HYDROMORPHONE HYDROCHLORIDE 8 mg Tablet

Coverage in Colorado (CMS PDP Region 27).

10 of 10 stand-alone Part D plans in Colorado cover this drug on tier 3–4.

Lowest 30-day cost $45.00 at a preferred pharmacy. 10 of 10 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.

96 Medicare Advantage plans in CO 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. CO: 96 plans.

Every plan that covers it

Plan	Tier	30-day preferred	90-day mail	Unit cost	Est. 30-day fill	Restrictions
HealthSpring Extra Rx (PDP)$70.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	3Preferred Brand	17%	17%	$1.0657	$19.1818 units	Quantity limit 18 per 30 days
SilverScript Choice (PDP)$105.10/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	3Preferred Brand	18%	18%	$0.2484	$4.4718 units	Quantity limit 18 per 30 days
AARP Medicare Rx Saver from UHC (PDP)$125.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	3Preferred Brand	19%	19%	$0.6544	$11.7818 units	Quantity limit 18 per 30 days
Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$137.10/mo premium · $0.00 deductible	3Preferred Brand	$45.00	$125.00	$0.8488	$20.3724 units	Quantity limit 24 per 30 days
AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$151.90/mo premium · $130.00 deductible	3Preferred Brand	17%	17%	$0.6486	$11.6718 units	Quantity limit 18 per 30 days
Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	40%	40%	$0.8720	$15.7018 units	Quantity limit 18 per 30 days
Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$0.00/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	31%	—	$0.8526	$20.4624 units	Quantity limit 24 per 30 days
Wellcare Classic (PDP)$2.20/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	29%	29%	$0.8720	$15.7018 units	Quantity limit 18 per 30 days
Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$48.50/mo premium · $601.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	34%	—	$0.8596	$20.6324 units	Quantity limit 24 per 30 days
HealthSpring Assurance Rx (PDP)$61.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible	4Non-Preferred Drug	30%	30%	$1.0943	$19.7018 units	Quantity limit 18 per 30 days

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.

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