Zepbound® (tirzepatide) — 15 mg
- Medicare
- Priced September 27, 2026
Your cheapest verified route right now
verified price- Per year at 12 fills
- $600
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CloseWhat the climb costs
12-month total $650 13 fills
Average per fill $50 peak $50
Flat at 15 mg $650 what multiplying today's price gives you
- 2.5 mg 1×
- 5 mg 1×
- 7.5 mg 1×
- 10 mg 4×
- 12.5 mg 4×
- 15 mg 2×
Fills at each dose on the way up
Reset to the label minimumMinus stops at the label's minimum interval — this never shows a schedule faster than the manufacturer's. Staying longer on a dose is yours to choose.
Every fill, dated and priced (13)
- 1 Sep 27, 2026 2.5 mg Medicare GLP-1 Bridge $50
- 2 Oct 25, 2026 5 mg Medicare GLP-1 Bridge $50
- 3 Nov 22, 2026 7.5 mg Medicare GLP-1 Bridge $50
- 4 Dec 20, 2026 10 mg Medicare GLP-1 Bridge $50
- 5 Jan 17, 2027 10 mg Medicare GLP-1 Bridge $50
- 6 Feb 14, 2027 10 mg Medicare GLP-1 Bridge $50
- 7 Mar 14, 2027 10 mg Medicare GLP-1 Bridge $50
- 8 Apr 11, 2027 12.5 mg Medicare GLP-1 Bridge $50
- 9 May 9, 2027 12.5 mg Medicare GLP-1 Bridge $50
- 10 Jun 6, 2027 12.5 mg Medicare GLP-1 Bridge $50
- 11 Jul 4, 2027 12.5 mg Medicare GLP-1 Bridge $50
- 12 Aug 1, 2027 15 mg Medicare GLP-1 Bridge $50
- 13 Aug 29, 2027 15 mg Medicare GLP-1 Bridge $50
This is arithmetic, not a plan. Fills are spaced 28 days apart — the label's own supply length — and priced on the date each one falls, so dated price changes are already included. Your prescriber decides whether you step at all, and many people stay at a lower dose.
The label's own words (once weekly)
Initiate at 2.5 mg once weekly for 4 weeks. After 4 weeks, increase to 5 mg once weekly. The dosage may be increased in 2.5 mg increments after at least 4 weeks on the current dosage. The 2.5 mg dosage is for initiation and is not approved as a maintenance dosage. Maximum 15 mg once weekly.
Verified Aug 31, 2026 ·pi.lilly.com
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- Rank 1
Medicare GLP-1 Bridge
until Dec 31, 2027$50/mo- Zepbound KwikPen ONLY — single-dose vials and single-dose pens are NOT covered
- Pen needles are not covered — buy them separately
- Runs OUTSIDE the Part D plan (central processor: Humana, BIN 028918 / PCN MEDDGLP1BR). Not available if your Part D plan already covers a GLP-1 for you, or if you have T2D, moderate-to-severe OSA, or noncirrhotic MASH (those route through standard Part D). Filling any GLP-1 through your Part D plan after you are approved ends your Bridge eligibility for good — the next Bridge refill is rejected at the counter — and so does moving to a Part D plan type the Bridge does not cover. A prescriber must attest on the prior authorization that you met a BMI category: BMI >= 35; or >= 30 with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, uncontrolled hypertension, or chronic kidney disease stage 3a or above; or >= 27 with pre-diabetes, prior myocardial infarction, prior stroke, or symptomatic peripheral artery disease. That BMI is the one you had when you STARTED GLP-1 therapy, not the one you have now — losing weight since does not disqualify you. The copay does not count toward the Part D deductible or your out-of-pocket maximum, and no coupons apply. There is no low-income subsidy — LIS beneficiaries pay it in full.
Verified Sep 4, 2026 · cms.gov
- Rank 2
LillyDirect self-pay
$449/moRises to $699/month if the refill condition is missed.
- Refill within 45 days to keep this price
- Lilly's direct channel. Vial and KwikPen at identical self-pay prices at every tier. Telehealth not included.
Verified Sep 5, 2026 · lilly.com
- Rank 3
Discount card at retail (GoodRx and similar)
verify locally$299/mo- Dose- and pharmacy-dependent. Verify at your ZIP before relying on it.
Verified Aug 29, 2026 · goodrx.com
TrumpRx
reference verify locally$299/mo- Starting-at price; routes you to LillyDirect pricing tiers by dose
- Government referral site — does not sell drugs or process payments; issues coupons or routes to manufacturer DTC channels.
Verified Sep 2, 2026 · trumprx.gov
Retail list price (reference)
reference verify locally$1,087/mo- Cited to TrumpRx, which displays $1,087 as Zepbound's list price; drugs.com stopped publishing it and now shows the LillyDirect self-pay tiers instead
- Context anchor only — what the drug costs with no route at all. Walk-in cash at retail typically exceeds WAC.
Verified Sep 2, 2026 · trumprx.gov
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