Weight loss · medicine cost
Mounjaro cost without insurance
Mounjaro is a prescription tirzepatide injection taken once a week.
General information, not medical advice. Last reviewed: pending clinical review.
Mounjaro’s label is for type 2 diabetes
Mounjaro’s label is for improving blood sugar control in adults and children 10 and older with type 2 diabetes. It has no use for weight management on its label.Source: Mounjaro label (openFDA copy of a repackager’s label) (opens in a new tab), effective 2026-07-29. Checked October 11, 2026.
No checked price for Mounjaro yet
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What a program adds on top
$19.99 to $299 a month for the program itself, across the 10 programs whose month-to-month fee we have checked: $239.88 to $3,588 over twelve months (12 × the fee), before the medicine.
Will insurance or Medicare cover it?
CMS says type 2 diabetes, moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, and MASH with moderate to advanced liver fibrosis are uses eligible for Part D coverage, received through the person’s Part D plan rather than the Bridge. (CMS: Medicare GLP-1 Bridge, information for Part D plans, page last modified 08/06/2026.) More from Medicare.gov, CMS and the IRS inside, each linked and dated.
- CMS says type 2 diabetes, moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea, and MASH with moderate to advanced liver fibrosis are uses eligible for Part D coverage, received through the person’s Part D plan rather than the Bridge.Source: CMS: Medicare GLP-1 Bridge, information for Part D plans (opens in a new tab), page last modified 08/06/2026. Checked October 11, 2026.
- CMS says Medicare and Medicaid generally do not cover GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, and that Medicaid coverage under its voluntary BALANCE model depends on participation by states and drug manufacturers.Source: CMS: the BALANCE model (opens in a new tab), page last modified 09/29/2026. Checked October 11, 2026.
What we could not confirm
Which state Medicaid programs cover these medicines for weight loss: no official page we could read names them. Check with your state’s Medicaid agency, and for Medicare with Medicare.gov (opens in a new tab).
HSA and FSA
IRS Publication 502 says weight-loss costs can be included as medical expenses only when the weight loss is a treatment for a disease diagnosed by a physician, such as obesity, and that prescribed medicines can be included.Source: IRS Publication 502, Medical and Dental Expenses (opens in a new tab), Publication 502 (2025), for 2025 returns. Checked October 11, 2026.
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