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Saxenda Cost With Insurance: Typical Copays by Plan Type

Saxenda has a list price of $1,349.02 per 5 pens before insurance.

List price
$1,349.02 per 5 pens

Saxenda cost with insurance depends on your copay and how well your plan covers Saxenda. Medicare has its own rules. So does the savings card, and so does the no-coverage offer.

A quick look at Saxenda

The time your body keeps it
100%50%25%0%013 h26 h39 h2.2 d2.7 d50%25%12.5%time after the dose

Its half-life is about 13 hours: after 13 h, half is gone, and about 3% remains after five half-lives (2.7 d).

Main trial weight loss
Saxenda (SCALE Obesity and Prediabetes)7.4%Placebo3%

For Obesity and Prediabetes, 56 weeks, SCALE reported 7.4% of body weight versus 3% on placebo.

Sources: FDA label (DailyMed).

Saxenda cost with insurance: the price table

Saxenda prices by route
RouteWho it is forWhat you pay
List priceBefore insurance or any discount$1,349.02 per 5 pens
Saxenda Savings OfferClosed to new enrolleesClosed since June 30, 2023

Prices checked November 2026. Every price links back to its source page.

Sources: Novo Nordisk pricing, NovoCare.

How your copay works with the savings card

  1. New enrollment in the Saxenda card has been closed since June 30, 2023.

Source: NovoCare.

Check whether your plan covers it

The Saxenda price and what affects it

  • Supply: final shipments from the manufacturer are planned for January 2027.
Saxenda cost with insurance: a pharmacy receipt and a calculator

Source: NovoCare.

The cheapest Saxenda route based on your coverage

Cheapest route by coverage
If you haveCheapest routeYou pay
MedicaidYour state's Medicaid drug list decidesSaxenda and Medicaid by state

Telehealth programs that prescribe Saxenda

Henry Meds

$179 a month

Compounded Liraglutide (a daily injection)

Henry Meds review

Each price comes from the pricing page for that program. We do not earn money from any of them.

Sources: Novo Nordisk pricing, henrymeds.com.