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Wegovy Cost With Insurance: Copay by Plan Type

With commercial insurance that covers it, the savings card can bring the copay down to $25 a month. On Medicare, the GLP-1 Bridge copay is $50 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 with insurance depends on your copay and whether your plan covers Wegovy. Each has its own rules: the no-coverage offer, Medicare, and the savings card.

Wegovy in brief

How long the body keeps it
100%50%25%0%07 d14 d21 d28 d35 d50%25%12.5%time after the dose

The half-life is about 1 week. After 7 d, half is gone. After 35 d, or five half-lives, about 3% remains.

Main trial weight loss
Wegovy (STEP 1)14.9%Placebo2.4%

Over 68 weeks in STEP 1, the result was 14.9% of body weight, compared with 2.4% on placebo.

Sources: FDA label (DailyMed).

Wegovy cost with insurance: the price table

Route pricing for Wegovy
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
Medicare GLP-1 BridgeMedicare Part D, for weight management$50 a monthJuly 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027

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

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

Effect of the savings card on your copay

  1. Your copay can come down when your commercial plan covers Wegovy. With the card, your monthly price can be as little as $25.
  2. The card covers no more than $100 each month through. For a copay above that cap, only part of it is covered.

Source: NovoCare.

Check if your plan covers it

What changes the price of Wegovy

  • Strength: the amount you pay yourself starts at $149 a month and goes up to $399 a month, set by the strength your prescriber chooses.
  • Price updates: after December 31, 2026, self-pay prices will change, according to the manufacturer.
  • According to the source, the announced list price will be $675 a month from January 2027.
  • Coupon prices: GoodRx reports that its prices change often and vary by pharmacy.
Wegovy cost with insurance: a pharmacy receipt and a calculator

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

The cheapest route for Wegovy based on your coverage

Lowest-cost route by coverage type
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

How Wegovy pricing 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

Service from Mochi Health

$60 a month

Compounded semaglutide

Found

$99 a month

Compounded GLP-1 plan

Ro

$149 a month

The Wegovy pill at its starting dose

Hims & Hers

$149 a month

Wegovy pill

WeightWatchers Med+

$149 a month

A Wegovy pill you pay for yourself

NovoCare Pharmacy

$149 a month

Wegovy pill, 1.5 mg

Each program's own pricing page provides these prices. We do not make money from any of them.

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