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Wegovy Cost: With and Without Insurance, Cheapest Route

Wegovy has a list price of $1,349.02 a month before insurance. Self-pay starts at $25 a month (Walgreens: commercial insurance plus savings card). With commercial insurance that covers it, the savings card can bring the copay down to $25 a month.

List price
$1,349.02 a month
Self-pay from
$25 a month
With a savings card
As little as $25 a month
Medicare
$50 a month

Wegovy cost comes down to three figures: what the list price is, what self-pay program prices are, and what you pay through insurance or Medicare.

Wegovy in brief

Time the drug stays in the body
100%50%25%0%07 d14 d21 d28 d35 d50%25%12.5%time after the dose

Its half-life is about 1 week: after 7 d, half is gone, and about 3% remains after five half-lives (35 d).

Weight loss in its main trial
Wegovy (STEP 1)14.9%Placebo2.4%

In STEP 1 over 68 weeks, people lost 14.9% of body weight, compared with 2.4% on placebo.

Sources: FDA label (DailyMed).

Wegovy cost: the price table

Wegovy prices by route
RouteWho it is forWhat you payLimits and dates
List priceBefore insurance or any discount$1,349.02 a monthNot listed
Wegovy Savings OfferCommercially insured; government plans excludedAs little as $25 a monthSaves up to $100 a month
NovoCare Pharmacy: Wegovy pill 1.5 mgSelf-pay, no insurance needed$149 a monthNot listed
NovoCare Pharmacy: Wegovy pill 4 mgSelf-pay, no insurance needed$199 a monthNot listed
NovoCare Pharmacy: Wegovy pills in 9 mg and 25 mgSelf-pay, no insurance needed$299 a monthNot listed
NovoCare Pharmacy: Wegovy starter pen (0.25 mg and 0.5 mg for the first 2 fills)Self-pay, no insurance needed$199 a monthNot listed
NovoCare Pharmacy: pen strengths from 0.25 mg to 2.4 mg for WegovySelf-pay, no insurance needed$349 a monthNot listed
NovoCare Pharmacy: Wegovy HD 7.2 mg penSelf-pay, no insurance needed$399 a monthNot listed
TrumpRx listing (pill, starting)Self-pay only, not with insurance$149 a monthNot listed
TrumpRx listing (pen, starting)Self-pay only, not with insurance$199 a monthNot listed
Medicare GLP-1 BridgeMedicare Part D, for weight management$50 a monthJuly 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027
Costco Pharmacy: member pricepill, 1.5 mg$149 a monthNot listed
CVS Pharmacy: GoodRx price without insurancepill, 1.5 mg (30 tablets)$149 a monthNot listed
Walmart Pharmacy: GoodRx price without insurancepill, 1.5 mg (30 tablets)$149 a monthNot listed
Walgreens: self-pay with manufacturer savings cardpill$149 a monthNot listed
Walgreens: commercial insurance plus savings cardpill$25 a monthNot listed
Walgreens: GoodRx price without insurancepill, 1.5 mg (30 tablets)$149 a monthNot listed
GoodRx: GoodRx lowest pricepill, 1.5 mg (30 tablets)$149 a monthNot listed
GoodRx: GoodRx self-pay (first-time users)pen$199 a monthNot listed
GoodRx: GoodRx cash pricepill, 9 mg and 25 mg$299 a monthNot listed
SingleCare: SingleCare coupon pricepill, 1.5 mg$1,086.35 per 30 tabletsNot listed
SingleCare: typical cash price (SingleCare)pill, 1.5 mg$1,808.95 per 30 tabletsNot listed
H-E-B Pharmacy: self-pay with manufacturer savingsas labelled by H-E-B: injectable pen$149 a monthNot listed
Publix Pharmacy: discount card (limited time, Feb 2026)pill, 1.5 mg or 4 mg$149 a monthNot listed

Prices checked November 2026. Each listed price links to its source page.

Sources: TrumpRx, NovoCare, CMS, medicare.gov.

Per month and per year

A year includes 12 monthly fills. The totals assume the price stays the same all year.

Wegovy by the month and by the year
RouteWho it is forPer monthPer year (12 fills)
NovoCare Pharmacy: Wegovy pill 1.5 mgSelf-pay, no insurance needed$149 a month$1,788
NovoCare Pharmacy: Wegovy pill 4 mgSelf-pay, no insurance needed$199 a month$2,388
NovoCare Pharmacy: Wegovy pills in 9 mg and 25 mgSelf-pay, no insurance needed$299 a month$3,588
NovoCare Pharmacy: Wegovy starter pen (0.25 mg and 0.5 mg for the first 2 fills)Self-pay, no insurance needed$199 a month$2,388
NovoCare Pharmacy: pen strengths from 0.25 mg to 2.4 mg for WegovySelf-pay, no insurance needed$349 a month$4,188
NovoCare Pharmacy: Wegovy HD 7.2 mg penSelf-pay, no insurance needed$399 a month$4,788
TrumpRx listing (pill, starting)Self-pay only, not with insurance$149 a month$1,788
TrumpRx listing (pen, starting)Self-pay only, not with insurance$199 a month$2,388
Medicare GLP-1 BridgeMedicare Part D, for weight management$50 a month$600
Costco Pharmacy: member pricepill, 1.5 mg$149 a month$1,788
CVS Pharmacy: GoodRx price without insurancepill, 1.5 mg (30 tablets)$149 a month$1,788
Walmart Pharmacy: GoodRx price without insurancepill, 1.5 mg (30 tablets)$149 a month$1,788
Walgreens: self-pay with manufacturer savings cardpill$149 a month$1,788
Walgreens: commercial insurance plus savings cardpill$25 a month$300
Walgreens: GoodRx price without insurancepill, 1.5 mg (30 tablets)$149 a month$1,788
GoodRx: GoodRx lowest pricepill, 1.5 mg (30 tablets)$149 a month$1,788
GoodRx: GoodRx self-pay (first-time users)pen$199 a month$2,388
GoodRx: GoodRx cash pricepill, 9 mg and 25 mg$299 a month$3,588
H-E-B Pharmacy: self-pay with manufacturer savingsas labelled by H-E-B: injectable pen$149 a month$1,788
Publix Pharmacy: discount card (limited time, Feb 2026)pill, 1.5 mg or 4 mg$149 a month$1,788

What changes the Wegovy price

  • Strength: depending on the strength your prescriber picks, self-pay pricing begins at $149 a month and rises to $399 a month.
  • Price changes: the manufacturer says self-pay prices will change after December 31, 2026.
  • announced a new list price of $675 a month starting January 2027.
  • Coupon prices: GoodRx says its pricing changes often and varies by pharmacy.
Wegovy cost: a pharmacy receipt and a calculator

Sources: NovoCare, Novo Nordisk, investors.goodrx.com.

The cheapest Wegovy option for your coverage

The cheapest route for each type of coverage
If you haveCheapest routeYou pay
Commercial insurance that covers itWegovy Savings OfferAs little as $25 a month
Commercial insurance that does not cover itNovoCare Pharmacy: Wegovy pill 1.5 mg$149 a month
No insuranceWalgreens: commercial insurance plus savings card$25 a month
MedicareMedicare GLP-1 Bridge$50 a month
MedicaidYour state's Medicaid drug list decidesWegovy and Medicaid by state

Wegovy price changes over time

202520262027$1,349.02$0List priceSelf-pay
Wegovy price changes
MonthPriceWhat it was
January 2027$675 a monthList price announced (from January 1, 2027)
November 2026$1,349.02 per 4-pen packageList price
January 2026$149 a monthSelf-pay price (Wegovy pill 1.5 mg)
November 2025$349 a monthSelf-pay price (standard self-pay)
November 2025$199 a monthSelf-pay intro price (first 2 months, new patients)
March 2025$499 a monthSelf-pay price (NovoCare Pharmacy, all doses)
August 2023$1,349 a monthList price (KFF list price comparison)

Sources: Novo Nordisk, Novo Nordisk pricing, prnewswire.com, healthsystemtracker.org.

Telehealth programs that prescribe Wegovy

Program from Mochi Health

$60 a month

Compounded semaglutide

Found

$99 a month

Compounded GLP-1 plan

Ro

$149 a month

Starting-dose Wegovy pill

Hims & Hers

$149 a month

Pill: Wegovy

WeightWatchers Med+ program

$149 a month

Self-pay: the Wegovy pill

NovoCare Pharmacy

$149 a month

Wegovy pill, 1.5 mg

Each price comes from that program's own pricing page. None of them earns us any money.

Sources: ro.co, hims.com, henrymeds.com, noom.com.