What do the medicine figures mean?
For semaglutide sold as Ozempic or Wegovy, the maker’s September 2026 self-pay prices spanned $149–$499 a month, with the product and strength determining the price.
The lowest injection offers lasted for only the first two monthly supplies.
Those offers could be changed or cancelled by the maker; the introductory terms for injections continued through December 31, 2026.
These are dated medicine figures. They are not a quote for a whole care plan.
A “month” can mean a different pack or quantity for different products.
A concrete example of an offer
In September 2026, the government’s offer page listed semaglutide (Ozempic) injections at $199 per monthly supply for a new self-pay patient’s first two supplies.
The offer covered only selected strengths and was for US residents aged 18 or older paying without insurance.
An insured person using the offer could not ask their plan to repay this cost.
The spending also could not count toward the amount the patient must pay before insurance starts paying.
Once the first two monthly supplies were used, strength determined the posted monthly price: $349 or $499.
The government’s recorded offer terms ↗Use the offer terms to frame your questions. Ask the dispensing pharmacy to confirm the price that applies to the exact prescription.
Ask what sits outside the medicine price
In September 2026, some online services billed separately for medicine and charged an additional monthly fee for membership.
Ask the service you found what its fee covers and whether each of these items costs extra.
- The first assessment and later visits.
- Blood tests and any charge to review them.
- A membership or other recurring fee.
- Delivery and any supplies.
- Cancellation, refunds and charges when no medicine is prescribed.
Compare like with like
List prices, cash prices and insured copays are different kinds of price.
A low medicine-only figure cannot answer what your full bill will be. Keep the product, the supply and the included services beside every quote.