What peptide therapy costs, and what drives the number
Real prices, what is included, what is not, and the questions that separate a program from a vial with a markup.
Key takeaways
- Baseline three-month programs run from $1,100 to $2,450 for a first cycle, and from $800 to $2,150 for returning cycles.
- A $20 provider network fee goes directly to the prescribing medical group with every order, separate from the program price.
- Price differences come from which peptides are in the protocol, not from tiers of service. Intake, provider review and monthly check-ins are the same in every program.
- Medications are non-refundable once ordered, which is why the consult happens before the purchase.
- Compounded therapies are generally not covered by insurance, so compare total cost of a cycle rather than a monthly figure.
Baseline programs run from $1,100 to $2,450 for a first three-month cycle, plus a $20 provider network fee paid to the prescribing medical group. Returning cycles run $800 to $2,150, because your intake is already done.
The spread comes from which peptides are in the protocol and how many pathways it covers, not from tiers of service. Everyone gets the same intake, the same provider review, and the same monthly check-ins.
The more useful question is what a price includes. A vial with a markup and a three-month protocol with lab review and check-ins can be quoted at similar numbers, and they are not the same purchase.
The actual numbers
A three-month cycle starts at $1,100 for a first Sermorelin program and tops out at $2,450 for the most complete recovery plus metabolic protocol. Returning cycles run $800 to $2,150, because your intake is already done and does not need repeating.
Add-ons sit alongside a program rather than replacing one: NAD+ or glutathione at $139 for three months, MOTS-C at $229 for four weeks or $449 for eight, tesamorelin at $669 for three months with the required labs included.
There is also a $20 provider network fee with every order, paid directly to the prescribing medical group, and it applies to every order rather than only the first.
What drives the difference
Mostly the medication itself, and how many pathways the protocol covers. A single-peptide recovery program costs less than one running a recovery blend, a tissue peptide and a metabolic peptide together. Some therapies also carry required lab work, which is included where it is required rather than billed as a surprise.
What does not vary is the service. Every program includes the intake consultation, the full three-month protocol shipped to you, monthly check-ins for all three months with texting support between calls, and independent provider review. There is no version of this where paying more buys you attention.
What a low price usually leaves out
Peptides are widely sold as a vial and a number. That is not the same purchase, and the gap is not visible in the price.
- No provider review of your history, or a form that nobody actually reads before shipping.
- No lab work at all, so nothing measured at the start and nothing to compare against at the end.
- No check-ins, which means no one adjusts the plan when the first month does not go as expected.
- No defined end, because an open-ended monthly charge is more profitable than a cycle that concludes.
- Research-chemical sourcing, where nobody verifies sterility, identity or concentration.
Payment, refunds and insurance
Payment happens after the consult, deliberately. If you have already spoken with the team and agreed on a plan you can pay for it directly, but the order of operations exists so nobody buys something that turns out not to fit.
Medications are non-refundable once ordered, for any reason, including changing your mind or stopping early. That is a pharmacy reality rather than a policy preference, and it is the main reason questions are better asked before intake than after.
Compounded medications are generally not covered by insurance, so the number to compare between providers is the total cost of a full cycle including fees, not a monthly figure. Ask what current payment options are when you speak with the team, since those change.
The question worth asking instead
Not what does it cost, but what am I getting for it and how will I know if it worked. A cycle with a defined start, a defined end, the lab work we recommend on both sides, and a provider who adjusts is answerable. A vial is not.
If cost is the constraint, say so on the consult. A smaller protocol done properly beats a large one abandoned in month two, and that is a conversation rather than a checkout page.
What this means for you
Expect $1,100 to $2,450 for a first three-month cycle, less when you return, plus a $20 provider fee. Compare full cycles rather than monthly numbers, and ask what a cheaper quote is leaving out.
Therapies discussed here
References
- Programs: full pricing and what is included
- Learn: how a Baseline protocol is built
- Learn: what compounded actually means