Head-to-head · Cost-Efficiency Index
Bodybuilding Health+ vs Apex MD
Two GLP-1 programs on the bench, scored on the same six factors. Here's how their real cost of ownership compares — and which one we'd start with.
Bodybuilding Health+
Someone buying semaglutide on a long commitment, where the ladder really does fall the further out you go.
Visit Bodybuilding Health+Apex MD
Patients who want unlimited visits and labs bundled into a flat month-to-month price and don't mind the medication being combined with NAD/B-12/L-carnitine.
Visit Apex MDThe verdict
Apex MD takes it, leading the Cost-Efficiency Index 71 to 69. Apex MD is a nationwide telehealth platform selling compounded semaglutide and tirzepatide bundled with NAD, B-12, and L-carnitine (not single-ingredient GLP-1) at a flat $299/mo and $399/mo month-to-month respectively. Bodybuilding Health+ still earns a C — Someone buying semaglutide on a long commitment, where the ladder really does fall the further out you go.
Worth knowing either way: our overall #1 pick is CoreAge Rx (Cost-Efficiency Index 94/100 — the top of the ranking). See how it stacks up: CoreAge Rx vs Apex MD.
Factor by factor
Both providers scored on our six Cost-Efficiency Index factors. The stronger side on each row is marked in teal.
Normalized Cost/Month
Price Transparency
Nationwide Access
Formulation Options
Clinical Oversight
Contract Flexibility
Pricing, coverage & formulary
The disclosed facts behind the scores. Lower price wins its row (teal).
| Spec | Bodybuilding Health+ | Apex MD |
|---|---|---|
| Cost-Efficiency Index | 69/100 | 71/100 |
| Semaglutide / mo | $179/mo month-to-month; $159.33 on three months, $158 on six and $141.50 on twelve | $299/mo (all doses, bundle, compounded) |
| Tirzepatide / mo | $209/mo month-to-month; $179 on three months, $174.67 on six and $187.33 on twelve | $399/mo (all doses, bundle, compounded) |
| Semaglutide / yr (modeled) | $2,148 | $3,588 |
| Tirzepatide / yr (modeled) | $2,508 | $4,788 |
| Coverage | Not disclosed | All 50 states |
| Oral / sublingual | No | Yes |
| Brand-name access | Compounded only | Compounded only |
| Rank here | #79 | #80 |
Bodybuilding Health+
69/100Where the value is
- The semaglutide ladder genuinely descends: $179 monthly, $159.33 on three months, $158 on six and $141.50 on twelve, each with its saving shown
- Every savings badge is arithmetically honest against the monthly rate, on both molecules
- Both molecules are priced on one page before any intake
The tradeoffs
- The twelve-month tirzepatide rung is badged "Best Value" at $187.33 while the six-month rung is $174.67 — the badge is on the worse of the two
- The product card calls $179 a "first month" beside a struck-through $279 while the plan selector treats it as the monthly rate; the site never reconciles the two
Apex MD
71/100Where the value is
- Genuinely all-in flat pricing: 'no other fees' across all doses, with unlimited provider visits and Labcorp labs included
- No membership fee, no sign-up fee, no lab fee — confirmed verbatim on the pricing page
- Both semaglutide and tirzepatide, in injectable or daily-oral form
The tradeoffs
- Not single-ingredient GLP-1 — every tier bundles NAD, B-12, and L-carnitine into the compound, so the $299/$399 price isn't directly comparable to a plain-semaglutide/tirzepatide competitor
- Compounding pharmacies are never named, only described generically as 'Legit Script Certified pharmacies'
Assume any provider we list may compensate us — we may earn a commission, at no cost to you. It never changes the Cost-Efficiency Index. Pricing, states and verification reflect each provider's public disclosures at last review; prices change — confirm on the provider's site. Not medical advice. See our disclosure.