pp. 40027-40076]] Medicare Program; Changes to the Hospital Inpatient Prospective
Payment Systems and Rates and Costs of Graduate Medical Education:
Fiscal Year 2002 Rates; Provisions of the Balanced Budget Refinement
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450417......................................................      13.8517      13.4983      15.3591      14.2291
450418......................................................      20.5847      21.9161      21.9690      21.5007
450419......................................................      21.8196      20.6325      23.2551      21.9114
450422......................................................      24.5309      26.4848      28.0257      26.2815
450423......................................................      19.4352      22.7132            *      20.9607
450424......................................................      17.5658      18.9741      18.7895      18.4852
450429......................................................      11.3811      13.8723            *      12.4654
450431......................................................      16.2696      19.6304      22.0361      19.0606
450438......................................................      16.5461      19.5028      15.4553      17.0919
450446......................................................      21.9685      13.0986      20.7592      18.0346
450447......................................................      16.6124      18.0376      18.0377      17.5317
450451......................................................      19.6424      18.8948      18.2988      18.9126
450457......................................................      19.7689      24.7880      19.6569      21.1382
450460......................................................      14.2156      15.1765      14.6523      14.6666
450462......................................................      20.1347      22.6212      22.1144      21.6206
450464......................................................      13.4714      13.2931      15.5908      14.0563
450465......................................................      15.2203      15.5650      15.4731      15.4326
450467......................................................      15.6034      10.6184      17.0004      13.7745
450469......................................................      22.1012      19.6269      22.1930      21.2351
450473......................................................      14.1895      19.9761      19.7148      17.9827
450475......................................................      16.2489      16.3404      16.9269      16.5089
450484......................................................      19.5869      16.8131      18.9825      18.4097
450488......................................................      18.6813      19.3457      19.2173      19.0899
450489......................................................      14.5747       9.9326      16.3584      13.1235
450497......................................................      11.9242      15.0886      16.2997      14.3957
450498......................................................      12.0249      13.8551      14.4713      13.5076
450508......................................................      19.8722      18.8069      19.0991      19.2442
450514......................................................      22.2791      21.3243      20.0144      21.2387
450517......................................................      12.8702      27.8815      14.3191      16.6822
450518......................................................      19.0112      19.8116      21.4873      20.0415
450523......................................................      20.2589      20.0792      21.0393      20.4436
450530......................................................      22.9101      22.8623      21.1634      22.2676
450534......................................................      24.0835      19.9376      20.1520      21.2600
450535......................................................      21.2659      19.6645      21.0513      20.6461
450537......................................................      21.7432      20.8438      20.1161      20.8690
450538......................................................      19.6864            *            *      19.6864
450539......................................................      14.2536      16.4921      18.7559      16.5056
450544......................................................      19.3848      23.9283      23.6652      21.9211
450545......................................................      16.9674      19.5558      20.2823      18.9428
450547......................................................      13.8074      14.8248      18.1524      15.7208
450551......................................................      13.9069      16.9439      16.6237      15.8128
450558......................................................      20.0164      22.2574      20.7404      21.0120
450559......................................................      13.4572            *            *      13.4572
450561......................................................      16.8162            *            *      16.8162
450563......................................................      30.3744      19.9218      22.0708      22.9095
450565......................................................      16.4545      16.2652      17.3803      16.7063
450570......................................................      17.7135      18.9532      19.0336      18.5591
450571......................................................      16.9705      17.5598      18.2784      17.6264
450573......................................................      15.6698      12.2502      17.3518      14.9746
450574......................................................      14.2411      14.5965      14.6128      14.4845
450575......................................................      19.0613      19.3925      22.5621      20.3955
450578......................................................      16.8731      15.4783      18.0925      16.7620
450580......................................................      15.3581      15.8321      16.7374      16.0231
450583......................................................      15.5040      15.6580      14.4411      15.1895
450584......................................................      13.3747      14.2321      14.6735      14.1004
450586......................................................      12.8439      14.3773      13.8248      13.7154
450587......................................................      17.1124      17.0230      18.0219      17.3661
450591......................................................      17.9151      17.8981      17.7795      17.8608
450596......................................................      14.8232      22.5420      21.6729      19.1117
450597......................................................      16.1797      17.0776      17.6179      16.9806
450603......................................................      12.7682      11.6442      23.5572      15.3844
450604......................................................      15.4790      16.4535      17.6582      16.5641
450605......................................................      20.1541      21.1400      19.4580      20.2362

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450609......................................................      10.7323      15.9753      17.0986      14.6244
450610......................................................      16.7464      18.9924      21.5191      19.2633
450614......................................................      13.8304      17.9853      16.5754      15.9153
450615......................................................      14.7457      14.8562      15.2956      14.9778
450617......................................................      19.5381      20.3387      20.8919      20.3006
450620......................................................      13.7063      15.8380      16.0987      15.2421
450623......................................................      21.8275      22.1950      23.1270      22.3514
450626......................................................      19.7896      18.1673      18.4349      18.7617
450628......................................................      16.8345      20.5611      18.6093      18.6475
450630......................................................      19.1904      21.6876      20.9605      20.5728
450631......................................................      17.5555      20.0417      21.6736      19.4992
450632......................................................      12.7295      11.7587      13.9147      12.7814
450633......................................................      20.7209      19.5183      19.4949      19.8926
450634......................................................      20.2932      23.5333      22.9877      22.3295
450638......................................................      19.6968      23.1437      22.1704      21.6228
450639......................................................      20.3050      23.1936      21.6421      21.6608
450641......................................................      13.5049      16.5125      15.7578      15.1652
450643......................................................      17.4268      18.7054      16.8152      17.6481
450644......................................................      20.7904      23.6587      22.7721      22.2903
450646......................................................      19.9866      19.8274      19.1433      19.6406
450647......................................................      22.4196      24.7981      24.2763      23.8588
450648......................................................      14.7541      14.8488      15.0305      14.8793
450649......................................................      15.8156      16.4496      16.6577      16.3245
450651......................................................      20.7304      22.7664      22.7112      22.1063
450652......................................................      16.6461      13.4389      17.2445      15.4912
450653......................................................      19.2847      18.1834      19.2349      18.8580
450654......................................................      13.8833      14.5258      14.5423      14.3223
450656......................................................      18.7328      17.6723      18.2606      18.1968
450658......................................................      15.1477      16.2657      17.2630      16.2787
450659......................................................      20.5609      22.2550      23.0108      21.9106
450661......................................................      20.2196      19.7160      18.9071      19.5857
450662......................................................      18.6797      18.2284      19.3152      18.7697
450665......................................................      15.4395      15.2015      16.1319      15.5906
450666......................................................      19.3456      20.3248      20.2549      19.9584
450668......................................................      18.7218      20.6965      21.0972      20.1590
450669......................................................      22.2832      21.7632      21.6746      21.8862
450670......................................................      18.2030      16.8893      20.2632      18.5133
450672......................................................      21.2079      21.8559      21.4927      21.5115
450673......................................................      13.8444      13.9620      13.7005      13.8283
450674......................................................      20.6151      22.2796      22.2426      21.7353
450675......................................................      23.2587      22.4961      21.4479      22.2858
450677......................................................      18.7905      22.6839      20.6556      20.7200
450678......................................................      20.7453      23.2617      24.1301      22.6596
450683......................................................      21.1748      20.9143      22.8699      21.6172
450684......................................................      22.8552      19.7005      21.9962      21.3850
450686......................................................      15.0122      16.5661      16.4632      15.9861
450688......................................................      20.8988      19.6250      20.1831      20.2348
450690......................................................      22.4118      21.6578      22.4707      22.1725
450694......................................................      18.4917      17.4758      18.1872      18.0283
450696......................................................      17.5701      24.9636            *      21.1885
450697......................................................      15.9259      18.8405      19.4949      18.0008
450698......................................................      14.3983      14.6680      15.4750      14.8475
450700......................................................      15.1153      14.6421      15.9050      15.2506
450702......................................................      21.0157      20.8223      21.3739      21.0706
450703......................................................      18.8029            *            *      18.8029
450704......................................................      21.6236      20.9821      20.7987      21.1724
450705......................................................      22.3175      30.0116      22.1809      24.2035
450706......................................................      21.3777      21.2072      22.0884      21.5769
450709......................................................      19.7741      20.8889      22.1490      21.0078
450711......................................................      18.2350      19.8126      19.8581      19.3268
450712......................................................      16.8942      13.6240      15.9298      15.4007
450713......................................................      23.6009      20.8065      22.6986      22.2836
450715......................................................      19.7719      22.0413      22.5988      21.5504

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450716......................................................      19.9871      20.5544      20.9074      20.4812
450717......................................................      19.4546      20.7192      20.6551      20.2618
450718......................................................      19.0679      19.6886      22.1765      20.3069
450723......................................................      19.7044      19.7563      20.8213      20.1083
450724......................................................      20.0667      20.3235      20.3706      20.2569
450725......................................................      19.5572            *            *      19.5572
450727......................................................      17.7508      13.5458      17.9172      16.1802
450728......................................................      12.9277      17.5284      19.8879      16.6493
450730......................................................      20.9129      22.0819      23.0054      22.0459
450733......................................................      20.3718      20.7693      20.2199      20.4645
450735......................................................       8.0014      13.8767            *      10.0108
450742......................................................      20.7775      22.7655      21.8392      21.8145
450743......................................................      15.9493      18.8937      19.6015      18.1561
450746......................................................      20.7534      12.7904      30.2657      19.9075
450747......................................................      17.3842      19.2585      20.3914      18.9599
450749......................................................      12.9542      16.2130      19.1678      16.2656
450750......................................................      14.7207      14.6914      13.8098      14.4310
450751......................................................      22.2491      21.2198      19.9995      21.3756
450754......................................................      14.8896      16.0860      16.7145      15.9455
450755......................................................      14.7070      17.9904      19.8743      17.5601
450757......................................................      13.9636      13.8675      14.9434      14.2422
450758......................................................      18.6513      21.8669      19.0221      19.8347
450760......................................................      18.0690      17.4852      19.2225      18.2582
450761......................................................      11.1444      13.6152      15.7681      13.3382
450763......................................................      17.5603      18.2123      18.6092      18.1083
450766......................................................      21.8103      22.4348      23.3879      22.5926
450769......................................................      13.6183      14.5858      18.4163      15.2554
450770......................................................      16.8250      16.5458      19.0183      17.4436
450771......................................................      21.5814      22.4542      21.8268      21.9636
450774......................................................      16.5198      17.9964      16.2948      16.9482
450775......................................................      19.9651      19.8897      21.3504      20.4169
450776......................................................      10.1953      15.7750      14.1720      13.1591
450777......................................................      19.5923      21.0682      19.0380      19.9747
450779......................................................      22.9697      21.4546      21.6642      21.8768
450780......................................................      15.2800      19.1498      19.0914      17.6291
450785......................................................      18.5475      18.4976            *      18.5211
450788......................................................      20.9806      19.1463      19.6469      19.7295
450794......................................................      18.3981      18.2229            *      18.3485
450795......................................................      14.1682      16.6494      22.5753      17.9737
450796......................................................      17.4472      16.5362      19.2059      17.6627
450797......................................................      18.5901      15.9188      16.4923      16.8594
450798......................................................       9.2165       9.4634            *       9.3327
450801......................................................      16.6095      17.5669      17.9548      17.3668
450802......................................................      18.9018      19.9168      17.1435      18.5477
450803......................................................      16.2047      18.3767      21.6653      19.3492
450804......................................................      20.2223      19.4846      19.0893      19.5891
450807......................................................      13.2256      11.3192      13.4306      12.5547
450808......................................................      45.4728      16.9915      17.4917      21.1577
450809......................................................      19.0266      20.0202      19.7899      19.6416
450811......................................................      18.3847      19.0961      19.9168      19.1389
450812......................................................      20.7383            *            *      20.7383
450813......................................................            *      15.9166      14.5392      15.1549
450815......................................................            *            *      21.2741      21.2741
450819......................................................            *            *      16.5521      16.5521
450820......................................................            *            *      26.8348      26.8348
450822......................................................            *            *      22.8556      22.8556
460001......................................................      20.6336      21.7996      22.2735      21.5846
460003......................................................      20.5958      20.0452      22.6289      21.0329
460004......................................................      20.8196      21.3744      21.7234      21.3231
460005......................................................      17.5818      19.7069      22.5252      19.8732
460006......................................................      19.6485      20.6252      21.0700      20.4918
460007......................................................      20.5677      20.8026      21.1922      20.8840
460008......................................................      21.0338      18.8661      19.1153      19.6864

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460009......................................................      21.1084      21.9016      22.5295      21.8515
460010......................................................      21.2473      21.9830      22.4948      21.9354
460011......................................................      16.7114      18.8660      19.7674      18.3702
460013......................................................      20.3331      20.7326      20.1936      20.4306
460014......................................................      19.5465      18.3865      18.5370      18.7488
460015......................................................      20.0987      20.6593      21.0470      20.6197
460016......................................................      18.0791      18.2408      21.9105      19.2998
460017......................................................      26.0310      17.7103      18.9929      19.9984
460018......................................................      16.8566      17.6235      17.0063      17.1606
460019......................................................      17.3683      16.2671      17.8690      17.1417
460020......................................................      17.0271      17.3467      17.2663      17.2239
460021......................................................      20.2613      21.0470      21.5174      20.9913
460022......................................................      18.2100      20.1534      21.3614      19.7210
460023......................................................      21.3321      22.3535      22.9265      22.2381
460024......................................................      13.0279            *            *      13.0279
460025......................................................      12.5083      19.4247      17.3494      16.5301
460026......................................................      17.3431      19.9241      20.2576      19.0202
460027......................................................      20.8331      21.8868      22.2955      21.6637
460029......................................................      17.2501      20.5154      20.8366      19.2190
460030......................................................      17.2196      17.6071      17.1383      17.3160
460032......................................................      19.5474      21.1006      21.4832      20.7171
460033......................................................      15.7233      19.5372      19.2664      18.1972
460035......................................................      14.2802      16.0021      16.1685      15.4874
460036......................................................      22.3788      23.5893      23.4573      23.1384
460037......................................................      18.7665      18.6850      17.7399      18.3920
460039......................................................      24.4781      24.9134      24.4808      24.6217
460041......................................................      21.6926      21.0623      20.2035      20.9715
460042......................................................      17.8455      18.8814      19.5662      18.7473
460043......................................................      23.8970      24.4779      23.2819      23.8380
460044......................................................      20.6897      21.4696      21.8485      21.3516
460046......................................................      17.1085      18.2224            *      17.6742
460047......................................................      21.3843      23.0433      22.7524      22.4777
460049......................................................      18.8206      19.6483      20.8283      19.8892
460050......................................................      26.2485            *            *      26.2485
460051......................................................      20.9797      19.4761      22.1758      20.8643
460052......................................................            *            *      19.8961      19.8961
470001......................................................      19.6108      20.2299      21.3817      20.4021
470003......................................................      22.5949      23.6949      22.0563      22.7712
470004......................................................      18.0952      16.8842      18.1879      17.7051
470005......................................................      21.5151      21.9191      23.1808      22.1962
470006......................................................      18.3898      17.8699      20.2829      18.8123
470008......................................................      19.4136      19.6069      20.1969      19.7378
470010......................................................      19.4652      20.2961      21.0616      20.2790
470011......................................................      21.2014      21.7675      22.2415      21.7386
470012......................................................      18.5162      18.5339      18.9444      18.6579
470015......................................................      19.2552      19.5366      20.2125      19.6399
470018......................................................      20.4161      21.5426      21.2406      21.0610
470020......................................................      18.9884      20.6643      21.5688      20.4558
470023......................................................      20.6391      20.4511      21.7139      20.9439
470024......................................................      20.4087      20.8510      21.9807      21.0777
490001......................................................      24.7604      21.9755      20.0570      22.0422
490002......................................................      12.9871      15.2287      15.7365      14.6222
490003......................................................      18.0034      19.1040      20.3237      19.1299
490004......................................................      18.7731      19.2126      19.7074      19.2382
490005......................................................      16.9087      20.5517      21.3318      19.6257
490006......................................................      15.2276      15.9537      12.3253      14.5928
490007......................................................      18.4330      18.7740      19.8938      19.0586
490009......................................................      22.9513      23.9344      23.7659      23.5499
490010......................................................      18.5780      21.7424            *      19.9381
490011......................................................      18.7508      18.6071      19.8042      19.0282
490012......................................................      13.7788      15.9973      15.2965      15.0022
490013......................................................      16.9324      17.3318      18.2396      17.5085
490014......................................................      24.5557      25.8315      23.5266      24.6242

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490015......................................................      19.3608      19.6363      20.0667      19.6821
490017......................................................      17.3152      18.4361      19.3854      18.3964
490018......................................................      17.9433      18.3435      18.5508      18.2858
490019......................................................      17.5309      19.6178      21.0124      19.4215
490020......................................................      17.6655      18.5691      19.3424      18.5533
490021......................................................      19.4490      19.3945      20.0496      19.6794
490022......................................................      20.7223      21.2183      22.3380      21.4351
490023......................................................      18.9587      20.6694      21.5683      20.4224
490024......................................................      16.8904      17.7221      18.4314      17.8400
490027......................................................      14.4234      16.2761      16.7556      15.8360
490030......................................................      10.5029       9.1789       8.6446       9.5559
490031......................................................      15.8213      14.9539      16.0003      15.5875
490032......................................................      21.5592      22.4262      21.4037      21.7854
490033......................................................      18.3265      21.1723      19.2908      19.5511
490037......................................................      15.9704      16.3759      17.0113      16.4399
490038......................................................      15.7099      21.0218      17.6324      17.9048
490040......................................................      22.5237      22.7061      24.1266      23.1321
490041......................................................      16.5542      18.3589      18.7987      17.8901
490042......................................................      15.2717      16.4666      17.0972      16.2668
490043......................................................      20.6775      22.1574      22.1068      21.7221
490044......................................................      17.6282      18.3137      19.7842      18.6148
490045......................................................      19.6325      20.5468      20.5558      20.2593
490046......................................................      18.6112      18.4825      19.9102      19.0232
490047......................................................      17.1631      25.0438      18.7614      19.8637
490048......................................................      17.8907      18.4361      19.5417      18.6005
490050......................................................      22.7129      23.0729      23.3668      23.0530
490052......................................................      16.9363      16.8600      16.4787      16.7609
490053......................................................      15.6883      15.6996      16.8410      16.1062
490054......................................................      15.5516      15.4734      19.5780      16.7024
490057......................................................      19.0668      19.9210      20.3160      19.7770
490059......................................................      20.3744      20.8662      21.4801      20.8999
490060......................................................      19.2006      17.6308      18.5917      18.4363
490063......................................................      28.2527      28.6536      26.1930      27.6341
490066......................................................      16.5024      20.6972      19.8352      18.9146
490067......................................................      17.1922      17.0195      17.8487      17.3549
490069......................................................      15.6986      17.3297      20.7582      17.8379
490071......................................................      19.4701      21.8879      23.3511      21.4480
490073......................................................      26.1420      20.7960      26.0957      24.1488
490074......................................................      19.3417            *            *      19.3417
490075......................................................      19.1906      18.6983      19.2156      19.0267
490077......................................................      19.7866      21.3670      22.6504      21.2469
490079......................................................      16.4379      17.0815      17.7016      17.0749
490083......................................................      16.6406            *            *      16.6406
490084......................................................      16.3846      16.7834      18.0555      17.0646
490085......................................................      16.3979      17.4584      17.6158      17.1539
490088......................................................      15.5982      16.4362      17.9141      16.6068
490089......................................................      15.8618      17.7692      18.2290      17.2642
490090......................................................      16.2785      17.0199      17.5799      16.9734
490091......................................................      19.9949      20.8734      25.0272      21.8088
490092......................................................      15.6893      16.9533      16.4360      16.3528
490093......................................................      16.4767      17.3711      17.8275      17.2502
490094......................................................      16.7880      18.9204      22.3033      19.3562
490095......................................................      18.2495            *            *      18.2495
490097......................................................      15.8586      15.5780      16.9518      16.0789
490098......................................................      14.6971      15.1403      16.0488      15.2544
490099......................................................      16.8667      17.9665      18.3985      17.7293
490100......................................................      17.2189      22.5010            *      19.8823
490101......................................................      25.0907      24.7616      23.5553      24.4275
490104......................................................      28.4910      25.6889      40.2529      29.2590
490105......................................................      18.2461      18.5765      21.4428      19.2491
490106......................................................      16.9117      17.6596      26.3821      18.9838
490107......................................................      22.4054      23.5240      22.9283      22.9660
490108......................................................      19.7478      20.2112      24.1232      21.0559

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490109......................................................      21.1589      23.6620      25.9475      23.4402
490110......................................................      15.8408      16.5131      18.1561      16.8181
490111......................................................      17.3453      17.1768      17.8510      17.4580
490112......................................................      20.5239      21.4532      22.1162      21.3613
490113......................................................      23.0840      23.2235      23.9043      23.4071
490114......................................................      16.9083      17.3047      18.0359      17.4375
490115......................................................      17.1023      16.5203      16.8537      16.8239
490116......................................................      16.4436      16.6170      17.2040      16.7676
490117......................................................      13.8429      14.0104      14.7944      14.2244
490118......................................................      20.8707      21.4674      23.2022      21.8304
490119......................................................      17.8686      17.9147      18.6046      18.1353
490120......................................................      19.9810      19.3707      20.5777      19.9742
490122......................................................      23.9695      23.8801      23.8198      23.8925
490123......................................................      16.8505      17.7461      19.3056      18.0001
490124......................................................      19.3616      22.0884      21.3818      20.8857
490126......................................................      18.2276      18.6844      20.4294      19.0254
490127......................................................      14.4815      16.0516      16.5993      15.6547
490129......................................................      27.4701      22.5885      28.6868      25.1130
490130......................................................      16.2779      16.4322      17.6943      16.7915
490132......................................................      17.0204      18.6570      18.4671      18.0649
500001......................................................      21.3476      22.1896      24.4829      22.6367
500002......................................................      21.0375      21.6332      19.8476      20.7811
500003......................................................      24.3055      24.2814      24.4333      24.3392
500005......................................................      23.4808      22.3955      24.3870      23.3703
500007......................................................      22.4269      26.0599      21.9911      23.4148
500008......................................................      24.1930      25.3064      26.1737      25.2130
500011......................................................      25.1836      24.0162      24.6554      24.5938
500012......................................................      22.2815      20.7032      24.2799      22.3541
500014......................................................      23.9276      24.3419      24.0990      24.1249
500015......................................................      23.2435      23.9297      24.9923      24.0554
500016......................................................      23.9034      24.3938      24.9439      24.4287
500019......................................................      22.3668      22.4213      23.2054      22.6470
500021......................................................      24.4622      25.9198      27.6490      25.9957
500023......................................................      27.1892      26.6535      27.1025      26.9568
500024......................................................      24.0453      23.7472      26.6452      24.7736
500025......................................................      23.9557      26.4810      24.4825      24.9695
500026......................................................      23.3491      23.8005      26.9884      24.7238
500027......................................................      25.0529      22.2158      25.1125      24.0804
500028......................................................      18.8588      19.2675      18.9556      19.0337
500029......................................................      16.8083      17.9237      18.5042      17.7373
500030......................................................      24.1321      24.9039      26.3828      25.1714
500031......................................................      23.3659      29.2707      23.6099      25.1784
500033......................................................      21.3906      22.3527      22.5462      22.1428
500036......................................................      21.8950      22.1096      23.6333      22.5254
500037......................................................      19.6803      20.7139      21.4059      20.6062
500039......................................................      23.3211      23.8918      24.0007      23.7403
500041......................................................      24.8556      23.9608      25.4376      24.7549
500042......................................................      22.1286      22.9125            *      22.5386
500043......................................................      20.2509      20.9459      22.0466      21.0230
500044......................................................      23.1128      23.3364      24.2212      23.5535
500045......................................................      22.0982      20.8881      24.0526      22.2906
500048......................................................      19.3029      22.1906      20.3207      20.5960
500049......................................................      22.9534      24.0489      24.5997      23.8657
500050......................................................      20.9445      22.0065      22.6563      21.9092
500051......................................................      24.4769      24.8203      25.9447      25.1087
500053......................................................      22.0515      23.9397      22.8399      22.9429
500054......................................................      22.9024      22.8829      23.8089      23.1889
500055......................................................      22.8769      23.7446      23.8622      23.5097
500057......................................................      18.0424      18.2737      19.0479      18.4516
500058......................................................      23.3984      24.7882      24.1106      24.0962
500059......................................................      22.5412      23.3506      26.6270      24.1016
500060......................................................      23.5360      25.0233      28.3655      25.4628
500061......................................................      20.3957      21.7013      20.8624      20.9851

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500062......................................................      19.4607      18.6329      19.0557      19.0333
500064......................................................      24.5283      25.5748      26.7000      25.6273
500065......................................................      21.4254      21.9308      23.5671      22.3106
500068......................................................      18.6960      19.6574      19.2638      19.2003
500069......................................................      20.6262      21.3592      21.4542      21.1522
500071......................................................      19.3810      19.1906      19.1428      19.2439
500072......................................................      24.4599      25.3928      25.2001      25.0228
500073......................................................      21.4303      21.2469      21.7698      21.4835
500074......................................................      18.6506      18.9679      19.5981      19.0849
500077......................................................      23.2056      22.8536      23.9410      23.3357
500079......................................................      22.9809      24.2036      23.1041      23.4248
500080......................................................      13.8000      15.6630      18.3883      15.5897
500084......................................................      22.2169      23.4032      24.4044      23.3798
500085......................................................      28.6121      21.4403      20.4517      22.7948
500086......................................................      22.3132      23.3288      22.8829      22.8469
500088......................................................      23.6988      23.2701      25.2478      24.0737
500089......................................................      17.9399      18.7080      19.7166      18.7736
500090......................................................      16.3297      16.1576      20.4429      17.2562
500092......................................................      17.2881      16.7913      19.2028      17.7527
500094......................................................      18.1080      18.5835      15.7866      17.6577
500096......................................................      20.9580      21.0151      23.3564      21.7716
500097......................................................      20.8010      19.7706      20.8774      20.4568
500098......................................................      12.9935      16.3511      15.2040      14.9340
500101......................................................      19.4498      19.7337      15.8000      18.3994
500102......................................................      20.3321      20.9389      21.8963      21.0615
500104......................................................      22.5849      22.8154      24.9389      23.3843
500106......................................................      18.7087      18.6041      19.1465      18.7914
500107......................................................      17.2987      18.1201      17.9489      17.8064
500108......................................................      27.2126      26.2939      28.6229      27.3944
500110......................................................      21.4053      21.4553      22.9775      21.9505
500118......................................................      22.9245      23.8397      24.8034      23.8697
500119......................................................      21.5704      22.4373      22.1192      22.0436
500122......................................................      21.9135      22.4268      23.5264      22.6230
500123......................................................      19.5855      20.3181      19.6646      19.8819
500124......................................................      24.1473      23.2836      23.7742      23.7287
500125......................................................      16.6272      15.1112      14.7910      15.5165
500129......................................................      23.5952      26.1575      25.4685      25.1115
500132......................................................      19.3567      15.6717      23.1822      19.3937
500134......................................................      20.9570      17.7457      17.2430      18.5700
500139......................................................      20.8816      22.2297      22.3053      21.8379
500141......................................................      22.9358      23.8838      29.9695      25.5485
500143......................................................      17.6031      18.0343      18.2570      17.9797
500146......................................................      17.8558      21.6003            *      19.6218
510001......................................................      17.8282      19.1492      20.0429      18.9855
510002......................................................      17.3409      20.1527      17.6392      18.3009
510005......................................................      14.4330      14.2503      13.8621      14.1872
510006......................................................      17.8821      18.7313      19.9609      18.8717
510007......................................................      20.2483      21.2729      21.6761      21.0848
510008......................................................      17.3653      18.3296      19.0513      18.2388
510012......................................................      16.5037      15.8390      15.6089      15.9887
510013......................................................      16.6194      17.8527      19.5798      17.9628
510015......................................................      14.7904      14.9039      16.7311      15.5193
510016......................................................      12.0276            *            *      12.0276
510018......................................................      16.4757      18.5269      18.5358      17.8403
510020......................................................      12.6472      13.1837      14.1211      13.3435
510022......................................................      19.8375      20.1763      21.5770      20.5146
510023......................................................      15.9417      16.0129      16.7777      16.2444
510024......................................................      18.7982      19.0941      18.7461      18.8794
510026......................................................      13.4586      13.6888      13.7952      13.6491
510027......................................................      17.5759      17.2900      18.5945      17.8135
510028......................................................      20.7306      20.0628      19.9208      20.2198
510029......................................................      17.0519      17.7124      18.4668      17.7625
510030......................................................      18.3137      17.4198      17.7603      17.8189

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510031......................................................      18.4887      28.6673      18.6341      21.0020
510033......................................................      18.8061      18.4082      18.4718      18.5670
510035......................................................      18.6471      16.5007      18.3164      17.7425
510036......................................................      13.1995      13.4559      13.8786      13.5021
510038......................................................      14.3433      15.8132      15.5576      15.2710
510039......................................................      16.0555      16.9398      17.1461      16.7060
510043......................................................      14.2872      14.0662      13.1308      13.8129
510046......................................................      17.7320      17.3821      18.5896      17.9120
510047......................................................      19.1202      19.8963      20.8101      19.9042
510048......................................................      20.3734      21.0407      17.1647      19.5052
510050......................................................      16.5681      16.9136      18.4036      17.3154
510053......................................................      15.5856      16.1036      17.5798      16.4010
510055......................................................      22.8376      23.7248      24.2133      23.6043
510058......................................................      17.9786      18.4156      18.4501      18.2860
510059......................................................      16.7732      16.5854      16.1044      16.5068
510060......................................................      15.6581      17.5594            *      16.5969
510061......................................................      14.2227      13.8204      14.1968      14.0767
510062......................................................      17.6276      19.3881      18.1588      18.4173
510065......................................................      14.5882            *            *      14.5882
510066......................................................      12.7164      12.2943            *      12.5091
510067......................................................      18.1079      16.7161      17.3067      17.3634
510068......................................................      16.2864      18.7938      23.0452      19.1223
510070......................................................      16.3616      18.5146      18.7091      17.9505
510071......................................................      16.2390      17.2148      18.0278      17.1797
510072......................................................      17.6579      15.6262      15.9257      16.4174
510077......................................................      16.4111      18.0668      18.2947      17.6316
510080......................................................      14.7966      17.4485      16.3453      16.1690
510081......................................................      13.0020      13.6359      11.9701      12.8648
510082......................................................      13.6905      17.4538      13.5946      14.7307
510084......................................................      12.4820      17.2395      13.5339      14.4076
510085......................................................      18.6367      17.5624      18.6227      18.2581
510086......................................................      13.7937      13.4763      14.2241      13.8304
510088......................................................            *            *      14.8854      14.8854
520002......................................................      18.3521      19.7447      19.6755      19.2773
520003......................................................      16.4334      17.1248      18.7956      17.5028
520004......................................................      18.1744      19.6512      20.4591      19.4206
520006......................................................      20.4446      21.5313      21.4884      21.1400
520007......................................................      13.1087      16.2001      18.4629      16.0134
520008......................................................      22.8024      22.8024      24.9395      23.5372
520009......................................................      18.5094      18.6002      21.4638      19.4842
520010......................................................      20.3447      22.7703      22.3311      21.8215
520011......................................................      20.3797      20.7410      21.5223      20.8830
520013......................................................      21.6289      20.3965      20.5944      20.8585
520014......................................................      16.3989      17.1646      18.0841      17.1764
520015......................................................      18.3185      18.6078      19.7672      18.9031
520016......................................................      13.2889      17.3018      18.4320      16.1862
520017......................................................      19.3179      19.6008      19.4780      19.4685
520018......................................................      18.6441      21.1941      21.5279      20.5280
520019......................................................      18.3143      19.5440      20.9164      19.5698
520021......................................................      20.0355      21.3471      21.9531      21.1390
520024......................................................      14.6107      14.0175      14.4750      14.3609
520025......................................................      18.1086      18.2430      20.3838      18.8661
520026......................................................      19.8131      21.5453      20.8546      20.7335
520027......................................................      18.9085      19.9324      21.5868      20.1744
520028......................................................      19.1370      21.2852      22.5941      20.9020
520029......................................................      16.7520      19.5750      21.4197      19.2161
520030......................................................      20.0043      20.5039      21.6311      20.7089
520031......................................................      18.7066      20.4814      20.9875      19.9520
520032......................................................      17.9007      19.5697      21.1069      19.5434
520033......................................................      18.8906      19.2954      20.2520      19.4725
520034......................................................      16.6858      17.1282      20.4307      18.0336
520035......................................................      17.0997      18.9452      18.7135      18.2608
520037......................................................      20.0516      20.6686      21.6017      20.7624

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520038......................................................      17.7074      19.6294      20.6130      19.3169
520039......................................................      19.5990      20.7641      23.3687      21.1069
520040......................................................      20.7420      20.4677      21.2023      20.8002
520041......................................................      15.3666      17.1959      18.4117      16.9517
520042......................................................      17.6577      18.5843      19.5466      18.6338
520044......................................................      17.7932      18.4014      19.1877      18.4535
520045......................................................      19.6736      20.5917      21.2427      20.5162
520047......................................................      17.8702      18.3048      20.3487      18.7633
520048......................................................      19.1712      20.6583      19.8926      19.9142
520049......................................................      19.5727      20.3559      20.1667      20.0444
520051......................................................      19.7416      21.6497      24.0460      21.7205
520053......................................................      16.4887      17.3945      18.0851      17.3336
520054......................................................      15.9873      15.1747      16.8363      15.9586
520057......................................................      18.3186      19.0872      19.8492      19.0812
520058......................................................      18.1264      19.7283      21.2500      19.7133
520059......................................................      19.8530      20.9913      21.5796      20.8254
520060......................................................      17.1675      17.9258      18.8232      17.9582
520062......................................................      17.8000      19.1482      19.7038      18.8681
520063......................................................      20.7744      19.6136      20.5262      20.3055
520064......................................................      21.4586      22.7423      22.0917      22.0917
520066......................................................      22.4419      22.8837      24.0087      23.0580
520068......................................................      18.0798      18.9943      19.6855      18.9053
520069......................................................      17.9133      20.2934      20.1770      19.3716
520070......................................................      17.8192      18.5938      19.4261      18.6155
520071......................................................      18.7861      18.7304      19.9866      19.1576
520074......................................................      18.6923      20.4601      20.9007      20.0036
520075......................................................      19.0891      19.8457      20.7301      19.8876
520076......................................................      16.5072      17.6088      19.5878      17.8567
520077......................................................      15.5427      17.7830      18.7119      17.3266
520078......................................................      20.5559      21.3380      21.7545      21.2404
520082......................................................      16.7417      17.7405            *      17.1848
520083......................................................      22.5715      23.8849      23.5787      23.3411
520084......................................................      18.9475      20.8427      23.5446      21.0737
520087......................................................      19.3942      20.3624      20.7821      20.1850
520088......................................................      20.1529      20.6312      21.8931      20.8632
520089......................................................      20.6110      21.5456      22.1055      21.4053
520090......................................................      18.0026      18.9343      20.3645      19.1272
520091......................................................      20.0693      20.9927      20.9440      20.6686
520092......................................................      17.5577      17.6500      18.6248      17.9402
520094......................................................      19.7791      20.3611      20.6179      20.2438
520095......................................................      18.5066      20.3269      18.6425      19.1370
520096......................................................      19.2980      19.7757      20.6668      19.9365
520097......................................................      19.6470      20.2354      20.8016      20.2268
520098......................................................      20.0289      22.3348      23.4707      21.9054
520100......................................................      18.3788      18.3832      19.4788      18.7419
520101......................................................      17.8453      19.5186      19.9875      19.1542
520102......................................................      19.8354      20.1898      21.0138      20.3351
520103......................................................      21.2324      19.4809      20.1092      20.2137
520107......................................................      20.5441      20.3747      21.7907      20.8828
520109......................................................      18.6322      19.1303      19.7609      19.1753
520110......................................................      20.0319      20.4494      21.0055      20.5065
520111......................................................      17.2388      17.7834      17.7673      17.6163
520112......................................................      18.1827      19.1797      18.9577      18.7858
520113......................................................      20.5925      21.1485      21.8852      21.2341
520114......................................................      17.3799      16.6616      17.8476      17.2735
520115......................................................      17.3755      18.2980      19.2248      18.2555
520116......................................................      18.5698      19.8509      20.6922      19.7165
520117......................................................      17.4242      18.5414      18.3963      18.1365
520118......................................................      12.4422      14.2326      14.8626      13.8369
520120......................................................      15.6205      18.7437            *      17.3887
520121......................................................      17.5851      19.7305      20.8492      19.5992
520122......................................................      16.7552      16.2436      16.9335      16.6326
520123......................................................      17.4135      17.3980      17.7986      17.5610

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520124......................................................      16.3902      17.2619      17.9205      17.1864
520130......................................................      15.1639      15.6845      16.6873      15.8395
520131......................................................      18.8043      18.7295      20.2591      19.2549
520132......................................................      17.2759      15.6379      18.1630      16.9564
520134......................................................      17.6094      18.0953      18.8150      18.1846
520135......................................................      14.4748      15.8246      17.3476      15.9083
520136......................................................      19.9935      19.8480      20.9050      20.2727
520138......................................................      20.8922      21.2260      22.5599      21.5577
520139......................................................      21.2797      20.9988      21.4042      21.2251
520140......................................................      21.4175      21.5207      22.3671      21.7731
520141......................................................      16.9543            *            *      16.9543
520142......................................................      17.7003      20.5858      21.9432      19.9586
520144......................................................      16.6231      18.5701      19.9120      18.4107
520145......................................................      17.2356      18.2654      18.7958      18.1015
520146......................................................      15.7318      17.9585      18.2370      17.3448
520148......................................................      16.9293      17.2421      19.1502      17.8057
520149......................................................      13.3032      14.1901      12.8928      13.4360
520151......................................................      18.0771      17.3267      18.7070      18.0230
520152......................................................      21.3333      19.5858      22.5980      21.0747
520153......................................................      15.4467      15.9753      17.0863      16.1441
520154......................................................      17.9229      18.5403      19.5994      18.6875
520156......................................................      19.8396      21.3377      20.9638      20.7243
520157......................................................      17.2784      17.1974      19.6008      18.0185
520159......................................................      18.7423      18.6760      17.7649      18.3871
520160......................................................      18.8444      19.4173      20.5154      19.5953
520161......................................................      18.5742      19.4905      20.1102      19.4069
520170......................................................      22.5033      21.5233      21.9857      21.9871
520171......................................................      15.7316      17.4560      18.0785      17.1053
520173......................................................      20.1410      21.3016      20.9209      20.7812
520177......................................................      21.7609      22.7221      24.0139      22.8278
520178......................................................      17.0411      18.6936      20.9010      18.7748
520188......................................................            *      13.9135            *      13.9135
530002......................................................      17.5888      19.3273      21.0560      19.3920
530003......................................................      15.7813      16.2139      15.9523      15.9820
530004......................................................      16.1862      15.0497      13.3788      14.7758
530005......................................................      15.1487      13.3529      15.3255      14.5529
530006......................................................      19.3403      18.5894      19.1305      19.0082
530007......................................................      18.0601      18.5161      17.7897      18.1450
530008......................................................      22.9625      18.8349      19.0113      20.0471
530009......................................................      19.4478      22.5009      21.7795      21.2113
530010......................................................      18.9317      21.6092      13.9536      17.6719
530011......................................................      17.4412      18.7354      19.4606      18.5542
530012......................................................      19.4829      18.9923      21.1854      19.8564
530014......................................................      17.3158      18.0869      18.4900      17.9675
530015......................................................      22.6465      22.4568      23.4040      22.8118
530016......................................................      17.7084      18.1562      19.3205      18.4153
530017......................................................      13.7131      16.3478      17.7736      15.9421
530018......................................................      17.8699      18.3783      19.5986      18.6254
530019......................................................      16.7630      18.5430      20.1097      18.3351
530022......................................................      17.8781      18.5002      19.6136      18.7082
530023......................................................      20.7527      20.1948      20.0677      20.3449
530025......................................................      20.3200      21.2598      22.0300      21.1974
530026......................................................      18.9175      17.0118      19.8969      18.4992
530027......................................................      29.7722      18.1664      25.5067      22.9705
530029......................................................      17.7993      16.5092      19.3361      17.7626
530031......................................................      13.3775      18.3322      20.1734      17.2600
530032......................................................      20.2143      21.0361      20.0132      20.4281
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Asterisk denotes wage data not available for the provider that year.
**The 3-year average hourly wage is weighted by salaries and hours.






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   Table 3A.--FY 2002 and 3-Year* Average Hourly Wage for Urban Areas
[*Based on the sum of the salaries and hours computed for Federal fiscal
                       years 2000, 2001, and 2002]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     FY 2002     3-Year
                                                     Average    Average
                    Urban Area                        Hourly     Hourly
                                                       Wage       Wage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Abilene, TX.......................................    17.7691    17.6806
Aguadilla, PR.....................................    10.4485     9.2769
Akron, OH.........................................    22.0323    21.5752
Albany, GA........................................    23.7363    22.4591
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY.......................    18.9628    18.7015
Albuquerque, NM...................................    21.7519    19.8583
Alexandria, LA....................................    17.9113    17.4211
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA....................    22.4824    21.9015
Altoona, PA.......................................    20.3592    20.1685
Amarillo, TX......................................    19.4329    18.7074
Anchorage, AK.....................................    28.0436    27.7208
Ann Arbor, MI.....................................    24.7586    24.5264
Anniston, AL......................................    18.4627    18.1432
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI.......................    20.6158    19.7313
Arecibo, PR.......................................    10.3287    10.1229
Asheville, NC.....................................    20.5253    19.9864
Athens, GA........................................    21.9578    21.2433
Atlanta, GA.......................................    22.4386    21.9090
Atlantic-Cape May, NJ.............................    25.1942    24.4875
Auburn-Opelika, AL................................    18.3605    17.4403
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC..............................    22.2437    20.3470
Austin-San Marcos, TX.............................    21.4095    20.5134
Bakersfield, CA...................................    21.2373    20.8780
Baltimore, MD.....................................    21.9879    21.1182
Bangor, ME........................................    21.4017    20.8620
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA...........................    30.3987    29.5566
Baton Rouge, LA...................................    18.1796    18.6154
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX..........................    18.8344    18.7128
Bellingham, WA....................................    26.3828    25.1714
Benton Harbor, MI.................................    19.8256    18.8187
Bergen-Passaic, NJ................................    26.0785    25.7821
Billings, MT......................................    20.8647    20.9984
Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS....................    18.8292    17.8351
Binghamton, NY....................................    18.8434    18.7661
Birmingham, AL....................................    19.6498    19.0252
Bismarck, ND......................................    17.8118    16.9730
Bloomington,IN....................................    19.7257    18.9710
Bloomington-Normal, IL............................    20.1643    19.6505
Boise City, ID....................................    20.1899    19.6753
Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton, MA-NH..    25.1952    24.5070
Boulder-Longmont, CO..............................    21.8607    21.3813
Brazoria, TX......................................    18.3149    18.3834
Bremerton, WA.....................................    24.0007    23.7403
Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX..............    20.1061    19.5499
Bryan-College Station, TX.........................    20.8102    18.8209
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY.........................    21.1015    20.7620
Burlington, VT....................................    22.0478    22.5833
Caguas, PR........................................    10.4833    10.0219
Canton-Massillon, OH..............................    19.9801    19.0700
Casper, WY........................................    21.1855    19.8564
Cedar Rapids, IA..................................    19.4080    19.1733
Champaign-Urbana, IL..............................    20.7605    20.0368
Charleston-North Charleston, SC...................    20.5383    19.7662
Charleston, WV....................................    20.6672    20.0125
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC...............    20.8279    20.4253
Charlottesville, VA...............................    23.5721    23.1481
Chattanooga, TN-GA................................    20.9025    20.9736
Cheyenne, WY......................................    18.4900    17.9675
Chicago, IL.......................................    24.6432    23.9647
Chico-Paradise, CA................................    21.9881    21.8619
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN..............................    21.1338    20.5246
Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY...................    18.5997    17.8563
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH.......................    21.0982    20.8296
Colorado Springs, CO..............................    21.7395    20.8047
Columbia, MO......................................    19.3787    19.2453
Columbia, SC......................................    21.1766    20.5897
Columbus, GA-AL...................................    18.8304    18.5114
Columbus, OH......................................    21.3384    21.0849
Corpus Christi, TX................................    18.6084    18.6824
Corvallis, OR.....................................    25.9828    24.7413
Cumberland, MD-WV.................................    18.5294    18.4566
Dallas, TX........................................    22.1658    21.3656
Danville, VA......................................    19.2156    19.0267
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL...............    19.2716    19.0340
Dayton-Springfield, OH............................    20.5800    20.3849
Daytona Beach, FL.................................    20.0167    19.7043
Decatur, AL.......................................    19.5764    18.8565
Decatur, IL.......................................    17.8196    17.7118
Denver, CO........................................    23.0415    22.2645
Des Moines, IA....................................    19.5864    19.3257
Detroit, MI.......................................    23.3966    22.7762
Dothan, AL........................................    17.7316    17.1772
Dover, DE.........................................    22.9706    21.5842
Dubuque, IA.......................................    19.0053    18.6795
Duluth-Superior, MN-WI............................    22.9429    22.1011
Dutchess County, NY...............................    23.4959    22.7248
Eau Claire, WI....................................    19.8536    19.3107
El Paso, TX.......................................    20.5588    19.9419
Elkhart-Goshen, IN................................    21.5029    20.4359
Elmira, NY........................................    18.7740    18.4812
Enid, OK..........................................    18.6448    18.0515
Erie, PA..........................................    19.4447    19.3682
Eugene-Springfield, OR............................    25.5919    23.9337
Evansville, Henderson, IN-KY......................    18.9936    18.1304
Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN.............................    20.6740    19.3632
Fayetteville, NC..................................    20.1393    19.0183
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR................    18.8407    17.4532
Flagstaff, AZ-UT..................................    23.5500    22.9479
Flint, MI.........................................    24.3455    24.0039
Florence, AL......................................    17.5023    16.9533
Florence, SC......................................    19.4593    18.9517
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO.........................    22.4100    22.4773
Fort Lauderdale, FL...............................    22.9622    22.1804
Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL.........................    20.9121    19.9782
Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL....................    22.7860    21.5773
Fort Smith, AR-OK.................................    17.9648    17.3902
Fort Walton Beach, FL.............................    20.0841    19.8202
Fort Wayne, IN....................................    20.5313    19.5510
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX..........................    20.9570    20.8452
Fresno, CA........................................    22.2730    22.0075
Gadsden, AL.......................................    19.6146    18.7634
Gainesville, FL...................................    21.1521    21.4897
Galveston-Texas City, TX..........................    23.0087    21.6646
Gary, IN..........................................    21.2620    20.5771
Glens Falls, NY...................................    18.5967    18.3428
Goldsboro, NC.....................................    19.4302    18.4900
Grand Forks, ND-MN................................    20.2317    19.5346
Grand Junction, CO................................    21.3486    20.1879
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI.................    22.4166    22.0645
Great Falls, MT...................................    19.7878    20.7979
Greeley, CO.......................................    21.1820    21.0411
Green Bay, WI.....................................    20.5432    19.9981
Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC...........    21.2803    20.0780
Greenville, NC....................................    20.7237    20.4264
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC...............    20.5626    19.8772
Hagerstown, MD....................................    18.6617    19.2372
Hamilton-Middletown, OH...........................    20.7196    19.8132
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA...................    21.0273    20.8140
Hartford, CT......................................    25.7288    25.0922
Hattiesburg, MS...................................    16.6793    16.3839
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC......................    20.8978    19.9473
Honolulu, HI......................................    25.7427    25.2694
Houma, LA.........................................    17.7919    17.3205
Houston, TX.......................................    21.4873    20.8626
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH......................    21.4522    21.2133
Huntsville, AL....................................    19.8172    19.3336
Indianapolis, IN..................................    21.6359    21.2238
Iowa City, IA.....................................    21.9959    21.1012
Jackson, MI.......................................    20.6529    19.7626
Jackson, MS.......................................    18.9422    18.6455
Jackson, TN.......................................    20.1078    19.1864
Jacksonville, FL..................................    20.5769    19.8750
Jacksonville, NC..................................    17.0034    16.8680
Jamestown, NY.....................................    17.9583    17.1876

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Janesville-Beloit, WI.............................    21.7281    20.9886
Jersey City, NJ...................................    24.9369    24.8965
Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.............    19.2235    18.6571
Johnstown, PA.....................................    19.4611    18.9954
Jonesboro, AR.....................................    18.7961    16.9923
Joplin, MO........................................    19.4696    17.8013
Kalamazoo-Battlecreek, MI.........................    23.7355    22.5300
Kankakee, IL......................................    22.0627    20.5487
Kansas City, KS-MO................................    21.2753    20.5840
Kenosha, WI.......................................    21.3454    20.4490
Killeen-Temple, TX................................    16.2682    19.9750
Knoxville, TN.....................................    19.8337    19.1504
Kokomo, IN........................................    20.3602    19.9881
La Crosse, WI-MN..................................    20.6365    19.8718
Lafayette, LA.....................................    19.0613    18.3994
Lafayette, IN.....................................    20.3481    19.3998
Lake Charles, LA..................................    17.3224    16.7485
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL.........................    20.2272    19.6704
Lancaster, PA.....................................    20.7395    20.1687
Lansing-East Lansing, MI..........................    21.5357    21.4297
Laredo, TX........................................    17.5103    17.6390
Las Cruces, NM....................................    19.2336    18.7690
Las Vegas, NV-AZ..................................    24.9460    24.1211
\1\ Lawrence, KS..................................  .........    17.6233
Lawton, OK........................................    19.3702    19.7127
Lewiston-Auburn, ME...............................    20.7185    19.7537
Lexington, KY.....................................    19.6123    18.9899
Lima, OH..........................................    21.1268    20.0862
Lincoln, NE.......................................    22.6963    21.4133
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR.................    19.9791    19.2054
Longview-Marshall, TX.............................    19.1225    19.0256
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA........................    26.6548    26.0962
Louisville, KY-IN.................................    21.2596    20.4841
Lubbock, TX.......................................    18.8491    18.6166
Lynchburg, VA.....................................    20.3083    19.4241
Macon, GA.........................................    19.9824    19.2057
Madison, WI.......................................    23.0613    21.9843
Mansfield, OH.....................................    19.4276    18.7455
Mayaguez, PR......................................    10.8433    10.2295
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX......................    18.6914    18.1962
Medford-Ashland, OR...............................    23.0097    22.6022
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL.................    22.1149    20.9722
Memphis, TN-AR-MS.................................    20.0303    18.8000
Merced, CA........................................    22.1904    21.6193
Miami, FL.........................................    22.1977    21.9246
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ..................    25.5879    24.3992
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI............................    22.2459    21.4514
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI.......................    24.3849    23.8437
Missoula, MT......................................    20.8911    20.0992
Mobile, AL........................................    18.0301    17.7727
Modesto, CA.......................................    24.1386    22.6578
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ................................    24.2514    24.2156
Monroe, LA........................................    18.2960    18.0030
Montgomery, AL....................................    16.4170    16.4651
Muncie, IN........................................    22.1725    22.9671
Myrtle Beach, SC..................................    19.5681    18.6951
Naples, FL........................................    21.6388    21.1816
Nashville, TN.....................................    21.7612    20.8163
Nassau-Suffolk, NY................................    30.4363    30.1896
New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford-Waterbury-Danbury,      27.3029    26.7357
 CT...............................................
New London-Norwich, CT............................    25.7135    26.0913
New Orleans, LA...................................    20.1579    19.8724
New York, NY......................................    32.1854    31.5830
Newark, NJ........................................    25.9290    25.4360
Newburgh, NY-PA...................................    24.7917    23.8549
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC........    19.1397    18.4429
Oakland, CA.......................................    34.1768    32.8934
Ocala, FL.........................................    21.3185    20.6236
Odessa-Midland, TX................................    22.5425    20.4491
Oklahoma City, OK.................................    19.3952    18.9190
Olympia, WA.......................................    25.3219    23.8950
Omaha, NE-IA......................................    21.6670    21.5315
Orange County, CA.................................    24.8160    24.7793
Orlando, FL.......................................    21.5114    21.0699
Owensboro, KY.....................................    18.5923    17.8512
Panama City, FL...................................    20.2145    19.7652
Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH.......................    18.1448    17.9931
Pensacola, FL.....................................    18.6539    18.1053
Peoria-Pekin, IL..................................    19.5717    18.6727
Philadelphia, PA-NJ...............................    24.4217    23.9480
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ..................................    21.5030    20.8692
Pine Bluff, AR....................................    17.6144    16.9553
Pittsburgh, PA....................................    21.3283    20.9676
Pittsfield, MA....................................    22.9287    22.3291
Pocatello, ID.....................................    21.0779    19.9570
Ponce, PR.........................................    11.6402    11.0089
Portland, ME......................................    21.0314    20.7690
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA.........................    24.7891    23.9331
Providence-Warwick, RI............................    24.1057    23.4709
Provo-Orem, UT....................................    21.9597    21.5577
Pueblo, CO........................................    19.1954    19.0481
Punta Gorda, FL...................................    20.1130    20.3995
Racine, WI........................................    20.8222    20.1696
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC....................    21.9030    21.0278
Rapid City, SD....................................    19.7860    18.9541
Reading, PA.......................................    21.3801    20.4191
Redding, CA.......................................    24.8864    24.7297
Reno, NV..........................................    23.2497    22.9230
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA......................    24.4507    24.4034
Richmond-Petersburg, VA...........................    21.5917    20.8973
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA......................    24.7903    24.3425
Roanoke, VA.......................................    18.6747    18.3527
Rochester, MN.....................................    25.5712    24.8162
Rochester, NY.....................................    20.8521    20.0838
Rockford, IL......................................    20.5343    19.4475
Rocky Mount, NC...................................    20.3213    19.3679
Sacramento, CA....................................    26.3945    26.1465
Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, MI......................    21.3941    20.6362
St. Cloud, MN.....................................    21.9780    21.3047
\1\ St. Joseph, MO................................  .........    19.3531
St. Louis, MO-IL..................................    19.9244    19.5996
Salem, OR.........................................    22.3342    21.8859
Salinas, CA.......................................    32.7598    31.8419
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT..........................    22.0030    21.4144
San Angelo, TX....................................    18.2784    17.4362
San Antonio, TX...................................    19.1516    18.4593
San Diego, CA.....................................    25.1307    25.3474
San Francisco, CA.................................    31.5450    30.6851
San Jose, CA......................................    31.6633    30.0720
San Juan-Bayamon, PR..............................    10.6229    10.2284
San Luis Obispo-Atascadero-Paso Robles, CA........    24.5182    23.3041
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA..............    24.0983    23.3594
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA........................    31.1654    30.4145
Santa Fe, NM......................................    22.7435    22.5866
Santa Rosa, CA....................................    29.0793    28.0256
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL............................    22.5102    21.6154
Savannah, GA......................................    20.6199    20.9278
Scranton-Wilkes Barre-Hazleton, PA................    19.3713    18.4721
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA......................    25.3458    24.3975
Sharon, PA........................................    17.6824    17.4957
Sheboygan, WI.....................................    18.7992    18.1442
Sherman-Denison, TX...............................    20.9115    19.8213
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA.......................    20.1898    19.4576
Sioux City, IA-NE.................................    19.5588    18.6963
Sioux Falls, SD...................................    20.3884    19.3356
South Bend, IN....................................    22.2935    21.5894
Spokane, WA.......................................    23.7995    23.1813
Springfield, IL...................................    19.3559    18.8869
Springfield, MO...................................    19.1121    18.1563
Springfield, MA...................................    24.2745    23.3313
State College, PA.................................    20.3757    19.7984
Steubenville-Weirton, OH-WV.......................    19.2689    18.6797
Stockton-Lodi, CA.................................    24.1271    23.2304
Sumter, SC........................................    17.3876    17.6174
Syracuse, NY......................................    21.4641    20.7071
Tacoma, WA........................................    25.9158    25.1530
Tallahassee, FL...................................    19.0232    18.5413
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL...............    19.9114    19.5352
Terre Haute, IN...................................    19.0337    18.4440
Texarkana, AR-Texarkana, TX.......................    18.5780    17.9809
Toledo, OH........................................    21.8824    21.3504

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Topeka, KS........................................    19.8816    19.8271
Trenton, NJ.......................................    23.2382    22.2118
Tucson, AZ........................................    20.0050    19.2367
Tulsa, OK.........................................    19.8607    18.4406
Tuscaloosa, AL....................................    18.2284    17.6510
Tyler, TX.........................................    21.5091    20.6026
Utica-Rome, NY....................................    18.5820    18.2679
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA........................    30.2552    28.8147
Ventura, CA.......................................    24.5276    24.2700
Victoria, TX......................................    18.5790    18.0303
Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, NJ..................    23.2940    22.8113
Visalia-Tulare-Porterville, CA....................    21.4790    21.4191
Waco, TX..........................................    18.1355    17.7707
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV...........................    24.4550    23.7621
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA..........................    17.9383    18.0820
Wausau, WI........................................    21.6311    20.7089
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL....................    21.8130    21.3673
Wheeling, OH-WV...................................    17.8134    16.9419
Wichita, KS.......................................    21.4307    20.6976
Wichita Falls, TX.................................    17.5498    16.8374
Williamsport, PA..................................    19.2494    18.4198
Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD..........................    24.2660    24.1627
Wilmington, NC....................................    20.9901    20.6684
Yakima, WA........................................    23.5754    22.3174
Yolo, CA..........................................    21.6430    21.4983
York, PA..........................................    21.0635    20.3115
Youngstown-Warren, OH.............................    21.3343    21.0926
Yuba City, CA.....................................    23.1110    23.0076
Yuma, AZ..........................................    20.0535    20.5870
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\1\ The MSA is empty for FY 2002. The hospital(s) in the MSA received
  rural status under Section 401 of the Balanced Budget Refinement Act
  of 1999 (P.L. 106-113). The MSA is assigned the statewide rural wage
  index (see Table 4B).


   Table 3B.--FY 2002 and 3-Year* Average Hourly Wage for Rural Areas
[*Based on the sum of the salaries and hours computed for Federal Fiscal
                       years 2000, 2001, and 2002]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     FY 2002     3-Year
                                                     Average    Average
                   Nonurban Area                      Hourly     Hourly
                                                       Wage       Wage
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama...........................................    16.3730    16.1146
Alaska............................................    26.4636    26.3425
Arizona...........................................    19.3673    18.5370
Arkansas..........................................    16.7079    16.0831
California........................................    21.5497    21.3758
Colorado..........................................    19.6575    19.2833
Connecticut.......................................    26.9422    26.2306
Delaware..........................................    21.3930    20.2349
Florida...........................................    19.6192    19.3651
Georgia...........................................    18.5057    17.9168
Hawaii............................................    24.7906    23.8356
Idaho.............................................    19.4497    18.9015
Illinois..........................................    17.9658    17.5928
Indiana...........................................    19.4553    18.6527
Iowa..............................................    18.1754    17.4857
Kansas............................................    17.4286    16.6018
Kentucky..........................................    17.7644    17.3603
Louisiana.........................................    16.9467    16.4424
Maine.............................................    19.4557    18.9537
Maryland..........................................    19.7644    18.9527
Massachusetts.....................................    25.5523    24.6681
Michigan..........................................    20.0792    19.4470
Minnesota.........................................    20.1570    19.2809
Mississippi.......................................    16.7955    16.1984
Missouri..........................................    17.6049    16.9330
Montana...........................................    19.3090    18.6615
Nebraska..........................................    18.1647    17.6040
Nevada............................................    21.6995    20.3605
New Hampshire.....................................    21.8156    21.4054
New Jersey \1\....................................  .........  .........
New Mexico........................................    19.3566    18.5498
New York..........................................    19.0675    18.6183
North Carolina....................................    19.0403    18.3332
North Dakota......................................    17.5784    16.8515
Ohio..............................................    19.3379    18.8488
Oklahoma..........................................    16.8803    16.1856
Oregon............................................    22.3705    21.7851
Pennsylvania......................................    19.2018    18.6374
Puerto Rico.......................................    10.7076     9.6394
Rhode Island \1\..................................  .........  .........
South Carolina....................................    18.9889    18.2492
South Dakota......................................    17.5369    16.6639
Tennessee.........................................    17.6873    16.9880
Texas.............................................    17.2050    16.4636
Utah..............................................    20.1916    19.5942
Vermont...........................................    21.1189    20.4055
Virginia..........................................    18.3851    17.6464
Washington........................................    22.7769    22.5424
West Virginia.....................................    17.9971    17.6684
Wisconsin.........................................    20.2251    19.3721
Wyoming...........................................    19.5145    19.1625
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\1\ All counties within the State are classified as urban.


Table 4A.--Wage Index and Capital Geographic Adjustment Factor (GAF) for
                               Urban Areas
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                        Wage
         Urban Area  (Constituent Counties)             Index      GAF
------------------------------------------------------------------------
0040  Abilene, TX...................................    0.7983    0.8570
  Taylor, TX
0060  \2\ Aguadilla, PR.............................    0.4832    0.6077
  Aguada, PR
  Aguadilla, PR
  Moca, PR
0080  Akron, OH.....................................    0.9876    0.9915
  Portage, OH
  Summit, OH
0120  Albany, GA....................................    1.0640    1.0434
  Dougherty, GA
  Lee, GA
0160  \2\ Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY...............    0.8547    0.8981
  Albany, NY
  Montgomery, NY
  Rensselaer, NY
  Saratoga, NY
  Schenectady, NY
  Schoharie, NY
0200  Albuquerque, NM...............................    0.9750    0.9828
  Bernalillo, NM
  Sandoval, NM
  Valencia, NM
0220  Alexandria, LA................................    0.8059    0.8626
  Rapides, LA
0240  Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA................    1.0077    1.0053
  Carbon, PA
  Lehigh, PA
  Northampton, PA
0280  Altoona, PA...................................    0.9126    0.9393
  Blair, PA
0320  Amarillo, TX..................................    0.8711    0.9098
  Potter, TX
  Randall, TX
0380  Anchorage, AK.................................    1.2696    1.1776
  Anchorage, AK
0440  Ann Arbor, MI.................................    1.1098    1.0739
  Lenawee, MI
  Livingston, MI
  Washtenaw, MI
0450  Anniston, AL..................................    0.8276    0.8785
  Calhoun, AL
0460  Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI...................    0.9241    0.9474
  Calumet, WI
  Outagamie, WI
  Winnebago, WI
0470  \2\ Arecibo, PR...............................    0.4832    0.6077
  Arecibo, PR
  Camuy, PR
  Hatillo, PR
0480  Asheville, NC.................................    0.9200    0.9445
  Buncombe, NC
  Madison, NC
0500  Athens, GA....................................    0.9842    0.9892
  Clarke, GA
  Madison, GA
  Oconee, GA
0520  \1\ Atlanta, GA...............................    1.0058    1.0040
  Barrow, GA
  Bartow, GA
  Carroll, GA
  Cherokee, GA
  Clayton, GA
  Cobb, GA
  Coweta, GA
  DeKalb, GA
  Douglas, GA
  Fayette, GA
  Forsyth, GA
  Fulton, GA
  Gwinnett, GA
  Henry, GA

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  Newton, GA
  Paulding, GA
  Pickens, GA
  Rockdale, GA
  Spalding, GA
  Walton, GA
0560  Atlantic-Cape May, NJ.........................    1.1293    1.0868
  Atlantic, NJ
  Cape May, NJ
0580  Auburn-Opelika, AL............................    0.8230    0.8751
  Lee, AL
0600  Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC..........................    0.9970    0.9979
  Columbia, GA
  McDuffie, GA
  Richmond, GA
  Aiken, SC
  Edgefield, SC
0640  \1\ Austin-San Marcos, TX.....................    0.9597    0.9722
  Bastrop, TX
  Caldwell, TX
  Hays, TX
  Travis, TX
  Williamson, TX
0680  \2\ Bakersfield, CA...........................    0.9659    0.9765
  Kern, CA
0720  \1\ Baltimore, MD.............................    0.9856    0.9901
  Anne Arundel, MD
  Baltimore, MD
  Baltimore City, MD
  Carroll, MD
  Harford, MD
  Howard, MD
  Queen Anne's, MD
0733  Bangor, ME....................................    0.9593    0.9719
  Penobscot, ME
0743  Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA.......................    1.3626    1.2360
  Barnstable, MA
0760  Baton Rouge, LA...............................    0.8149    0.8692
  Ascension, LA
  East Baton Rouge, LA
  Livingston, LA
  West Baton Rouge, LA
0840  Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX......................    0.8442    0.8905
  Hardin, TX
  Jefferson, TX
  Orange, TX
0860  Bellingham, WA................................    1.1826    1.1217
  Whatcom, WA
0870  \2\ Benton Harbor, MI.........................    0.9000    0.9304
  Berrien, MI
0875  \1\ Bergen-Passaic, NJ........................    1.1808    1.1205
  Bergen, NJ
  Passaic, NJ
0880  Billings, MT..................................    0.9352    0.9552
  Yellowstone, MT
0920  Biloxi-Gulfport-Pascagoula, MS................    0.8440    0.8903
  Hancock, MS
  Harrison, MS
  Jackson, MS
0960  \2\ Binghamton, NY............................    0.8547    0.8981
  Broome, NY
  Tioga, NY
1000  Birmingham, AL................................    0.8808    0.9168
  Blount, AL
  Jefferson, AL
  St. Clair, AL
  Shelby, AL
1010  Bismarck, ND..................................    0.7984    0.8571
  Burleigh, ND
  Morton, ND
1020  Bloomington, IN...............................    0.8842    0.9192
  Monroe, IN
1040  Bloomington-Normal, IL........................    0.9038    0.9331
  McLean, IL
1080  Boise City, ID................................    0.9050    0.9339
  Ada, ID
  Canyon, ID
1123  \1\ \2\ Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-         1.1454    1.0974
 Brockton, MA-NH (MA Hospitals).....................
  Bristol, MA
  Essex, MA
  Middlesex, MA
  Norfolk, MA
  Plymouth, MA
  Suffolk, MA
  Worcester, MA
  Hillsborough, NH
  Merrimack, NH
  Rockingham, NH
  Strafford, NH
1123  \1\ Boston-Worcester-Lawrence-Lowell-Brockton,    1.1293    1.0868
 MA-NH (NH Hospitals)...............................
  Bristol, MA
  Essex, MA
  Middlesex, MA
  Norfolk, MA
  Plymouth, MA
  Suffolk, MA
  Worcester, MA
  Hillsborough, NH
  Merrimack, NH
  Rockingham, NH
  Strafford, NH
1125  Boulder-Longmont, CO..........................    0.9799    0.9862
  Boulder, CO
1145  Brazoria, TX..................................    0.8209    0.8736
  Brazoria, TX
1150  Bremerton, WA.................................    1.0758    1.0513
  Kitsap, WA
1240  Brownsville-Harlingen-San Benito, TX..........    0.9012    0.9312
  Cameron, TX
1260  Bryan-College Station, TX.....................    0.9328    0.9535
  Brazos, TX
1280  \1\ Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY.................    0.9459    0.9626
  Erie, NY
  Niagara, NY
1303  Burlington, VT................................    0.9883    0.9920
  Chittenden, VT
  Franklin, VT
  Grand Isle, VT
1310  \2\ Caguas, PR................................    0.4832    0.6077
  Caguas, PR
  Cayey, PR
  Cidra, PR
  Gurabo, PR
  San Lorenzo, PR
1320  Canton-Massillon, OH..........................    0.8956    0.9273
  Carroll, OH
  Stark, OH
1350  Casper, WY....................................    0.9496    0.9652
  Natrona, WY
1360  Cedar Rapids, IA..............................    0.8699    0.9090
  Linn, IA
1400  Champaign-Urbana, IL..........................    0.9306    0.9519
  Champaign, IL
1440  Charleston-North Charleston, SC...............    0.9206    0.9449
  Berkeley, SC
  Charleston, SC
  Dorchester, SC
1480  Charleston, WV................................    0.9264    0.9490
  Kanawha, WV
  Putnam, WV
1520  \1\ Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC.......    0.9407    0.9590
  Cabarrus, NC
  Gaston, NC
  Lincoln, NC
  Mecklenburg, NC
  Rowan, NC
  Stanly, NC
  Union, NC
  York, SC
1540  Charlottesville, VA...........................    1.0566    1.0384
  Albemarle, VA
  Charlottesville City, VA
  Fluvanna, VA
  Greene, VA
1560  Chattanooga, TN-GA............................    0.9369    0.9563
  Catoosa, GA
  Dade, GA
  Walker, GA
  Hamilton, TN
  Marion, TN
1580  \2\ Cheyenne, WY..............................    0.8747    0.9124
  Laramie, WY
1600  \1\ Chicago, IL...............................    1.1046    1.0705
  Cook, IL
  DeKalb, IL
  DuPage, IL
  Grundy, IL
  Kane, IL
  Kendall, IL
  Lake, IL
  McHenry, IL

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  Will, IL
1620  Chico-Paradise, CA............................    0.9856    0.9901
  Butte, CA
1640  \1\ Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN......................    0.9473    0.9636
  Dearborn, IN
  Ohio, IN
  Boone, KY
  Campbell, KY
  Gallatin, KY
  Grant, KY
  Kenton, KY
  Pendleton, KY
  Brown, OH
  Clermont, OH
  Hamilton, OH
  Warren, OH
1660  Clarksville-Hopkinsville, TN-KY...............    0.8393    0.8869
  Christian, KY
  Montgomery, TN
1680  \1\ Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH...............    0.9457    0.9625
  Ashtabula, OH
  Cuyahoga, OH
  Geauga, OH
  Lake, OH
  Lorain, OH
  Medina, OH
1720  Colorado Springs, CO..........................    0.9744    0.9824
  El Paso, CO
1740  Columbia, MO..................................    0.8686    0.9080
  Boone, MO
1760  Columbia, SC..................................    0.9492    0.9649
  Lexington, SC
  Richland, SC
1800  Columbus, GA-AL...............................
  Russell, AL                                           0.8440    0.8903
  Chattahoochee, GA
  Harris, GA
  Muscogee, GA
1840  \1\ Columbus, OH..............................    0.9565    0.9700
  Delaware, OH
  Fairfield, OH
  Franklin, OH
  Licking, OH
  Madison, OH
  Pickaway, OH
1880  Corpus Christi, TX............................    0.8341    0.8832
  Nueces, TX
  San Patricio, TX
1890  Corvallis, OR.................................    1.1646    1.1100
  Benton, OR
1900  \2\ Cumberland, MD-WV (MD Hospitals)..........    0.8859    0.9204
  Allegany, MD
  Mineral, WV
1900  Cumberland, MD-WV (WV Hospital)...............    0.8306    0.8806
  Allegany, MD
  Mineral, WV
1920  \1\ Dallas, TX................................    0.9936    0.9956
  Collin, TX
  Dallas, TX
  Denton, TX
  Ellis, TX
  Henderson, TX
  Hunt, TX
  Kaufman, TX
  Rockwall, TX
1950  Danville, VA..................................    0.8613    0.9028
  Danville City, VA
  Pittsylvania, VA
1960  Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL...........    0.8638    0.9046
  Scott, IA
  Henry, IL
  Rock Island, IL
2000  Dayton-Springfield, OH........................    0.9225    0.9463
  Clark, OH
  Greene, OH
  Miami, OH
  Montgomery, OH
2020  Daytona Beach, FL.............................    0.8972    0.9284
  Flagler, FL
  Volusia, FL
2030  Decatur, AL...................................    0.8775    0.9144
  Lawrence, AL
  Morgan, AL
2040  \2\ Decatur, IL...............................    0.8053    0.8622
  Macon, IL
2080  \1\ Denver, CO................................    1.0328    1.0223
  Adams, CO
  Arapahoe, CO
  Denver, CO
  Douglas, CO
  Jefferson, CO
2120  Des Moines, IA................................    0.8779    0.9147
  Dallas, IA
  Polk, IA
  Warren, IA
2160  \1\ Detroit, MI...............................    1.0487    1.0331
  Lapeer, MI
  Macomb, MI
  Monroe, MI
  Oakland, MI
  St. Clair, MI
  Wayne, MI
2180  Dothan, AL....................................    0.7988    0.8574
  Dale, AL
  Houston, AL
2190  Dover, DE.....................................    1.0296    1.0202
  Kent, DE
2200  Dubuque, IA...................................    0.8519    0.8960
  Dubuque, IA
2240  Duluth-Superior, MN-WI........................    1.0284    1.0194
  St. Louis, MN
  Douglas, WI
2281  Dutchess County, NY...........................    1.0532    1.0361
  Dutchess, NY
2290  \2\ Eau Claire, WI............................    0.9068    0.9352
  Chippewa, WI
  Eau Claire, WI
2320  El Paso, TX...................................    0.9215    0.9456
  El Paso, TX
2330  Elkhart-Goshen, IN............................    0.9638    0.9751
  Elkhart, IN
2335  \2\ Elmira, NY................................    0.8547    0.8981
  Chemung, NY
2340  Enid, OK......................................    0.8357    0.8843
  Garfield, OK
2360  Erie, PA......................................    0.8716    0.9102
  Erie, PA
2400  Eugene-Springfield, OR........................    1.1471    1.0985
  Lane, OR
2440  \2\ Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY (IN Hospitals)    0.8721    0.9105
  Posey, IN
  Vanderburgh, IN
  Warrick, IN
  Henderson, KY
2440  Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY (KY Hospitals)....    0.8514    0.8957
  Posey, IN
  Vanderburgh, IN
  Warrick, IN
  Henderson, KY
2520  Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN.........................    0.9267    0.9492
  Clay, MN
  Cass, ND
2560  Fayetteville, NC..............................    0.9027    0.9323
  Cumberland, NC
2580  Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR............    0.8445    0.8907
  Benton, AR
  Washington, AR
2620  Flagstaff, AZ-UT..............................    1.0556    1.0377
  Coconino, AZ
  Kane, UT
2640  Flint, MI.....................................    1.0913    1.0617
  Genesee, MI
2650  Florence, AL..................................    0.7889    0.8501
  Colbert, AL
  Lauderdale, AL
2655  Florence, SC..................................    0.8722    0.9106
  Florence, SC
2670  Fort Collins-Loveland, CO.....................    1.0045    1.0031
  Larimer, CO
2680  \1\ Ft. Lauderdale, FL........................    1.0784    1.0530
  Broward, FL
2700  Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL.....................    0.9374    0.9567
  Lee, FL
2710  Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL................    1.0214    1.0146
  Martin, FL
  St. Lucie, FL
2720  Fort Smith, AR-OK.............................    0.8053    0.8622
  Crawford, AR
  Sebastian, AR
  Sequoyah, OK
2750  Fort Walton Beach, FL.........................    0.9002    0.9305

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  Okaloosa, FL
2760  Fort Wayne, IN................................    0.9203    0.9447
  Adams, IN
  Allen, IN
  De Kalb, IN
  Huntington, IN
  Wells, IN
  Whitley, IN
2800  \1\ Fort Worth-Arlington, TX..................    0.9394    0.9581
  Hood, TX
  Johnson, TX
  Parker, TX
  Tarrant, TX
2840  Fresno, CA....................................    0.9984    0.9989
  Fresno, CA
  Madera, CA
2880  Gadsden, AL...................................    0.8792    0.9156
  Etowah, AL
2900  Gainesville, FL...............................    0.9481    0.9642
  Alachua, FL
2920  Galveston-Texas City, TX......................    1.0313    1.0213
  Galveston, TX
2960  Gary, IN......................................    0.9530    0.9676
  Lake, IN
  Porter, IN
2975  \2\ Glens Falls, NY...........................    0.8547    0.8981
  Warren, NY
  Washington, NY
2980  Goldsboro, NC.................................    0.8709    0.9097
  Wayne, NC
2985  Grand Forks, ND-MN............................    0.9119    0.9388
  Polk, MN
  Grand Forks, ND
2995  Grand Junction, CO............................    0.9774    0.9845
  Mesa, CO
3000  \1\ Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI.........    1.0048    1.0033
  Allegan, MI
  Kent, MI
  Muskegon, MI
  Ottawa, MI
3040  Great Falls, MT...............................    0.9195    0.9441
  Cascade, MT
3060  Greeley, CO...................................    0.9495    0.9651
  Weld, CO
3080  Green Bay, WI.................................    0.9357    0.9555
  Brown, WI
3120  \1\ Greensboro-Winston-Salem-High Point, NC...    0.9539    0.9682
  Alamance, NC
  Davidson, NC
  Davie, NC
  Forsyth, NC
  Guilford, NC
  Randolph, NC
  Stokes, NC
  Yadkin, NC
3150  Greenville, NC................................    0.9289    0.9507
  Pitt, NC
3160  Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC...........    0.9217    0.9457
  Anderson, SC
  Cherokee, SC
  Greenville, SC
  Pickens, SC
  Spartanburg, SC
3180  \2\ Hagerstown, MD............................    0.8859    0.9204
  Washington, MD
3200  Hamilton-Middletown, OH.......................    0.9287    0.9506
  Butler, OH
3240  Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA...............    0.9425    0.9603
  Cumberland, PA
  Dauphin, PA
  Lebanon, PA
  Perry, PA
3283  \1\ \2\ Hartford, CT..........................    1.2077    1.1380
  Hartford, CT
  Litchfield, CT
  Middlesex, CT
  Tolland, CT
3285  \2\ Hattiesburg, MS...........................    0.7528    0.8233
  Forrest, MS
  Lamar, MS
3290  Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC..................    0.9367    0.9562
  Alexander, NC
  Burke, NC
  Caldwell, NC
  Catawba, NC
3320  Honolulu, HI..................................    1.1544    1.1033
  Honolulu, HI
3350  Houma, LA.....................................    0.7975    0.8565
  Lafourche, LA
  Terrebonne, LA
3360  \1\ Houston, TX...............................    0.9631    0.9746
  Chambers, TX
  Fort Bend, TX
  Harris, TX
  Liberty, TX
  Montgomery, TX
  Waller, TX
3400  Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH..................    0.9616    0.9735
  Boyd, KY
  Carter, KY
  Greenup, KY
  Lawrence, OH
  Cabell, WV
  Wayne, WV
3440  Huntsville, AL................................    0.8883    0.9221
  Limestone, AL
  Madison, AL
3480  \1\ Indianapolis, IN..........................    0.9698    0.9792
  Boone, IN
  Hamilton, IN
  Hancock, IN
  Hendricks, IN
  Johnson, IN
  Madison, IN
  Marion, IN
  Morgan, IN
  Shelby, IN
3500  Iowa City, IA.................................    0.9859    0.9903
  Johnson, IA
3520  Jackson, MI...................................    0.9257    0.9485
  Jackson, MI
3560  Jackson, MS...................................    0.8491    0.8940
  Hinds, MS
  Madison, MS
  Rankin, MS
3580  Jackson, TN...................................    0.9013    0.9313
  Madison, TN
  Chester, TN
3600  \1\ Jacksonville, FL..........................    0.9223    0.9461
  Clay, FL
  Duval, FL
  Nassau, FL
  St. Johns, FL
3605  \2\ Jacksonville, NC..........................    0.8535    0.8972
  Onslow, NC
3610  \2\ Jamestown, NY.............................    0.8547    0.8981
  Chautauqua, NY
3620  Janesville-Beloit, WI.........................    0.9739    0.9821
  Rock, WI
3640  Jersey City, NJ...............................    1.1178    1.0792
  Hudson, NJ
3660  Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA.........    0.8617    0.9031
  Carter, TN
  Hawkins, TN
  Sullivan, TN
  Unicoi, TN
  Washington, TN
  Bristol City, VA
  Scott, VA
  Washington, VA
3680  Johnstown, PA.................................    0.8723    0.9107
  Cambria, PA
  Somerset, PA
3700  Jonesboro, AR.................................    0.8425    0.8893
  Craighead, AR
3710  Joplin, MO....................................    0.8727    0.9110
  Jasper, MO
  Newton, MO
3720  Kalamazoo-Battlecreek, MI.....................    1.0639    1.0433
  Calhoun, MI
  Kalamazoo, MI
  Van Buren, MI
3740  Kankakee, IL..................................    0.9889    0.9924
  Kankakee, IL
3760  \1\ Kansas City, KS-MO........................    0.9536    0.9680
  Johnson, KS
  Leavenworth, KS
  Miami, KS
  Wyandotte, KS
  Cass, MO
  Clay, MO
  Clinton, MO
  Jackson, MO
  Lafayette, MO
  Platte, MO
  Ray, MO
3800  Kenosha, WI...................................    0.9568    0.9702
  Kenosha, WI
3810  \2\ Killeen-Temple, TX........................    0.7714    0.8372

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  Bell, TX
  Coryell, TX
3840  Knoxville, TN.................................    0.8890    0.9226
  Anderson, TN
  Blount, TN
  Knox, TN
  Loudon, TN
  Sevier, TN
  Union, TN
3850  Kokomo, IN....................................    0.9184    0.9434
  Howard, IN
  Tipton, IN
3870  La Crosse, WI-MN..............................    0.9250    0.9480
  Houston, MN
  La Crosse, WI
3880  Lafayette, LA.................................    0.8544    0.8978
  Acadia, LA
  Lafayette, LA
  St. Landry, LA
  St. Martin, LA
3920  Lafayette, IN.................................    0.9121    0.9389
  Clinton, IN
  Tippecanoe, IN
3960  Lake Charles, LA..............................    0.7765    0.8409
  Calcasieu, LA
3980  Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL.....................    0.9067    0.9351
  Polk, FL
4000  Lancaster, PA.................................    0.9296    0.9512
  Lancaster, PA
4040  Lansing-East Lansing, MI......................    0.9653    0.9761
  Clinton, MI
  Eaton, MI
  Ingham, MI
4080  Laredo, TX....................................    0.7849    0.8472
  Webb, TX
4100  \2\ Las Cruces, NM............................    0.8676    0.9073
  Dona Ana, NM
4120  \1\ Las Vegas, NV-AZ..........................    1.1182    1.0795
  Mohave, AZ
  Clark, NV
  Nye, NV
4150  Lawrence, KS..................................    0.7812    0.8444
  Douglas, KS
4200  Lawton, OK....................................    0.8682    0.9078
  Comanche, OK
4243  Lewiston-Auburn, ME...........................    0.9287    0.9506
  Androscoggin, ME
4280  Lexington, KY.................................    0.8791    0.9155
  Bourbon, KY
  Clark, KY
  Fayette, KY
  Jessamine, KY
  Madison, KY
  Scott, KY
  Woodford, KY
4320  Lima, OH......................................    0.9470    0.9634
  Allen, OH
  Auglaize, OH
4360  Lincoln, NE...................................    1.0173    1.0118
  Lancaster, NE
4400  Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR.............    0.8955    0.9272
  Faulkner, AR
  Lonoke, AR
  Pulaski, AR
  Saline, AR
4420  Longview-Marshall, TX.........................    0.8571    0.8998
  Gregg, TX
  Harrison, TX
  Upshur, TX
4480  \1\ Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA................    1.1961    1.1305
  Los Angeles, CA
4520  \1\ Louisville, KY-IN.........................    0.9529    0.9675
  Clark, IN
  Floyd, IN
  Harrison, IN
  Scott, IN
  Bullitt, KY
  Jefferson, KY
  Oldham, KY
4600  Lubbock, TX...................................    0.8463    0.8920
  Lubbock, TX
4640  Lynchburg, VA.................................    0.9103    0.9377
  Amherst, VA
  Bedford, VA
  Bedford City, VA
  Campbell, VA
  Lynchburg City, VA
4680  Macon, GA.....................................    0.8971    0.9283
  Bibb, GA
  Houston, GA
  Jones, GA
  Peach, GA
  Twiggs, GA
4720  Madison, WI...................................    1.0367    1.0250
  Dane, WI
4800  Mansfield, OH.................................    0.8726    0.9109
  Crawford, OH
  Richland, OH
4840  Mayaguez, PR..................................    0.4860    0.6101
  Anasco, PR
  Cabo Rojo, PR
  Hormigueros, PR
  Mayaguez, PR
  Sabana Grande, PR
  San German, PR
4880  McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX..................    0.8378    0.8859
  Hidalgo, TX
4890  Medford-Ashland, OR...........................    1.0314    1.0214
  Jackson, OR
4900  Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL.............    0.9913    0.9940
  Brevard, Fl
4920  \1\ Memphis, TN-AR-MS.........................    0.8978    0.9288
  Crittenden, AR
  DeSoto, MS
  Fayette, TN
  Shelby, TN
  Tipton, TN
4940  Merced, CA....................................    0.9947    0.9964
  Merced, CA
5000  \1\ Miami, FL.................................    0.9950    0.9966
  Dade, FL
5015  \1\ Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ..........    1.1469    1.0984
  Hunterdon, NJ
  Middlesex, NJ
  Somerset, NJ
5080  \1\ Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI....................    0.9971    0.9980
  Milwaukee, WI
  Ozaukee, WI
  Washington, WI
  Waukesha, WI
5120  \1\ Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI...............    1.0930    1.0628
  Anoka, MN
  Carver, MN
  Chisago, MN
  Dakota, MN
  Hennepin, MN
  Isanti, MN
  Ramsey, MN
  Scott, MN
  Sherburne, MN
  Washington, MN
  Wright, MN
  Pierce, WI
  St. Croix, WI
5140  Missoula, MT..................................    0.9364    0.9560
  Missoula, MT
5160  Mobile, AL....................................    0.8084    0.8645
  Baldwin, AL
  Mobile, AL
5170  Modesto, CA...................................    1.0820    1.0555
  Stanislaus, CA
5190  \1\ Monmouth-Ocean, NJ........................    1.1257    1.0845
  Monmouth, NJ
  Ocean, NJ
5200  Monroe, LA....................................    0.8201    0.8730
  Ouachita, LA
5240  \2\ Montgomery, AL............................    0.7400    0.8137
  Autauga, AL
  Elmore, AL
  Montgomery, AL
5280  Muncie, IN....................................    0.9939    0.9958
  Delaware, IN
5330  Myrtle Beach, SC..............................    0.8771    0.9141
  Horry, SC
5345  Naples, FL....................................    0.9699    0.9793
  Collier, FL
5360  \1\ Nashville, TN.............................    0.9754    0.9831
  Cheatham, TN
  Davidson, TN
  Dickson, TN
  Robertson, TN
  Rutherford TN
  Sumner, TN
  Williamson, TN
  Wilson, TN
5380  \1\ Nassau-Suffolk, NY........................    1.3643    1.2370
  Nassau, NY

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  Suffolk, NY
5483  \1\ New Haven-Bridgeport-Stamford-Waterbury-..    1.2294    1.1519
  Danbury, CT
  Fairfield, CT
  New Haven, CT
5523  \2\ New London-Norwich, CT....................    1.2077    1.1380
  New London, CT
5560  \1\ New Orleans, LA...........................    0.9036    0.9329
  Jefferson, LA
  Orleans, LA
  Plaquemines, LA
  St. Bernard, LA
  St. Charles, LA
  St. James, LA
  St. John The Baptist, LA
  St. Tammany, LA
5600  \1\ New York, NY..............................    1.4427    1.2853
  Bronx, NY
  Kings, NY
  New York, NY
  Putnam, NY
  Queens, NY
  Richmond, NY
  Rockland, NY
  Westchester, NY
5640  \1\ Newark, NJ................................    1.1622    1.1084
  Essex, NJ
  Morris, NJ
  Sussex, NJ
  Union, NJ
  Warren, NJ
5660  Newburgh, NY-PA...............................    1.1113    1.0749
  Orange, NY
  Pike, PA
5720  \1\ Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC    0.8579    0.9004
  Currituck, NC
  Chesapeake City, VA
  Gloucester, VA
  Hampton City, VA
  Isle of Wight, VA
  James City, VA
  Mathews, VA
  Newport News City, VA
  Norfolk City, VA
  Poquoson City, VA
  Portsmouth City, VA
  Suffolk City, VA
  Virginia Beach City VA
  Williamsburg City, VA
  York, VA
5775  \1\ Oakland, CA...............................    1.5319    1.3392
  Alameda, CA
  Contra Costa, CA
5790  Ocala, FL.....................................    0.9556    0.9694
  Marion, FL
5800  Odessa-Midland, TX............................    1.0104    1.0071
  Ector, TX
  Midland, TX
5880  \1\ Oklahoma City, OK.........................    0.8694    0.9086
  Canadian, OK
  Cleveland, OK
  Logan, OK
  McClain, OK
  Oklahoma, OK
  Pottawatomie, OK
5910  Olympia, WA...................................    1.1350    1.0906
  Thurston, WA
5920  Omaha, NE-IA..................................    0.9712    0.9802
  Pottawattamie, IA
  Cass, NE
  Douglas, NE
  Sarpy, NE
  Washington, NE
5945  \1\ Orange County,