Ask for the bill beyond the headline.

Build a complete cost list

• The visit or membership

  Find out if you pay for each visit or face a recurring monthly charge. Ask what a longer commitment changes.

• The medicine

  Ask whether the quoted fee includes the exact medicine being discussed. Ask how much the next fill would cost.

• Tests and follow-up

  Ask whether tests, later visits and questions between visits are included or billed separately.

• Stopping or changing plans

  Ask how cancellation works, what is refundable and whether the price changes after an introductory offer.

A starting price can be temporary

A pen delivers medicine by injection. The medicine amount per dose is its strength.

For semaglutide (Ozempic) pens, the government listing priced each of the first two monthly supplies at $199. Source a

That price covered only certain strengths. Source a

Ask whether your prescribed strength qualifies for the offer.

It applied to eligible new adult patients in the United States who were paying outside insurance. Source a

For later monthly supplies, the listing showed $349 or $499; the prescribed strength determined which price applied. Source a

That introductory offer ran through December 31, 2026. Source a

People using that offer cannot ask their insurance to pay them back. Source a

The payment also does not count toward their deductible: the amount they must pay before their insurance starts paying. Source a

Ask for the current offer terms and the continuing price of the exact product being discussed.