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Ozempic cost in the US: self-pay, savings cards and list price

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By Joshua Nichvolodoff · Fact-checked against sources November 2, 2026 · Next review due January 31, 2027

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Ozempic has several published US prices: a self-pay price from Novo Nordisk, a copay-card price for people whose insurance covers it, a TrumpRx price, and a list price. Here is each one, dated and linked — none of them is necessarily what you will pay.

Self-pay through Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk's May 2026 Ozempic price guide lists the pen at $349 a month (0.25, 0.5 or 1 mg); $499 a month (2 mg) (as reported by Novo Nordisk (NovoCare), May 2026; checked November 2, 2026 — may have changed)[1]. It also lists an introductory offer for new patients: $199 a month (as reported by Novo Nordisk (NovoCare), May 2026; checked November 2, 2026 — may have changed)[1].

If your insurance covers Ozempic

The Ozempic savings offer for commercially insured people lists as little as $25 a month, with savings capped at $100 a month (as reported by Novo Nordisk (NovoCare), April 2026; checked November 2, 2026 — may have changed)[2]; government beneficiaries are excluded. See savings cards, explained.

TrumpRx

A February 2026 White House fact sheet says Ozempic and injectable Wegovy are available through TrumpRx.gov at an average of $350 a month, as low as $199 (as reported by The White House, February 5, 2026; checked November 2, 2026 — may have changed)[4].

List price

The same fact sheet cited monthly list prices of Ozempic $1,028; Wegovy $1,349; Zepbound $1,088 a month (as reported by The White House, February 5, 2026; checked November 2, 2026 — may have changed)[4]. Novo Nordisk announced that list prices for Wegovy, Ozempic and Rybelsus fall to $675 a month (as reported by Novo Nordisk, February 24, 2026; checked November 2, 2026 — may have changed)[3], and that this does not change its self-pay prices[3]. Most people don't pay list price; it mainly affects insurers and deductibles.

Medicare

Ozempic is not one of the drugs in the Medicare GLP-1 Bridge for weight management, which covers Wegovy, Foundayo and the Zepbound KwikPen[5]. Ozempic's US label is for type 2 diabetes[6]; ask your Part D plan how it covers your prescription.

Prices change; every figure is dated. General information, not medical or financial advice. Light Years earns nothing from any product named here.

Sources

  1. Ozempic pill and pen price guide. Novo Nordisk (NovoCare), May 2026. https://www.novocare.com/content/dam/novonordisk/novocare/redesign/pdf/Ozempic_Price_Guide.pdf. Accessed November 2, 2026. Back to the text
  2. Wegovy price guide (self-pay and commercial copay). Novo Nordisk (NovoCare), April 2026. https://www.novocare.com/content/dam/novonordisk/novocare/redesign/pdf/Wegovy_Price_Guide.pdf. Accessed November 2, 2026. Back to the text
  3. Novo Nordisk announces significant reduction in US list price for Wegovy, Ozempic and Rybelsus. Novo Nordisk, February 24, 2026. https://www.novonordisk.com/news-and-media/news-and-ir-materials/news-details.html?id=916504. Accessed November 2, 2026. Back to the text
  4. Fact sheet: President Donald J. Trump launches TrumpRx.gov to bring lower drug prices to American patients. The White House, February 5, 2026. https://www.whitehouse.gov/fact-sheets/2026/02/fact-sheet-president-donald-j-trump-launches-trumprx-gov/. Accessed November 2, 2026. Back to the text
  5. Weight loss drugs (Medicare GLP-1 Bridge). Medicare.gov (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services). https://www.medicare.gov/glp1bridge. Accessed November 2, 2026. Back to the text
  6. OZEMPIC (semaglutide) injection — prescribing information. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDALabel), June 1, 2026. https://nctr-crs.fda.gov/fdalabel/services/spl/set-ids/adec4fd2-6858-4c99-91d4-531f5f2a2d79/spl-doc. Accessed November 2, 2026. Back to the text

Figures marked “as reported” are historical: they show what the source said on that date, not today's price or rule.

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