Ozempic Cost With Insurance: Typical Copays by Plan Type
With commercial insurance that covers it, the savings card can bring the copay down to $25 a month for up to 3 months.
- List price
- $1,027.51 per pen
- Self-pay from
- $149 a month
- With a savings card
- Your monthly payment may be as little as $25 for up to 3 months
Two factors set your Ozempic cost with insurance: the copay in your plan and whether Ozempic has coverage at all. The savings card, Medicare, and the no-coverage offer each have their own rules
Ozempic facts at a glance
The half-life is about 1 week: after 7 d, half is gone, and after five half-lives (35 d), about 3% remains.
SUSTAIN 1 studied type 2 diabetes for 30 weeks. Weight loss was 4.7 kg, compared with 1.2 kg on placebo.
Sources: FDA label (DailyMed).
Ozempic cost with insurance: the price table
| Route | Who it is for | What you pay | Limits and dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| List price | Before insurance or any discount | $1,027.51 per pen | Not listed |
| Ozempic Savings Offer | Commercially insured with Ozempic coverage; government plans excluded | Your monthly payment may be as little as $25 for up to 3 months | Each 1-month fill can save you up to $100. Not for Medicare, Medicaid. Other government plans are also excluded |
Prices checked November 2026. Every price points to its source page.
Sources: Novo Nordisk pricing, NovoCare, TrumpRx, rx.costco.com.
How the savings card affects your copay
- If your commercial plan covers Ozempic, the card can lower your copay to your monthly payment may be as little as $25 for up to 3 months.
- For each 1-month fill, the card covers at most $100. The card covers only part of any copay above that cap.
- Medicare, Medicaid, and other government plans cannot use the card.
Source: NovoCare.
Find out if your plan covers it
What changes Ozempic pricing
- Strength: what you pay on your own starts at $149 a month and reaches $499 a month, based on the strength your prescriber picks.
- Beginning January 2027, the announced list price is $675 a month.
- GoodRx says that Coupon prices often change, and the amount depends on the pharmacy.
Sources: Novo Nordisk, investors.goodrx.com.
The cheapest Ozempic route for the coverage you have
| If you have | Cheapest route | You pay |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial insurance that covers it | Ozempic Savings Offer | Your monthly payment may be as little as $25 for up to 3 months |
| Commercial insurance that does not cover it | NovoCare Pharmacy: Ozempic pill (from 1.5 mg) | $149 a month |
| No insurance | NovoCare Pharmacy: Ozempic pill (from 1.5 mg) | $149 a month |
| Low income, no insurance | Novo Nordisk PAP | Free if approved |
| Medicaid | Your state's Medicaid drug list decides | Ozempic and Medicaid by state |
Ozempic price changes over time
| Month | Price | What it was |
|---|---|---|
| January 2027 | $675 a month | List price announced (from January 1, 2027) |
| November 2026 | $1,027.51 per pen package | List price |
| November 2025 | $349 a month | Self-pay price (standard self-pay) |
| November 2025 | $199 a month | Self-pay intro price (first 2 months, new patients) |
| August 2025 | $499 a month | Self-pay price |
| August 2023 | $936 a month | List price (KFF list price comparison) |
Sources: Novo Nordisk, Novo Nordisk pricing, prnewswire.com, healthsystemtracker.org.
Telehealth programs that prescribe Ozempic
Mochi Health choice
$60 a month
Compounded semaglutide
Found
$99 a month
Compounded GLP-1 plan
NovoCare Pharmacy
$149 a month
Ozempic as a pill
Henry Meds
$179 a month
Sublingual semaglutide that is compounded, as tablets or drops
Med from Noom
once the first 4 weeks pass, you pay $179 a month, and you are billed quarterly
Microdose GLP-1Rx Program (compounded)
The Hims & Hers program
$199 a month
Ozempic pen
Each program lists the price on its own pricing page. None of them earns money for us.
Sources: hims.com, henrymeds.com, noom.com, joinfound.com.