ESTRADIOL .075 mg/d Patch
Coverage in North Carolina (CMS PDP Region 08).
11 of 12 stand-alone Part D plans in North Carolina cover this drug on tier 2–4.
Lowest 30-day cost $7.00 at a preferred pharmacy. 9 of 11 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.
128 Medicare Advantage plans in NC 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. NC: 128 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)$90.20/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 2Generic | $7.00 | $21.00 | $4.0995 | $36.909 units |
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| AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$119.80/mo premium · $130.00 deductible | 2Generic | $10.00 | $0.00 | $3.0502 | $27.459 units |
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| Blue Medicare Rx Enhanced (PDP)$163.20/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | $45.00 | $135.00 | $8.1261 | — | None |
| Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$3.60/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 40% | 40% | $7.6208 | $68.599 units |
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| Wellcare Classic (PDP)$4.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 27% | 27% | $7.6208 | $68.599 units |
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| Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$6.80/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 32% | — | $10.9517 | $98.579 units |
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| Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$32.00/mo premium · $601.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 34% | — | $11.0019 | $99.029 units |
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| HealthSpring Extra Rx (PDP)$78.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 31% | 31% | $8.1450 | $73.309 units |
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| Blue Medicare Rx Standard (PDP)$83.90/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 32% | 32% | $8.1261 | — | None |
| HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$110.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 32% | 32% | $8.8867 | $79.989 units |
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| Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$110.90/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 50% | 50% | $10.9235 | $98.319 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.