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Wegovy Cost Without Insurance: Cash Prices by Route

Self-pay starts at $25 a month (Walgreens: commercial insurance plus savings card). Wegovy has a list price of $1,349.02 a month before insurance.

Self-pay from
$25 a month
List price
$1,349.02 a month
Medicare
$50 a month

Where you buy Wegovy affects your cost of Wegovy without insurance. Pharmacy coupons, manufacturer self-pay programs, and TrumpRx all sell it without insurance. The prices vary.

Wegovy in brief

How long it stays in your 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 the main trial
Wegovy (STEP 1)14.9%Placebo2.4%

STEP 1, 68 weeks: the figure was 14.9% of body weight, compared with 2.4% on placebo.

Sources: FDA label (DailyMed).

Cost of Wegovy without insurance: the price table

Wegovy prices by purchase route
RouteWho it is forWhat you pay
List priceBefore insurance or any discount$1,349.02 a month
NovoCare Pharmacy: Wegovy pill 1.5 mgSelf-pay, no insurance needed$149 a month
NovoCare Pharmacy: Wegovy pill 4 mgSelf-pay, no insurance needed$199 a month
NovoCare Pharmacy pill choices: Wegovy 9 mg and 25 mgSelf-pay, no insurance needed$299 a month
NovoCare Pharmacy: Wegovy pen intro doses, 0.25 mg and 0.5 mg for the first 2 fillsSelf-pay, no insurance needed$199 a month
NovoCare Pharmacy: Wegovy pen strengths from 0.25 mg to 2.4 mgSelf-pay, no insurance needed$349 a month
NovoCare Pharmacy: Wegovy HD 7.2 mg penSelf-pay, no insurance needed$399 a month
TrumpRx listing (pill, starting)Self-pay only, not with insurance$149 a month
TrumpRx listing (pen, starting)Self-pay only, not with insurance$199 a month
Costco Pharmacy: member pricepill, 1.5 mg$149 a month
CVS Pharmacy: GoodRx price without insurancepill, 1.5 mg (30 tablets)$149 a month
Walmart Pharmacy: GoodRx price without insurancepill, 1.5 mg (30 tablets)$149 a month
Walgreens: self-pay with manufacturer savings cardpill$149 a month
Walgreens: commercial insurance plus savings cardpill$25 a month
Walgreens: GoodRx price without insurancepill, 1.5 mg (30 tablets)$149 a month
GoodRx: GoodRx lowest pricepill, 1.5 mg (30 tablets)$149 a month
GoodRx: GoodRx self-pay (first-time users)pen$199 a month
GoodRx: GoodRx cash pricepill, 9 mg and 25 mg$299 a month
SingleCare: SingleCare coupon pricepill, 1.5 mg$1,086.35 per 30 tablets
SingleCare: typical cash price (SingleCare)pill, 1.5 mg$1,808.95 per 30 tablets
H-E-B Pharmacy: self-pay with manufacturer savingsas labelled by H-E-B: injectable pen$149 a month
Publix Pharmacy: discount card (limited time, Feb 2026)pill, 1.5 mg or 4 mg$149 a month

Prices checked November 2026. Every price links to the page where it comes from.

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

By month and year

A year equals 12 fills, one each month. These totals count on one price staying the same all year.

Per month and per year for Wegovy
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 pill choices: Wegovy 9 mg and 25 mgSelf-pay, no insurance needed$299 a month$3,588
NovoCare Pharmacy: Wegovy pen intro doses, 0.25 mg and 0.5 mg for the first 2 fillsSelf-pay, no insurance needed$199 a month$2,388
NovoCare Pharmacy: Wegovy pen strengths from 0.25 mg to 2.4 mgSelf-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 affects Wegovy prices

  • Strength: self-pay prices run from $149 a month up to $399 a month, depending on the strength your prescriber chooses.
  • After December 31, 2026, self-pay prices will change, according to the manufacturer.
  • The announced list price starts in January 2027 at $675 a month.
  • Coupon prices: GoodRx points out that the prices it lists change often and differ from one pharmacy to another.
cost of Wegovy without insurance: a pharmacy receipt and a calculator

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

Cheapest route for each coverage type

Cheapest route by 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

How the price of Wegovy changes over time

202520262027$1,349.02$0List priceSelf-pay
Pricing changes for Wegovy
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

Wegovy pill, starting dose

Program from Hims & Hers

$149 a month

Wegovy as a pill

WeightWatchers Med+ program

$149 a month

Wegovy pill as a self-pay option

NovoCare Pharmacy

$149 a month

Wegovy pill, 1.5 mg

Each price comes from the program's own pricing page. We make no money from any of them.

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