What does a starting price leave open?
In September 2026, government cash-price listings use starting prices; the medicine’s strength or an introductory limit can change the bill.
Strength means how much medicine a tablet or injection contains.
A medicine pen is a device used to give a shot.
Request a price tied to the precise product on your prescription.
Source · Government cash-price directory
Dated medicine prices
What is a tablet example?
As of September 2026, the government listing for semaglutide (Wegovy) tablets starts at $149 a month; other listed strengths are $199 or $299.
The lowest figure is not the price for every strength.
Source · Government listing for semaglutide tablets
What is an introductory pen example?
As of September 2026, the advertised starting price for semaglutide (Wegovy) injection pens is $199 per month. This offer covers the first two months supplied to new patients paying outside insurance.
In this offer, one month of medicine means a box of four pens.
Only certain strengths qualify, and those offer terms run through December 31, 2026.
For a month’s supply in September 2026, the regular cash price is $349 for Wegovy injection pens or $399 for the higher-strength version named Wegovy HD.
HD is the label used to distinguish that higher-strength product in this price list.
Ask the prescriber which version matches your prescription.
Source · Government listing and pen offer terms
What is another medicine-price example?
The September 2026 government listing for tirzepatide (Mounjaro) shows $499 a month across its listed strengths.
Ask whether that product fits the reason for your prescription before comparing its cash price.
Source · Government listing for tirzepatide
Does paying cash help meet an insurance limit?
As of September 2026, cash payments through the medicine maker’s offer are outside insurance. They do not count toward the amount you must pay before insurance starts sharing costs, or the plan’s yearly limit on your own payments.
That first amount is called a deductible. The yearly limit is called an out-of-pocket maximum. Ask the plan about your own bill.