Mounjaro (tirzepatide) cost: every price, with and without insurance
Self-pay, Mounjaro starts at $499 per month (injection, pen, 2.5 mg). With commercial insurance that covers it, the maker's card can bring a fill down to $25.
Mounjaro is labeled for type 2 diabetes. Mounjaro is an injectable prescription medicine that is used: along with diet and exercise to improve blood sugar (glucose) in adults and children 10 years of age and older with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
mounjaro.lilly.com, Sep 27, 2026 Lilly says it plainly: Mounjaro is not a weight loss drug.
mounjaro.lilly.com, Sep 27, 2026
What you pay, by situation
No insurance
No, both Mounjaro savings offers need commercial drug insurance. Without insurance, LillyDirect lists Mounjaro at $499 a month at every dose.
Savings card with no insuranceCommercial insurance
Yes, if your commercial plan covers Mounjaro: as little as $25 for a 1-, 2- or 3-month fill of the single-dose pen, with savings capped at $150 a month and $1,950 a year. If your plan does not cover it: as low as $499 a month.
Savings card with commercial insuranceMedicare
No, the Mounjaro savings card excludes Medicare, including Part D and Medicare Advantage. The Medicare GLP-1 Bridge does not list Mounjaro; for type 2 diabetes, CMS points people to their Part D plan.
Savings card with MedicareMedicaid
No, the Mounjaro savings card excludes Medicaid and every other government-funded program.
Savings card with Medicaid
All the card's terms: Mounjaro Savings Card.
- Made by
- Eli Lilly
- Form and how often
- Injection, pen: once a week uspl.lilly.com
Self-pay price at every dose: injection, pen
| Dose | LillyDirect price |
|---|---|
| 2.5 mg | $499 a month lilly.com |
| 5 mg | $499 a month lilly.com |
| 7.5 mg | $499 a month lilly.com |
| 10 mg | $499 a month lilly.com |
| 12.5 mg | $499 a month lilly.com |
| 15 mg | $499 a month lilly.com |
Lilly lists the same price at every dose. Its page does not say how many days a month's supply covers, so we do not add up 52 weeks.
Where to buy it self-pay
Eli Lilly's own pharmacy, LillyDirect, lists the prices above. GLPLens earns nothing from these links. We do not compare online clinics for Mounjaro, because its label is for type 2 diabetes.
GLPLens compares prices and does not give medical advice. Only a clinician who knows your history can decide whether Mounjaro is right for you. Medical disclaimer.