Weight management · Paying for care
Weight-Loss Clinic Costs: Visits & Medicines
Explore weight-loss care with no insurance required. Compare consultation fees, recurring programs, medicines, tests and follow-up as separate costs.
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The short answer
- Oneka in Georgia: $150 consultation and a $100 monthly program fee; medicine is separate.
- Holy City Med in South Carolina: $69 monthly and a $49 nonmember consultation credited to the first month; medicine is separate.
- Compare the assessment, recurring program, pharmacy costs, testing and follow-up separately.
Separate the consultation from the recurring program
The menus separate one-time assessment, recurring services and medicine differently. CVS illustrates a consultation-only offer; the two practice programs below list monthly fees. None should be read as a guaranteed medication-inclusive monthly total.
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The assessment comes before a medication promise
NIDDK describes weight-management medication as one possible part of an individualized care plan. Discuss health history, potential benefits, risks and monitoring with a qualified clinician. Booking a consultation is not a guarantee of a prescription.
Ask who provides ongoing care and which visits are in person or virtual. Confirm geographic eligibility for telehealth and what happens if you need testing or examination locally.
Sources: Prescription Medications to Treat Overweight & Obesity — NIH · NIDDK (source opens in a new tab)
Request a first-month and ongoing-month quote
Have the practice itemize the assessment, membership, pharmacy charges and tests. Ask whether quoted medication costs can change and whether obtaining medicine elsewhere affects participation.
Clarify how renewals, pauses and cancellation work, and how results or side effects are communicated to the care team. A program fee should not be mistaken for an unlimited supply of clinical visits or a fixed prescription cost.
Compare consultation-only and monthly-program models
Make two columns: the first month and a later typical month. Record assessment, program membership, any laboratory work, pharmacy costs and follow-up. Mark each line as included, separately quoted or still unknown. Do not fill an unknown medicine price with an assumed discount or starting promotion.
Ask how the program changes if a medication is unsuitable, unavailable or stopped, and whether ongoing clinical visits require a subscription. Confirm cancellation and refund terms before a recurring payment. A smaller monthly program charge does not establish a smaller complete treatment budget.
What should I bring to a weight-management consultation?
Prepare your health history, current medicines, prior weight-management approaches, goals and budget questions. Ask which records or results the clinician needs and how monitoring will be arranged. NIDDK describes prescription treatment as an individualized clinical decision alongside other weight-management measures.
Separate a question about access or cost from a promise of treatment. Request the exact pharmacy and laboratory quotes if recommended, plus the price of future clinical reviews. Confirm who answers questions between appointments and what happens if you cannot continue the program.
Sources: Prescription Medications to Treat Overweight & Obesity — NIH · NIDDK (source opens in a new tab)
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Four questions to take with you.
- What does the first payment cover?
- Are medicines and labs separate?
- What happens if a medication is unsuitable?
- How do renewal and cancellation work?
You can use these questions with any practice. These guides do not provide appointments or collect payments.
Your next step
Explore care and published prices.
Use this guide to understand your options, then compare practice services. Confirm eligibility, availability and the final fee directly with the practice.
Common questions
Does a monthly program fee include medicine?
Check the written inclusions. The Oneka and Holy City program examples separate program fees from medicine. The CVS fee is consultation only. Confirm the actual pharmacy quote and any testing or monitoring charges.
Will paying for a consultation guarantee a prescription?
No. The clinician evaluates whether treatment is appropriate. Ask the practice what the consultation covers and what its policy is if a particular treatment is unsuitable.
Sources: Prescription Medications to Treat Overweight & Obesity — NIH · NIDDK (source opens in a new tab)
Is a $29 consultation a $29 monthly medication program?
No. CVS describes a cash-pay consultation-only fee with laboratory work excluded. Ask separately about medicine, any follow-up and service availability.
Sources: GLP-1 consultation price and exclusions — CVS MinuteClinic · online care (source opens in a new tab)
What should I compare after a first-month promotion ends?
Request the regular program fee, pharmacy price, testing and review charges, plus any required commitment. Compare the later-month total rather than carrying an introductory price forward.
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Sources & editorial status
Sources were checked on October 20, 2026. This is an OpenVisit Health editorial draft, not a personalized medical recommendation. Source organizations have not endorsed OpenVisit or reviewed this page.
How we researched prices and visit guidance
We use federal agencies, academic institutions and specialty societies for clinical and access guidance, and the named provider’s own public menu for prices. Each example keeps its location, service, patient status and published exclusions. Introductory offers, regular fees and reduced-fee programs remain labeled separately.
This is a selected comparison, not a national price survey, ranking or appointment directory. Unknown inclusions stay unknown; a price checked on the date above is not a guarantee that it remains available. Confirm an itemized written quote with the practice. If its quote differs from this guide, use the current quote and original source to resolve the difference.
AI tools assist research and drafting. Source authors and reviewers have not reviewed OpenVisit content. We publish after source and technical checks; independent clinician review is identified only when it has actually occurred.
- Medical weight-loss program pricing (opens in a new tab)Oneka Bariatrics & Wellness · GeorgiaPractice-published prices · checked October 20, 2026
- Weight-loss program and consultation fees (opens in a new tab)Holy City Med · South CarolinaPractice-published prices · checked October 20, 2026
- Prescription Medications to Treat Overweight & Obesity (opens in a new tab)NIH · NIDDKClinical or federal patient education
- GLP-1 consultation price and exclusions (opens in a new tab)CVS MinuteClinic · online carePublished prices · checked October 20, 2026