PriceTracker GLP-1
Wegovy (Semaglutide)
Checked October 2026

Wegovy costs $199 to $399 a month without insurance

$199 to $399 is the manufacturer's own self-pay price, starting dose to top dose. Through the 2 programs we track: $208 to $899 all in.

Every way to pay for Wegovy, dose by dose

This page covers Wegovy's list price, savings card and doses. See the cheapest Wegovy programs, ranked by all-in price.

  • Insured, with the maker's savings cardas little as $25Novo Nordisk's own terms, when a commercial plan covers Wegovy
  • The manufacturer self-pay$199 to $399the maker's own price, starting dose to top dose, per month
  • What a pharmacy pays$1,307average acquisition cost for a box of 4 single-dose pens, CMS survey for the week of September 2026
  • Cheapest program we track$208/moSesame Care, all in, membership included

The 2 cheapest Wegovy programs

  • 1Sesame Care: $208 a month, month to month
  • 2Wellorithm: $899 a month, month to month
Julian CaraulaniFounder, PriceTracker GLP-1Medically reviewed by Dr. A. Goher, MDWe track prices. Clinical facts on this site are quoted from the drug's label, the FDA or the published trial, with the source and the date beside each one. We do not write medical guidance and we do not tell anyone what to take.

We re-check 21 programs every week · 349 price checks since August 2026 · How we check

Cheapest of the 2 programs we track, all in

Sesame CareWellorithm2 verified sellers · membership fees included
$208/mo at Sesame Care on Sesame Care’s site ↗See every verified price
Meet Wegovy
  • Semaglutide, prescribed for chronic weight management
  • A weekly injection pen, or a daily tablet
  • Pen doses run 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.7 and 2.4 mg, plus a 7.2 mg HD strength
  • 13.7% mean body-weight loss at 72 weeks in the head-to-head trial against tirzepatide*

*SURMOUNT-5 is quoted verbatim in the receipts below.

About the ingredient
  • Semaglutide acts on the GLP-1 receptor
  • The same molecule is sold as Ozempic for type 2 diabetes
  • Tirzepatide, in Zepbound, adds a second receptor and beat it head to head
  • Compounded semaglutide is the same molecule prepared by a pharmacy, without FDA approval
What it costs, plainly
  • Pill self-pay $149/mo at 1.5 mg, $199 at 4 mg, $299 at 9 and 25 mg
  • Pen self-pay $349/mo standard, $399/mo for the 7.2 mg HD dose
  • $199/mo covers a new patient's first two pen fills through December 31, 2026
  • As low as $25/mo with commercial coverage and the savings offer

*The manufacturer's own terms are quoted verbatim in the receipts below.

Safety, plainly
  • Boxed warning: risk of thyroid C-cell tumors
  • Most common side effects are gastrointestinal: nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, constipation
  • Not to be combined with other GLP-1 medicines
  • Prescription only: whether it is right for you is a clinician's call, not a price table's
On this page
  1. Every verified price
  2. The dose ladder
  3. Every way to pay
  4. How to choose
  5. Common questions
  6. Why trust this page
  7. The price log

How much does Wegovy cost without insurance?

The manufacturer's own self-pay price runs $199 to $399 a month, starting dose to top dose (read October 2026).

How much does Wegovy cost with insurance?

With a commercial plan that covers it and Novo Nordisk's savings card, as little as $25 a month for the pen (Novo Nordisk's terms, read October 2026).

Where is Wegovy cheapest online?

As of October 2026, Sesame Care at $208 a month all in, month to month, the lowest of the 2 programs we track that sell it. The cheapest Wegovy programs, ranked

The work we do for you

Every Wegovy price, checked October 2026.

We check Wegovy at every program that sells it, weekly, and quote the price from their own page. Each number below is that program’s real Wegovy price, never a cheaper compounded teaser used to advertise.

This drug also appears inWegovy2 sellers

Rank by2 listed
Sesame Care websiteCheapest verified

Trustpilot4.5 (4.4k reviews)Our score 6.0/10

Wegovy · Zepbound · Ozempic · Mounjaro +2

from $208/mo↓ $200

$149 + $59/mo membership

What it costs
Medication
$149/mo · billed monthly
Membership
$59/mo
Consultation
Included in the $59/mo subscription
All in
$208/mo
Due on day one
$208

Read on sesamecare.com, October 2026

checked October 2026 · wegovy

$208/mo at Sesame Care on Sesame Care’s site ↗ · partner linkDetails
Wellorithm website

Trustpilot: too few reviews yet (2)Our score 7.8/10

Compounded sema · tirz + brand Wegovy, Zepbound +2

from $899/mosteady
What it costs
Medication
$899/mo · billed monthly
Membership
none
Consultation
Free
All in
$899/mo
Due on day one
$899

Read on wellorithm.com, October 2026

checked October 2026 · wegovy

$899/mo at Wellorithm on Wellorithm’s site ↗ · partner linkDetails

What Wegovy does, beyond the scale

See every price

The most-prescribed weight-loss GLP-1

Semaglutide is the molecule most US programs are built around, which is why the board below is deeper for it than for any brand except its compounded form.

A pill, not only a pen

Wegovy self-pays cheaper as a tablet than as an injection: $149/mo at 1.5 mg and $199 at 4 mg against $349/mo for the standard pen.*

Second to tirzepatide, head to head

In SURMOUNT-5, semaglutide produced 13.7% mean body-weight loss at 72 weeks against tirzepatide's 20.2%. It works; the other molecule worked better in that trial.*

Wegovy carries a boxed warning for thyroid C-cell tumor risk and should not be combined with other GLP-1 medicines. The most common side effects are gastrointestinal: nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea and constipation. This is a prescription drug: whether it is right for you is a conversation with a licensed clinician, not a price table.

Is Wegovy the right price for you?

Same appetite pathway, very different needles, prices, and evidence. Every column links to its live prices.

Worth knowing before you buy: Compounded semaglutide starts at $69/mo, $139 less than Wegovy on the same appetite pathway. Different medicine, different evidence, real saving.

WegovyWegovyThis pageStarts at$208/moon this pageHow to takeOnce-daily pillActive ingredientSemaglutideWegovy penWegovy penStarts at$208/mobrandHow to takeWeekly injectionActive ingredientSemaglutideSee prices →ZepboundZepboundStarts at$358/mobrandHow to takeWeekly injectionActive ingredientTirzepatideSee prices →Compounded semaglutideCompounded semaglutideStarts at$69/mocompoundedHow to takeWeekly injectionActive ingredientSemaglutideSee prices →

Your dose will climb.So will the bill.

Starting low isn’t a trick, it’s clinical practice: it eases the side effects in. But the advertised price is the starting-dose price. Budget for the tier you’ll maintain on, not the one you start on.

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Manufacturer self-pay, by dose

manufacturer price verified October 2026

0.25 / 0.5 mg$199/moa new patient's first two fills, through Dec 31, 2026
0.25 to 2.4 mg$349/mothe standard self-pay price
7.2 mg (HD)$399/mo

The climb, step by step

1Ease in0.25 / 0.5 mg
The starting doses, priced at $199/mo for a new patient's first two fills through December 31, 2026. After that they cost the standard $349.Manufacturer self-pay: $199/mo
2Build1 / 1.7 mg
The middle of the ladder. The manufacturer's self-pay price is flat across every pen dose from 0.25 to 2.4 mg.Manufacturer self-pay: $349/mo
3Maintain2.4 mg
The top of the standard pen range. The self-pay price is the same as every tier below it.Manufacturer self-pay: $349/mo
4High dose7.2 mg (HD)
The high-dose strength, $50/mo above the standard pen price.Manufacturer self-pay: $399/mo

A year of Wegovy, honestly.

Month one is the number everyone advertises. This is the other one: twelve months, your dose climbing, membership fees counted. The assumptions are yours to set.

How fast your dose climbs
Compared against

$2,042

is what a year costs you extra at the manufacturer’s published prices instead of Sesame Care’s, once your dose climbs and the membership fee is counted.

Manufacturer price that month Sesame Care $208/mo all in
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Each bar is one month at the manufacturer’s published price. The dark part is what you pay above Sesame Care's line. Reaching 7.2 mg (HD) by month 3.
Manufacturer, twelve months
$4,538

$378/mo average

Sesame Care, twelve months
$2,496

$208/mo with the $59 membership · if the price holds

Dose prices are the manufacturer’s published self-pay ladder, including the $299 offer that applies automatically at 14.5 mg and above while refills stay inside its 45-day window; the seller price is the one we last verified. Nobody can promise a price holds for a year, and how fast anyone climbs doses is a clinical decision, which is why both are controls here and not claims.

Every way to pay for Wegovy

Every way to pay for Wegovy

Commercially insured

As low as $25/mo

with the savings offer, capped at $100/month of savings, when your plan covers Wegovy. Eligibility and restrictions apply, so confirm with your plan before counting on it.

Cash, the pill

$149 to $299/mo

The manufacturer's self-pay price for the tablets: $149/mo at 1.5 mg, $199/mo at 4 mg and $299/mo at 9 mg and 25 mg (NovoCare, read 2 October 2026).

Cash, the pen

$199 to $399/mo

$199/mo covers a new patient's first two fills through December 31, 2026, then $349/mo across 0.25 to 2.4 mg and $399/mo for the 7.2 mg HD dose.

What insurers publish about Wegovy

Aetna: depends on your planAnthem: depends on your planBCBS: depends on your planCigna: depends on your planFEP Blue (Federal Employee Program): covered on published plansFlorida Blue: depends on your planHighmark: depends on your planHumana: generally not coveredKaiser Permanente: depends on your planMedi-Cal: excludedTRICARE: covered on published plansUHC: depends on your planCVS Caremark: depends on your planExpress Scripts: depends on your planOptum Rx: depends on your planAmbetter (Centene): excludedMolina Healthcare: excludedFEHB (federal employees): depends on your plan

Coverage is decided by your specific plan, not just the insurer. Each sheet quotes the insurer’s own words and tells you exactly what to ask.

The same molecule, three ways to buy it. Manufacturer prices are its own published self-pay list and carry no link; program prices are all in, membership included, read off each seller’s own page.

Semaglutide: Wegovy vs compounded, per month and per year
RoutePer month12 months at this price
Wegovy, self-pay from the manufacturer[1]0.25 to 2.4 mg, the standard self-pay price$349$4,188
Wegovy, self-pay at the top of the ladder[1]7.2 mg (HD)$399$4,788
Wegovy through Sesame Carecheapest partner program selling it, month to month$208$2,496
Compounded semaglutide through SnagRxcheapest partner program, all in, month to month$69$828

Compounded semaglutide at SnagRx is $280 a month under Wegovy’s starting self-pay price, $3,360 over a year at those prices. Wegovy is FDA-approved; compounded semaglutide is not.

Cheapest compoundedSnagRx, $69/mo all in month to month. Checked October 2026.

$69/mo at SnagRx on SnagRx’s site ↗
How to choose a Wegovy program

How to choose a Wegovy program: 7 checks

Price ranks the list. These decide whether the cheapest is cheapest for you. Each count is from the programs on this page, today.

The price at your dose
1 of 1 hold one price at every dose
Advertised prices are usually the starting dose. A seller that charges more as you step up can end up dearer than one with a higher entry price.
How long you commit
2 of 2 sell Wegovy month to month
2 of 2 publish cancel-anytime terms. A low price that needs a 6 or 12-month prepay is a loan to the seller if you stop early.
Fees on top
1 of 2 add a membership fee
None charge a separate consultation. We rank on the all-in price so a fee cannot hide.
Insurance
1 of 2 take insurance
Most cash programs cannot bill your plan. If your plan covers a brand GLP-1, a copay can beat every cash price here.
Brand or compounded
1 of 2 also sell an FDA-approved brand
Compounded versions are cheaper and not FDA-approved. If you want the approved drug later, a seller that stocks both saves a switch.
Who stands behind it
2 of 2 say who does the prescribing
A real program names its clinician network and its pharmacy. LegitScript certifies telehealth sellers; check a certificate on legitscript.com, not on a badge the seller hosts.
Where you live
2 of 2 ship to all 50 states
State rules decide who can prescribe and dispense. Check your state before you pay an intake fee.

Wegovy price: common questions

How much does Wegovy cost without insurance?

The manufacturer lists Wegovy at $349 to $399 a month self-pay, depending on the dose. The cheapest program we track that sells it is Sesame Care at $208 a month all in, checked October 2026.

Where is the cheapest place to get Wegovy?

Sesame Care, at $208 a month all in month to month. We compare 2 programs on their own published prices, membership fees included, and re-check every week.

Does Wegovy cost more at a higher dose?

At the manufacturer, yes: 0.25 to 2.4 mg is $349, 7.2 mg (HD) is $399 a month self-pay. Some programs hold one price at every dose; each seller's terms are on this page.

Will insurance cover Wegovy?

It depends on your plan, not the drug: many plans cover GLP-1s for type 2 diabetes and exclude them for weight loss, and coverage changes by employer and year. Our coverage pages quote what each major insurer publishes; if your plan says no, the cash prices on this page are the fallback.

Can I pay for Wegovy with an HSA or FSA?

Usually, for the medication. The IRS counts "prescribed medicines and drugs" as medical expenses, and an HSA pays for "medical care" as defined in Code section 213(d) (IRS Publications 502 and 969, read October 2026). Program fees count when the weight loss is "a treatment for a specific disease diagnosed by a physician (such as obesity...)". Your plan administrator decides what it reimburses, so check before you pay; we track prices, not tax rules.

Do I need a prescription for Wegovy?

Yes. Every GLP-1 here is sold on a prescription from a licensed clinician after an intake; 2 of the 2 programs we track say who does the prescribing, and none charges a separate consultation fee. FDA says compounded drugs "should only be used in patients whose medical needs cannot be met by an FDA-approved drug", so a seller that ships without assessing you is a red flag.

Why trust this page, and our sources

Why trust this page

  • PricesRead from each seller’s own page and dated, weekly. 28 recorded checks across 2 sellers since August 2026. How we verify
  • OrderPrice only, all in. We earn a commission from some programs and it never moves a row. How we make money
  • Written byJulian Caraulani, Founder, PriceTracker GLP-1.
  • Clinical reviewDr. A. Goher, MD reviews the clinical statements only, never prices, rankings or which programs pay us.

We track prices. Every clinical and manufacturer claim about Wegovy on this page is quoted below in its source’s own words, with the date we read it. We do not write medical guidance and we do not tell anyone what dose to take.

Guides on Wegovy

References

  1. NovoCare, Wegovy savings offer and self-pay pricing, read October 2026
    Patients new to the Wegovy Savings Offer or NovoCare Pharmacy pay $199 for each month of 0.25 mg & 0.5 mg. Offer for 2 monthly fills through December 31, 2026, then $349 per month for Wegovy 0.25 mg, 0.5 mg, 1 mg, 1.7 mg, or 2.4 mg, and $399 per month for Wegovy HD (semaglutide) injection 7.2 mg. ... Self-pay pricing varies by dose. Patients pay $149 for each month of 1.5 mg, $199 per month for 4 mg and $299 per month for 9 mg and 25 mg.
  2. IRS Publication 502, Medical and Dental Expenses (Medicines; Weight-Loss Program), read October 2026
    You can include in medical expenses amounts you pay for prescribed medicines and drugs. A prescribed drug is one that requires a prescription by a doctor for its use by an individual. ... You can include in medical expenses amounts you pay to lose weight if it is a treatment for a specific disease diagnosed by a physician (such as obesity, hypertension, or heart disease).
  3. IRS Publication 969, Health Savings Accounts and Other Tax-Favored Health Plans, read October 2026
    In general, “qualified medical expenses” means amounts paid by the HSA beneficiary for “medical care” (as defined in Code section 213(d)) ... but only to the extent the amounts are not compensated for by insurance or otherwise. ... Qualified medical expenses are those specified in the plan that would generally qualify for the medical and dental expenses deduction.
  4. American College of Cardiology on SURMOUNT-5 (tirzepatide vs semaglutide, head to head), read October 2026
    at 72 weeks, the least-squares mean percent change in body weight was −20.2% for tirzepatide users vs. −13.7% for semaglutide users (p<0.001)
  5. CMS National Average Drug Acquisition Cost (NADAC), data.medicaid.gov, published October 2026; package sizes from FDA's NDC Directory, read October 2026

Watch on GLP-1 TV

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The price log

Each trail is one seller’s price over the year. The hairline is modeled: a plausible walk that ends on the price we verified. The solid green is our own record, checked weekly since August 2026 and never rewritten. Only real checks are counted or dated below.

25 checks · 2 sellers

Sesame CareLatest verified$149/moSeptember 2026verified since September 2026Since September 2026Steady
no change in 19 verified checks
WellorithmLatest verified$899/moFebverified since August 2026Modeled from $1,022↓ $123
no change in 6 verified checks

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