Read the price as a list of separate costs

A headline price can have a short life

The September 2026 government listing offered semaglutide (Ozempic) in an injection pen for $199 per monthly fill. It is a medicine-filled device used for injections, shaped like a pen.

Only two strengths qualified: 0.5 mg and 0.25 mg, where strength means the amount in a dose. It was for new self-paying patients living in the US, aged 18 or over, for their first two monthly fills. Self-paying means paying without using insurance.

For later monthly fills, the price was $349 at 0.25 mg or 1 mg. The 0.5 mg strength also cost $349; at 2 mg the price was $499.

The introductory terms ran through December 31, 2026.

The cash payment was outside insurance. The deductible is the sum you spend yourself before the plan begins sharing certain covered bills. This offer’s cash payment did not count toward that sum.

Ask your insurer which costs count toward that amount and when the plan starts paying.

Use that price only for the named product and offer terms. It does not answer which medicine fits a goal for fat, muscle or weight.

Ask for the rest of the bill

• Is this payment for a visit, a membership, medicine, or a bundle?

• Which tests, review visits and delivery charges are extra?

• What is the amount after an introductory offer ends?

• Which fees are still owed after a visit that produces no prescription?

• Where are the cancellation and refund terms written?

For care fees that have no written quote yet, leave a blank in your notes rather than assuming they are included.