LIDOCAINE 50 mg/g Ointment
Coverage in California (CMS PDP Region 32).
10 of 12 stand-alone Part D plans in California cover this drug on tier 3–4.
7 of 10 plans apply a prior authorization, step therapy or quantity limit.
380 Medicare Advantage plans in CA 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. CA: 380 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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| AARP Medicare Rx Preferred from UHC (PDP)$165.40/mo premium · $130.00 deductible | 3Preferred Brand | 15% | 15% | $0.2475 | $37.62152 units |
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| Wellcare Value Script (PDP)$5.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 40% | 40% | $0.6444 | $3.225 units |
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| Wellcare Classic (PDP)$6.20/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 31% | 31% | $0.6444 | $3.225 units |
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| HealthSpring Extra Rx (PDP)$70.60/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 30% | 30% | $0.2904 | $1.455 units |
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| Humana Value Rx Plan (PDP)$104.60/mo premium · $601.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 32% | — | $0.2891 | — | None |
| AARP Medicare Rx Saver from UHC (PDP)$109.40/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 38% | — | $0.2459 | $37.38152 units |
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| Humana Basic Rx Plan (PDP)$132.20/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 32% | — | $0.2876 | — | None |
| Humana Premier Rx Plan (PDP)$172.90/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 50% | 50% | $0.2868 | — | None |
| Blue Shield Rx Plus (PDP)$199.70/mo premium · $615.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 49% | 49% | $0.5181 | $2.595 units |
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| Blue Shield Rx Enhanced (PDP)$227.80/mo premium · $0.00 deductible | 4Non-Preferred Drug | 37% | 37% | $0.5181 | $2.595 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.