Ozempic® (semaglutide) — 1 mg
- Commercial plan — denied or excluded
- Priced October 9, 2026
Your cheapest verified route right now
verified price- Per year at 12 fills
- $4,188
A plan exclusion is not the end. Under ACA rules you have 180 days to appeal, and secondary indications (sleep apnea for Zepbound, cardiovascular risk for Wegovy) run through different criteria. See your PBM's policy page.
Before your next appointment: at 2 mg your cheapest route (NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay) goes to $499/month — $150/month more than your current dose. WalletNoise shows the cost of a dose change, never whether to make one — that's your prescriber's call. Verified Sep 25, 2026 ·novocare.com
Dated change ahead: Retail list price (reference) moves from $1,028 to $675/month on January 1, 2027. Verified Sep 25, 2026 ·prnewswire.com
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Verified prices outrank cheaper estimates. Reference rows inform, never win.
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NovoCare Pharmacy self-pay
$349/mo- The $199 x 2-fill intro does NOT reach this dose — it covers 0.25 mg and 0.5 mg only
- Novo's direct channel. Free home delivery. Intro offers for new patients are time-limited.
Verified Sep 25, 2026 · novocare.com
TrumpRx
reference verify locally$199/mo- Mirrors the NovoCare intro offer; ongoing price $349
- Government referral site — does not sell drugs or process payments; issues coupons or routes to manufacturer DTC channels. Every figure it shows is a starting-at price — the site's own column is headed 'Lowest' — so it is a floor for the cheapest dose or intro offer, never a flat price.
Verified Sep 16, 2026 · trumprx.gov
Retail list price (reference)
reference verify locally until Dec 31, 2026$1,028/mo- Context anchor only — what the drug costs with no route at all. Walk-in cash at retail typically exceeds WAC.
Verified Sep 16, 2026 · trumprx.gov
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