What "all-in monthly cost" means, and why advertised prices miss it
Most telehealth weight-loss programs advertise a medication price or a membership price. You pay both. This guide shows how to add them up before you sign up.
Most GLP-1 telehealth programs charge two things: a membership or visit fee, and the medication. The advertised number is usually one of the two. The amount that leaves your account each month is the sum.
The two bills
Membership. Covers the clinician visits, messaging, prescriptions and, with some providers, coaching. Typical range: nothing (Henry Meds) to $149 a month (Hims & Hers, Ro Body). First-month offers of $39 are common and end after thirty days.
Medication. Compounded semaglutide or tirzepatide, or brand-name Wegovy or Zepbound. Priced per month, and with almost every provider the price goes up as your dose goes up.
How we calculate the all-in figure
For each provider we add the standard membership (not the first-month offer) to the lowest medication price at a starting dose. That gives the "ongoing from" figure in the comparison table. We show the first month separately, because that is often the only month at the advertised price.
Where a provider sells the medication in multi-month blocks, we divide the block price by the number of months it covers.
What the figure does not include
Shipping where it is charged separately, lab tests a provider may require, and the higher prices that apply at maintenance doses. Each provider page lists the dose tiers we found.
Before you sign up
Ask three questions on the provider's own site: what is the membership after the first month, what is the medication price at the dose I will likely reach in month three, and what happens to the membership if I pause the medication. Providers answer all three somewhere; they rarely answer them on the same page.
Last reviewed October 15, 2026. Information, not medical advice.