ESTRADIOL .1 mg/d Patch
Coverage in South Carolina (CMS PDP Region 09).
10 of 11 stand-alone Part D plans in South Carolina cover this drug on tier 2–4.
Lowest 30-day cost $7.00 at a preferred pharmacy. 9 of 10 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.
71 Medicare Advantage plans in SC do cover it
Medicare Advantage plans carry their own formularies, separate from stand-alone Part D. A patient on an MA-PD plan may have coverage even where no PDP lists the drug. SC: 71 plans.
Every plan that covers it
| Plan | Tier | 30-day preferred | 90-day mail | Unit cost | Est. 30-day fill | Restrictions |
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| SilverScript Choice (PDP)$98.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 2Generic | $7.00 | $21.00 | $3.4783 | $31.309 units |
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| AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$139.20/mo premium · $130.00 deductible | 2Generic | $10.00 | $0.00 | $3.3692 | $30.329 units |
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| Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$4.80/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 40% | 40% | $7.0637 | $63.579 units |
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| Wellcare Classic (PDP)$9.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 27% | 27% | $7.0637 | $63.579 units |
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| Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$10.10/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 30% | — | $10.5433 | $94.899 units |
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| Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$65.60/mo premium · $601.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 34% | — | $10.6017 | $95.429 units |
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| HealthSpring Extra Rx (PDP)$71.20/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 30% | 30% | $7.7562 | $69.819 units |
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| BlueCross Rx Value (PDP)$139.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 50% | 50% | $10.5706 | — | None |
| Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$145.60/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 50% | 50% | $10.5104 | $94.599 units |
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| HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$152.50/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 31% | 31% | $8.8420 | $79.589 units |
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Cost-sharing is the initial coverage phase at a preferred pharmacy; a percentage is coinsurance of the plan’s negotiated price, and the deductible may apply first. CMS publishes a negotiated price per unit, so the 30-day fill is shown only where the plan’s own quantity limit supplies the quantity.